Things just got crazy!

I have so far decided that there are two laws that rule the mission universe.

1) No matter what you do, the week before change calls come will be the most insane week of the whole change.

2) You never have enough time to do anything.

So first off. This last week. It was mostly really good. I had a kielikoulu (language school)! Which means I got to see most of my MTC district. Not all of them. Just the ones in my zone. It was really fun though. Even if it took me out of my area for a whole day.

Sister Schellenberg and I have seen a quite a few small miracles of how the people are being prepared. For example, we have made it a goal that at most of our dinner appointments (we receive quite a few every week) we would like to have either one of our investigators present, or for the members to have a friend over with us. I was a bit afraid when we made this goal, thinking that members would be quite reluctant. On Saturday we were invited to a DA and my companion straight up asked the member if she could have a nonmember friend at the dinner with us. Straight way the member replied, "yes! I actually have a friend I've been wanting to introduce more to the gospel. She even came to church a couple years ago to watch me give a talk". 

We've had a lot of good time to do service this last week. We've had two families move into the ward, and it's been really good to get to know them. One of these families is a recent convert from Kouvola, who is friends with  an investigator here. We are really excited to have her here, especially since the new convert and our investigator speak the same mother tongue. And to make it even a bigger miracle, the live in the same building, one floor apart!  The other family, which just moved in, are amazing member missionaries and we are excited to start working with them!

As far as crazy things go. Here's the low down. Last week Sister Schellenberg and I found a new place for the sisters in Lahti to live, since Elders are coming back and moving into our current apartment. We found out this morning that we are to be out of our current apartment, tomorrow morning. I  guess it's a blessing that all of our plans, backup plans, and  backup backup plans fell through, because now we have to pack and deep clean a whole apartment before tomorrow at 9 am. 

In addition to moving this week we are headed to Turku for a day for exchanges, have district meeting Tampere and are trying to put together a baptism for our new convert's (who just moved in) eight year old daughter. We'll see how this works.

Anyhow, I should go. Good luck with the wedding! Onnea! Olekaa Onnellisia! Get along! Play nice!

Love you. 

Sister Kastendieck

p.s. Look! pictures!