Look at me! I'm in Espoo! Or at least try to imagine me here... since I don't have any pictures from this last week, and you can't actually see me in real life.
I am not going to lie. When I got the call to come to Espoo I was heartbroken. I was all smiles on the phone with President Rawlings but, as soon as I hung up I almost cried. I ate some chocolate, couldn't sleep, was super nervous, did not want to shotgun again, did not want to leave my ward, or my district, or my investigators. Lahti was pretty much home. I was also nervous to be in a new area with a companion I didn't really know, who also didn't know the area.
And then Wednesday came. The Elders made Sister Dayton and I pancakes. They had originally offered to get us a ride to the train station but, seeing as we lived right across the parking lot from the train station we declined.... and then we got pancakes out of the deal. I rode the train for an hour and arrived in Helsinki! Met my new companion, Sister Vincent! Saw my trainer, Sister Vath, for the first time since leaving Oulu! Had a couple other happy reunions. Got a key and a map. Sister Vincent and I got on another train, headed to Espoo. We got off, went home and unpacked. We settled in. Sister Vincent and I clicked right away, and we are having lots of fun together. I feel like I'm serving with Jessie MacMillan, for those of you who know Jessie, and it's brilliant!
So Sister Vincent has been in the country for about six months. She has crazy curly hair, and is not shy in the least. She hails from Salt Lake City, Utah and is the oldest child in her family. She's really positive, is always smiling, and is really good at getting to know people. She loves everyone and everyone loves her. She also has tons of faith and lots of missionary know how. In my opinion, President Rawlings sent us to Espoo together because, 1) I've taken over an area before so I have experience and 2) Sister Vincent has the drive, and knows how to get missionary work really moving. Of course there's probably more reasons but, that's my opinion on the matter. There's a lot of work to do here and I've never been more excited to be in a new place. There are so many people here just waiting!
Lots of good things have already started happening. We've been able to meet a ton of ward members, receive some referrals, and find some people who are interested in learning more about the gospel. I'm so excited to be here and to really just have another chance to start again. It's really fun.
So that's that! I love you all!
Rakkaudella,
Sisar Kastendieck
p.s. HOORAY FOR CANADA! My new district has been ridiculous. They were determined that USA was going to beat us. My faith in my country never faltered though. We won. And then I had almost all their support for the final match against Sweden. Most everyone... except our Swedish Elder. He now owes me cookies.
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