Small things

While in the car with 2 young Elders after dinner at a great family's home, we listened in as they answered a young man's question. "When I go to the chapel do I wear my best clothes and then change into white and then how do I change out of my wet clothes?" A simple question we might take for granted like that he changed his entire life to follow Christ in the water.

The AP's use the office to plan and buy travel for transferring missionaries. This transfer there was not one companionship unaffected. Though a real-world thing, they pray over this task also. When all tickets around the country were set, the young Elder didn't click Complete because his phone rang. "Hi, did you call me?" "No, you called me." "Oh, well since you're on the phone, my companion and I need to stay in the city two more days for a test." Even small things, He is there.

One of many lessons from Joseph's life is that promised blessings, like from dreams, come at unexpected times, but they come. His slavery in Egypt led to salvation, led to slavery, led to salvation, etc.

A friend Jean knew during her 9 months in Helsinki now lives in Vaasa (265 miles). Though we live less than a mile from the temple, we have not been able to book a time to go. The ward scheduled a session, but we didn't get into that one, but a later one. Bear in mind that each session has just 12 on each side because of restrictions. We felt lucky to finally attend. This friend from Vaasa attended a month ago and had heard we were in Finland. She had a feeling she might see Jean at the temple. But, never did. This week, she happened to be in town from Vaasa again, and we happened to be in the temple for the same session.

Snowy day behind intent young missionaries in zone conference.

How many pictures like this, I know, but I'm fascinated by the different philosophy on snow "removal."

This drain in the chapel parking lot is now 10 inches below the built-up ice. 

I'm thinking August before it thaws.

These picturesque old warehouses are iconic of Porvoo. Usually when the water is calm and reflective. Now you can walk right up to them.

Somebody's got their avanto ready to jump in (for me, only after hot sauna)

Bridges on a bridge with another bridge.

While on our p-day trip to visit Porvoo we saw a sign for Siltakylä (Bridgeville) 

This pic goes with our Poland one from the town of Mosty (Bridges).

The only bridge that could be the town's namesake wasn't exactly the Golden Gate.