November 27, 2017 - Have you watched it?

Have you watched the light the world video!?!!!! I am getting so excited! Tonight we are having a FHE/fireside on it to get the members here ready for it! The video is so good!.   I watched it on Friday on President Craig’s phone with 7 other missionaries! You should see if the Elders have the little light the world booklets like last year. Our mission did not get them this year so if they have one you should ask for it so I can have it as a keepsake :) 

That is exciting about the football team! Wow Chris babysat?! How did that go?

You remember last week I talked about Lutefisk being a big thing here. I got to help at the Bergland Hall at the Lutafisk supper that they have every year! We went and started helping them at 1230 and we finished helping 830! They really enjoyed our help they did not have a lot of help so it was much appreciated! I am glad we got to help and let them see us in the community as well not just knocking on their doors.

Well we went to International-Falls for district meeting and interviews.  I got to have a good visit with President Craig! My district and I also went out and had district lunch! It is always fun being with other missionaries! On the way back we got to take some pictures of this really tiny church! 

Well I am running out of time! I hope you have a great week! And don't forget to light the world on Friday!  

Love,

Sister Russell

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​Ether 12:4 

 Hope is the anchor of the soul

November 20, 2017  - I ate Lutefisk

Hello!

Transfer week was here and gone and I didn't even know it right?! :)

Lutefisk, well it is a big thing here this time of year. We were at a member’s house and they fed it to us just in case one of us got transferred so we could say that we have tried it before we left. It was just jelly like jello texture but it tasted like fish.... ya 

(For those who don’t know Lutefisk or lutfisk is a traditional dish of some Nordic countries. It is traditionally part of the Norwegian julebord and Swedish julbord. It is made from aged stockfish or dried/salted whitefish and lye. It is gelatinous in texture)

Well not a whole lot happen to talk about this week! 

We got to help out with the Bergland craft sale on Saturday! It was a lot of fun we were in the canteen! And I got to flip burgers so it was pretty easy.  They had about 21 tables and that is the biggest one yet! It was fun to see the community come out and let them see us here, and then we come knocking on their door right!  

We got to paint for a member this week to which was a lot of fun! Ya

I hope you have a great week and look for miracles around you  they are there. 

Love,

Sister Russell

p.s. watch the Light the World video on Friday!!!! It will be amazing!!!!

it is hunting season can't you tell!!!!

Walking to save K`s :)

November 13, 2017: Hello! 

It is transfer email today! AND my whole district is staying the same how often does that happen?! Like never!

So I am going to be with Sister Thomson another transfer! I am excited I just love this time of year! 

Well this week has been good but went by so quick.... 

We had a Family home evening with Barb and Derek! It was so much fun! We played a game where you cannot say the word you are describing and the person that is trying to guess can only ask questions trying to figure out the word or the saying! 

We got the last of our wood so we should be good for all winter! 

There is just so much to write about we have found 3 new investigators this week which is great! 

And we had 20 people at church yesterday including us missionaries!

We had a Branch book of Mormon read that we have every Sunday night and we were in Mosiah 3 and 4! It has been a good week! And I am excited for the next one!

Love ya!
Sister Russell

District photo

Sister Thomson and I 

Landscape this is Rainy River.... notice all the houses

Monday November 6^th, 2017 – chinchillas

Hello I don't have a lot of time today! But it was a good week!
We drove to Winnipeg on Monday

Tuesday we had zone conference and it lasted most of the day and we got to Talk a little bit about light the world! Which I am so excited about that again. We also got told that our mission is going to get smart phones which is a really weird thought. Well we were not allowed to go out on Halloween night so we ordered pizza and had a little party while updating our area books and eating! It was a lot of fun! 

Wednesday I went on Exchanges with Sister Jimenez and had supper at a member house and they have chinchillas! It was really cool! It was nice being on exchanges too! 

When we came back there was a fair bit of snow here and ice is forming. 

We got to have a Family home evening with Selena and her family which was a lot of fun! 

Well I love ya! And hope you have a great week and look for miracles in this winter season! 

Love,

Sister Russell

Halloween! 

Who was I for Halloween any guess? :)