Skip to main content

BYU and friends today!

 Good morning dear reader(s)!

Reader, yesterday I visited SLC and met my friend Jared, whom I hadn't seen for 22 years! He served his mission in Sweden. We met in the Single's ward in Stockholm (the ward was called SVEA), where he served with my friend Teppo from Finland. Jared and me used to wash all the dishes after each ward dinner. I have very good memories of out friendship through the years. He is so awesome. We ate at one more noodle in China town... My friend Ellinor (she is my friend from Sweden who I am staying at now) also came with us.

Today I have "transfers" lol. I am going to BYU and seeing some of my friends after a devotional with Neil L Andersen. I saw them last year on their mission. One of them is our "big brother" and the other one is my bonus son. :) I am happy to know them. They went home last year. So nice people. I told them "next year in Utah!" last time I saw them and I thought, honestly, "Not going to happen, too difficult for me to actually make it..." BUT LOOK AT ME NOW! lol

I visited my older friend and his family too, he served in Finland 2000, I think. He has such a lovely family, and I could talk a little politics without being scared of a disagreement. LOL. I loved meeting them. They served a little ice cream: YUM.

The one thing that united us yesterday was music. Jared and Stephen are both prominent musicians.

As you might or might not know, I play the piano. I taught myself when I was 16...

I am happy, as most mornings lol. I need to pack! Transfers, you know...

More later!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My trip to the USA 2024.. The adventure starts!

 Good morning everybody! Greetings from Pleasant Grove, Utah. I arrived on Tuesday the 13th of August to the SLC international airport, a little before 1 pm (the flight was early...). I traveled together with the returning missionaries. It was so nice!  I was really tired but I haven't been so tired that I thought I would be. My medicine helps me get my sleep patterns stable and regular. I have been walking a lot and it hurts in the evenings when I have spent a long time walking around. But it's ok. I think I have lost a little more weight, it's so much easier to get around! What a big blessing. A few months I was still in a wheelchair when I went outside! WOW. It is a miracle! :) I took a little break in writing. Hope you don't mind hahhah!  This country is very interesting! :) stores and such have so different "infrastructure", I don't know if that's the right word... And a town or city is not separate or like far from each other. You just kinda swoo...
Post a Comment
Read more

A slice of my life blog post :)

 Good afternoon from the cold and distant but friendly country of mine: Finland! 😊 Recently I have really been enjoying my life. I know, life is not easy, nor is it supposed to be easy, but it being easy doesn't mean it cannot be enjoyed. If you know what I mean... From time to time I have problems with my mental health, physical health, emotions and feelings. Here are a few things I have really been enjoying lately: - My faith in God and getting stronger in faith. - My mental health improving significantly and becoming happier. - My beloved friends and family, my bonus family and my new friends online and irl. - My political party and the things I can do to help them there. - My own courage increasing, my self-confidence becoming stronger and my understanding expanding. - All the good things I can do (small things) that make the world a little better place. I have had seasons of great depression, worry, anxiety even. I can feel really good in the morning and feel really bad and s...
Post a Comment
Read more

unrelated opinions and observations of my life and love.

 Hello!  SO. I have been having a wonderful time here in Utah, with and without some or most of my friends here. Some of them haven't made it here yet, because school starts for them soon. I am happy to have been spending time with my hosts, other friends and new acquaintances. I don't think I am that upset about all the other people ignoring my messages. That's how it goes sometimes. Someday I would love to be surprised by something nice that would happen, like friendship and relationship-wise. But it's ok. I am not in a hurry. About that. I am sorry to say but so many of my "friends" in Finland have bullied me and put me down for basically all my life. Some maybe out of jealousy, some people are just vicious, it seems... The phrase: "You will get a husband in Heaven" and it many iterations have been prevalent. I have been brainwashed to believe I am worthless. By my so-called "best friends". I mean, they are mostly all married and have a ...
Post a Comment
Read more