Maybe you’ve asked yourself,  why would anyone become missionaries for Jesus Christ?  It’s interesting that there are so many hundreds if not thousands of different doctrines out in the world today…but only one Jesus Christ.  It doesn’t change the fact and reality that Christ came, taught his doctrine purely and simply from his own lips,…

My great grandfather, Anders Johan Magnusson died way too young…one month before his youngest child was born and when my grandfather was only two years old.  He and his wife, Anna had three children – two daughters and my grandfather who was the middle child.  Anders Johan died  of what was thought at the time…

Back home growing up we called the crisp round cracker bread with the hole in the middle “hard tack”.  Oh boy, I thought, we’ll have to see if they have the same thing in Sweden.  And, well… yes, we found out that they do…but it will be a while before we ‘get around’ to trying…

Sockerbagaren En sockerbagare här bor i staden,han bakar kakor mest hela dagen.Han bakar stora, han bakar små,han bakar några med socker på. Och i hans fönster hänger julgranssakeroch hästar, grisar och pepparkakor.Och är du snäller så kan du få,men är du stygger så får du gå. The Pastry Baker A pastry baker lives here in…

Prior to His ascent to heaven, the Savior charged His tiny band of disciples: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations” (Matt. 28:19).  Although this task seems overwhelming, President Boyd K. Packer, Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, has called us to act with faith:  “Some who measure that challenge quickly say,…

There is always something you come across during the day that makes it just a little bit special! Also, we have heard from our kids lately – We LOVE them!  It’s so gratifying to see from the pics they send that things look pretty normal!  

…And now it has been five days since we arrived in Sweden and already we have our dance card plumb full!   The first day we arrived we were met at the airport by President and Sister Youngberg, and the office couple, the Baileys.  Of course we had to have the traditional Swedish Flag welcome picture…

Well, every beginning has an end unless the end is actually a new beginning!  That seems to be the case for us as today was the last day of our formal training and instruction time here at the Missionary Training Center.  It was amazing.  Let me show you around and meet the people we shared…

When the story unfolds we find the Neilsons waiting under their carport in the wee hours of the morning…waiting for the shuttle to take them to the airport for a flight to the MTC in Provo, Utah.  (The MTC is the Missionary Training Center  (click here for a tour!) where missionaries go to  spend time…