He Is Ever Constant… Ever Present We arrived in Sweden last October (2018) in the middle of a glorious autumn.  As we drove through the countryside we saw brilliant forests of oak, beech and birch with leaves in all shades of yellow, brown and red, and the late afternoon and early evening sunlight made them…

In case anyone ever wished to know just what it is that we do as missionaries every day, we’d like to share a little information to give you an idea of how extraordinarily ordinary people as ourselves function and serve as missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints here in Sweden. To…

Sometimes in life you just hope a dream will come true one day. This past week mine did just that…I went ‘home’ to Dalarna here in Sweden. All of the ancestors on my mother’s side were born in this beautiful area that continues to hold on tightly to Sweden’s cultural and traditional past. It is…

On a recent trip to Nusnäs in Dalarna, we stopped at Nils Olsson’s factory to watch the production of Sweden’s iconic Dala Häst [Horse from Dalarna]. In the old days before it became a national symbol, fathers carved wooden toys for their children during the long days and evenings of Winter. Decorating the horses with…

We recently were in Copenhagen, Denmark where we spent two days together with others from our branch in Karlskrona attending the Temple. It is always a special and peaceful experience. The Temple is the House of the Lord where we receive blessings and also provide blessings. We are looking forward to an opportunity to visit…

It’s true!…Most certainly! ‘Spring has brought us such a nice surprise…’ just as the song goes – and it is everywhere and all over Sweden! It’s pretty awesome to see all of Winter’s “bleak and blah” burst into Spring’s “oooh and awe” of new life, beautiful greenery and flowers literally all over and everywhere! The…

…That Matters No doubt about it, Spring has come to Sweden! Maybe, just maybe the reason we all love Spring so much is because after just having celebrated Easter, we witness first hand God’s promise of life after death. It makes believers of us as the new life Spring brings comes forth after the cold…

Are you friends with your thoughts…the ones that ‘just come out of nowhere to you’, and, mildly piqued, you have them come in and sit a spell? I’m talking about the intriguing thoughts that make you reflect on your own perspective and perception of life. I think they’re delicious for lack of a better word….

Two things have impressed me greatly here in southern Sweden, particularly in the province of Blekinge: rocks, and trees. The farmland here is characterized by being interspersed with rock outcroppings, the very bedrock of this country exposed to the elements. Most fields are surrounded by low stone fences, rocks collected over centuries and piled by…

We had a wonderful experience with some friends of ours to explore some of the most ancient history of this ancient land.  Our tour began in the Bronze Age.  When the glaciers of the ice age finally receded from the Scandinavian peninsula, people moved into southern Sweden.  There are artifacts and relics from the stone…