Dear Family,
Actually this letter is started off mainly for Dad, (and Mom, but you'll understand why I said dad.) It would be really awesome if you could watch 'Earthly Father, Heavenly Father' it's a Mormon Message. Dad, I am so grateful for all that you do. I can't even express how grateful I am. You and Mom have worked so hard and done so much to bless all of our lives. You are... Amazing. I love you SO SO SO much.
I wrote a poem for you... I hope it sounds ok. There's not a whole lot of time for revision, I'm busy a lot of the time. (Imagine that, being busy while being on a mission...)

Sometimes you're lost and you're all alone
And despite how you try you can't find your way home
And your heart starts to race and your skin starts to chill
And the tears start to build at this fearful thrill
You're about to give up, and about to give in
And the fear in your heart thinks it's sure to win.
And then out of nowhere you hear a voice call,
It's your father, he's coming, you'll be fine after all.
The darkness won't get you, the boogieman'll fail,
Because your father is coming straight down the trail.
And you fly to his arms with a gleeful cry,
While you don't have wings you think you might fly,
And as you cry in his arms he whispers 'Don't fear
There's no need to worry, as long as I'm here.
When ever you feel like you're lost and alone,
I promise I'll find you, and I'll bring you home.'

I love you so much Dad. I'm so grateful for all that you do.
But quickly, Good luck Taft with your Performance for the Prophet!!! I'm glad you realize what a wonderful opportunity this is.
Keana, Dad always says that the most important thing is that we do our best. So, if that's what you've done... than, that's what you've done. Although, is your only math option online? That's not very interactive, and math is much easier when you are capable of asking people to explain what you don't understand. But... I guess you do have Mom and Dad... But... that was just my thoughts. Listen to Dallin's advice about not traveling too fast. You want to be able to enjoy the scenery of life.
It sounds as though all of you had a crazy Saturday... enjoyable... but crazy. Those are always fun. Crazy is good! (Personally... and even then not always... just most of the time...) Ah!

Kay so quick funny story, we went to the Larssons for dinner. Which was absolutely amazing, they are from America, and there is definitely a different level of craziness when Americans all get together. (I love going to the homes of our Swedish Members, I'm just pointing out that I love them for different reasons... they are ALL so amazing.) So that was very fun, and we had a wonderful discussion about the Plan of Salvation, they had some wonderful insights. But the point... we were on our way home, and the train stopped about 1 minute from the train station (maybe two...) and we look at each other and we're like... 'Um... this is weird...' So someone comes on the intercom (and I didn't understand this, so someone translated for me...) 'There is a woman on the train tracks in front of us throwing rocks at the train. We will not be moving until she moves or the police show up and move her.' We were sitting there on the train for about... 40 minutes... Very very interesting. And pretty much hilarious.
Nothing has changed with Mikael. He's still out traveling, but prayers are always appreciated as I'm sure you know.
Nana, his baptism got moved to the 9th of November. But he shook on it... he he he... Pretty much he said he wouldn't try to postpone it out of nerves. He really is ready. So ready. I'm very excited for him! We might actually be ready to baptize one of his friends with him if he gets baptized on the 9th. Wouldn't that be So exciting! (Friends names are Jon and Uche.) We're hoping that Emy will come to it! We think that would be really good for him. Know he's not alone and all.
Henrik is doing well, we had a wonderful lesson about why we have to go through some things. That hadn't been what we had planned on teaching, but that's what really needed to be taught. I think we answered some things for him, and gave him comfort about those things that we really don't know the answers to.
Lyla, is doing very well. Ah, she is so much fun. She just loves people, and I feel when people get to know her they can't help but loving her as well. She's just had a hard time in life where people judge her without knowing her. We gave her a Book of Mormon, and she said she was going to read and pray about it! And I really think she will, she's very good at keeping her promises. She came with us to the Erikssons. That was wonderful. Tommy, our Ward Mission Leader, is part of that family and he just returned from a mission to Portugal (like 12 weeks ago... That's like SUPER recent!) Sad fact... when they were talkingin Portuguese... I understood more of their conversation they I do of some of our investigators. I don't speak Portuguese! (Mind you this is a Missionary's Portuguese though...) But I really am trying to understand my investigators, and for most of them I do... But sometimes... Yeah, sometimes I feel like they are talking in... Not Swedish... or any other language I can even faintly recognize... But... It was kind of funny that I could understand them...
Emy is doing well as well, he came to church on Sunday, and he met Jon and Nana, and I think that was so good for him. (Emy is from Nigeria, Jon is from Congo, and Nana is from Ghana... Uche is also from Nigeria just so you know). Anyways, he was really excited to see them and they all agreed to meet up here at church again next week! YAY!
That's all the really big stuff with the investigators that Syster Richins and I are working with this week.
Something fun happened this week... We went on SPLITS. (I was SO terrified! I feel as though I don't know enough, and I was so afraid that I was going to get me and Syster Haynes lost... but we didn't) But I just learned so much, and we had a lot of fun getting to know each other, and she shared some wonderful insights with me.
One insight was, 'The Lord did not call us on a mission to all become Systers Pearsons or Systers Richins... Nor did he call us on a mission to become Robots... He called us on a mission to be Syster Haynes and Syster Fawcett. He called us to be the people that we are, serving his children as well as we can.' It was a good reminder for me, the Lord loves me for Me, he wants Me to serve a mission in Sweden, he wants Me to do my best to serve a mission. Of course he wants me to improve and become a better Me, and he wants me to give My all, and he wants to help me change to become ready and worthy to return to him... but he still wants me. And I know that sounds really Me-centered. And I know I have so much that I need to progress in, and improve in, but so do all of us. And Heavenly Father still loves each of us for who we are and who we can become, and he wants us to use our own unique abilities, perspectives, personalities, and talents to bless others lives.
Anyways... that was that... :D
Ah, this sounds... really weird. And I don't know why I want to share it with you, but for some reason it's really exciting to me... REALLY exciting... Breakfast! For some reason I have enjoyed breakfast this week... Well, what did you eat? You might ask, and that's a good question... I had oatmeal! Oatmeal? You might ask, Why is that exciting? You might continue to wonder... the answer... Yes, oatmeal, why is that exciting, I don't know... but it has really made me happy this week. :D Ah, I also... had APPLESAUCE MUFFINS! Made myself... (I made them for Syster Richins 7 month on a mission mark) they were quite scrumptious if I do say so myself. But then.. they are applesauce muffins... I don't think you can ruin those. Well... you can, and I probably could have managed it... but I didn't. So that was what I had for breakfast this week... yes that was weird and strange and completely irrevelant to anything... but... it made me happy. So there you are.

I just want you all to know that I love you all SO SO SO SO SO much. I'm sort of doing a happy dance inside as I say this, because, family is so important. Oh, and I have to change something I wrote last week. Last week I shared that Family quote thingy... The PROPER quote is 'Ohana means family, and family means no one gets left behind.' (And while that might not be perfect... it's closer than what I said last week.)
Also, this sounds strange... but I was reading in 3rd Nephi... I think I need to be docked from a 4 toa 3 in 3rd Nephi 11:29... As I was reading it I thought to myself... 'I don't think I said this quite right during the Scripture Mastery challenge...' So... Maybe that's just me... But that was what I was thinking.
Kay... So those last two paragraphs... nej. three paragraphs were a little random. We all have our moments.
Some more than others.
Oh, thanks for the advice on shin splints! As you know advice is always dearly appreciated...
Guess what... Saturday night... was get an extra hour of sleep night!!! also known as daylight savings... unfortunately... it didn't really work for me... my body hates me... but it was still very much appreciated. But it's getting dark about 5. Which is weird. But I'm sure it will get weirder as it gets dark earlier... WINTER is coming! Hehehe...
Time BOGGLES my mind... Just think about how strange time is... it'll boggle your mind too. (Or maybe that's just me, that is always possible.)
Ooh, this week is Halloween for you... HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I hope you do something fun... like say... eat chocolate. :D That's really the important bit.
At the end of every email I always get hit with this strange feeling that I have So much more to say... but I don't ever really know what. Or maybe I've just forgotten,
but anyways, end of letter questions.
1. Just a reminder to send those recipes.
...That's really my only question... this is so bizarre... I feel as though... That's not really like me.
But nonetheless, that's the truth.
JAG ÄLSKAR ER!!!!
Med Kärlek,
Syster Kjanela Fawcett
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.