Scary Men and Scarier Physics  

(Finland – Week 21)  

02 June 15

I don't know if I'm just really lacking in height or if my companion has really mastered physics, but the other day one of those things was manifest. It had just stopped raining and due to our fantastic gymnastic skills we had thus far dodged all of the puddles. One of my companions in an exuberant moment forcefully pounced upon a large puddle and promptly showered my right side from head to toe. My companions say that I'm just short so that's really not that big of a deal, I think my companion has been studying kinetic and potential energy. Either way it was fun to contact only half-wet opposed to all-the-way-wet, which we experienced earlier that day.

This week we met a super awesome man on the street! He had hair longer and thicker than mine, dwarfed us, and was wearing very tough-guy looking clothes. All in all he looked pretty scary. However, we have come to enjoy the scariest and most awkward contacts the most so we just went for it and started talking to him about the Book of Mormon and how it testifies of Christ. He got so excited! He regularly attends church and studies the Bible, he was so happy to meet fellow Christians and discuss how Christ can help us in this day and age. Needless to say we were a little taken aback, we were not expecting such a warm welcome. We talked with this man for a while and just before he left, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a coin on which was engraved John 3:36, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." He gave us the coin, thanked us for our time, and went on his way. This scripture gets a little fiery at the end there, but we know that this man was truly grateful to talk to us, and seeking to build others. It's wonderful to meet people that honestly are seeking to do good, especially in a world where that doesn't always seem common. We learn in the Book of Mormon how God loves all of His people, "Now my brethren, we see that God is mindful of every people, whatsoever land they may be in; yea, he numbereth his people, and his bowels of mercy are over all the earth. Now this is my joy, and my great thanksgiving; yea, and I will give thanks unto my God forever. Amen." (Alma 26:37) All of us have such potential to be good, and to build others. May we all try to surprise someone with unexpected good this week, like that man did for me, so that we can build ourselves and each other. Really though, y'all go do an unexpected good deed this week, you could even report back to me J

We have discovered waffles are more delicious when you substitute the milk for jogurtti. Evidenced by the attached picture.

Have a wonderful viikko!

Love Sisar Mendenhall