Week 30 in Kouvola (Far over the Misty Mountains cold...('cept there aint no mountains, just mis

That's right, folks. Guess what happens when the wind blows in from the Northeast? That's right. That cold, frigid, arctic(did I mention cold? Like -25 or colder cold) air just sitting in Siberia, Russia comes right down through our loverly little K-city right down through the greater Helsinki area. In other words, all of Finland. Oh, it's awesome. We got a text this morning warning us to dress especially warmly today(kind of like the kid in Christmas Story).

But don't worry - my eightypercentwooltwentypercentcashmere coat will keep me quite warm.

As far as, you know, missionary work goes, there's not a ton to report today. Last Tuesday, we had interviews with President Aura, and we're trying to really focus in on a baptism - just one - for Kouvola. The members here need it. We're also going to a ton of new areas, places where missionaries haven't been in years. It's all very exciting. But, in other news:

- We ate at our favorite members' house - twice. We have weekly dinners with them, and they feed us a lot. We also had an awesome discussion about family history.

-We... tracted. And contacted. And wow. Not much - yet! We'll be finding people soon, worry not!

-I gave a talk on Sunday! (That's my fifth talk in this country, people)

-Because not much else happened this week, we took a bit of time to make these gems for your enjoyment(don't worry, we did it after 9:00 - we had work to do, after all!)​

Here's a short video of Harry Potter!

So, to summarize: Although it's been a slow, cold week, with not much to report, things are going very well. I love this city, I'm learning this city, and the people here are just awesome.

You know who else is awesome? You! Keep on keepin' on, everyone. Stay warm, strong, and always feel free to email me if you have any questions or just want to talk(and by talk, I mean start a conversation that will last a few months because of the slowness of my responding...)

Love you all,

Vanhin Bolingbroke