Hyvaa Joulua!!

Terve Perheni ja Hyvaa Joulua!!

Can you believe I've been gone for 2 months. Seems like just the other day I was playng with a nephew of mine that couldn't even roll over. Ah, so much has happened! haha I'm glad you all are together and having fun. I hope you all realize the true meaning of Christmas and enjoy it in it's fulness.

So, KIITOS to everyone for the packages!! It is immensely appreciated! Now, I leave on Monday . . . . . what am I gonna do with all this candy and food before I leave? haha I'm so full, haha.

Our last TRC teach was last week. It went awesome. I felt the most comfortable I have ever been so far, but still need improvement. It was fun. We taught a native Finn and a Sister that just returned from Finland last month. After we taught, they gave us and our whole district Finnish deserts and food to share. They are all so nice and the food was awesome. This Thursday, each companionship is getting a younger Finn Elder as a Jr Comp and we're teaching the 1st lesson again. Should be fun, haha. We're only teaching our teachers this time.
The temple is closed now, but we got assigned to help clean it today!! It was a cool experience. We cleaned locker rooms in awesome white p.j. looking outfits, haha. Fun fun

On Sunday, when our Branch presidency was doing interviews, my brand president pulled me out AFTER I was already interviewed by someone else, and took me to a room and told me how much he has appreciated having me here and the obedience and example I have shown. He said that if he ever has the honor to be a mission president, he would want a mission full of missionaries like me. :D That made me smile, haha. It was really nice of him and he didn't do it to anyone else.

Time is short . . . .so . . I got my Travel Plans!! I leave Monday morning. The airline the whole way is Lufthansa.

Europe is 8 hours ahead, at least Germany and Finland are, so I think those times are according to whatever city they are by, not MDT.

SOOO . . . during one of those layovers I can call you!! I won't have much time I think, but I can NOT call on Christmas. I don't know how it is all gonna work or how we can plan this b/c the mail and Dear Elder scheduled delivery are all screwed up this week and I leave Monday morning before they arrive I think. AHHH!!! I wish I could call and work this out. I don't know yet. Hmm . . . . . I guess I could briefly call everyone! haha, just call home and who ever is not there I'll get the number and hurry and call them too. It'll prob be in my layover in Denver, when everyone is awake. But it'll be SHORT. Sorry!!! Just be by your phones, haha, and answer them if a strange number is calling.

Time is short. AHHHH!

Elder Anderson of the 12 was here last night, but no time to explain what he said but it was on 1 Nephi 11:16, "Knowest thou the condesention of God?" It was good!

I'm gonna try and get permission to call home to work out a time I can call in my layover or something. No promises though.

The address all of you should use when I get to Finland to write me for my WHOLE mission is the mission home address. They forward it to me and it gets there next day. It is:

Elder Watson
Neitsytpolku 3A4
FL-000140 Helsinki
Finland

Use it. Love it. Write it down. :)

I gotta go. Have fun talking to Layne! Say Terve to her for me! Have fun together! I love you all. I know I am supposed to be here now, going to Finland, learning Finnish, with the people that are with me.

Mina rakastan teita!!
Moi Moi.
-Vanhin Watson