MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! 

Well Christmas has come and gone and now today is Ney Year’s Eve!  But over this last week I have received my Burnie Papers. Which are the papers I need to fill out to return home!  I am very excited! But it is a Horrible thought to think that this time has come so fast! But moving on from that subject because I do not even want to think about that.  CHRISTMAS WAS GREAT!  For those of you who don’t know. Christmas is on the 24^th here in Norway…  So on the 24^th in the morning Elder Johnson and I went Snow shoeing! It was great fun and we had a blast and saw some very beautiful scenery!  After our Snow shoe Tour around Northern Norway… all 1.5 miles we traveled!  :P we spent the rest of the day with the Michelsen Family and enjoyed our Christmas dinner with them. I would like to say! It was fantastic! J

Later that night as we were driving home I told Elder Johnson to stop the car… I ran out from the car and kicked over a Christmas tree and put it in the car! So we could have one for our home! So yeah, also over the Christmas Break. We had Mission Conference! Which was also very Great! We played ping pong and had lots of fun activities! But my favorite part was the mission wide ping pong tournament.

I made it to the championship round but I lost to Elder Bekker for the Gold!  J But it’s ok! Elder Bekker is a Great Player!  Anyways here are some pictures from my Christmas Break. And I will post my New Year Pictures next week!

Thank you for all of your love and support!

Love Elder Strange! 

Christmas Breakfast. Chocolatechip pancakes peanut butter
and real fake American Syrup!

on the way to go snow shoeing. 

temperature while snow shoeing. 

The View

The View again!

Afterwards.... just relaxing with Michelsen Family

Afterwards.... just relaxing with Michelsen Family

Afterwards.... just relaxing with Michelsen Family
and my Super Man Belt Buckle. 

The tree that I kicked over sorry that the picture didnt rotate.
but it adds to the effect that I kicked it OVER haha!

Elder Johnson and his Stocking... 

on the phone getting a Christmas greeting from Christine. 

He love Dried fruit!

Christmas Dinner! 

Christmas Dinner! 

Christmas Cat! RAWR!!!

Hey Thats MINE!!!! 

Yeap.... those are Real!!! 

That is too  SOON!!! O MY!!!! 

I still have 7 Months left!  :P 

PING PONG SHOWDOWN!!! BEKKER WINS!!! :( 

Chocolate fever, Dirty floors, and the end of the World

Chocolate fever, Dirty floors, and the end of the World!!!

Well I can officially the world did not end on December 21st because im still here! so sorry to the Mayan people but I guess you were wrong after all! :P  but I have to give it to them! they sure had a lot of people worried! but then again if you see what day they started Mayan calendar on you would know it began on April 1st...  (April fools...) haha now im just kidding! I will say one thing! they had me going just a little bit. So I figured before I died. I had to Clean the  floors in my apartment and buy 11.5 lbs of chocolate! HAHA No joke! So I hope you all enjoy my pictures for now!  

AND I WISH EVERYONE A MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! 

P.s. My Christmas pictures will be posted next monday! :) 

Love you all and thank you for all of your love and Support!!!

LOVE ELDER STRANGE!!!! 

Need to look  nice when I Die! 

26 Bars of greatness!

O YEAH! the Purple one is my favorite!

my comp just had to cuddle with my chocolate! 

yeah! thats Alot of  chocolate!!! haha!!! 

Yeah 390kr = about 72$ 

The Start of the cleaning!

Half way Clean! 

The Last dirty Water Pile! 

Lost My Heart back in Ålesund

A New Beginning

Well I am here in Tromsø and there has been alot happening already as new missionaries to the area but things seem to be going well. But I feel like my heart has been ripped out of my chest and that it stuck back in Ålesund. I never wanted to leave there!  I have felt like this before at the beginning of my mission when I left my Family back in Arendal. I told myself I would never get that attached to people again... most of my mission I was ok to leave places like Trondheim and Fredrikstad. but then I went to Ålesund and I met some of the greatest people that I will ever meet in my life time! and I found love for people again...  and I was scared to develop this much love for others again... But I truly made some GREAT!!!! FRIENDS!!! and I didnt hold anything back! The people Ålesund and I will never forget them!!! I promised myself that I would always do my best to be there for them when ever they are in need and I told them this as well. so now that everyone who has read this post, can know that I feel Triple accountable for that responsibility that promised   them and myself!  I have never broken a promise in my life and I don't intend to start anytime soon.  I really do miss and love the people I left back in Ålesund! there are not to many times I cry, but when I left Ålesund and was on the plane... the tears began to run and didnt stop! But this is a post about a new beginning! I am now here in in Tromsø like I have previously stated before, and it truly is a beautiful city! I love it her as well its another place that I really like and  I have a Great Companion "Eldste Johnson"

We have had a lot of fun working here and have already had a lot of great laughs.  so under each picture that I have posted there will be a little short story! 

Hope you are all having a wonderful Christmas! 

Love Elder Strange! 

p.s. Click on any Eldste Johnson to go to his Blog! or click Christine Sikveland to go to her Blog!

Left my Heart IN Ålesund! 

Gearing up for my first to catch my first fish in Tromsø

The last time I will see the sun for 90 days! so am pretty sure  that
next time i see the sun it will be in Utah! 

WOOT!!! MY First fish In TROMSØ! 

Sun never breached the mountains! but it certainly made a beautiful sunset!!! 

Eldste Johnson and Me looking at the Northern Lights! 

it was this same time last year! when I wrote my first Blog post! 

A Christmas card from Christine Sikveland she drew Eldste Johnson and  Me
looking at the Northren Lights! 

SUCH A AWESOME CHRISTMAS CARD!! Christine Sikveland!!! 

We are making Book of Mormon bundle and Joy to the World  dvd
to hand out on the Street! 

Eldste Johnson

Completed Bundles For Christmas!!! 

Completed Bundles For Christmas!!! 

Thanksgiving

THANKSGIVING!!! 

Well this Thanksgiving consisted of many things that I have never done before on Thanksgiving! I went bowling with the branch here in Tromsø and I did not stuff myself silly with food!.... In fact the only food I had was a seal sandwiches! Yeap that is right SEAL! and it tasted great and I made them myself, but its not that hard to make a sandwich, but I figured I should let everyone know I cooked my own Thanksgiving dinner... haha so that is something new! :P but here are some pictures and an awesome video of me getting a lucky Strike for Thanksgiving! and no sorry folks I did not get a Turkey! while bowling! :( I kept getting 2 strike's then a spare! it was very sad!

but o well I guess there is always next year! O Wait next year I'll be home so I guess it will be back to Football with my good friends!!!  

P.s. MY NEW ADDRESS IS.... 

Vardevegen 205A 

9018 Tromsø 

   Norway

Branch President (Tobias) Busting a dance move! after going for a spare!

haha No Luck! only 1 pin! 

My New Companion Eldste Johnson!

Henrik  assistant to the Branch President!

Branch President (Tobias) and my companion Eldste Johnson

Chilonda and Arild

Final Scores!  im E S my companion is E J
I didn't win but not bad! 

My Thanksgiving dinner! there really is seal inside the sandwich
you just cant see it!  o yes and I had milk! 

It was Really yummy!!!! 

The view outside my house on Thanksgiving day!
that was at 12 in the afternoon the sun never breached the Mountains! 

just alittle bit more to the right of the other picture to give you the full  view!



THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL OF YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT!!!
Love Elder Strange!