All for Sweden
I’m finding it increasingly challenging to not write about the temple and what is going on with the construction. We spend most of our time at the site and in the construction cabins interacting with the workers and helping in any way we can to move the project forward. We’ve had some wonderful experiences in…
Hej Allihopa!
Hello Everyone! The Lofgran’s are alive and well here in Sweden. Here’s some of the news. To start with we are still faithfully going to SFI (Swedish for Immigrants) language training. For the first two months we were going twice a week, but in March we moved to the next level and due to demand…
Hej Hej it’s 2025!
2025 has been a whirlwind so far. We returned from the states in early January and immediately began our first class at SFI = Swedish for Immigrants. We aren’t considered immigrants, but the class is pretty much open to anyone who wants to learn Swedish. It’s free which isn’t the case for any of the…
Everything Christmas
December is a busy month filled with all kinds of events and activities. We celebrated by embracing some of these traditions as well as some we brought from home. We wanted to do something for the Elders and Sisters that work so hard everyday bringing the good news of the gospel to the people of…
It’s a ghost town around these parts…
As mentioned in the last post the Elders moved out of patron housing. Sister Haggard finished her mission and returned home to Utah. Sister Huston got a new companion and moved to Handen. We’re empty nesters again. One thing about a mission is certain, and that is that things are always changing. Eric, LeAnn, Sister…
The birds are flying out of the nest.
Gustavia The Royal Swedish Opera was completed in the 1880s. The decor was so ornate! A sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Proberbs 27:9 We just have to say that we have felt warmth, love and acceptance from the people we have gotten to know since being here in Sweden. I didn’t always remember to take…
Waffles & Apostles
Week 13 & 14 Well I’m pretty much a month behind in posting. So if the timeline doesn’t make sense, that’s why. Waffles & Apostles is an event the Young Single Adults (YSAs) do here in Stockholm. We liked the idea so much that we did our own event here in Västerhaninge. The first full…
Fredag Fika
Week 11&12 Fredag = Friday Fika = A big part of a Swede’s everyday life. Basically, fika means to have a break or two during the day with your co-workers or friends and enjoy some drinks and a pastry. We put signs up around the construction site announcing our first Fika with the workers. We…
“God left the world unfinished for man to work his skill upon [it]…that man might know the joys and glories of creation.”
Thomas S. Monson Week 9 & 10 Well our kids were wondering, and maybe you are too, are we on a vacation or a mission? In Sweden, most of the people who are employed take all of July and into some of August off. It’s usually around 5 weeks. We arrived here during that vacation…
To Gotland and Back
Week 7 & 8 Gotland is known as the island of 100 churches. If you’re in the rural countryside, which is the majority of the island, you can often see from one church spire to the next. These churches are open everyday from mid-May to mid-September. When you step over the threshold you will find…