Schneck, Siri

Whats up?! Dont have a ton of time but here are some highlights from the past 2 weeks!  ☆ we love making up raps here in trondheim and elder bjerkøe (senior couple) is a pro and said to call him "snoop dog" ☆ we had a crazy lesson with 3 people and it was going pretty good until they told us that we had a "different jesus" and asked if we would ever leave the church ☆ planed zone confernce with the elders and used a clip from the hockey movie "Miracle" for our presentation  ☆ we had an AMAZING lesson with our friend Anna and she pretty much asked US if she could be baptized!  ☆ we did service for an inactive member with the elders. She was asking us what different swear words meant in english and then spiders were crawling all over elder larson, and i dont think Ive laughed harder in my life. I tried so hard to hold it in and be professional, but i couldnt help myself HAHA ☆ we had zone pday in Oslo! Consisted of sports( redeemed my self and did a back fli...

WHATS UP?!?!  Its been a while!! Missionary life has been CRAZY and i have had no time/desire to write an email, but my mom said I have to this week. so shout out to Mama  Schneck  -->>> I LOVE YOU Here are some highlights from the past MONTH!  ☆ Our new Mission President and his family came to Trondheim! It was so fun getting to know them! They are such baller missionaries and sister Updike taught a lesson with us IN NORWEGIAN. shes soo cool!  ☆ we accidently got stranded at one of our friends house for a few hours and she offered us alcohol nice ☆ Ive eaten both whale and reindeer yumm ☆ sometimes I feel like Im living in a fairy tail because every time we go on a hike, there are just wild berries growing everywhere and we just pick them along the way. So fun!  ☆ we did service at this homestead in the middle of the country side and it was a glimpse into my dream life. They were just walking around the farm barefoot, the little gir...

Heiaa!! Wow, what an amazing week!! Cant believe ive been a missionary for ONE year! Where does the time go?? I wish I could just stop the time, my mission means everything to me and I cant wait for the next 6 months! Here are some highlights from this week!!   ☆ we had an amazing combined lesson with our friend Anna, the elders friend and a recent convert! We were able to introduce them to the Book of Mormon!  ☆ on Wednesday we woke up at 5am to fly to Bodø to take splits! We took the tiniest plane and it was like a bus, stopping at differnt airports to let people off and pick up new people. It was crazy!!  ☆ took splits all day Wednesday with cute sister washburn!! She went to BYU and we have some mutual friends, so its so fun reminiscing about BYU with her!  ☆ on thursday we were up at 6am to fly to Tromsø to take splits up there! I went on splits with sister matthews again!! We love talking about our dream of moving to africa and traveling! She is so co...

Whats up?! This week was just so good!! Full of so many miracles and I wish I had time to write them all down and fully articulate how I feel about them. GOD IS GOOD!  Highlights: ☆ went to a church service in the huge cathedral in town and I felt like I was in hunch back of notredame #god help the outcast  ☆ our new mission president showed us a video from shrek in our mission leadership meeting HAHAHA ☆ put our friend on date!  ☆ found 3 of the most elect peoole ever! Here are some pictures tho!  - pretty hike! I love all the rolling green hills! -our cutie friend Eimon -pretry Norway -road trip to the island of Frøya for pday today!  Something I've really loved about serving a mission is meeting people of all religious backgrounds. It's so amazing to see the many different ways that people worship their God. Sometimes I think we can put ourselves on a pedestal, and at first when I saw other people worshiping in a differnt way than me, I hate to admit it,...

Yooo! Im back! Life in Trondheim has been so busy, but I love it! Here's a little recap for ya from the past 2 weeks.  ☆ had to say bye to some of my most cherished friends, definitely a sad transfer day, but also Im just grateful for the opportunity that I have to make so many connections and stories with the BEST people!  ☆ being comps with søster barker is just a PARTY everyday. We just have so much FUN! shes my best friend and we just be talking and gabbing, but We’re working so hard! #dreamteam  ☆ it rained a ton and so me and sister barker had the time of our lives jumping in the puddles and living our best life!  ☆ got invited to a little girls birthday party that we are teaching. The mom asked us to sing a happy birthday solo in both norsk and english and then the mom tried paying us afterwards. Looks like we were just the birthday party clowns  ☆ flew to Oslo for a missionary leadership meeting and got to see some of my favorite people ever!! We also ha...

Halla! Whats up gang?! Its been a while and the transfer is already over! TIME FLIES but im staying here in the blessed land of Trondheim and im getting my dawg Søster Barker! lets gooo! But here is a little transfer recap for my fans.  ☆ was comps with the sweetest person ever! Sister Jensen taught me alot about charity and im so sad to sending her home!  ☆ our area is absolutly MASSIVE so we went on so many roadtrips with the bjerkøes and im just obsessed with Norway and how BEAUTIFUL it is ☆ we played volleyball every week and found so many friends to talk about jesus christ with! It was amazing!! And my volleyball skills are impeccable now, jk i suck  ☆ we were able to do service on a few farms!! And it was so fun and so beautiful!  ☆i learned to love telling stories and appreciated all the memoreis I have made in my life. elder adams and I took turns telling eachother stories at any given moment  ☆ in our free time, sister jensen and I would ...

What's up?! These past few weeks have been absolutely AMAZING! Here are some updates! don't have too much time ! ☆ 17th of Mai! It's like the 4th of July on steroids! I LOVE NORWAY ☆ did service on 2 farms! JUST COOL! my inner farmer came out and now I want to live on a farm in Norway.  ☆ it's been 80° out and just sunny and green! We are in paradise right now! ☆ ZOCO!! Such a fun experience to have it in Trondheim! Sister Jensen and I presented on Defining success through Jesus christ! ☆ president told me I'm staying in Trondheim WOOHOO and I know who my next comp is ☆ we took a 4 hour road trip with the bjerkøes to Kristiansund (not Kristiansand lol) and had the most tender and intimate sacrament meeting. There were 4 members and then us missionaries. It was such a testament to me that this gospel and our Savior Jesus Christ are PERSONAL!! He knows us and loves us on a personal level. ☆ Norway is just PRETTY. We drove down the Atlantic highway on the way back and ...