Pictures!!!

The sign says' The Mission Way'!!

We found Honey Nut Cheerios!! It is amazing what foods can make you happy!!

In the center of Old Town Stavanger.

Merry Christmas!!

Friends....both missionary, member and non member are some of the treasures Carrie is gathering on her mission! Sister Adams, Carrie Anne Forsyth(returned missionary) are in this picture. I don't know the other ladies name. If you know her name, send me an email so I can identify her!!

More Friends....some missionaries, some not!! :)

Carrie's 22nd birthday party in Stavanger!!

Carrie and Rebecca the night before she left Oslo to return to Stavanger.

More friends!!

Sisters Christmas Conference held in Oslo two weeks before Christmas.. They baked cookies, went shopping and shared Christmas stories....oh yes, the AP's did some teaching too, but this was mostly girl stuff!! :)

4 Top Reasons I love Serving a Mission!!

Carrie was asked by a group of Young Women to list the 4 top reasons she is glad she is serving a mission. Her reply was wonderful and so I thought I would share it :

1)You gain a testimony of missionary work and the gospel of Jesus Christ. There is a scripture in Mosiah about when Alma is baptizing the people at the waters of Mormon and how the place was beautiful to them because it was the place that they came to a knowledge of their Savior. That is how Norway is to me. It will always be beautiful to me because this is where I have come to a real knowledge of my Savior. I thought I knew it before, but I had no clue until these last few months what kind of a relationship I could have with Him. So cool!!

2)Heavenly Father will answer your prayers in a very real way. I have seen countlessmiracles, and times when I needed something and I prayed about it and Heavenly Father came through! Prayer is the only way that I have been able to do what I am doing. It is even cooler when you get a confirmation and you can feel Heavenly Father speaking to you. Just the other day, we prayed that an inactive girl would come to institute and then she did!! First time in three years!! We prayed that our two investigators would come to church. They did!! I pray every day that I will be happy here in Norway and do the things I need to do, and most days I wake up happy. Nothing is easy here, but with prayer, you can do anything!

3)Getting to see the gospel change someones life. It is amazing! To see it working for someone else and getting to be able to be a part of the process is soooo cool!! It builds your testimony soooo much, and you know what you are doing is true!! It makes you want to share it with everyone!

4)The love you feel. I have come to understand in a very real way what love is-Love from your family, friends, etc. But mostly love from our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. You just know they are there, and they have people watching out for you, protecting you and guiding you.....You feel the love so much. Just to know that Jesus lived and died for us...that is love. It is amazing to feel that in a very real and vivid way.

I LOVE my mission.....it is so hard sometimes, but the good is SO GOOD that I can't imagine not being here!!
Soster Fox
More pictures coming soon...I promise!!