Re: Hello!

Hi, Momma.
Some weird things are going on here, so... Well... I'll just explain.
We got a call from our mission president last Tuesday. He told us that we needed to pack our things and move to Uppsala on Thursday. We weren't supposed to have a transfer for 10 more weeks, so we were completely caught off guard and went a little crazy getting everything packed and updating all the records for the elders who'd be taking over Sundsvall. So anyway, I'm now in Uppsala (about an hour from Stockholm). I'm still with Syster Maxwell, and we're now in a trio companionship with my MTC companion Syster Dabb. (This happened because Syster Dabb's companion was on a slightly different schedule from the rest of us for some reason, so her time to go home came up in the middle of the transfer. I'm not really sure how it works.) I'm really happy to be back with Syster Dabb, by the way. So to answer your question about the car, I won't be getting it back. ;-) Sundsvall's the only area with a car that sisters can go to, so I'll be on foot and bikes and buses for the rest of my mission. On the whole, I'm pretty happy about the move. As I said in my last letter (funnily enough), I think I needed to get out of my greenie area. We have about 3 brand new investigators (meaning we met them THIS WEEK) who want to get baptized already, so we're pretty excited. The downside to this is that our chapel here doesn't have computers, so we have to use the ones in the public library. I once again have a one hour time limit in which to write my emails to you, Dad, and my mission president. Grah!
I honestly don't know what Casey thought about suicide. I don't know if he understood it as a serious sin or not. But I am positive that he was not thinking clearly at the time he did it, and I absolutely do believe that Heavenly Father will be merciful to him. Remember - God's justice isn't like man's justice. Man's justice is usually just vengeance. God's justice requires no less OR MORE than the natural consequences of our choices. For Casey, the natural consequence is that his time on earth is over. It may be harder for him to make some changes now that he doesn't have a body, but the Atonement still applies to him just as much as it ever did, and it always will. I realized something about judgement and the kingdoms we inherit as we were teaching our 'eternal investigator' couple a few weeks ago. There's really nothing more we can do for these two because they choose not to step any further forward. The Celestial Kingdom is a place designed for eternal progression. It is open to all people who choose to move forward. We decide to go to one of the lower kingdoms when we decide to stop learning and growing. Heavenly Father will never block us from moving forward. It's what He wants too. It really is all about enduring to the end - and choosing not to let there be an end.
My time's up. I love you, and I miss you. Take care.
Love,
Syster Hillary Kiser

P.S. You can tell Nate that he's no worse of a driver that any other Utahn I've met. Any my companion was driving. My record's still clean. ;-)