Else Bränstrom (on the right) invited us out to her summer stuga (home) on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia.  Else is a widow who lived below us and was always so friendly and helpful with the language.  Many times we were in her apartment to visit and sometimes have fika (refreshments).  She showed us pictures of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.  Often we would talk to her about different aspects of the gospel and we gave her a Mormons Bok with our testimony in.  We invited her, along with Eva Pettersson, to our apartment for dinner one evening.  We had a very enjoyable time.  We took Else an orchid plant the night before we left Byske.  She was teary eyed and made us promise to see her the next day before we drove off.  When we stopped in, she had prepared us lunch.  We had planned on stopping on the way, but this was a pleasant surprise.  As we drove off, she stood on her patio and waved goodbye to us with tears streaming down her cheeks.  It was very hard to say goodbye.

Below is a picture of Eva Petterson (on the left).  She invited us and Else over one afternoon for middag (lunch).  She is a cousin to Else's husband. 

Also shown in both pictures is Sten Boström.  He will soon be 88.  He was the one who drove us to the stuga.  He lost his wife about the same time as Dick's mother passed away and he missed her very much.  We talked to him about the plan of salvation and read to him from Alma Chapter 40.  Before we left we gave him a Mormons bok with our testimony in and we underlined the verses in Alma that we had read to him.  He was unhappy we were leaving and wondered why the mission president couldn't leave us there and send somebody else to Växjö.  Now that there are elders in Skellefteå, we will contact them and have them try to teach him.