13 December 2004
"Well, I’m in the hole! Actually I am with Elder Smith – the zone leader – on an exchange. Today we didn’t do much, but we did have fun. District meeting went way good, and I enjoyed it. We then ate together. It was fun. After that, we stopped by and got my film and then we tried to stop by to people. We went home, and I made some cookies and then we went to FHE. It was a lot of fun, and I played Dominoes. It was way awesome to see families together. Well I am here with Elder Smith now and I am realizing something about a missionary – it’s not how well you speak, its what faith you have, and how well you work. Something that I really need to work on, and so I will do my best to do better!"
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Different
12 December 2004
"Talk about a completely different experience today at church. I am so use to very few people at the meetings so it was weird to not really participate. I did share a little about myself, and then my testimony, but other then that, it wasn’t much. It wasn’t such a big deal like in Ижевск. Well, there was a full 3 hours also. I didn’t get to know everyone, in fact I met very few people there. Well, that’s all we did today. I did eat well, but other then that, we just relaxed. We already have a lot to do this week so that is good. Сегодня, я слуша песни, которые Юлия пела мне. Я очень скучаю по ней и всем в Ижевске. Я надеюсь что все будет хорошо у них!"
"Talk about a completely different experience today at church. I am so use to very few people at the meetings so it was weird to not really participate. I did share a little about myself, and then my testimony, but other then that, it wasn’t much. It wasn’t such a big deal like in Ижевск. Well, there was a full 3 hours also. I didn’t get to know everyone, in fact I met very few people there. Well, that’s all we did today. I did eat well, but other then that, we just relaxed. We already have a lot to do this week so that is good. Сегодня, я слуша песни, которые Юлия пела мне. Я очень скучаю по ней и всем в Ижевске. Я надеюсь что все будет хорошо у них!"
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Service??
11 December 2004
"Well, we worked like dogs today, and I feel better than yesterday. We helped out a man named Констатин to gather stuff for his house. He is building it for himself, and I have to be honest that it’s going nowhere. We gathered trash for him for like 4 hours. He kept saying that we need to find хорошая вещь. Well, it was a big waste of time, but he thinks it is going somewhere. We’ll see…Well, I didn’t want to move after helping out, but we came home and ate. We then met with Слава и Нина. They are awesome. Слава is our investigator, and Нина is his Mom and is a member. It was a good meeting. We then met with Саша, Ольга, Ира, и Баба Лена. They are less actives that are way awesome. Well, then we came home, and yeah. Things are different here, but I realized that this is still an awesome place. Bed time!!"
"Well, we worked like dogs today, and I feel better than yesterday. We helped out a man named Констатин to gather stuff for his house. He is building it for himself, and I have to be honest that it’s going nowhere. We gathered trash for him for like 4 hours. He kept saying that we need to find хорошая вещь. Well, it was a big waste of time, but he thinks it is going somewhere. We’ll see…Well, I didn’t want to move after helping out, but we came home and ate. We then met with Слава и Нина. They are awesome. Слава is our investigator, and Нина is his Mom and is a member. It was a good meeting. We then met with Саша, Ольга, Ира, и Баба Лена. They are less actives that are way awesome. Well, then we came home, and yeah. Things are different here, but I realized that this is still an awesome place. Bed time!!"
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Better
10 December 2004
"Well things were a little better today at least. It was fun. We planned as we usually do on Fridays, and then we tried to stop by to people, but we couldn’t fifnd anyone at home. Well, we went to the internet place because I wanted to write home and we needed to do our English lesson. Well, we went to English, but it was a bit of a let down because there was only about 5 people there – not like 20 in Izhevsk. Well, we did our thing there then then we went and ate pizza at a way good restaurant. We ate pizza there, and it was so good. Well, I am still getting used to everything, but it is getting easier and easier to adjust. I am enjoying everything greatly. It will be so awesome to meet the members. I am excited!"
"Well things were a little better today at least. It was fun. We planned as we usually do on Fridays, and then we tried to stop by to people, but we couldn’t fifnd anyone at home. Well, we went to the internet place because I wanted to write home and we needed to do our English lesson. Well, we went to English, but it was a bit of a let down because there was only about 5 people there – not like 20 in Izhevsk. Well, we did our thing there then then we went and ate pizza at a way good restaurant. We ate pizza there, and it was so good. Well, I am still getting used to everything, but it is getting easier and easier to adjust. I am enjoying everything greatly. It will be so awesome to meet the members. I am excited!"
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Long Transfer
9 December 2004
"It's been a long couple of days. We have been going crazy. We were in Samara yesterday as we flew there for my transfer. Well, we were suppos to leave for Saratov, but we were too late, and so we spent the night in the old office there. Well, I just made some copies of discs there, and talked with Elder Andelin. Well, we took off early this morning in a gazelle and after 8 hours we came to Saratov. What a different city we have here. It is huge, and it is pretty dirty. There is also tons of people, and tons of different ways to get around. It will take awhile to get use to. Well, we came and I met my new companion. Elder McCain and I came home and unpacked. Our apartment is huge so that is way awesome. It is way more comfortable than in Ижевск. After unpacking, we went to sport night, and it was way awesome. We played like 2 hours there, and had a way good time. We ate in a nice little restaurant, and it was way good. We came home, and I am ready to die – I'm tired. Well, I will write more tomorrow morning about my thoughts and feeling.
Well, I really miss Ижевск. I have so many awesome friends there. I know I don't need to compare between areas, so I will work hard to love the people, and just jump into the work. I don't know exactly what will be here, but I do know that this is a huge city. Its crazy. There is some good news though, and that is that I will soon have more friends in Russia. The Russian people are awesome. I love them. This is hard here, but I know I need to just keep on going, and the Lord will bless me."
"It's been a long couple of days. We have been going crazy. We were in Samara yesterday as we flew there for my transfer. Well, we were suppos to leave for Saratov, but we were too late, and so we spent the night in the old office there. Well, I just made some copies of discs there, and talked with Elder Andelin. Well, we took off early this morning in a gazelle and after 8 hours we came to Saratov. What a different city we have here. It is huge, and it is pretty dirty. There is also tons of people, and tons of different ways to get around. It will take awhile to get use to. Well, we came and I met my new companion. Elder McCain and I came home and unpacked. Our apartment is huge so that is way awesome. It is way more comfortable than in Ижевск. After unpacking, we went to sport night, and it was way awesome. We played like 2 hours there, and had a way good time. We ate in a nice little restaurant, and it was way good. We came home, and I am ready to die – I'm tired. Well, I will write more tomorrow morning about my thoughts and feeling.
Well, I really miss Ижевск. I have so many awesome friends there. I know I don't need to compare between areas, so I will work hard to love the people, and just jump into the work. I don't know exactly what will be here, but I do know that this is a huge city. Its crazy. There is some good news though, and that is that I will soon have more friends in Russia. The Russian people are awesome. I love them. This is hard here, but I know I need to just keep on going, and the Lord will bless me."
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Last Day
7 December 2004
"I never knew it would be so hard to leave a city in Russia. Well, now I know. I love the Умуртский people so much. I really hope that I will see them again, but if not, I know that I will always have friends there. The last day we kind of just sat around and chatted with people. We met with Юлия one last time at a little restaurant when Настя и Маша came. Well, it was fun to talk with them. Later we met with Наташа, Маша, и Юлия (same one) at their house. Юлия sang for us one last time and it made me cry. I don't know what it is, but there family is amazing. Юлия мой самый любимый друг. Я хочу видеть ее еще раз, но кто знает. Well, we went to see Ольга, Настя, Сергей, и Маша to end the night. They were all sad, but we all made it through goodbyes. I just shared my testimony with them, and then we left. I don't know why the Lord blessed me so much, but he did, and I am truly grateful to him for it. I love Ижевск and the people and I will never forget them. I must now turn to the Lord as I have a new people that I must learn to love. I know that he will help me! And, maybe one day I will be lucky enough to go back to Ижевск to see the people."
"I never knew it would be so hard to leave a city in Russia. Well, now I know. I love the Умуртский people so much. I really hope that I will see them again, but if not, I know that I will always have friends there. The last day we kind of just sat around and chatted with people. We met with Юлия one last time at a little restaurant when Настя и Маша came. Well, it was fun to talk with them. Later we met with Наташа, Маша, и Юлия (same one) at their house. Юлия sang for us one last time and it made me cry. I don't know what it is, but there family is amazing. Юлия мой самый любимый друг. Я хочу видеть ее еще раз, но кто знает. Well, we went to see Ольга, Настя, Сергей, и Маша to end the night. They were all sad, but we all made it through goodbyes. I just shared my testimony with them, and then we left. I don't know why the Lord blessed me so much, but he did, and I am truly grateful to him for it. I love Ижевск and the people and I will never forget them. I must now turn to the Lord as I have a new people that I must learn to love. I know that he will help me! And, maybe one day I will be lucky enough to go back to Ижевск to see the people."
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