Saturday, December 20, 2008

UNO

20 December 2004
"Tonight we had FHE with everyone, and that was a lot of fun. We played UNO and chatted. It was way fun. Before that we stamped for an hour and a half for the Айдаровы's. It was a lot of fun. Before that we stopped by to see some people – Артур on the рынок and Катя the member. Other then that we didn't do a ton. We had собрание округа , and ate some good fajitas."

Friday, December 19, 2008

American Voices

19 December 2004
"I talked with someone In America for the first time in 5 months. Talk about a weird feeling. I called tonight just to set up a time to talk next Saturday. I talked with my Mom and Dad and then Spencer. It's crazy – I didn't realize how much I miss them. I am way excited to talk with them. Well, besides that, not much really happened here. I have been at church all day. I guess one way cool thing at church was that a girl got back from her mission in West Virginia. What an awesome thing that was. Она горячая также! Well, we were at church for awhile because tithing settlement is going on right now, and Elder McCain needed to help. Well, I ate good, so that was nice. Other then that not much is going on. The work is still slow..."

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Not Much

18 December 2004
"We started with a meeting for the missionaries and for the ward. That went well, and then we gave Сергей a blessing as he has some tests this coming week. Well, we decided to all eat together and so we stopped to the rionik and got everything we needed to make enchiladas. They turned out sooo good. Well, we then ate, after which Elder McCain fell asleep for several hours, so that was good as he isn't feeling well."

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Exchanges

17 December 2004
"t was a pretty good day today. Elder McCain twisted his ankle and so it was huge today – he twisted it yesterday at sports night. Well, we went on exchanges so that we could get all our stuff done. I was with Elder Smith and we went to see Слава. Well, only for a minute. We then went to see Аня and Таня. They are way cool, and they are suppose to get baptized in a few weeks. They are awesome and it will be cool when they get baptized. We ate with them too. We went to English class and had a good lesson. After the lesson we went to Андре’s and ate pizza. It was way good. We came home and now we are just relaxing."

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Work, Service, and Sports

16 December 2004
"Well, it was a good day today. We tried to stop by to see Слава, but we couldn’t because they were sleeping and so we did some contacting. We met some interesting people, and so it was fun to talk with them. Well, we payed for the telephone bill, and then we went and helped Ольга put some stamps on letters – her work! Well, we all went together to sports night, and had a good time there. Well, it was way fun and as usual, we went to Elvis after that and ate. Talk about fun, that’s what contacting was today. I love doing real missionary work. It’s a lot of fun, and it make me feel better!!"

Monday, December 15, 2008

Fun Day

15 December 2004
"Talk about an awesome day – that would be today. We had a lot of fun. Elder McCain and I took off super early to write home and that was good. I found out that I have a new niece – Амара – and that was good news. Well, we went and ate at McDonalds and that was tasty. We went to a nice place and bowled. It was so fun, and I did way good – 140! Well, we were still not satisfied and so we played pool together. After all of that, we went to 3rd Дачный and checked out all their things. I bought an Enya MP3 disc, and that is nice to listen to. After all was said and done, we came home and slept before the english lesson, which we taught for a couple other missionaries. All in all a good day. Elder McCain and I talked tonight and he told me not to get lazy like him – he said that I shouldn’t be a stickler about all, but that I should just work. It was good advice, and it was good to get to know him better. He’s a good guy, and just got lost earlier on in his mission. I plan to keep focus in order to have a successful and enjoyable two years here in Russia!"

Elder McCain told me that he got lost earlier in his mission, and that I should be careful not to.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Work and Fun

14 December 2004
"It was an awesome day today. I was with Elder Smith and we planned and did everything we were suppose to. Well, after the planning, we went to a guys house had a good discussion with him and then later to another discussion with members of the church. We ate good there. Well, after that we went to the church building and I got back with Elder McCain. Well, we went to FHE with all the deaf people in our ward. They are good people, and it was awesome with them. After the meeting, we had a snowball fight with our members and the other elders. It was way sweet, and it was fun to relax. Well, it will be cool to write home tomorrow, and chill with all the missionaries here. I am really starting to like it here! I got a tie from Elder McCain’s family too."