Saturday, March 7, 2009

Busy

7 March 2005
"It was a very busy day so that was very nice. We went to собрание округа at the elder's house. I then went to with Elder Smith to the center to get his key because he lost it yesterday - they had to climb up on the balcony to get in and break a window. Элзинга and I ran home and got some things and then went to Айдаровы's house and helped them with stamps. We then went to Надя и Элена's house and had a meeting with them. We ended the night at Старцевы 's laughing a lot and having a good time. All in all we were super busy, but we had a way good time."

Friday, March 6, 2009

Member Work

6 March 2005
"It was a sweet day. We had an awesome lesson with Вера Сомко's friend. Олег came to the meeting this morning and that was awesome. Света brought him. Later we met with Женя - a deaf lady - and gave her the sacrament. That was cool, and she really loves the missionaries. We then came home and ate, and that was nice. We then went to see Денис and his mom and then later we went to Галина's house and had a spiritual thought. We then had the meeting with Марина and that was awesome. We talked about the plan of salvation and how we can be with our families. Her husband died a few years ago and we talked about that. The spirit was very strong, and it was an awesome meeting. I love working with members and having them help. The work goes so much better when we work with them."

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Stopped by Police...

5 March 2005
"It was a quick one today. We went and did service at the church today for several hours. We basically just swept and mopped and had a good time. We came home and ate some enchilada things after which we went to work. We basically got a bunch of figs and so had to find things to do. We went to Нина's house and had a lesson with her and then later with Света. We then went to a guy named Левон that we got шашлыки from the other week. He was pretty cool about it. So then we went and got on the tram to come home. It was a pretty good day. We did get stopped by the милиция but nothing happened. They just let us go. How boring..."

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Balet 2

4 March 2005
"There was no time today. This morning we went to give Smith to his new comp and then came back to planning. After planning it was already 1:30 and we went to see Клавдия. She is doing well, and still reading. It was 3:15 at that point and so we went to the center to eat a chinese place called "Мандаринь". After that we went to the ballet again and it was alright. It was better the first time. Anyhow, so right now things are pretty hard. Айдаровы's are having a hard time, and things are just not going as planned. I guess that is what a mission is about! These are the times when you just have to pray!!"

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Conference

3 March 2005
"Today went pretty well. We had conference this morning without President, and that was awesome. We talked about how we can plan better. That is really one thing I wish we could do better at. We are going to try to. We then went and got шарума's with the other elders. We then to different people's addresses and that went well. We didn't get any meetings, but met some cool people. We then went with Elder Barney to see him off. We ended the night with a meeting with Страцевы. They are great people. Right now Smith is with us, and tomorrow we are going to give him off to his mini-missionary. Lucky him!"

Monday, March 2, 2009

Relaxing

2 March 2005
"It was fairly relaxing today. We wrote home and I didn't any new news. We then went to a place and got the best шарума's in the world. They were way good. We then played a little air hockey and bought a few things. It was a lot of fun, and way cool. We came home and slept for a bit today. After that we had FHE with the deaf people. That was a lot of fun, and we played with them. Back to work tomorrow!"

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Real Missionary Work

1 March 2005
"Sweet man. It's member missionary work in full swing. So we had a meeting tonight with Света Горина and she invited her neighbors. Well, she basically taught the lesson and got commitments and everything. It was sweet. Well, this morning we did service at the church before coming home and eating burritos. We then went to members' houses and met a cool deaf lady who says she doesn't have time. We then met with Света. We also tried to talk with another deaf lady, but her neighbor told us to just know – hmm...yeah so it was a sweet day. We had a good one, and members are helping! It's real missionary work."