Saturday, August 1, 2009

Crazy

1 August 2005
"Well here I am again writing on this computer. I guess I am going to be doing this several times as it is really bad to be here late, and I like to write on here so that I have time at home. Anyhow, we are here because we have had a ton going on today. We were there this morning at about 10 and then we began the day. I started to work on statistics but as always they didn't send them to me. So anyways we had our district meeting and that went well. We talked about how we can help the ward more again and we have a lot of good ideas. Well we then hurried and ate - well Bennett got food ready for me while I worked more on my stuff. We then ran off quick to do service there at some members house. All 6 of us were there and we had a good time. We glued up papers so that they can put up wallpaper later. Well that went well and we got a lot done. Elder Kirk and I worked on putting cement in a wall where there was a hole while the others worked on getting the room done. Well after that we came back here and I talked with President quickly before we ran off to meet with Sister Nina. She was the only one there but we did FHE anyways and we talked about family and the temple. It was good but she had all kinds of stories. We sat there for awhile and then we came back here to the office and I started more work for tomorrow and all. Well it went well all in all and now I have a ton to do tomorrow. We wanted to change when conference was going to be in Penza and so I had to do a lot for that, but the we changed it back to when it was suppose to be. Basically it was a crazy day and we have done a ton. I am getting tired and we are going home. Until tomorrow!"

Friday, July 31, 2009

On the spot

31 July 2005
"I am ready to explode. I ate way more than I should have today. We ate 3-4 hours ago, and it still hurts. I guess that is part of life. We ate some breakfast burrito type things and it was way good. We put potatoes, rice, eggs, cheese, peppers, mayo, ketchup and Tabasco inside of tortillas. I feel sick now, but life goes on.

This morning we went to sacrament meeting and that was cool. There was a lot of people there, and there were some people from Germany visiting the Орловы sisters. They knew English and they have been all over the world - they even had been in Murray. He said the biggest difference between Germany and Russia is how poor the people are here. He can't believe how bad it is here. Well Bennett and I helped President Колцов do all that he needed and we got out about 3:30. Well, we ate in the office and I searched for my planner. I lost it somewhere which is a bad thing. Well we had to wait a few minutes to leave after eating, and so we waited in the office for a bit. We then got out and contacted. That went well and it was nice to talk with people. We made it home and now I feel better after writing here. I forgot that today I talked in church about fasting. They told me about 2 minutes before the meeting and so it didn't go to well, but that is life. Now we have to get ready for a new week - crazy how time flies."

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Relaxing

30 July 2005
"It was a sweet day to relax. We went early to write home after I got a haircut from my companion. It feels a lot better for doing stuff now. Well, we then sat there for a bit and had a good time. My family is having a good time and they seem to be doing well. Well we then went the рынок and bought some stuff. We bought some fresh fruits and enjoyed it a lot. We also bought some fresh chicken and we ate that and enjoyed it also. Well, we ate fajitas with the APs and then we sat there for a bit. We then came back home and slept for a couple of hours. That felt good of course and I love to sleep. Well, went to look at some pictures tonight on площадь Куйбышева but there was a big party there and so we thought it was better not to look - when we first got to this area we walked through the same type of concert. Well, after we decided to go to a park and to look around there. We went down to the Volga and it was way pretty. Well then it was late and so we had to come home. We made it home a little later then we usually do. I just ate myself a big pack of Lays and now I am getting ready to sleep. What an exciting day. Well, tomorrow we have church. I hope we can get out to work again. We need to do better with talking to people!"

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Advice

29 July 2005
"I had a pretty good one although I felt as if I did nothing. Well, in the office that is at least. We were unable to this morning as we had interviews with president beginning at 10. I talked with him about how the ward is going and how we can help them. There is a lot that we can do. We can start home teaching for starters. If we don't have home teaching, then we won't have a strong branch. We also talked about how the work is going and how we can help the work move along. We need to get out more - that is for sure. Well, in all it was a good chance to talk with president, and I always enjoy his words of advice.

Well, we did some work and then we ate lunch. We had some really really good chili! It was awesome. Well, we then went and did a service project for a lady with Sister Stalnova. We took off all her wall paper and then we cleaned the ceiling. It was absolutely disgusting how dirty the ceiling was. Well, we then sat around and ate some cookies and drank some Компот that was really weird. We talked with her about her reading in the BofM and she is slowly but surely reading. Well, after that, we returned to the office and had a fun time finishing up random things. I worked on getting things cleared up for Monday so that we can get out to work. Right now I am tired as I have done tons. I don't have much energy but I need to go read from my journal to see what I did a year ago today. Посмотрим - я только что приехал!"

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Leaving

28 July 2005
"It is sure an interesting day. Tonight we have an interesting experience that is going. We are letting an Elder Krivov stay with us and he is leaving tomorrow to go to Moscow and all. Well he got set apart tonight and should be sleeping here. Well he decided to take off with his friends - we tried to talk him out of it, but it didn't work. We should have called President but we didn't. Well, now I am sick to the stomach. I guess that is part of life. Its our fault and we should not have let him go. It's too late now though. Well anyhow - enough about that.

Today we had a Конференция Зоны and that went well. We had a lot of good council that we got from President about how to strengthen our branch. Well, had the opportunity to share an experience about how the Atonement has helped in the work. That went well. I also ate way too much pizza and other stuff there. Well, I didn't feel great but oh well - no wonder I am getting fat! Well also we talked about how in the Ensign President Hinckley promises those how will read the entire BofM from Aug 1 until the end of the year will receive great blessings. Well, we are going to institute this in our mission. We are going to start Aug 1 and we are expecting great blessings.

After conference, we went to office and we picked up Брат Блинков. He took us to some members house and we had an interesting discussion with them. The lady told us that she goes to the Провославная Церковь and doesn't really have much desire to come back to church. Well, we talked about the promise above, but she wasn't too interested in it. Well we then went to see Эдуард and Алфия and they are doing well. Блинков talked a lot and it was very long. We sat a lot, and basically Блинков just tried to convince them of the truth. Well, it didn't work out too well, but I have more faith in them now that something will work out and that we will have success. It is awesome to work with people and to help them. I love this work. Well, we then went and got Elder Krivov and came home. I hope that all will be alright."

Monday, July 27, 2009

Meeting

27 July 2005
"I saw the sun today! Not only did I see the sun, but the outside world. Along with that came all the immodesty, drunk people, and weird stares. It was terrible today due to the extreme humidity. It was sure hot. I wanted to die. It was nice to leave the office. It will be super nice to get out again tomorrow with Брат Блинков. He is going to help us out and all. Well, we got to the office plenty early this morning and I worked on a bunch of stupid things - well not stupid things but just the random things that I have to do each day. I helped Brother Блинков out a bit today and I love to work with him. He is a great guy. He is so converted and he has so much love for others. Well, we then worked on getting things ready for the visa trip for those who leave in a month. It is a real pain. I am working on doing all that I am able for it, and it is crazy. Well then tonight we went to the church - time to get out. We had собрание миссионеров tonight and that went alright. Дима the leader needs some help to know how to conduct the meeting better. He tells us what we should do and how to do it. Well, we then met with President Колцов and had a good time. He is a good guy and he works hard with his calling. He is also very committed. We talked about how to help the branch to help itself. It went well, and we had a good time. Anyways, that's about all that went on today. We will have an exciting day tomorrow with conference."

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Typing

26 July 2005
"Well, this is weird to be typing this but I guess that is what I am going to be doing tonight. That will make it a lot faster and plus I don't know when we will be getting home so I figured that I would be getting it done. So today we have been in in the office all and and I have been super busy. it is sure crazy how much time I have spent behind this computer and how much I am still spending here behind it. I have typed a million things in here today, and I have a done a ton. We went to вокзал to pick up Elder Peterson and then we brought him to the office. I worked on getting all the missionaries into the computer and now it is all done. That will make life easier so now that I don't have to worry about it. Tonight I did find out that there is one less elder that is coming in August but I guess that will be alright as I had to type in 30 new things and one less isn't a big loss. Well, I also worked on getting everything ready for the leaving elders and I got that done. There was a million elders here and they were all bothering me and I was working on getting things done. I also talked with Brother Блинков and we had a good chat. He is going to help us on Thursday after conference and then we are going to visit some members and another contact that we have. Well he is really cool and I like him a lot. Well we got through everything that I needed with them and then we went to lunch with the Давыдики and that turned out really good. I ate a lot and I enjoyed it a ton. I love to eat with them and ate a lot. Well I am going to get fat but its all good I guess. Right now I am waiting for stuff from McDonalds as Elder Hunsaker and Spackman went there to get it. Well all is well though. I'll have a ton of time after the mission to work it off. Well after dinner I came back here and worked on getting things ready for the Branch Presidents as many of them will be here on Saturday and I have a bunch of things to get them. I said goodbyes to Elder Smith and that went well and he is a good guy. I will certainly miss him and home that all goes well for him. My head really hurts right now as I have a ton going for me and I have been here all day. Also I have been sitting and going crazy. All will be ok and tomorrow we will hopefully get out and have a good time and do all that we need to. As for now I am going to sign off and get ready to go home..well maybe. We'll see!"

--I typed this entry up. I taped it into my journal. Several of the following posts were typed.