24 October 2005
"Today went good - well it ended awesome. I was super tired this morning and then we ended things off great. We went to the office early as there were elders that had to go to Vilnius for their visas. They got there and I printed off their schedules and maps of Moscow and so forth. That went really well, and we got them off, and we hope that they won't have any problems. Well, Elder Umina left, so that meant that I conducted собрание округа and that went really well. We enjoyed chatting and all, and then afterwards we had some way awesome cake that Sister Фомичева made that was super good. I loved it a ton. We all really really liked it. After that, we had a really long time to get stuff ready for MEC. We did that, and I am all ready.
Well, I got things done and then President met with me and told me that I am leaving from the office and that I will be serving in Penza. I am excited for the branch where I will serve, and I know that the Lord wants me to serve there. I am sure going to miss people here. I love people so much. It will be super hard.
This evening we were contacting and we met a nice grandma that we had helped a few weeks ago. She was so happy to see us, and she gave me a kiss on the cheek. She said she is 82 and she loves us. What a joy to meet with us, but we have to pass here to the sisters. We finished the night with the Стальновы's and we encouraged them to write in their journals, and write how they became members. I talked with my companion and we both wished that we had written better when we were younger. I have so many lost memories. Writing about our experiences and feelings is so important. I wish I had done better."
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Interesting Meeting
23 October 2005
"Today was a good day. I just talked with Лариса - a member here - for about 30 minutes. She is way awesome. Why can't all members be like her? She was baptized just over a year ago and she is way strong. She is great. She gave me all kinds of advice on how to become a better missionary. She is way cool, but she wants to find some guy through the internet, so I told her it’s better not to. Anyhow, that was what I did this evening.
This morning we went out and went to church where things went a lot better. We had a really interesting meeting and Брат Буланов taught half of the lessons again and so that was no good. We talked about doing work for the dead, but not why. It was weird and I was way confused. We then came home and did some contacting on the way. We didn't have a lot of success, but yeah - that is part of life. We came home and grabbed a quick power nap - 15 minutes and then we continued on working. We found one really great guy, but he is from Moscow. We ate with the Ehlerts this evening and that was way good! I wish that I could always be with them. Well, the APs were there and we had a good time that way. Elder Kirk shared his testimony about his mission and that was way awesome. He had a lot of success and he has had a good time. We then came home, and I have very little time. It was sure an interesting day, but that isn't uncommon."
"Today was a good day. I just talked with Лариса - a member here - for about 30 minutes. She is way awesome. Why can't all members be like her? She was baptized just over a year ago and she is way strong. She is great. She gave me all kinds of advice on how to become a better missionary. She is way cool, but she wants to find some guy through the internet, so I told her it’s better not to. Anyhow, that was what I did this evening.
This morning we went out and went to church where things went a lot better. We had a really interesting meeting and Брат Буланов taught half of the lessons again and so that was no good. We talked about doing work for the dead, but not why. It was weird and I was way confused. We then came home and did some contacting on the way. We didn't have a lot of success, but yeah - that is part of life. We came home and grabbed a quick power nap - 15 minutes and then we continued on working. We found one really great guy, but he is from Moscow. We ate with the Ehlerts this evening and that was way good! I wish that I could always be with them. Well, the APs were there and we had a good time that way. Elder Kirk shared his testimony about his mission and that was way awesome. He had a lot of success and he has had a good time. We then came home, and I have very little time. It was sure an interesting day, but that isn't uncommon."
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sports Bar
22 October 2005
"I think I'll just write the day down as it went. We got up and did our studying this morning and then we went to the office and enjoyed the time to write home. Nothing major really happened there, but I wrote home with not many problems. I worked on getting my pictures done as I wanted so that I can burn them. Also Сестра Петунц wrote and asked me why I was always so nice to her - I told her that it is just my character. Well, at times I think that I am too nice too. We then went to the рынок and магазин where we bought food for next week. I bought some thing gloves too that I wanted. We came home and headed to lunch.
Lunch was way awesome! We went to a sports bar type place, and there we ate and watched a soccer game. It was way awesome and the game was way sweet. Maybe we weren't supposed to go there, but it was way worth it. I love to watch soccer, and I ordered buffalo wings that were to die for. It was way worth it.
We then went out to choir practice and that was fun. We did good and I love to sing. I wish that I had a better voice, but I guess I am blessed with other talents. We came home and I grabbed a power nap before we headed out and did some knocking. There wasn't any success, but it was a good time and I felt great afterwards. We finished the night with Степан and enjoyed him as always. Tonight I will sleep great! I am excited!"
"I think I'll just write the day down as it went. We got up and did our studying this morning and then we went to the office and enjoyed the time to write home. Nothing major really happened there, but I wrote home with not many problems. I worked on getting my pictures done as I wanted so that I can burn them. Also Сестра Петунц wrote and asked me why I was always so nice to her - I told her that it is just my character. Well, at times I think that I am too nice too. We then went to the рынок and магазин where we bought food for next week. I bought some thing gloves too that I wanted. We came home and headed to lunch.
Lunch was way awesome! We went to a sports bar type place, and there we ate and watched a soccer game. It was way awesome and the game was way sweet. Maybe we weren't supposed to go there, but it was way worth it. I love to watch soccer, and I ordered buffalo wings that were to die for. It was way worth it.
We then went out to choir practice and that was fun. We did good and I love to sing. I wish that I had a better voice, but I guess I am blessed with other talents. We came home and I grabbed a power nap before we headed out and did some knocking. There wasn't any success, but it was a good time and I felt great afterwards. We finished the night with Степан and enjoyed him as always. Tonight I will sleep great! I am excited!"
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Slow Day
21 October 2005
"Today turned out to be a good day. We got in a good study this morning and we even studied Russian which was a nice change. I haven't really studied the language a whole lot while I have been here in Samara so I was glad to have the chance. We also planned out our week and how to help all of our investigators.
We finished planning and then we headed to the office where I had little to do, but did all that I could. I worked on getting my things all ready for Monday. I also worked on making a form for elders that will be coming. Like I said, I had very little to do. I typed up the sisters english lesson again - another play about princes as I had to teach the beginners class. I did end up reading the kings lines as they had few people there. Sister Ehlert gave me a haircut today in the office so now my head feels better and I got rid of all those curly hairs!
Tonight we met with Вячеслав and had a good meeting with him. We talked about general conference, and it went well. He is interesting and I was glad to see him. Today felt good to be back to work and to be helping people. We have p-day tomorrow, so I will get to write home!"
"Today turned out to be a good day. We got in a good study this morning and we even studied Russian which was a nice change. I haven't really studied the language a whole lot while I have been here in Samara so I was glad to have the chance. We also planned out our week and how to help all of our investigators.
We finished planning and then we headed to the office where I had little to do, but did all that I could. I worked on getting my things all ready for Monday. I also worked on making a form for elders that will be coming. Like I said, I had very little to do. I typed up the sisters english lesson again - another play about princes as I had to teach the beginners class. I did end up reading the kings lines as they had few people there. Sister Ehlert gave me a haircut today in the office so now my head feels better and I got rid of all those curly hairs!
Tonight we met with Вячеслав and had a good meeting with him. We talked about general conference, and it went well. He is interesting and I was glad to see him. Today felt good to be back to work and to be helping people. We have p-day tomorrow, so I will get to write home!"
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Preparing
20 October 2005
"I got real motivated and made chocolate revel bars. That's right! I got super motivated I guess you could say, and we bought all the stuff for it, and it only took me about an hour to get it all ready. They were super good of course, and I greatly enjoyed them. I love to eat them I guess the main reason that I made them though is because the sisters wanted them. They said that it would help them and I was bored. The day actually started by leaving early to get a missionary that will be going on a mission - Дима Королев. We took him to the office with use. We then helped Баба Нина out by burying her underground garden thing. It was wonderful to be able to serve her. We then studied before going to the office. Life there was boring so it was good to see the sisters. I worked a lot on a book for the Exec Sec, so that things will be a lot easier for him later. I was so glad to finally leave and get to choir. I love to sing and it gives such a great relief. I enjoyed that. We sang great and really enjoyed the time. Well, we got our tickets for the b-ball game we are going to in a week, and then we ran as it was late. On the way home in the gazelle, there was a lot of time to think about how blessed I am to be here. I love the opportunity to be growing so much and I am truly learning much during my time here. The Lord has blessed me more than I can imagine."
"I got real motivated and made chocolate revel bars. That's right! I got super motivated I guess you could say, and we bought all the stuff for it, and it only took me about an hour to get it all ready. They were super good of course, and I greatly enjoyed them. I love to eat them I guess the main reason that I made them though is because the sisters wanted them. They said that it would help them and I was bored. The day actually started by leaving early to get a missionary that will be going on a mission - Дима Королев. We took him to the office with use. We then helped Баба Нина out by burying her underground garden thing. It was wonderful to be able to serve her. We then studied before going to the office. Life there was boring so it was good to see the sisters. I worked a lot on a book for the Exec Sec, so that things will be a lot easier for him later. I was so glad to finally leave and get to choir. I love to sing and it gives such a great relief. I enjoyed that. We sang great and really enjoyed the time. Well, we got our tickets for the b-ball game we are going to in a week, and then we ran as it was late. On the way home in the gazelle, there was a lot of time to think about how blessed I am to be here. I love the opportunity to be growing so much and I am truly learning much during my time here. The Lord has blessed me more than I can imagine."
Monday, October 19, 2009
Full Day
19 October 2005
"It couldn't be much better than today. The only bad thing was that we didn't get much studying time. We couldn't though as we were super busy. We tried to kill ourselves this morning by playing in frisbee. That went well, but I hurt really bad now from it. There was probably 10 missionaries that played in all, and we played for about 2 hours. We ran home and took showers before we went to the office. We only had about an hour and then we went with the Framptons to a school where we met them and got the opportunity set up to do english with them. We sat around while they talked about humanitarian aid, and we were fairly bored. We took off running to where we met with Tom and Дима. That went well. We talked about the plan of salvation and about life here. Дима wants to come to church on Sunday. Tom said that he is strongly encouraging Дима to go this way with the church. It was interesting and I thought that he himself needs to go that way. Well, I then had an interview with President, and that went great. We talked about the branch and he said that people don't have time for the important stuff (у людей нет времени на главное). That seems so true. We ran to a meeting with Надежда и Баба Нина. That was pretty good and we did the 2nd lesson. The question came up that had come up with Ирина в Энгельсе about us being able to live w/o the fall - they think we would be alive in the garden of Eden. Well, I still don't know a great explanation, but I will be searching. We ended the night knocking with no much success, but I guess that is part of life. A good day in all, even if I am sore."
"It couldn't be much better than today. The only bad thing was that we didn't get much studying time. We couldn't though as we were super busy. We tried to kill ourselves this morning by playing in frisbee. That went well, but I hurt really bad now from it. There was probably 10 missionaries that played in all, and we played for about 2 hours. We ran home and took showers before we went to the office. We only had about an hour and then we went with the Framptons to a school where we met them and got the opportunity set up to do english with them. We sat around while they talked about humanitarian aid, and we were fairly bored. We took off running to where we met with Tom and Дима. That went well. We talked about the plan of salvation and about life here. Дима wants to come to church on Sunday. Tom said that he is strongly encouraging Дима to go this way with the church. It was interesting and I thought that he himself needs to go that way. Well, I then had an interview with President, and that went great. We talked about the branch and he said that people don't have time for the important stuff (у людей нет времени на главное). That seems so true. We ran to a meeting with Надежда и Баба Нина. That was pretty good and we did the 2nd lesson. The question came up that had come up with Ирина в Энгельсе about us being able to live w/o the fall - they think we would be alive in the garden of Eden. Well, I still don't know a great explanation, but I will be searching. We ended the night knocking with no much success, but I guess that is part of life. A good day in all, even if I am sore."
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Date
18 October 2005
"We spent the entire day in the church today. We stopped by the office this morning to take a few things, and then we went to the church. We had conference, and it went really well. President talked about writings and about their importance. He said that we should be writing in our journals everyday and we should be writing also in our area book. I have done a lot to get our book up the last little while, and that is good. Our book is a lot better. He also talked about the Book of Mormon and about how she was put together. I also talked about the Book of Mormon and about how it blesses me in my life, and how it gives me energy and desire to work. The Book of Mormon is really helping me right now. We also talked about progressing investigators, and how to know if they really are progressing.
After conference, Elder Kirk and I helped the Framptons to get home and on the way back we were riding on the tram when these started to throw rocks at it. Everyone closed the window, and then one guy pressed the stop button to get out. The kids tried to run, but one of them fell and it guy just smashed and then he got back on and we took off. It was pretty crazy all in all.
Well, we sat and chatted for awhile with missionaries, and that went well. We chatted and played with all, and it was a lot of fun. We had FHE this evening and that was cool too. We enjoyed playing and we talked about honesty. I talked with several people, and just it was nice. I have called a lot of people tonight, and I still have a lot to call. I guess we will see how tomorrow turns out.
Oh yeah, I don't know how I forgot this. We were at FHE and I was talking with Оля - one of the sisters potential investigators. I was asking her where she studies and she told me that it was by the symphony hall and I told her that I know where it was and that we didn't live far. She was really happy and then she invited my comp and I to go there with them - talk about awkward. I explained to her that we couldn't and all was good, but that was the first invitation to go on a date on my mission."
"We spent the entire day in the church today. We stopped by the office this morning to take a few things, and then we went to the church. We had conference, and it went really well. President talked about writings and about their importance. He said that we should be writing in our journals everyday and we should be writing also in our area book. I have done a lot to get our book up the last little while, and that is good. Our book is a lot better. He also talked about the Book of Mormon and about how she was put together. I also talked about the Book of Mormon and about how it blesses me in my life, and how it gives me energy and desire to work. The Book of Mormon is really helping me right now. We also talked about progressing investigators, and how to know if they really are progressing.
After conference, Elder Kirk and I helped the Framptons to get home and on the way back we were riding on the tram when these started to throw rocks at it. Everyone closed the window, and then one guy pressed the stop button to get out. The kids tried to run, but one of them fell and it guy just smashed and then he got back on and we took off. It was pretty crazy all in all.
Well, we sat and chatted for awhile with missionaries, and that went well. We chatted and played with all, and it was a lot of fun. We had FHE this evening and that was cool too. We enjoyed playing and we talked about honesty. I talked with several people, and just it was nice. I have called a lot of people tonight, and I still have a lot to call. I guess we will see how tomorrow turns out.
Oh yeah, I don't know how I forgot this. We were at FHE and I was talking with Оля - one of the sisters potential investigators. I was asking her where she studies and she told me that it was by the symphony hall and I told her that I know where it was and that we didn't live far. She was really happy and then she invited my comp and I to go there with them - talk about awkward. I explained to her that we couldn't and all was good, but that was the first invitation to go on a date on my mission."
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