14 November 2005
"Wow, today was a great day. I don't think that things could have gone much better. We had a meeting with the Хозяйка downstairs this morning, and we got things worked out so that everything will be good. We then headed off to meet with a former investigator named Раиса. She is one of the coolest old бабушка that I ever met, and she understands us so well. She has a great sense of humor, and she is just super cool. One problem is that she can't quit smoking. She is way cool though, and we hope to be able to help her. Well, it went for awhile before we went to Stapleton's and Theurer's house for собрание округа. That was way cool, and we got a lot done before we ate. We had pork and beans with grilled cheese. Elder Stapleton also made some fresh homemade lemonade. Well, I chatted with Elder Nance forever and talked about the zone and about how we didn't work that well last week, but we will do better. Well, after my long talk we went out to see some members Шавкат, Ортык, И Мариям. They live outside the city and we stood there on the bus stop forever. We froze our butts off and were ready to die. Well, we had a good time at their house, and we talked with them about the Book of Mormon. They want to read together, and that is way good. They are an awesome family, and we want to help them in order to get to the temple. Now we are home, and we are on exchanges. I am with Elder Brimley and we should have a great day tomorrow. Oh Russia, the joys of living here! So many amazing people, I love it so much!"
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009
Great time
13 November 2005
"What a nice day - we finally got out to work and didn't worry about any little, stupid problems that we have to do usually. This morning, Elder Boster and Brimley made french toast, so we are happy to have them living here with us while they are being so kind to us. They have a lot more energy than we do, so that is way cool.
We then went and sat on the meeting and that went way good. I really enjoyed being able to not have to worry about how the meeting will go. I was pretty tired, and the elder's quorum lesson was fairly boring and I fell asleep for a bit, but I guess that is part of life. We then came home, and had a really good meal - some chicken that we deep fried and ate it with pasta. It turned out awesome, and after that we went out and worked.
We basically walked around and went to members homes, and met several new people. It was way cool, and we got to meet some new people and we have set up a good week for this next one. Now we are working on getting ready for the new week. I am way excited and it should be a lot of fun to work hard!!"
"What a nice day - we finally got out to work and didn't worry about any little, stupid problems that we have to do usually. This morning, Elder Boster and Brimley made french toast, so we are happy to have them living here with us while they are being so kind to us. They have a lot more energy than we do, so that is way cool.
We then went and sat on the meeting and that went way good. I really enjoyed being able to not have to worry about how the meeting will go. I was pretty tired, and the elder's quorum lesson was fairly boring and I fell asleep for a bit, but I guess that is part of life. We then came home, and had a really good meal - some chicken that we deep fried and ate it with pasta. It turned out awesome, and after that we went out and worked.
We basically walked around and went to members homes, and met several new people. It was way cool, and we got to meet some new people and we have set up a good week for this next one. Now we are working on getting ready for the new week. I am way excited and it should be a lot of fun to work hard!!"
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Registration
12 November 2005
"Today went pretty well and we had a good time. It was a ton of fun and well, it was interesting. I found out what a pain it is to get registered here in this city. We went this morning to do it, and it was really bad. We go there and then we sat around for about an hour while we waited for the opportunity to get in the room and sign some paper. It was pretty crazy. We then left and then we went and waited while the registrator took our passports and did something that she needed to with them. We came home, ate, and then we went to sports time. That turned out really well, and enjoyed it. We played b-ball by the big рынок here, and it was way sweet.
I then had a fairly interesting experience of meeting with the Хозяйка of an apartment. Well, it was a long meeting, and none of us felt right about renting the place, but we agreed to meet tomorrow and to sign the contract. In the end, we called back and felt that it was better not to rent the place, and so we will wait and see what happens.
We then ran off to the branch concert that didn't turn out as we expected. I think that the main problem was that there was so much modern music and it didn't feel like a church activity, but we had a prayer at the beginning and the end. The other problem was there were a ton of gypsies. We have one in our ward and she invited all here friends and people to dance. It was crazy how many of them there were. Of the 70 people there, 50 were gypsies - this is no lie or exaggeration. It was crazy, and I could not believe it. Well, they had some cool dance numbers, so that was fun. Now we came home and are getting ready to sleep as always. Tomorrow we will have the entire day to work, so it will finally be a good one."
"Today went pretty well and we had a good time. It was a ton of fun and well, it was interesting. I found out what a pain it is to get registered here in this city. We went this morning to do it, and it was really bad. We go there and then we sat around for about an hour while we waited for the opportunity to get in the room and sign some paper. It was pretty crazy. We then left and then we went and waited while the registrator took our passports and did something that she needed to with them. We came home, ate, and then we went to sports time. That turned out really well, and enjoyed it. We played b-ball by the big рынок here, and it was way sweet.
I then had a fairly interesting experience of meeting with the Хозяйка of an apartment. Well, it was a long meeting, and none of us felt right about renting the place, but we agreed to meet tomorrow and to sign the contract. In the end, we called back and felt that it was better not to rent the place, and so we will wait and see what happens.
We then ran off to the branch concert that didn't turn out as we expected. I think that the main problem was that there was so much modern music and it didn't feel like a church activity, but we had a prayer at the beginning and the end. The other problem was there were a ton of gypsies. We have one in our ward and she invited all here friends and people to dance. It was crazy how many of them there were. Of the 70 people there, 50 were gypsies - this is no lie or exaggeration. It was crazy, and I could not believe it. Well, they had some cool dance numbers, so that was fun. Now we came home and are getting ready to sleep as always. Tomorrow we will have the entire day to work, so it will finally be a good one."
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
11 November 2005
"Today was sure and interesting day. We wasted a lot of time, and then we had a really good time. This morning we got in from Samara and that was good. I tried to get some more sleep once we got home in but that didn't go so well. We then went and wasted a few hours at Gene's house. There is going to be a concert tomorrow and so the elders all got ready for that. We quickly left and stopped by to Subway and got some good food! We then ran off to an English lesson that we should have done.
There was 6 missionaries, 10 young ladies, and 1 малчик. The lights in the school had gone out and so we went to a little cafe - шоклад.ru. We talked with them forever on English and talked about why we are here and in the end it was way fun, but awkward. We hope there will be some new investigators because of it.
Tonight I had the opportunity to conduct a baptismal interview with a Вера Федоровна and that was awesome. This lady is great, and the spirit was way strong. Tonight we ended up just planning and got things worked out for next week and how we are going to be super busy! It will be awesome and we excited to work hard!"
"Today was sure and interesting day. We wasted a lot of time, and then we had a really good time. This morning we got in from Samara and that was good. I tried to get some more sleep once we got home in but that didn't go so well. We then went and wasted a few hours at Gene's house. There is going to be a concert tomorrow and so the elders all got ready for that. We quickly left and stopped by to Subway and got some good food! We then ran off to an English lesson that we should have done.
There was 6 missionaries, 10 young ladies, and 1 малчик. The lights in the school had gone out and so we went to a little cafe - шоклад.ru. We talked with them forever on English and talked about why we are here and in the end it was way fun, but awkward. We hope there will be some new investigators because of it.
Tonight I had the opportunity to conduct a baptismal interview with a Вера Федоровна and that was awesome. This lady is great, and the spirit was way strong. Tonight we ended up just planning and got things worked out for next week and how we are going to be super busy! It will be awesome and we excited to work hard!"
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Counsel
10 November 2005
"I am going to die...I am so tired I have had a little sleep, but i will be all right. This day has gone by pretty quick. We got in this morning, and we went to the office where we sat around for awhile. Well, we started совет, and that went well. We talked about how our area books are, and how we are working. It went really well, and we enjoyed it. Well, we then had lunch which was awesome. I miss eating in the office with the Davidiks. I ate a ton as always. After lunch we went back to совет which went alright, but it drug out a little too long. I wanted to catch a few winks, but it didn't happen. I did get to see Сестра Гугелская and that was way cool. I miss seeing everyone here. Well, we did a few random things in the office before we took off. We headed to McDonalds with Elder Barney and Richards and had a good meal. Well, we walked back to the center where Elder Steiner and I met with Надежда which went fairly good. She is a really nice lady, but is so confused and loves me to death. It went well, and she understood that she needs to read better, but in the end she was still confused. After the meeting we came here to the вокзал where we are waiting for our train. On the way here I had a Russian moment. We stopped by to a store and I had a jar of tomatoes on the ground accidentally and the lady freaked out and told me that I had to pay for it immediately. Well, it was really dumb.
Today was really cool, and I was happy to be back in Samara. I sure miss things here. I talked with the sisters for awhile tonight and that was cool. They are such great people. I got a lot of advice about how can I help the zone, and I hope that I can apply. Off to the train we go..."
"I am going to die...I am so tired I have had a little sleep, but i will be all right. This day has gone by pretty quick. We got in this morning, and we went to the office where we sat around for awhile. Well, we started совет, and that went well. We talked about how our area books are, and how we are working. It went really well, and we enjoyed it. Well, we then had lunch which was awesome. I miss eating in the office with the Davidiks. I ate a ton as always. After lunch we went back to совет which went alright, but it drug out a little too long. I wanted to catch a few winks, but it didn't happen. I did get to see Сестра Гугелская and that was way cool. I miss seeing everyone here. Well, we did a few random things in the office before we took off. We headed to McDonalds with Elder Barney and Richards and had a good meal. Well, we walked back to the center where Elder Steiner and I met with Надежда which went fairly good. She is a really nice lady, but is so confused and loves me to death. It went well, and she understood that she needs to read better, but in the end she was still confused. After the meeting we came here to the вокзал where we are waiting for our train. On the way here I had a Russian moment. We stopped by to a store and I had a jar of tomatoes on the ground accidentally and the lady freaked out and told me that I had to pay for it immediately. Well, it was really dumb.
Today was really cool, and I was happy to be back in Samara. I sure miss things here. I talked with the sisters for awhile tonight and that was cool. They are such great people. I got a lot of advice about how can I help the zone, and I hope that I can apply. Off to the train we go..."
Monday, November 9, 2009
P-Day
9 November 2005
"Today was a way sweet day. It was p-day and so that was nice. I got up and did a little studying before we did the big clean of the house. I got the kitchen cleaned up and got things so that we can at least live here. It was nice and the other guys got things cleaned up too. Well, we went to the internet place and wrote home and that was good. As usual nothing new, and things seem to be going well there. No one really writes except the family so that is cool. Well, we wrote home before we had to go wait for Шавкат to get his stuff from the branch apartment. Let's just say that we waited there way longer then we needed to, and then he complained about his problems. Well, he got what he needed and then we took off to the store. It took us a nice long while to get there, but now we have food. We had English lesson tonight and that went well. We just talked about ourselves and it was pretty fun. We then went and sang and that was interesting. It was pretty fun, but I sang myself out and I was ready to go. Now we are getting ready to head out as we will be in Samara tomorrow morning. Hopefully all will go well, and I guess we shall see. It will be a long day..."
"Today was a way sweet day. It was p-day and so that was nice. I got up and did a little studying before we did the big clean of the house. I got the kitchen cleaned up and got things so that we can at least live here. It was nice and the other guys got things cleaned up too. Well, we went to the internet place and wrote home and that was good. As usual nothing new, and things seem to be going well there. No one really writes except the family so that is cool. Well, we wrote home before we had to go wait for Шавкат to get his stuff from the branch apartment. Let's just say that we waited there way longer then we needed to, and then he complained about his problems. Well, he got what he needed and then we took off to the store. It took us a nice long while to get there, but now we have food. We had English lesson tonight and that went well. We just talked about ourselves and it was pretty fun. We then went and sang and that was interesting. It was pretty fun, but I sang myself out and I was ready to go. Now we are getting ready to head out as we will be in Samara tomorrow morning. Hopefully all will go well, and I guess we shall see. It will be a long day..."
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Real Meeting
8 November 2005
"Today was an awesome day. It was sure way awesome to be able to work. We didn't have any great success, but for that we at least tried. We worked like real missionaries. Steiner really does want to work, but sometimes he is just unsure. He is an awesome elder, and because of him, I am happy. He is a great guy. This morning we got our studying in, and that went way well. It feels so good to be able to have studying knowing that you will be out working. We rant to the branch apartment, where we thought we were going to be with Шавкат but he didn't show up, and so we ended up coming home back to собрание округа. That went really well and we talked a lot about what will be going down on Совет on Thursday in Samara. We have a great district who is ready to work, and that is awesome. The bad thing was that we had to meet here in our apartment where we have a 4some right now and all this crap. Well, we thought we were going to have to wait home all day, but we ended up talking with the neighbors and we got to leave. We went to find some addresses and since we are in Russia, half of them do not exist, or they are in random places. We had some good contacts, and we worked hard. We then went to a meeting with our only investigator - Альфина - and we had a way good meeting with her. Аня, Маша, и Илья were all there and we had a way good meeting and all shared our testimony and it was awesome. I love to have such meetings. It is so awesome to be here, and I love it. This is a way awesome city!"
"Today was an awesome day. It was sure way awesome to be able to work. We didn't have any great success, but for that we at least tried. We worked like real missionaries. Steiner really does want to work, but sometimes he is just unsure. He is an awesome elder, and because of him, I am happy. He is a great guy. This morning we got our studying in, and that went way well. It feels so good to be able to have studying knowing that you will be out working. We rant to the branch apartment, where we thought we were going to be with Шавкат but he didn't show up, and so we ended up coming home back to собрание округа. That went really well and we talked a lot about what will be going down on Совет on Thursday in Samara. We have a great district who is ready to work, and that is awesome. The bad thing was that we had to meet here in our apartment where we have a 4some right now and all this crap. Well, we thought we were going to have to wait home all day, but we ended up talking with the neighbors and we got to leave. We went to find some addresses and since we are in Russia, half of them do not exist, or they are in random places. We had some good contacts, and we worked hard. We then went to a meeting with our only investigator - Альфина - and we had a way good meeting with her. Аня, Маша, и Илья were all there and we had a way good meeting and all shared our testimony and it was awesome. I love to have such meetings. It is so awesome to be here, and I love it. This is a way awesome city!"
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