29 March 2006
"It was another quick p-day. It was not nearly as boring as usual, but we still had plenty of time to sleep. This morning we didn't do a whole lot but we got this place cleaned up and so things are a lot nice here. We then went out to write home, and all seems to be going well for them. I can't believe that I only have a couple more times to write home. We then went to the branch apartment and watched the concerts that we put on here in Penza. It was alright and we ate pizza. We went and checked out some cds that I bought a few of. We walked around for a bit before we came back here to sleep. Tonight we went to English and had a good time there. We had several student there, and so that was way cool. I enjoy teaching English and I will miss it. We then went and did home teaching with Гладков at the Мизюркины's and that went well. Гладков loves to talk and we talked about free agency. It went well and it helped them a lot. Well, another day ahead of us. It should be a good one."
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Leaving
7 March 2006
"I guess it has finally happened - the comp has taken off. I must say that it is going to be weird without him the next couple of months. I just got use to him and so it will be weird w/o him. I am with Elder Anand right now and will be with him until Friday night. Today was actually not a terrible day. It could have been a lot worst. Or it even could have been really bad, but we got out contacting this morning before we went searching for a few things for my comp. I got my pictures back, and the new went to the branch apartment where we helped Маша a bit with her computer and got it running all right. We ate Шуарма right before that, and that was not such a great idea. We ran off to Люда's house where we had a pretty cool meeting with Марина - an investigator. She asked why we have to be baptized again if we were already baptized in another church. It was awesome to actually be at a meeting and to feel the spirit working through us as we answered her questions. We the came home quick before we ran to the concert which was actually pretty cool. We had a good time and the best part was probably when we sand "Don't worry, be happy." It was cool and then right after that, we quick like came home, grabbed Steiner's crap and then went to вокзал where we said our final goodbyes. Missionary work is one of the hardest ever, but the most rewarding."
"I guess it has finally happened - the comp has taken off. I must say that it is going to be weird without him the next couple of months. I just got use to him and so it will be weird w/o him. I am with Elder Anand right now and will be with him until Friday night. Today was actually not a terrible day. It could have been a lot worst. Or it even could have been really bad, but we got out contacting this morning before we went searching for a few things for my comp. I got my pictures back, and the new went to the branch apartment where we helped Маша a bit with her computer and got it running all right. We ate Шуарма right before that, and that was not such a great idea. We ran off to Люда's house where we had a pretty cool meeting with Марина - an investigator. She asked why we have to be baptized again if we were already baptized in another church. It was awesome to actually be at a meeting and to feel the spirit working through us as we answered her questions. We the came home quick before we ran to the concert which was actually pretty cool. We had a good time and the best part was probably when we sand "Don't worry, be happy." It was cool and then right after that, we quick like came home, grabbed Steiner's crap and then went to вокзал where we said our final goodbyes. Missionary work is one of the hardest ever, but the most rewarding."
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Christmas
7 January 2006
"Today was alright other than the fact that I feel as though I am dying. My desire to work seems to be falling off a bit. Today I was absolutely tired, and had a lot on my mind. I have thought a lot about being a zone leader, and how I would rather not do it. Just worrying about not only about myself, but about other missionaries also, and their future. I am holding my fast right now in behalf of them and to know how to help them. So, today we contacted a little bit this morning before we headed to the Christmas concert - I forgot that today is Christmas in Russia. We went to watch that, and had a wonderful time there. I was a bit tired, but it was cool. We then came home and ate chili and fried tortillas. It was really good.
I took a quick nap and then we headed off to one member where we read the Christmas story. We walked to Афина's place, and we had a really good time finding her not home. Маша и Аня were with us, but we got rid of them, and we came home to do some planning. We planned our next week and things should go well too."
"Today was alright other than the fact that I feel as though I am dying. My desire to work seems to be falling off a bit. Today I was absolutely tired, and had a lot on my mind. I have thought a lot about being a zone leader, and how I would rather not do it. Just worrying about not only about myself, but about other missionaries also, and their future. I am holding my fast right now in behalf of them and to know how to help them. So, today we contacted a little bit this morning before we headed to the Christmas concert - I forgot that today is Christmas in Russia. We went to watch that, and had a wonderful time there. I was a bit tired, but it was cool. We then came home and ate chili and fried tortillas. It was really good.
I took a quick nap and then we headed off to one member where we read the Christmas story. We walked to Афина's place, and we had a really good time finding her not home. Маша и Аня were with us, but we got rid of them, and we came home to do some planning. We planned our next week and things should go well too."
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Preparing
30 December 2005
"The holiday spirit is kicking in and it is making it hard to work. I had a hard time keeping us focused on work, but it was alright. The hardest part was that there was basically nothing to do. No one could meet with us as they are all getting ready for the New Year, and people didn't want to talk with us a ton, but we managed to work. We had planning this morning, and that went fairly well. We then contacted and stopped by to a few stores. We went to see Afina but she wasn't home. We need to talk with her to tell here we need to postpone the baptism. Well, we then went to the branch where we had a cool concert/play. It was the branch new year party, and they did a good job organizing it. They had the Russian Santa Clause (Дед Мороз) and a big program. We sang a couple of songs there and kind of relaxed. It was fun and really funny.
After the concert, I found out how crazy things are, and that girls have insane emotions. I have noticed how a couple of girls - Маша и Аня always are going for the missionaries attention. Other members notice this, and it is really bothering them. They wish that we would not focus all of our attention on them and we would talk with everyone, and have a good time. I don't know how to talk with our missionaries about it, and get them excited for it. I hope that they will understand where I am coming form, and that they will want to change. Tomorrow we are going to have a lazy day and get ready for New Year's!"
"The holiday spirit is kicking in and it is making it hard to work. I had a hard time keeping us focused on work, but it was alright. The hardest part was that there was basically nothing to do. No one could meet with us as they are all getting ready for the New Year, and people didn't want to talk with us a ton, but we managed to work. We had planning this morning, and that went fairly well. We then contacted and stopped by to a few stores. We went to see Afina but she wasn't home. We need to talk with her to tell here we need to postpone the baptism. Well, we then went to the branch where we had a cool concert/play. It was the branch new year party, and they did a good job organizing it. They had the Russian Santa Clause (Дед Мороз) and a big program. We sang a couple of songs there and kind of relaxed. It was fun and really funny.
After the concert, I found out how crazy things are, and that girls have insane emotions. I have noticed how a couple of girls - Маша и Аня always are going for the missionaries attention. Other members notice this, and it is really bothering them. They wish that we would not focus all of our attention on them and we would talk with everyone, and have a good time. I don't know how to talk with our missionaries about it, and get them excited for it. I hope that they will understand where I am coming form, and that they will want to change. Tomorrow we are going to have a lazy day and get ready for New Year's!"
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."
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