21 April 2006
"Well, I am officially not a missionary. That is sure a weird feeling. I just slept a good 8 hours last night, and that felt good. Life is good here and I am going to enjoy it. It will be hard as I terribly miss everyone. So after the flight earlier. I took my time to get to my family and to see how they were. They were all glad to see me, but I must admit that it was sure a strange feeling. We came home and just chatted about life and how all is going. I drank real milk and had good Mexican food and my Mom got it all ready. It was sure a weird feeling. I met with the stake president and had a good spiritual meeting where I officially became JC Tenney again. I went to bed about 12. I have a lot to do, and it will be weird to open all my stuff up again. Life is weird and I miss my friends but life will likely move along. I will never forget my best 2 years serving the Russian people."
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Last P-day
12 April 2006
"Today was a pretty sweet p-day and it was my last one! I can't believe it. I was in a bad mood this morning and so that was no good. One of the main reasons is because the family didn't say a word about me coming home and so I felt really crappy. Just it was weird and right now I have all kinds of feelings that I just can't express and I am very emotional. After we wrote home we went to a few disc stores and that was pretty cool. I bought several discs and got what I wanted. We grabbed some трио Пицца and that was good as always. We came home and I grabbed a few zzz's as I was a bit out of it. I then got my discs all organized and that was way nice. We took off to take some pictures and so now I have several. We had English tonight and that was good. It was my last English night and so that is a little sad. Well, we looked at an apartment for the sisters and found one, and so that is good. Now we are home."
"Today was a pretty sweet p-day and it was my last one! I can't believe it. I was in a bad mood this morning and so that was no good. One of the main reasons is because the family didn't say a word about me coming home and so I felt really crappy. Just it was weird and right now I have all kinds of feelings that I just can't express and I am very emotional. After we wrote home we went to a few disc stores and that was pretty cool. I bought several discs and got what I wanted. We grabbed some трио Пицца and that was good as always. We came home and I grabbed a few zzz's as I was a bit out of it. I then got my discs all organized and that was way nice. We took off to take some pictures and so now I have several. We had English tonight and that was good. It was my last English night and so that is a little sad. Well, we looked at an apartment for the sisters and found one, and so that is good. Now we are home."
Monday, February 22, 2010
Slow
22 February 2006
"Today was pretty sweet day, and we didn't really do anything. We kind of just took it easy. This morning, we cleaned up the apartment and got things in order around here. We took off and wrote home where things are going as usual. My sister is moving back home for a bit, and BJ is working well. We wrote home and all went well that way, and then we took off and bought our food for the next week or so. We went to the branch apartment where my come helped Маша with her computer, and I worked on cleaning the joint up a little bit. It was really bad there, but it is a lot better. Well, then we ate at Трио Пицца and they had the Olympics on (cross country skiing) and we glanced every now and then. It was way sweet and I love the Olympics. After that we stopped into a book store and did a lot of looking around. It was cool and then we had English. We ended the night that way, and it should be a good one tomorrow. I feel a bit better today, and hopefully my headache will disappear once we start to work again."
"Today was pretty sweet day, and we didn't really do anything. We kind of just took it easy. This morning, we cleaned up the apartment and got things in order around here. We took off and wrote home where things are going as usual. My sister is moving back home for a bit, and BJ is working well. We wrote home and all went well that way, and then we took off and bought our food for the next week or so. We went to the branch apartment where my come helped Маша with her computer, and I worked on cleaning the joint up a little bit. It was really bad there, but it is a lot better. Well, then we ate at Трио Пицца and they had the Olympics on (cross country skiing) and we glanced every now and then. It was way sweet and I love the Olympics. After that we stopped into a book store and did a lot of looking around. It was cool and then we had English. We ended the night that way, and it should be a good one tomorrow. I feel a bit better today, and hopefully my headache will disappear once we start to work again."
Monday, February 8, 2010
8 February 2006
"Today I just about had a mental break down. These girls - Маша и Аня - are driving me crazy. We wrote home, and all is going well there. I wrote a little less than usual, but with the new rules, all is well. My little bro got baptized so that was the really good news. I was happy to see some of the pictures. We had English tonight, and that went pretty decent, and we had several students. Later, we sang, and that was fun and now we are chilling.
The best news today was that we cleaned the joint up, and it looks great here. We cleaned a ton up, and I can live here now without problems. We bought food for the week and although it is cold (-30C) we will eat well this week. I have to plan something to do, or we won't do anything tomorrow. Off to work I go!"
"Today I just about had a mental break down. These girls - Маша и Аня - are driving me crazy. We wrote home, and all is going well there. I wrote a little less than usual, but with the new rules, all is well. My little bro got baptized so that was the really good news. I was happy to see some of the pictures. We had English tonight, and that went pretty decent, and we had several students. Later, we sang, and that was fun and now we are chilling.
The best news today was that we cleaned the joint up, and it looks great here. We cleaned a ton up, and I can live here now without problems. We bought food for the week and although it is cold (-30C) we will eat well this week. I have to plan something to do, or we won't do anything tomorrow. Off to work I go!"
Monday, January 11, 2010
Good P-day
11 January 2006
"Another quick day passed by. It was a good one at that, and we had a good time relaxing. It was p-day and so we chilled this morning and didn't do a ton. We did clean the apartment finally, and so the house looks a lot nicer. We gave Маша a blessing for here test that she is going to have and then we hit up the рынок. We didn't buy really anything - just some pasta. It is no wonder that I haven't felt good the past few days, as we haven't eaten anything healthy. In fact today I have barely eaten anything. I think that I need to start eating better, but I don't know how. After the рынок we went to the other area to check out discs. There wasn't anything too amazing, but we found one store that had some good stuff. We wrote home and the family is doing well. Not much going on that way. We had English lesson and that went well.
We finished the night by meeting with Владик. He is doing well, and still trying to find out truth. He seems to accept most of the teaching, and accepted the commitment for baptism. The main thing is that we need to help him quit smoking and drinking. He drinks rarely so that will be a lot easier. He wants to quit smoking but hasn't gotten his faith up to do it yet. President Макаров helped out wonderfully. Tonight I am in Арбекого with Elder Ананд on exchanges. I need to help him know more what to do. He is a great guy."
"Another quick day passed by. It was a good one at that, and we had a good time relaxing. It was p-day and so we chilled this morning and didn't do a ton. We did clean the apartment finally, and so the house looks a lot nicer. We gave Маша a blessing for here test that she is going to have and then we hit up the рынок. We didn't buy really anything - just some pasta. It is no wonder that I haven't felt good the past few days, as we haven't eaten anything healthy. In fact today I have barely eaten anything. I think that I need to start eating better, but I don't know how. After the рынок we went to the other area to check out discs. There wasn't anything too amazing, but we found one store that had some good stuff. We wrote home and the family is doing well. Not much going on that way. We had English lesson and that went well.
We finished the night by meeting with Владик. He is doing well, and still trying to find out truth. He seems to accept most of the teaching, and accepted the commitment for baptism. The main thing is that we need to help him quit smoking and drinking. He drinks rarely so that will be a lot easier. He wants to quit smoking but hasn't gotten his faith up to do it yet. President Макаров helped out wonderfully. Tonight I am in Арбекого with Elder Ананд on exchanges. I need to help him know more what to do. He is a great guy."
Friday, December 25, 2009
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
25 December 2005
"Another Christmas passed by here on the mission. It is crazy how they pass without much noticing. We had church this morning and that was good. Once again, Владик was there and he enjoyed it all very much. He is a great guy, and we have another meeting with him on Tuesday. Well, after the meeting, we went to the branch apartment, and made cookies. It took about 3 hours, and I was ready to die by the end. It was really a huge waste of time, and I was the only one who even worked on the cookies. We took off to a few members, and gave them what we had made, and sang a bit with them. It was cool, and it was nice to sing to people.
We then ran back here as I had to talk with the family. That was awesome, and at the same time really weird. They are doing well and it was cool to talk with them. It was really cool to talk with my sister Elsa. I also chatted with my Mom for a few minutes and that was nice. She is doing well, and having a good Christmas break. My brother should have called, but I must have given the wrong number because he hasn't called yet. Tomorrow we will be back to work, and it will be super cool. I love work, and it helps me not worry about dumb things."
"Another Christmas passed by here on the mission. It is crazy how they pass without much noticing. We had church this morning and that was good. Once again, Владик was there and he enjoyed it all very much. He is a great guy, and we have another meeting with him on Tuesday. Well, after the meeting, we went to the branch apartment, and made cookies. It took about 3 hours, and I was ready to die by the end. It was really a huge waste of time, and I was the only one who even worked on the cookies. We took off to a few members, and gave them what we had made, and sang a bit with them. It was cool, and it was nice to sing to people.
We then ran back here as I had to talk with the family. That was awesome, and at the same time really weird. They are doing well and it was cool to talk with them. It was really cool to talk with my sister Elsa. I also chatted with my Mom for a few minutes and that was nice. She is doing well, and having a good Christmas break. My brother should have called, but I must have given the wrong number because he hasn't called yet. Tomorrow we will be back to work, and it will be super cool. I love work, and it helps me not worry about dumb things."
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Getting Ready
24 December 2005
"I felt a lot better today although we didn't a whole lot. We started the day out by doing some contacting, and then we went and bought Santa hats and a Christmas tree. We got things all decorated, and then we tried to relax a bit, but ended up going to sport time quick like, and that was a huge waste of time. We sat there and just chatted and then we played a little chess which was our sport. We came home, changed, and then went back for a meeting that we had there. It was pretty cool, and we had a good discussion about our investigators. After that, we stayed there and had a little get pumped up for Christmas and watched Mr. Krueger's Christmas, and that was a lot of fun. We sat and chatted for a bit before we went with Андре to find some more presents. We were wearing our Santa hats, and tons of people wanted us to give them as presents. All these young ladies came up to us, and it was funny. We didn't buy anything other the some food for tomorrow. We came home, and now we are just chillin. Андре stopped by to get his book, and is still here. I talked with my Dad quick like, and now we are going to bed soon. Christmas eve - that is sure crazy!"
"I felt a lot better today although we didn't a whole lot. We started the day out by doing some contacting, and then we went and bought Santa hats and a Christmas tree. We got things all decorated, and then we tried to relax a bit, but ended up going to sport time quick like, and that was a huge waste of time. We sat there and just chatted and then we played a little chess which was our sport. We came home, changed, and then went back for a meeting that we had there. It was pretty cool, and we had a good discussion about our investigators. After that, we stayed there and had a little get pumped up for Christmas and watched Mr. Krueger's Christmas, and that was a lot of fun. We sat and chatted for a bit before we went with Андре to find some more presents. We were wearing our Santa hats, and tons of people wanted us to give them as presents. All these young ladies came up to us, and it was funny. We didn't buy anything other the some food for tomorrow. We came home, and now we are just chillin. Андре stopped by to get his book, and is still here. I talked with my Dad quick like, and now we are going to bed soon. Christmas eve - that is sure crazy!"
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..."
Monday, November 2, 2009
Strong Spirit
2 November 2005
"Today was a great day. I had a way good time, but once again I am dead. This morning the Zls came by and picked me up and that was cool because we went to play some. We once again played frisbee and a little football. We played for a long time and then we went and we ate McDonalds. That was really good, and I really enjoyed it. I am home, showered, and then we took off. I got to the office and did a few things and then Tom came. Wow! That was way sweet!
Elder Nava was a Catholic earlier in his life and so he told about how he was converted and it was way awesome. We felt the spirit really strong and it was awesome. Tom promised to come on Sunday – and that was way sweet. We all felt the spirit way strong.
Well, after the meeting we were all on a high, and I wrote home a really awesome letter, and that was way good. My family is doing well, and now I am going to have p-day on Wednesdays with her and that will be nice. We then went to собрание миссионеров and that was sure interesting. We got there late and it was basically useless. After we stopped by to Надежада and tried to do a lesson with her, but it didn't go so well. She doesn't understand her baptism, and it was very hard. Well, she just worried about me leaving that this all. Now I am off to bed. I will write more tomorrow!"
"Today was a great day. I had a way good time, but once again I am dead. This morning the Zls came by and picked me up and that was cool because we went to play some. We once again played frisbee and a little football. We played for a long time and then we went and we ate McDonalds. That was really good, and I really enjoyed it. I am home, showered, and then we took off. I got to the office and did a few things and then Tom came. Wow! That was way sweet!
Elder Nava was a Catholic earlier in his life and so he told about how he was converted and it was way awesome. We felt the spirit really strong and it was awesome. Tom promised to come on Sunday – and that was way sweet. We all felt the spirit way strong.
Well, after the meeting we were all on a high, and I wrote home a really awesome letter, and that was way good. My family is doing well, and now I am going to have p-day on Wednesdays with her and that will be nice. We then went to собрание миссионеров and that was sure interesting. We got there late and it was basically useless. After we stopped by to Надежада and tried to do a lesson with her, but it didn't go so well. She doesn't understand her baptism, and it was very hard. Well, she just worried about me leaving that this all. Now I am off to bed. I will write more tomorrow!"
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Normal P-day
3 August 2005
"We are so boring. We don't do anything that is exciting. Life really sucks when you are the only 2 elders with p-day. I mean, it’s not like I am going to die, but it really is boring. This morning I didn't get up on time again because I slept very little last night. All I thought about was a missionary who will be here and how she needs to be here by Thursday to get set apart and then get to Moscow. It tortured me all night. Well, I wrote home, and that went well. The family is doing well, and there is no major news. My sister is going to move out for a while, so that is crazy. I looked at a bunch of pictures of the hurricane Katrina and things are crazy there. It is sad how much is happening. We were bored and didn't want to leave, and so I work more on the Access program. We finally left, and we went to the store and got some food for the next week. Well, it should be good, and I got a lot of good stuff. On the way home, rain came really hard and I was pretty wet. Well, it was all good and we went back to the office to make lunch. We had potatoes, chicken, and a salad type of thing. After eating we got all our things together and we came home where we layed down to sleep. I slept for about an hour and a half before President called and woke me up. He needed some help, so I did what I could. Well, I wrote a letter to Jeff and then I read a bit. We went to Площадь Революции. We sat and watched the people walk by and it was pretty funny. We were waiting for Юрий but he didn't show, so we went to see Степан w/o him. We heard all of the same excuses again about not coming and not being able to. We told him that he had to, and he agrees but then makes an excuse why he can't. It is frustrating but we just need to keep working with him. After the meeting we went on to the street and we were heard "Lady In Red" playing down by the Volga and we walked down that way. We stopped by the store and grabbed some stuff for tomorrow. We are of course fasting right now and I am having a good time with that - I actually enjoy conquering the body. I am fasting for Tom that he might realize that he has already found out that the church is true. I hope that all will work out for him. Well for being a boring day, I wrote a lot. I hope that tomorrow will be a good day and that all will go well. I love fast and testimony meeting and the spirit that comes from it. We will hopefully work well tomorrow and find some new people, but we'll see for sure."
"We are so boring. We don't do anything that is exciting. Life really sucks when you are the only 2 elders with p-day. I mean, it’s not like I am going to die, but it really is boring. This morning I didn't get up on time again because I slept very little last night. All I thought about was a missionary who will be here and how she needs to be here by Thursday to get set apart and then get to Moscow. It tortured me all night. Well, I wrote home, and that went well. The family is doing well, and there is no major news. My sister is going to move out for a while, so that is crazy. I looked at a bunch of pictures of the hurricane Katrina and things are crazy there. It is sad how much is happening. We were bored and didn't want to leave, and so I work more on the Access program. We finally left, and we went to the store and got some food for the next week. Well, it should be good, and I got a lot of good stuff. On the way home, rain came really hard and I was pretty wet. Well, it was all good and we went back to the office to make lunch. We had potatoes, chicken, and a salad type of thing. After eating we got all our things together and we came home where we layed down to sleep. I slept for about an hour and a half before President called and woke me up. He needed some help, so I did what I could. Well, I wrote a letter to Jeff and then I read a bit. We went to Площадь Революции. We sat and watched the people walk by and it was pretty funny. We were waiting for Юрий but he didn't show, so we went to see Степан w/o him. We heard all of the same excuses again about not coming and not being able to. We told him that he had to, and he agrees but then makes an excuse why he can't. It is frustrating but we just need to keep working with him. After the meeting we went on to the street and we were heard "Lady In Red" playing down by the Volga and we walked down that way. We stopped by the store and grabbed some stuff for tomorrow. We are of course fasting right now and I am having a good time with that - I actually enjoy conquering the body. I am fasting for Tom that he might realize that he has already found out that the church is true. I hope that all will work out for him. Well for being a boring day, I wrote a lot. I hope that tomorrow will be a good day and that all will go well. I love fast and testimony meeting and the spirit that comes from it. We will hopefully work well tomorrow and find some new people, but we'll see for sure."
Thursday, August 6, 2009
P-Day
6 August 2005
"I slept under my desk today! That's right and it felt good to take a nap. We didn't want to take 5 minutes to walk back here so we just stayed in the office. I used a sleeping bag that I have there as my pillow and just curled up. It felt really good - wow I am sure lazy. lol - well it sure is an adventure to be a missionary, and I love it a ton.
Today was a decent p-day and we got a lot done. We went to the office as always to write home this morning and the fam seems to be doing well. They are doing tons for the summer right now and that means that things will be much different when I get home. My brother is working hard also and he is having a ton of success so that is good. After the letter writing we went and got some food. We bought more fresh stuff as alway too, so that was good. My comp got his hair cut and I wrote a letter to my sister since she wrote me.
We wanted to go see Stalin's Bunker, but of course it was closed since it's Saturdays. We just took some pictures and that was cool. We went back to the office to eat and that is when I took a nap. Well, we went straight to work and we and we went to see Степан. He is doing well, but said that he won't come tomorrow - too bad. Well, we contacted and that wen well. We talked with some crazy people as is often the case with contacting. So I guess that's about all for today - boring I know, but I can never write anything too exciting - oh well I guess."
"I slept under my desk today! That's right and it felt good to take a nap. We didn't want to take 5 minutes to walk back here so we just stayed in the office. I used a sleeping bag that I have there as my pillow and just curled up. It felt really good - wow I am sure lazy. lol - well it sure is an adventure to be a missionary, and I love it a ton.
Today was a decent p-day and we got a lot done. We went to the office as always to write home this morning and the fam seems to be doing well. They are doing tons for the summer right now and that means that things will be much different when I get home. My brother is working hard also and he is having a ton of success so that is good. After the letter writing we went and got some food. We bought more fresh stuff as alway too, so that was good. My comp got his hair cut and I wrote a letter to my sister since she wrote me.
We wanted to go see Stalin's Bunker, but of course it was closed since it's Saturdays. We just took some pictures and that was cool. We went back to the office to eat and that is when I took a nap. Well, we went straight to work and we and we went to see Степан. He is doing well, but said that he won't come tomorrow - too bad. Well, we contacted and that wen well. We talked with some crazy people as is often the case with contacting. So I guess that's about all for today - boring I know, but I can never write anything too exciting - oh well I guess."
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Food
2 August 2005
"Let's make it two days in a row. That's right. I am writing on here again. Basically I should be keeping my journal here for the next couple of days. Well honestly we did get out today and I had a good time, but we are back here at the office. We came here early this morning and we started working. I worked on getting everything ready for MEC as I always do on Tuesdays. Well I then sat and relaxed a bit. Well not really but I did some things that I had to get done before MEC. Well MEC was a long one today as we had to talk about a ton of stuff. We have to don tons of stuff and there is tons of stuff going on in the mission. Things are going well here in the mission other then all of the problems. The work is kind of slow but that is how the work has been for the last little while. Well we talked about everything and our meeting wen for 4 hours again. I was dead by the end as I hadn't eaten anything today and I have a ton to do. Well, I started working on some letter for the presidents to get all filled out and then I had a great surprise - lunch. Elder Bennett and Nance made us some stuffed peppers. Wow that was really good.. I loved it a lot and then greatly enjoyed it. I love when I eat well and that is a good thing. Well we rushed off to English class but for no real reason as there was only one student there. Well the sisters stayed at the lesson and so we taught them also. We talked about families and listened to the song that my Dad sang I'm my Own Grandpa. Well after the lesson we came back to the office as they needed to get onto my computer to use it. Well I talked with a guy on the tram today, and he is a good guy, but not too interested. I invited him out to the meetings so maybe he will come. Now I am getting ready to go home as I very tired and I want to get home. We have to wait as Elder Hunsaker and Spackman will be with us, and they are working on some things here. Well I guess that's all for tonight."
"Let's make it two days in a row. That's right. I am writing on here again. Basically I should be keeping my journal here for the next couple of days. Well honestly we did get out today and I had a good time, but we are back here at the office. We came here early this morning and we started working. I worked on getting everything ready for MEC as I always do on Tuesdays. Well I then sat and relaxed a bit. Well not really but I did some things that I had to get done before MEC. Well MEC was a long one today as we had to talk about a ton of stuff. We have to don tons of stuff and there is tons of stuff going on in the mission. Things are going well here in the mission other then all of the problems. The work is kind of slow but that is how the work has been for the last little while. Well we talked about everything and our meeting wen for 4 hours again. I was dead by the end as I hadn't eaten anything today and I have a ton to do. Well, I started working on some letter for the presidents to get all filled out and then I had a great surprise - lunch. Elder Bennett and Nance made us some stuffed peppers. Wow that was really good.. I loved it a lot and then greatly enjoyed it. I love when I eat well and that is a good thing. Well we rushed off to English class but for no real reason as there was only one student there. Well the sisters stayed at the lesson and so we taught them also. We talked about families and listened to the song that my Dad sang I'm my Own Grandpa. Well after the lesson we came back to the office as they needed to get onto my computer to use it. Well I talked with a guy on the tram today, and he is a good guy, but not too interested. I invited him out to the meetings so maybe he will come. Now I am getting ready to go home as I very tired and I want to get home. We have to wait as Elder Hunsaker and Spackman will be with us, and they are working on some things here. Well I guess that's all for tonight."
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Fun Day
2 July 2005
"Today we wrote home and that went well. My family seems to be doing well, and my brother is loving his mission. I am way happy for him. Well, I also wrote a letter to a bunch of other people. After that, we went and got products for this next week. We then went in search for a bag for the vacuum and ended up just buying disks instead. Well I bought a few DVDs and so that was cool. We ate at the chicken place again (РОДИКС). We then walked around for a bit before at 5 we went to the church for an activity. It was alright, and at least fun to watch. All the missionaries were there from Togliatti. Elder Nance who will be the new AP is way cool. He is really wild and has a lot of fun. It will be a lot of fun with him. Well, we forgot to start fasting, so tomorrow will be a long day. I guess that's what I get for forgetting. I am headed to bed for now!"
"Today we wrote home and that went well. My family seems to be doing well, and my brother is loving his mission. I am way happy for him. Well, I also wrote a letter to a bunch of other people. After that, we went and got products for this next week. We then went in search for a bag for the vacuum and ended up just buying disks instead. Well I bought a few DVDs and so that was cool. We ate at the chicken place again (РОДИКС). We then walked around for a bit before at 5 we went to the church for an activity. It was alright, and at least fun to watch. All the missionaries were there from Togliatti. Elder Nance who will be the new AP is way cool. He is really wild and has a lot of fun. It will be a lot of fun with him. Well, we forgot to start fasting, so tomorrow will be a long day. I guess that's what I get for forgetting. I am headed to bed for now!"
Monday, May 18, 2009
School Memory
18 May 2005
"I felt like a missionary today. We had a full night and we were able to have a couple of good meetings. We met with Вадим и Алеса this evening. This is a couple that we have tried to meet with for a month and it finally happened. Well, we then went to Татияна's и Саша's and had a good time there as always. Earlier in the day, we played ping-pong awhile and wrote home before going to McDonald's like usual. Also, I sent my brother a few pictures and things for his b-day. I can't believe I am almost 20. Life sure is moving fast. I feel like yesterday I was up on the campus listening to my music, and doing homework. What an awesome opportunity to be here."
"I felt like a missionary today. We had a full night and we were able to have a couple of good meetings. We met with Вадим и Алеса this evening. This is a couple that we have tried to meet with for a month and it finally happened. Well, we then went to Татияна's и Саша's and had a good time there as always. Earlier in the day, we played ping-pong awhile and wrote home before going to McDonald's like usual. Also, I sent my brother a few pictures and things for his b-day. I can't believe I am almost 20. Life sure is moving fast. I feel like yesterday I was up on the campus listening to my music, and doing homework. What an awesome opportunity to be here."
Friday, May 8, 2009
Mother's Day
8 May 2005
"Well, the family is doing well. Today was Mother's day, and I got to talk with the family. They are all doing well and having a good time. It was nice to get to talk with them and find out how all is going. My Mom asked what my most memorable experience has been on my mission so far. I really had no idea. I have had so many little miracles and I love serving. The people are truly wonderful, and they are so nice. I love them to death. The mission is certainly an awesome time. Well, I also got to talk with my real Mom and that was nice to be able to hear from her. She truly is awesome. I am hoping that my brother will call in an hour, and that we can talk for a while. Other then that, today went well. We contacted and had the meeting this morning. It was an alright day, and we are excited for tomorrow. I love serving. This truly is the Lord's work!"
"Well, the family is doing well. Today was Mother's day, and I got to talk with the family. They are all doing well and having a good time. It was nice to get to talk with them and find out how all is going. My Mom asked what my most memorable experience has been on my mission so far. I really had no idea. I have had so many little miracles and I love serving. The people are truly wonderful, and they are so nice. I love them to death. The mission is certainly an awesome time. Well, I also got to talk with my real Mom and that was nice to be able to hear from her. She truly is awesome. I am hoping that my brother will call in an hour, and that we can talk for a while. Other then that, today went well. We contacted and had the meeting this morning. It was an alright day, and we are excited for tomorrow. I love serving. This truly is the Lord's work!"
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Cleaning
6 May 2005
"We can still live in our apartment. That's right! We cleaned the place up for a couple of hours this morning, and it looks awesome here. I understand a lot better now why they want us to have clean apartments. The one bad thing is that I want to sit here now. Well, we contacted the entire day, so that was interesting. My Dad called to make sure that he got the right phone number, and so that was nice to talk with him a few minutes, and we got everything worked out for Mother's Day. Tonight we got some Халва and are enjoying. Life is awesome here, and I love it!"
"We can still live in our apartment. That's right! We cleaned the place up for a couple of hours this morning, and it looks awesome here. I understand a lot better now why they want us to have clean apartments. The one bad thing is that I want to sit here now. Well, we contacted the entire day, so that was interesting. My Dad called to make sure that he got the right phone number, and so that was nice to talk with him a few minutes, and we got everything worked out for Mother's Day. Tonight we got some Халва and are enjoying. Life is awesome here, and I love it!"
Monday, April 13, 2009
Family
13 April 2005
"What a good night it was tonight. We had a meeting with Инга and Денис. They are the family that we met on the street the other night. We met with them and talked with them about the plan of salvation. It was awesome, and we are going back Friday. Today we also had p-day and so we got to go to Saratov and had fun writing home and all that good stuff. The family is doing well and all that good stuff. It is awesome right now to work and we are having a good time. I love these kinds of days!"
"What a good night it was tonight. We had a meeting with Инга and Денис. They are the family that we met on the street the other night. We met with them and talked with them about the plan of salvation. It was awesome, and we are going back Friday. Today we also had p-day and so we got to go to Saratov and had fun writing home and all that good stuff. The family is doing well and all that good stuff. It is awesome right now to work and we are having a good time. I love these kinds of days!"
Friday, April 10, 2009
Meeting and Irina
10 April 2005
"I guess I am use to contacting as that is basically what we always do. We had the meeting this morning and that was good. Ирина came but is having problems with her husband, so had to leave. Later we came home and ate after trying to find an address. We then went contacting and met several drunk people. We met an awesome family on the street, and we hope that all will work out well with them. Tonight we have planned a lesson for Ирина and getting ready for bed. I am beat, and ready for bed."
"I guess I am use to contacting as that is basically what we always do. We had the meeting this morning and that was good. Ирина came but is having problems with her husband, so had to leave. Later we came home and ate after trying to find an address. We then went contacting and met several drunk people. We met an awesome family on the street, and we hope that all will work out well with them. Tonight we have planned a lesson for Ирина and getting ready for bed. I am beat, and ready for bed."
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Great Blessings
31 December 2004
"Well, I sure can't believe another year is almost over with. It is insane. I really can't believe how fast time flew. I am sure I will write something similar next year too, but it is crazy. Today was a quiet day as we didn't do a whole lot. We went to see Слава but he wasn't home so we just did a little spiritual thought with his Mom - a member of the church. We did have a small planning session today, and that was nice. We bought some stuff for the new year and then we started our wait in the apartment. I really can't believe how crazy it will be here in the city that we have to be home. It is sad to me that people get so drunk here. I am so greatful for the gospel in my life and for the guide it has been to me. I don't know what it would be like without it, but it is hard to imagine. I am lucky to have wonderful parents, and brothers and sisters, and although I won't be with them this next year, I love them very much and know that we will always be together! To the best year yet in my life!!!"
"Well, I sure can't believe another year is almost over with. It is insane. I really can't believe how fast time flew. I am sure I will write something similar next year too, but it is crazy. Today was a quiet day as we didn't do a whole lot. We went to see Слава but he wasn't home so we just did a little spiritual thought with his Mom - a member of the church. We did have a small planning session today, and that was nice. We bought some stuff for the new year and then we started our wait in the apartment. I really can't believe how crazy it will be here in the city that we have to be home. It is sad to me that people get so drunk here. I am so greatful for the gospel in my life and for the guide it has been to me. I don't know what it would be like without it, but it is hard to imagine. I am lucky to have wonderful parents, and brothers and sisters, and although I won't be with them this next year, I love them very much and know that we will always be together! To the best year yet in my life!!!"
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas
25 December 2004
"С Роджеством!! Merry Christmas to me! And to all. Well, it was a nice Christmas and I talked with my family. I woke up and talked with my family first thing this morning and it was a lot of fun. They are doing good and had lots of questions about Russia and the culture. I talked a lot with my sister also, and that was nice. Well, I then talked with my Mom and that was nice. It was nice to hear her voice and talk with her. We went to Andre's to eat, and I had a couple of pizzas to eat there – it was way good. After the little celebration we went to a christmas party in the Сольнечный branch. It was fun to see all the talents and skits by all the people. We were there and there was a dance after, and it was cool to see all the Russian people dance. It reminded me of home, and I thought a lot about how much fun dance were. We came home, and Elder McCain is talking with is family. We are getting ready for bed too. What a wonderful time of year it is here. I love the spirit of Christmas and I love my family a lot! What one exciting time in life. I love my mission."
"С Роджеством!! Merry Christmas to me! And to all. Well, it was a nice Christmas and I talked with my family. I woke up and talked with my family first thing this morning and it was a lot of fun. They are doing good and had lots of questions about Russia and the culture. I talked a lot with my sister also, and that was nice. Well, I then talked with my Mom and that was nice. It was nice to hear her voice and talk with her. We went to Andre's to eat, and I had a couple of pizzas to eat there – it was way good. After the little celebration we went to a christmas party in the Сольнечный branch. It was fun to see all the talents and skits by all the people. We were there and there was a dance after, and it was cool to see all the Russian people dance. It reminded me of home, and I thought a lot about how much fun dance were. We came home, and Elder McCain is talking with is family. We are getting ready for bed too. What a wonderful time of year it is here. I love the spirit of Christmas and I love my family a lot! What one exciting time in life. I love my mission."
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