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 19, 2010
Love
19 April 2006
"It is over with. My mission is almost complete. Today was a long day and it just flew. I don't know. We didn't even really do anything. We got in this morning and came to the office where we sat around for awhile. We had our last interviews with President which went pretty well. He told me to continue my study and do the things that I know are right. He thanked me for my service and asked how I felt about my mission. I told him that I love the people so much and that I am going to miss them. I can't express my great love to these people. Well, we sat around a bit more before going to lunch which was awesome. We ate amazingly. Well, after lunch there was nothing to do. We sat around forever. I wrote some e-mails. We went and walked around, and tonight I have just been sitting here a long time again. I am bored and want to do something. I miss my friends in Penza and want to return to them. I hope that someday I will be able to return and see these people. I love them with all my heart, and want to remember them. These are my best friends ever. My goal is to return next summer. We will see how that works out! As for tonight, enough thinking. I need to do anything and not just sit here."
"It is over with. My mission is almost complete. Today was a long day and it just flew. I don't know. We didn't even really do anything. We got in this morning and came to the office where we sat around for awhile. We had our last interviews with President which went pretty well. He told me to continue my study and do the things that I know are right. He thanked me for my service and asked how I felt about my mission. I told him that I love the people so much and that I am going to miss them. I can't express my great love to these people. Well, we sat around a bit more before going to lunch which was awesome. We ate amazingly. Well, after lunch there was nothing to do. We sat around forever. I wrote some e-mails. We went and walked around, and tonight I have just been sitting here a long time again. I am bored and want to do something. I miss my friends in Penza and want to return to them. I hope that someday I will be able to return and see these people. I love them with all my heart, and want to remember them. These are my best friends ever. My goal is to return next summer. We will see how that works out! As for tonight, enough thinking. I need to do anything and not just sit here."
Friday, April 9, 2010
Hospital
9 April 2006
"Once again the head was pounding and I wanted to sleep all day - just like I want to right now. So this morning we got up and got all ready to got, so all is good that way. We then went to the meeting where like I said, my head was pounding. Things were all right there. Well, we had a good time relaxing before we went to the hospital with Сестра Макарова. She told me that I had to as my head hurt so much, but as I expected, there wasn't much of anything for them to do. We came home and a had a large meal before we rested which felt really good. We went out to work but nothing worked out. No one was home, and we just walked around and go tall muddy. We had a good time though and now we are home. So, I don't know what to do or what to think. I am going crazy. I just need to relax and to work and all will be good."
"Once again the head was pounding and I wanted to sleep all day - just like I want to right now. So this morning we got up and got all ready to got, so all is good that way. We then went to the meeting where like I said, my head was pounding. Things were all right there. Well, we had a good time relaxing before we went to the hospital with Сестра Макарова. She told me that I had to as my head hurt so much, but as I expected, there wasn't much of anything for them to do. We came home and a had a large meal before we rested which felt really good. We went out to work but nothing worked out. No one was home, and we just walked around and go tall muddy. We had a good time though and now we are home. So, I don't know what to do or what to think. I am going crazy. I just need to relax and to work and all will be good."
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Theater
7 April 2006
"Today was a decent day. We had a good time contacting, so that was cool. We got into it fairly well. So then we came home and ate before we had our planning time. That was alright, but it was really hard to focus. It was my last planning session, but all the same we got it done and it went pretty well. We had some extra time so we relaxed and I took a short nap. So today we had culture night that was pretty fun. We went to the theatre and watched a play called "Moscow Spring Break." It was cool and we enjoyed it. We went and ate pizza afterwards that was pretty good but I realized that I don't have much of an appetite anymore. I want to eat but I don't care what we eat. Just need to put something in there, but it doesn't matter what. This morning my comp and I discussed an interesting topic of about how we can become Gods. We read a talk about this from Joseph Smith - the King Follet Discourse. We talked a lot about it, and it was pretty crazy. I don't know how to comprehend it but is is a crazy topic that isn't very clear so we need to be careful with it. Right now I am pretty tired and want to sleep a little bit. Here's for another day!"
"Today was a decent day. We had a good time contacting, so that was cool. We got into it fairly well. So then we came home and ate before we had our planning time. That was alright, but it was really hard to focus. It was my last planning session, but all the same we got it done and it went pretty well. We had some extra time so we relaxed and I took a short nap. So today we had culture night that was pretty fun. We went to the theatre and watched a play called "Moscow Spring Break." It was cool and we enjoyed it. We went and ate pizza afterwards that was pretty good but I realized that I don't have much of an appetite anymore. I want to eat but I don't care what we eat. Just need to put something in there, but it doesn't matter what. This morning my comp and I discussed an interesting topic of about how we can become Gods. We read a talk about this from Joseph Smith - the King Follet Discourse. We talked a lot about it, and it was pretty crazy. I don't know how to comprehend it but is is a crazy topic that isn't very clear so we need to be careful with it. Right now I am pretty tired and want to sleep a little bit. Here's for another day!"
Monday, April 5, 2010
Quick One
5 April 2006
"So we didn't do a whole lot this morning - we just cleaned the place up a little bit. So then we went out and wrote home, and that was okay. The family is doing well and they are busy. It will be strange to be going home and not have all my friends so close. Well, we then headed to another big store that didn't have a whole lot of good stuff as we were hoping. We came home before going to eat at a steak house that was good. It was tasty and good to get some real food in me. We headed off to English which went well as we had a lot of students there. We stayed for seminary which is cool. Now we're home."
"So we didn't do a whole lot this morning - we just cleaned the place up a little bit. So then we went out and wrote home, and that was okay. The family is doing well and they are busy. It will be strange to be going home and not have all my friends so close. Well, we then headed to another big store that didn't have a whole lot of good stuff as we were hoping. We came home before going to eat at a steak house that was good. It was tasty and good to get some real food in me. We headed off to English which went well as we had a lot of students there. We stayed for seminary which is cool. Now we're home."
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Dream
4 April 2006
"Today was a pretty sweet day and I feel a little better. I had a good time this morning do service for a lady. We cleaned up her art studio and threw out a lot of trash. She was way happy that we came and we helped her out a ton. We ran quick like home and then we ate our rice and tomato paste. That didn't go down so well, but I guess that all will be alright. So, we then ran off to see Раиса who is also doing alright. She still has little desire but we are trying to help her. We stopped by to a couple of places before coming home and helped the other elders get moved out. We are now here without them. We relaxed a bit before we went to a meeting who is doing alright but I guess President knows something always before it will happen. We then came home and now I am relaxing. I am still not feeling great, but I feel better. That is for sure. So I hope that things will be better tomorrow and that I can start to focus again. I feel like I am in a dream and so hopefully I can get out of that mode. Off to bed!"
"Today was a pretty sweet day and I feel a little better. I had a good time this morning do service for a lady. We cleaned up her art studio and threw out a lot of trash. She was way happy that we came and we helped her out a ton. We ran quick like home and then we ate our rice and tomato paste. That didn't go down so well, but I guess that all will be alright. So, we then ran off to see Раиса who is also doing alright. She still has little desire but we are trying to help her. We stopped by to a couple of places before coming home and helped the other elders get moved out. We are now here without them. We relaxed a bit before we went to a meeting who is doing alright but I guess President knows something always before it will happen. We then came home and now I am relaxing. I am still not feeling great, but I feel better. That is for sure. So I hope that things will be better tomorrow and that I can start to focus again. I feel like I am in a dream and so hopefully I can get out of that mode. Off to bed!"
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Knowledge
31 March 2006
"Another good one passed by today as we didn't have anything planned this morning. We had a good time contacting this morning and then we came home and ate and planned. Planning went well and we should have a good week. After we planned we went to check out another apartment that we are going to rent for the other elders. Its about time they get out of here -its been about a month! We ran over to Андре's place and talked a bit about the 2nd coming. This is sure a deep subject and something that we don't know a lot about. Attaining gospel knowledge is such a joy and there is always so much more to learn. We came to the conclusion that there are some things that just are not to be opened at this time. Well, I also found out that I am down to 190 and it is all because of the rice diet that Elder Christensen likes - we eat rice and a red sauce every day basically. I will be a sick soon. We ended the night at Малышев's place and talked a bit with him about how we need to come to church as the Lord is always preparing ways for it. He has several excused but hopefully he will get back on the right path. I can't believe how time is flying. Goodbye March. What insanity. I love to be busy."
"Another good one passed by today as we didn't have anything planned this morning. We had a good time contacting this morning and then we came home and ate and planned. Planning went well and we should have a good week. After we planned we went to check out another apartment that we are going to rent for the other elders. Its about time they get out of here -its been about a month! We ran over to Андре's place and talked a bit about the 2nd coming. This is sure a deep subject and something that we don't know a lot about. Attaining gospel knowledge is such a joy and there is always so much more to learn. We came to the conclusion that there are some things that just are not to be opened at this time. Well, I also found out that I am down to 190 and it is all because of the rice diet that Elder Christensen likes - we eat rice and a red sauce every day basically. I will be a sick soon. We ended the night at Малышев's place and talked a bit with him about how we need to come to church as the Lord is always preparing ways for it. He has several excused but hopefully he will get back on the right path. I can't believe how time is flying. Goodbye March. What insanity. I love to be busy."
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Changing
28 March 2006
"We have had an awesome day, and ending it tonight with Владик was the best. He is working hard and preparing for baptism. He understands so much more after having talked to him, and helping him to understand. The Lord is truly changing him and he is striving towards this big change in his life. We had a good time contacting this morning and felt like several good people talked with us. We then went to Раиса's where we had a good time talking and chatting with her. I wish that she would just stop smoking and get baptized, but we can't force her. We had lunch and dinner and that went well. We then had a meeting with Баба Нина and all went well that way. She is a great lady and I am going to miss her. She said that she doesn't know what she is going to do without me and I hope that all will be alright for her.
We then had a look at an apartment before meeting with Владик. That went well and had a good time with him. Now we are getting ready to have a good one tomorrow. I feel a lot better about the work and am doing better concentrating. I am going to miss everyone. I love them so much."
"We have had an awesome day, and ending it tonight with Владик was the best. He is working hard and preparing for baptism. He understands so much more after having talked to him, and helping him to understand. The Lord is truly changing him and he is striving towards this big change in his life. We had a good time contacting this morning and felt like several good people talked with us. We then went to Раиса's where we had a good time talking and chatting with her. I wish that she would just stop smoking and get baptized, but we can't force her. We had lunch and dinner and that went well. We then had a meeting with Баба Нина and all went well that way. She is a great lady and I am going to miss her. She said that she doesn't know what she is going to do without me and I hope that all will be alright for her.
We then had a look at an apartment before meeting with Владик. That went well and had a good time with him. Now we are getting ready to have a good one tomorrow. I feel a lot better about the work and am doing better concentrating. I am going to miss everyone. I love them so much."
Monday, March 22, 2010
Relaxing
22 March 2006
"It was a fairly quiet day and we had a good time. It was another p-day and so that was fun. We cleaned up this place a bit and so now we can live here nicely. We took off to write home this morning and that went well. The family is doing well and they are busy. They haven't said anything about my coming home, but I am sure they have been getting ready. We went and grabbed a bite to eat and that was cool. We ate a decent restaurant and I got my fill. We came home after awhile there, and just relaxed and slept a bit. Well, we were just chilling when we took off to go to the English lesson. Well, we then went and I helped a girl who didn't know a whole lot of English and Анна Ф. helped me out. We came home and we have just been chatting about the mission and how things are and how they used to be. So, I feel tired and I have to plan things for tomorrow. Hopefully we can do a lot tomorrow. I guess we shall see."
"It was a fairly quiet day and we had a good time. It was another p-day and so that was fun. We cleaned up this place a bit and so now we can live here nicely. We took off to write home this morning and that went well. The family is doing well and they are busy. They haven't said anything about my coming home, but I am sure they have been getting ready. We went and grabbed a bite to eat and that was cool. We ate a decent restaurant and I got my fill. We came home after awhile there, and just relaxed and slept a bit. Well, we were just chilling when we took off to go to the English lesson. Well, we then went and I helped a girl who didn't know a whole lot of English and Анна Ф. helped me out. We came home and we have just been chatting about the mission and how things are and how they used to be. So, I feel tired and I have to plan things for tomorrow. Hopefully we can do a lot tomorrow. I guess we shall see."
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Magic
17 March 2006
"Today was decent day and it was good to be able to do some service. So this morning we had to head out to help the other elders bring all their crap back here to get all settled in. Well, it went alright and the Макаровы's were there and I guess that the land lady got the bad end of the deal because she cant have anyone live there until the 31st. We made it home and then we grabbed a bite to eat before we did planning. We ran through that fairly quickly. We should have a decent week, but we are going to be busy. We took off to do some service at this ladies apartment in our area - a grandma. We helped her to clean up her house as she has troubles to do all that she needs. Well, we then ran to changed before gong to see the Старостины who are doing well, and we did some magic tricks for them. It was cool and they enjoyed it. Tonight I ate a lot and so am getting fat. All is well though as we are working hard and having a good time. The work here is sure awesome!"
"Today was decent day and it was good to be able to do some service. So this morning we had to head out to help the other elders bring all their crap back here to get all settled in. Well, it went alright and the Макаровы's were there and I guess that the land lady got the bad end of the deal because she cant have anyone live there until the 31st. We made it home and then we grabbed a bite to eat before we did planning. We ran through that fairly quickly. We should have a decent week, but we are going to be busy. We took off to do some service at this ladies apartment in our area - a grandma. We helped her to clean up her house as she has troubles to do all that she needs. Well, we then ran to changed before gong to see the Старостины who are doing well, and we did some magic tricks for them. It was cool and they enjoyed it. Tonight I ate a lot and so am getting fat. All is well though as we are working hard and having a good time. The work here is sure awesome!"
Friday, March 12, 2010
Good Sunday
12 March 2006
"Today we got out and worked a little, so that was good. We went through the normal routine this morning and had a good time at sacrament meeting. The good news is that Владик и Раиса were both there. The meeting went as usual - and hopefully things will get better that way, but who knows. We came home and ate some rice with some sauce that Elder Christensen made. We then chilled home for a bit before we went to see Алексей Гладков. We tried to help him with his fax machine, but we not figure it out. We ended the night with the Поваров's and that went well. We tried to explain to Наташа that because Christ was with the Nephites they could pray directly to him. She is just trying to disprove the Book of Mormon, and does not want to accept it. Well, now we are home, and having a good time with the missionaries here. Elder Christensen is a funny guy, and I like him a lot. He is still getting use to things, but he is a good guy, and things should go well for us."
"Today we got out and worked a little, so that was good. We went through the normal routine this morning and had a good time at sacrament meeting. The good news is that Владик и Раиса were both there. The meeting went as usual - and hopefully things will get better that way, but who knows. We came home and ate some rice with some sauce that Elder Christensen made. We then chilled home for a bit before we went to see Алексей Гладков. We tried to help him with his fax machine, but we not figure it out. We ended the night with the Поваров's and that went well. We tried to explain to Наташа that because Christ was with the Nephites they could pray directly to him. She is just trying to disprove the Book of Mormon, and does not want to accept it. Well, now we are home, and having a good time with the missionaries here. Elder Christensen is a funny guy, and I like him a lot. He is still getting use to things, but he is a good guy, and things should go well for us."
Monday, March 8, 2010
Women's Day
8 March 2006
"What a crappy day. Well, it was alright. I am with Elder Anand and today was the big праздник - Women's Day. Well, that meant that everything was closed almost. We had to go to the other elder's apartment and get things for Elder Anand. We then found out that things were closed and so we didn't know where to write home. We went to a Chinese restaurant that had some alright food but nothing amazing and I basically left hungry. We then went in search of an Internet place, and found one. I guess one of the biggest things is that we have a new stake president whom I don't really know. We went to look at some cds and other stuff that wen alright before we went to the branch apartment where we should have had a meeting with Vladik whom didn't show. So we chatted for a bit and now we are home. I made the popcorn as I usually do, and now we are chillin. I thought today about how weird it is to be w/o someone after being with them so long. I can't imagine what it will be like when someone dies who is close to me as I am so use to them. Love is an interesting thing and we always want more, but sometimes it an hurt us. I have thought a ton about it, but now I need to get on to other things."
"What a crappy day. Well, it was alright. I am with Elder Anand and today was the big праздник - Women's Day. Well, that meant that everything was closed almost. We had to go to the other elder's apartment and get things for Elder Anand. We then found out that things were closed and so we didn't know where to write home. We went to a Chinese restaurant that had some alright food but nothing amazing and I basically left hungry. We then went in search of an Internet place, and found one. I guess one of the biggest things is that we have a new stake president whom I don't really know. We went to look at some cds and other stuff that wen alright before we went to the branch apartment where we should have had a meeting with Vladik whom didn't show. So we chatted for a bit and now we are home. I made the popcorn as I usually do, and now we are chillin. I thought today about how weird it is to be w/o someone after being with them so long. I can't imagine what it will be like when someone dies who is close to me as I am so use to them. Love is an interesting thing and we always want more, but sometimes it an hurt us. I have thought a ton about it, but now I need to get on to other things."
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."
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Blizzard
2 March 2006
"They brought in the blizzard today. It snowed all day, and it was way awesome. There is so much snow on the ground and it is all fresh. We went out contacting this morning and it actually went well for the weather that we have. We talked with a ton of people, and lots stopped to listen, but once again, not much seemed to come from it. We came home and we made the best lunch that I have had in a long time - fajitas. We made fresh tortillas and everything to got along with them. We had to open the branch apartment for the other elders and then we headed to Андре's place where we did a short spiritual thought. We then had the scripture study class, and that went alright, but there were very few people there. We ended the night with Молодежный вечер which was actually a lot of fun. We kind of just chilled a bit and then we went to have a war in the snow. It was actually way cool and I got buried in it several times. We were soaked after that, but it was sure worth it. I am trying to set up a decent day for us tomorrow, and it is going alright, but I still need to call people. We'll see how all works out tomorrow."
"They brought in the blizzard today. It snowed all day, and it was way awesome. There is so much snow on the ground and it is all fresh. We went out contacting this morning and it actually went well for the weather that we have. We talked with a ton of people, and lots stopped to listen, but once again, not much seemed to come from it. We came home and we made the best lunch that I have had in a long time - fajitas. We made fresh tortillas and everything to got along with them. We had to open the branch apartment for the other elders and then we headed to Андре's place where we did a short spiritual thought. We then had the scripture study class, and that went alright, but there were very few people there. We ended the night with Молодежный вечер which was actually a lot of fun. We kind of just chilled a bit and then we went to have a war in the snow. It was actually way cool and I got buried in it several times. We were soaked after that, but it was sure worth it. I am trying to set up a decent day for us tomorrow, and it is going alright, but I still need to call people. We'll see how all works out tomorrow."
Friday, February 26, 2010
Apartments
26 February 2006
"It was another quick one, and we didn't get a whole lot done, but we had a couple of good meetings. Well, we started out the day by going to church as usual. All went pretty well but Владик didn't come and so we couldn't set up a meeting with him. There was not that many people there as they had to work since the 23 was a holiday. Well, we came home and ate some pretty good rice that we downed fairly quickly and then we threw in a power nap to energize ourselves. We headed out to take are of some problems with the apartment in the other area - I am tired of so may problems with apartments. We stopped by to the other elders house where we chatted for a bit. Tonight we went to meeting with Гладков to see Малышев. That went really well, and they are both good men. I caught a glimpse of the Olympics - skiing and shooting - so that was cool. Гладков then came home over here where he bothered us for about an hour while I gathered stats and other stuff I did. Tomorrow we will have a couple of meetings so that is cool, and all should go well. I want to serve the Lord with all my might these last 7 weeks. I know that is I will, my life will be so much more blessed and I will be satisfied with my mission and all that happened. "
"It was another quick one, and we didn't get a whole lot done, but we had a couple of good meetings. Well, we started out the day by going to church as usual. All went pretty well but Владик didn't come and so we couldn't set up a meeting with him. There was not that many people there as they had to work since the 23 was a holiday. Well, we came home and ate some pretty good rice that we downed fairly quickly and then we threw in a power nap to energize ourselves. We headed out to take are of some problems with the apartment in the other area - I am tired of so may problems with apartments. We stopped by to the other elders house where we chatted for a bit. Tonight we went to meeting with Гладков to see Малышев. That went really well, and they are both good men. I caught a glimpse of the Olympics - skiing and shooting - so that was cool. Гладков then came home over here where he bothered us for about an hour while I gathered stats and other stuff I did. Tomorrow we will have a couple of meetings so that is cool, and all should go well. I want to serve the Lord with all my might these last 7 weeks. I know that is I will, my life will be so much more blessed and I will be satisfied with my mission and all that happened. "
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sweat
25 February 2006
"Today was sure a good day. I enjoyed it a lot although we didn't do a ton. I needed a day to rejuvenate. I have been working on playing "Верю в Христа" on the piano, and it is going decent. I am getting better, but I still have a lot for work to do. We headed out for some contacting this morning, but there was so few people on the streets. Well, we then bought a few things before we went and had a bit to eat at a little Russian cafe. It was actually decent, and a lot better than what we have been eating. We had собрание миссионеров and that went well. It was crazy how loud everyone was. We then went to sports night where we had a pretty good time. I love to play because I work up such a good sweat, and it is nice to do something once a week. I talked with Ирина (подруга Ани Ф.) for a bit and that was cool. She is a great girl and she wants to hear the lessons but her parent won't let her unfortunately. Well, I feel better today as I was able to relax a little and let some of my load off. Tomorrow it is back to work we go."
"Today was sure a good day. I enjoyed it a lot although we didn't do a ton. I needed a day to rejuvenate. I have been working on playing "Верю в Христа" on the piano, and it is going decent. I am getting better, but I still have a lot for work to do. We headed out for some contacting this morning, but there was so few people on the streets. Well, we then bought a few things before we went and had a bit to eat at a little Russian cafe. It was actually decent, and a lot better than what we have been eating. We had собрание миссионеров and that went well. It was crazy how loud everyone was. We then went to sports night where we had a pretty good time. I love to play because I work up such a good sweat, and it is nice to do something once a week. I talked with Ирина (подруга Ани Ф.) for a bit and that was cool. She is a great girl and she wants to hear the lessons but her parent won't let her unfortunately. Well, I feel better today as I was able to relax a little and let some of my load off. Tomorrow it is back to work we go."
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Spinning
21 February 2006
"Today was certainly a good day. We had a lot of work go down for us and Elder Theurer is way cool. We did some good studying this morning and then we headed out to do some contacting in the snow. My head was and has been spinning all day. Contacting went alright, but nothing amazing. We talked with several people and greatly enjoyed that and then we went home, and ate some really really good stir fry that Elder Theurer made. It was one of the best things I have had in a while so that was cool. We then went to a meeting with Людмила - I was there with Schwab a few weeks ago. That didn't go as planned, and she doesn't want to talk about the church so that was interesting. Masha was with us, and she helped save things. Well, we stopped by to a couple of addresses and so that was cool. We ended the night with Felix. He is an awesome guy who has big doubts about the church and the Book of Mormon. It was insane. We talked a lot about there was a break off from Jerusalem, and why it happened. He got offended on people in the branch. We then came to the center and Elder Steiner and I are back together. Like I said, my head is spinning, and I need to sleep."
"Today was certainly a good day. We had a lot of work go down for us and Elder Theurer is way cool. We did some good studying this morning and then we headed out to do some contacting in the snow. My head was and has been spinning all day. Contacting went alright, but nothing amazing. We talked with several people and greatly enjoyed that and then we went home, and ate some really really good stir fry that Elder Theurer made. It was one of the best things I have had in a while so that was cool. We then went to a meeting with Людмила - I was there with Schwab a few weeks ago. That didn't go as planned, and she doesn't want to talk about the church so that was interesting. Masha was with us, and she helped save things. Well, we stopped by to a couple of addresses and so that was cool. We ended the night with Felix. He is an awesome guy who has big doubts about the church and the Book of Mormon. It was insane. We talked a lot about there was a break off from Jerusalem, and why it happened. He got offended on people in the branch. We then came to the center and Elder Steiner and I are back together. Like I said, my head is spinning, and I need to sleep."
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Pride
20 February 2006
"As we can see, I forgot my journal but I want to write everyday so I am here writing. I came to the other elders house tonight and I am with Elder Theurer on exchanges. He is a good elder and it is cool to be with him. So today we started out well by having a good study and relaxing a little. We then headed off to do some contacting. That went alright, but it could have gone better. We stopped by to grab some food for lunch, and then headed home for собрание округа. That went good too, but nothing amazing. We attempted to make some macaroni and cheese but that didn't happen that great. We tried to make 2 kg of noodles and that was way too much. After we ate, we chilled a bit before we headed off. Elder Тайр and I came back this way where we decided to stop by to a few addresses. We didn't have much luck, but just a couple people lying to us and saying that they weren't home. We went to see Наташа and that went cool. This lady is way awesome, and we chatted about a lot with her. We read 4 Nephi and talked about how much the people changed and what caused the change. Sometimes pride is the easier choice, but in the end, it doesn't bring happiness. I hope that she can feel better and start to come again. Аня Ф was with us and so we walked with her home before coming home ourselves. We are just eating and getting ready for tomorrow. Hopefully the day will go well."
"As we can see, I forgot my journal but I want to write everyday so I am here writing. I came to the other elders house tonight and I am with Elder Theurer on exchanges. He is a good elder and it is cool to be with him. So today we started out well by having a good study and relaxing a little. We then headed off to do some contacting. That went alright, but it could have gone better. We stopped by to grab some food for lunch, and then headed home for собрание округа. That went good too, but nothing amazing. We attempted to make some macaroni and cheese but that didn't happen that great. We tried to make 2 kg of noodles and that was way too much. After we ate, we chilled a bit before we headed off. Elder Тайр and I came back this way where we decided to stop by to a few addresses. We didn't have much luck, but just a couple people lying to us and saying that they weren't home. We went to see Наташа and that went cool. This lady is way awesome, and we chatted about a lot with her. We read 4 Nephi and talked about how much the people changed and what caused the change. Sometimes pride is the easier choice, but in the end, it doesn't bring happiness. I hope that she can feel better and start to come again. Аня Ф was with us and so we walked with her home before coming home ourselves. We are just eating and getting ready for tomorrow. Hopefully the day will go well."
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Late One
18 February 2006
"Wow - I am dead tired. That was after a ton of sleep that I got today. We slept in 2 hours to make up for the 4 that we missed yesterday. Well, that didn't quite do it for me, but I had to live with it. Well, that meant everything was moved back a couple of hours. I had a good study as always and feel pretty good about that. I made some muffin things that didn't really turn out. We then had our planning session that went pretty well and we should have a good week on the next one. Well, we also planned a good activity for Thursday and we will see how all goes that way. We ate something and then we took off to собрание миссионеров. That went pretty well, and we talked a lot about how the work is going. I was a bit tired, but everything was alright there. We changed quick like and took off to sport's night. Everything there was okay but there was way too many people. We played b-ball before I played ping-pong. It was fun but not as good as usual. Well, we then came home, and I chatted with Ирина about how she can help her parents so they weren't against the church. She will hopefully be able to help them, but we shall see. Off to bed once again, and another one ahead."
"Wow - I am dead tired. That was after a ton of sleep that I got today. We slept in 2 hours to make up for the 4 that we missed yesterday. Well, that didn't quite do it for me, but I had to live with it. Well, that meant everything was moved back a couple of hours. I had a good study as always and feel pretty good about that. I made some muffin things that didn't really turn out. We then had our planning session that went pretty well and we should have a good week on the next one. Well, we also planned a good activity for Thursday and we will see how all goes that way. We ate something and then we took off to собрание миссионеров. That went pretty well, and we talked a lot about how the work is going. I was a bit tired, but everything was alright there. We changed quick like and took off to sport's night. Everything there was okay but there was way too many people. We played b-ball before I played ping-pong. It was fun but not as good as usual. Well, we then came home, and I chatted with Ирина about how she can help her parents so they weren't against the church. She will hopefully be able to help them, but we shall see. Off to bed once again, and another one ahead."
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Crazy
16 February 2006
"I have to say that things are sure crazy around here. We have 4 other elders over here with us right now and so it is hard to concentrate. Also, Гладков is here trying to take some stuff, and I can't get him out of here. Well, he is way funny so that is good. Today we weren't home at all. We took off early this morning to help President out to take some stuff up to him – we carried up his new coat rack and helped him put it together – we got lunch for that. We then went to the store where we found a washing machine for the elders that are moving. We went to see Максим and talked with him for a bit about the Olympics, and I want to watch them really bad. We talked with him a little bit about the branch and how to help after which we went to get some Шарумы. We planned some training that we have to give tomorrow, and then I went with Гладков to a meeting with Мизюркины and that was cool. Алексей is a way good guy and he really wants to do what is right. I went back to the branch apartment and played some games and now we are here. Off we go to Engels tomorrow. It should be a blast!"
"I have to say that things are sure crazy around here. We have 4 other elders over here with us right now and so it is hard to concentrate. Also, Гладков is here trying to take some stuff, and I can't get him out of here. Well, he is way funny so that is good. Today we weren't home at all. We took off early this morning to help President out to take some stuff up to him – we carried up his new coat rack and helped him put it together – we got lunch for that. We then went to the store where we found a washing machine for the elders that are moving. We went to see Максим and talked with him for a bit about the Olympics, and I want to watch them really bad. We talked with him a little bit about the branch and how to help after which we went to get some Шарумы. We planned some training that we have to give tomorrow, and then I went with Гладков to a meeting with Мизюркины and that was cool. Алексей is a way good guy and he really wants to do what is right. I went back to the branch apartment and played some games and now we are here. Off we go to Engels tomorrow. It should be a blast!"
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