Doubt

11 December 2005
"Today we didn't have a lot of meetings, but it was a pretty good day. I was dead tired this morning, and didn't have much energy. I didn't feel like doing much and that is the worst feeling in the world. Well, I did, and we had a good time one we go to the meeting. There was a guy that Kotov and I talked to yesterday and gave a Book or Mormon to. He was at the meeting today, and he really enjoyed it quite a bit. He read the 1st chapter and felt that he needed to come to church today. It was cool, and the members were so friendly and introduced themselves and invited him to meet with us at their houses. Well, after the meeting, we had branch council, and that went for 2 hours. We talked a lot about home and visiting teaching. It was crazy, and there were some people who said that it is not possible to do 100% home/visiting teaching. They talked about how immediately it will not be like that. After that, we finally went and checked out the Баня where the baptism will be. Things worked out well for that.

We came home and ate before we went with all the other missionaries to Андре's to get ready for our New Year's skit that we will have. We were there for awhile, and had an interesting time answering her questions about the scriptures. She knows a lot, and doubts a lot. Now we are home, and tomorrow, we are back to work!"

No Temptation

10 December 2005
"Today we had an interesting meeting with Афина. We talked about knowing the truth and about the importance of reading the Book of Mormon every day. She said that she wasn't ready for baptism because she has a pull to do wrong. We talked with her about how this temptation will never leave and that she needs to be strong. It was interesting hear her wish to get baptized only when there is no temptation. I think that we all wish that we could have something like that but it will never happen. Also, her cousin Роза was there and she is the cutest little girl ever - she is 9 and is tiny. It was so awesome to be there.

This morning we went contacting with the APs and that was cool. We also ate some German Pancakes that were tasty too. I was with Котов and we talked with a ton of people. They then left, and we had our sports time. That was pretty cool as we walked up a big hill, and looked out over the city. It was cool, and the view was amazing. We hurried and made it on собрание миссионеров which was sure interesting. It seems that people are really starting to hate how things are going in the branch because they are voicing a strong opinion. They don't completely understand the importance of strengthening the branch by doing all that they can. I am not sure how to help them, but we need to do something to get them more excited, and so that there was excitement in the branch."

Star Wars

23 June 2005
"It sure doesn't seem like I'm a missionary. We watched звездные войны! Star Wars is right. President told us about a week ago that we could. This morning we had a half mission picnic. Well, we went to the office and met with some of the elders. We then took off to the place to meet for the picnic. At the picnic, we played the best sport ever - football is right. We ate barbecue that they did there and wow that was way good. We played some ultimate frisbee. That was sweet. We then had a spiritual thought after which we took off. I took a shower for the first time in 4 days and that felt very good. After all the fun, we went to the church and we watched the film. It was cool to watch even though I hadn't seen the 2nd part of the series. Tonight we have 2 elders with us - Becker and Kotov. Tomorrow we have conference and so hopefully that will be good. I have been ready 3 Nephi and actually just finished. It was was interesting to think about the 3 Nephites that were saved. Where are they? I always have thought about that. It will be interesting to find out the answer. Well, I could think about it all night, but I am tired. Maybe I'll find a good answer."