16 March 2006
"It was a fairly good one today other than the fact that I am tired. We were on the train overnight and so didn't get all the sleep that was needed, but I will survive. So we got to the office this morning and then council got started and so that was cool. Everything went well, and the good thing was it all went as planned. We talked about how we can work better with members to get referrals and how to get the work going better. Well, Elder Christensen and I talked about how we can help Penza and decided that we need to work better with President in order to get things going. Well, I taught a bit about how to correct missionaries, and that went alright - i don't have a lot of experience. So, we then ate really well and after council I ate McDonalds so I ate too much. Tonight I got to see all the people that I served among in Samara so that was awesome. I love those people and love to see those whom I served earlier on my mission. It was truly amazing and I love them a ton. We walked to the vokzal and now we are just waiting and getting ready to leave. It is super boring here, but we have some good ideas on how to help, so hopefully we can implement them."
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Monday, December 7, 2009
Heading Home
7 December 2005
"We are heading back to Penza, and it was a nice vacation. This morning we got into Moscow and we ran to McDonalds to get the breakfast, and fortunately I got it. They changed the sign about 2 minutes after I got there, but I was the only one of us 3 to get it - breakfast. We then took off to the рынок on the Metro. It is so awesome, and I love how well it is set up. We searched for this рынок for a bit, and then we found it. It was huge, and they had all kinds of awesome stuff for really cheap. I got a ton of things there for the family and it is going to be sweet. We bought and bargained all kinds of stuff - shirts, shapkas, and matroshkas.
We then went to the airport where we had a bit of a problem. The dates on our tickets were for yesterday, and so that meant that we had to change them, but they only had business class. Non problem though, and it cost me 22,300 ($745) for our 3 tickets, and I just used my church card as I have a bunch of zone money there. Anyhow, we made it on the plane, and had a good flight home with great service. We flew in and went with Роман (the mission driver) to the office.
There I sat around for awhile, but I was able to read my mail. We went to MickeyD's and then back to the office. There I chatted with the sisters and they are doing well."
"We are heading back to Penza, and it was a nice vacation. This morning we got into Moscow and we ran to McDonalds to get the breakfast, and fortunately I got it. They changed the sign about 2 minutes after I got there, but I was the only one of us 3 to get it - breakfast. We then took off to the рынок on the Metro. It is so awesome, and I love how well it is set up. We searched for this рынок for a bit, and then we found it. It was huge, and they had all kinds of awesome stuff for really cheap. I got a ton of things there for the family and it is going to be sweet. We bought and bargained all kinds of stuff - shirts, shapkas, and matroshkas.
We then went to the airport where we had a bit of a problem. The dates on our tickets were for yesterday, and so that meant that we had to change them, but they only had business class. Non problem though, and it cost me 22,300 ($745) for our 3 tickets, and I just used my church card as I have a bunch of zone money there. Anyhow, we made it on the plane, and had a good flight home with great service. We flew in and went with Роман (the mission driver) to the office.
There I sat around for awhile, but I was able to read my mail. We went to MickeyD's and then back to the office. There I chatted with the sisters and they are doing well."
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Walking Around
6 December 2005
"We are back on the train to Moscow. We had a pretty interesting day in Riga, Latvia this morning. We got in and started to walk around the city a bit. We had no clue where we were going and so we just wandered around and took some cool pictures. Riga is way clean compared to Russia, and there are tons of really nice cars. The language doesn't make sense, but almost everyone speaks Russian so that is way cool. We checked out a bunch of the old city before we went and looked at the Stockman's store where they have all kinds of American goods for sale. It was way sweet, and they have some crazy things.
Well, we went and ate at McDonald's as we knew where it was, and we knew the food was decent. We grabbed some good postcards from a place before we just walked around. There are a lot of super nice stores in Riga, and they are like malls. We got our food, and then we got on the train. Tomorrow we will be in Moscow and then back to Самара. Oh, the joys of train traveling!"
"We are back on the train to Moscow. We had a pretty interesting day in Riga, Latvia this morning. We got in and started to walk around the city a bit. We had no clue where we were going and so we just wandered around and took some cool pictures. Riga is way clean compared to Russia, and there are tons of really nice cars. The language doesn't make sense, but almost everyone speaks Russian so that is way cool. We checked out a bunch of the old city before we went and looked at the Stockman's store where they have all kinds of American goods for sale. It was way sweet, and they have some crazy things.
Well, we went and ate at McDonald's as we knew where it was, and we knew the food was decent. We grabbed some good postcards from a place before we just walked around. There are a lot of super nice stores in Riga, and they are like malls. We got our food, and then we got on the train. Tomorrow we will be in Moscow and then back to Самара. Oh, the joys of train traveling!"
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Counsel
10 November 2005
"I am going to die...I am so tired I have had a little sleep, but i will be all right. This day has gone by pretty quick. We got in this morning, and we went to the office where we sat around for awhile. Well, we started совет, and that went well. We talked about how our area books are, and how we are working. It went really well, and we enjoyed it. Well, we then had lunch which was awesome. I miss eating in the office with the Davidiks. I ate a ton as always. After lunch we went back to совет which went alright, but it drug out a little too long. I wanted to catch a few winks, but it didn't happen. I did get to see Сестра Гугелская and that was way cool. I miss seeing everyone here. Well, we did a few random things in the office before we took off. We headed to McDonalds with Elder Barney and Richards and had a good meal. Well, we walked back to the center where Elder Steiner and I met with Надежда which went fairly good. She is a really nice lady, but is so confused and loves me to death. It went well, and she understood that she needs to read better, but in the end she was still confused. After the meeting we came here to the вокзал where we are waiting for our train. On the way here I had a Russian moment. We stopped by to a store and I had a jar of tomatoes on the ground accidentally and the lady freaked out and told me that I had to pay for it immediately. Well, it was really dumb.
Today was really cool, and I was happy to be back in Samara. I sure miss things here. I talked with the sisters for awhile tonight and that was cool. They are such great people. I got a lot of advice about how can I help the zone, and I hope that I can apply. Off to the train we go..."
"I am going to die...I am so tired I have had a little sleep, but i will be all right. This day has gone by pretty quick. We got in this morning, and we went to the office where we sat around for awhile. Well, we started совет, and that went well. We talked about how our area books are, and how we are working. It went really well, and we enjoyed it. Well, we then had lunch which was awesome. I miss eating in the office with the Davidiks. I ate a ton as always. After lunch we went back to совет which went alright, but it drug out a little too long. I wanted to catch a few winks, but it didn't happen. I did get to see Сестра Гугелская and that was way cool. I miss seeing everyone here. Well, we did a few random things in the office before we took off. We headed to McDonalds with Elder Barney and Richards and had a good meal. Well, we walked back to the center where Elder Steiner and I met with Надежда which went fairly good. She is a really nice lady, but is so confused and loves me to death. It went well, and she understood that she needs to read better, but in the end she was still confused. After the meeting we came here to the вокзал where we are waiting for our train. On the way here I had a Russian moment. We stopped by to a store and I had a jar of tomatoes on the ground accidentally and the lady freaked out and told me that I had to pay for it immediately. Well, it was really dumb.
Today was really cool, and I was happy to be back in Samara. I sure miss things here. I talked with the sisters for awhile tonight and that was cool. They are such great people. I got a lot of advice about how can I help the zone, and I hope that I can apply. Off to the train we go..."
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Last Day
4 November 2005
"My last night in Samara and I am spending it here in the office. Tonight at 11:45 we are going to leave for Penza. Let's just say that it will be nice to be gone from this office. We came here at 7:30 this morning, and from that moment, my head has been going crazy. We had problems with people not getting here on time, with people's taxis breaking down, and that isn't to mention the tons of people here. I am not going to miss these types of things. Elder Nava told me to deal with the problems, and so I tried, and things worked out. We had a sweet time, and I ran all over the place as usual. New missionaries are great, and I love them, but there is a lot of stress too. Well, I sat around for awhile, and then finally at about 11:30 I took off with Elder Boster to do some packing. That went well, and then we went to McDonalds where we ate with the sisters. That was way cool, and we just chatted for awhile, and it was awesome. I love the sisters to death.
After eating, we came home and I finished packing all up, and that was sweet – I finished! I hate to pack but that is transfers. Well, we brought my stuff here to the office and I then finished up all that I needed here. We took off to English lesson where we were at the lesson which went well. After that we ate cake and just chatted for Elder Umina's b-day. We took pictures and then came home for goodbyes. I will miss people soo much here. We are now here, and I ready to call several people and tell them goodbye – Elder Bennett especially. Tomorrow is the first day in the new area. The Lord has blessed me more than I would have ever imagined. I love my mission, and these people."
"My last night in Samara and I am spending it here in the office. Tonight at 11:45 we are going to leave for Penza. Let's just say that it will be nice to be gone from this office. We came here at 7:30 this morning, and from that moment, my head has been going crazy. We had problems with people not getting here on time, with people's taxis breaking down, and that isn't to mention the tons of people here. I am not going to miss these types of things. Elder Nava told me to deal with the problems, and so I tried, and things worked out. We had a sweet time, and I ran all over the place as usual. New missionaries are great, and I love them, but there is a lot of stress too. Well, I sat around for awhile, and then finally at about 11:30 I took off with Elder Boster to do some packing. That went well, and then we went to McDonalds where we ate with the sisters. That was way cool, and we just chatted for awhile, and it was awesome. I love the sisters to death.
After eating, we came home and I finished packing all up, and that was sweet – I finished! I hate to pack but that is transfers. Well, we brought my stuff here to the office and I then finished up all that I needed here. We took off to English lesson where we were at the lesson which went well. After that we ate cake and just chatted for Elder Umina's b-day. We took pictures and then came home for goodbyes. I will miss people soo much here. We are now here, and I ready to call several people and tell them goodbye – Elder Bennett especially. Tomorrow is the first day in the new area. The Lord has blessed me more than I would have ever imagined. I love my mission, and these people."
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!"
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Shopping
11 October 2005
"I am pretty tired today. We spent very little time in the office today because this morning we were helping the Framptons to buy coats and to buy other thing. We took the long trip out there and everything went good. I worked my magic and talked things down a lot of them. There was one point that there were people yelling at each other because I was working my prices down so well. Nothing bad happened and we got Sister Frampton a couple coats. All I bought myself was a beanie as the one from last year is not that great. Well, after 2 hours my head hurt from so much talking and then Elder Jonsson bought a coat and I talked with a saleslady there who was really cool. We finally got out of there and stopped by to McDonalds for lunch. After we grabbed a bite to eat, I got a call that an elder lost his passport in Engels. Sister Sirova and I took care of things, and then I worked on copying General Conference. That was sure a pain, and I have the Relief Society session basically memorized. I didn't get done what I wanted, although I tried. We left to the branch evening and that went good, but put me to sleep as we watched a film - Legacy. I felt like sleeping. We are now home, and I am ready to lay down. I am sure tired and I think that the рынок really wore me out. A new day tomorrow..."
"I am pretty tired today. We spent very little time in the office today because this morning we were helping the Framptons to buy coats and to buy other thing. We took the long trip out there and everything went good. I worked my magic and talked things down a lot of them. There was one point that there were people yelling at each other because I was working my prices down so well. Nothing bad happened and we got Sister Frampton a couple coats. All I bought myself was a beanie as the one from last year is not that great. Well, after 2 hours my head hurt from so much talking and then Elder Jonsson bought a coat and I talked with a saleslady there who was really cool. We finally got out of there and stopped by to McDonalds for lunch. After we grabbed a bite to eat, I got a call that an elder lost his passport in Engels. Sister Sirova and I took care of things, and then I worked on copying General Conference. That was sure a pain, and I have the Relief Society session basically memorized. I didn't get done what I wanted, although I tried. We left to the branch evening and that went good, but put me to sleep as we watched a film - Legacy. I felt like sleeping. We are now home, and I am ready to lay down. I am sure tired and I think that the рынок really wore me out. A new day tomorrow..."
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Battle
22 September 2005
"We're preparing for war tomorrow. We got the guns loaded and ready to fire. We are going to be working up early and headed off to the battlefield. We are tired from a long day of preparation and preparing the weapons for battle. These darn books take a while to prepare for incoming missionaries, and it is a bit stressful. This morning we went to do some service before we went to the office. I wouldn't really call it service as we sat there for about 45 minutes before we left. I did change a light bulb and get a nice little shock from that. It was pretty crazy but yeah. We worked in the office for a bit before we decided that we needed to go and eat with the APs at McDonalds for an important "business lunch." Well, we did that and there were little beggar boys that we wouldn't give any money to and then later we saw the kicking a guy for stuff - it was sad.
We came back to the office, and on the way, we stopped by to a couple of stores and picked up some more materials to make the little booklets. We also got some food for the guys coming in tomorrow. We walked back to the office where we tried to get some more work done. Brock came to the office and after a quick interview left and we found out that he couldn't baptize Лилия so that means that Lister will be doing it. We took off with Блинков to stop by to some people, but no one was home. We talked with him for a bit before we went back to the office to finish up some work. We left to Elder Hunsaker's concert after not too long and we enjoyed the music from his family. We also had a good time talking with everyone before we came home. I am tired as can be, and like I wrote - it is off to battle we go.
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"We're preparing for war tomorrow. We got the guns loaded and ready to fire. We are going to be working up early and headed off to the battlefield. We are tired from a long day of preparation and preparing the weapons for battle. These darn books take a while to prepare for incoming missionaries, and it is a bit stressful. This morning we went to do some service before we went to the office. I wouldn't really call it service as we sat there for about 45 minutes before we left. I did change a light bulb and get a nice little shock from that. It was pretty crazy but yeah. We worked in the office for a bit before we decided that we needed to go and eat with the APs at McDonalds for an important "business lunch." Well, we did that and there were little beggar boys that we wouldn't give any money to and then later we saw the kicking a guy for stuff - it was sad.
We came back to the office, and on the way, we stopped by to a couple of stores and picked up some more materials to make the little booklets. We also got some food for the guys coming in tomorrow. We walked back to the office where we tried to get some more work done. Brock came to the office and after a quick interview left and we found out that he couldn't baptize Лилия so that means that Lister will be doing it. We took off with Блинков to stop by to some people, but no one was home. We talked with him for a bit before we went back to the office to finish up some work. We left to Elder Hunsaker's concert after not too long and we enjoyed the music from his family. We also had a good time talking with everyone before we came home. I am tired as can be, and like I wrote - it is off to battle we go.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Conference
16 September 2005
"Things went well today and I feel myself a lot better. My side still huts a bit, but it is a lot better than yesterday. At least I can walk and breathe without a lot of pain. I think the main thing is that I have started to drink a lot more. This morning we took off to the office to get some things for the elders and to take to the zone conference. We were there for a bit trying to get things ready and printed off for the conference. Conference today was really good and we talked a lot about faith. President talked about if we will talk with 10 people every day then baptisms will double. We need to have faith. I thought about my faith and I decided that I needed to work on this a lot. I have a great love and I love people so much, but my faith is weak to help them like I need to. I want to hug and help people so much! I love them with all my heart - members, missionaries, and Russian people. These people are so awesome. I need to increase my faith and teach people to show their faith even more. So, that is what I got from conference today, and I need to work on that. We ate McDonald's there and that was good as always. We planned a little with the Assistants what we are going to do tomorrow. We got out of there and we decided to come home as we had to get some things done and I fell asleep for a bit. When I woke up, we went to see вячеслав and we talked about how we can show our faith and about how we can use it as a power in our lives. It went well, and we said our parting words with him - I meant that Elder Bennett said goodbye. We then came home and we were the only ones that were on the трамвай and so we took some pictures and enjoyed that. We have been taking care of things a lot and I have talked way too much on the phone today. Tomorrow is already p-day again so that means that we will be writing home. I love conference, and it always gives me new energy. I love the spirit! It is way awesome."
"Things went well today and I feel myself a lot better. My side still huts a bit, but it is a lot better than yesterday. At least I can walk and breathe without a lot of pain. I think the main thing is that I have started to drink a lot more. This morning we took off to the office to get some things for the elders and to take to the zone conference. We were there for a bit trying to get things ready and printed off for the conference. Conference today was really good and we talked a lot about faith. President talked about if we will talk with 10 people every day then baptisms will double. We need to have faith. I thought about my faith and I decided that I needed to work on this a lot. I have a great love and I love people so much, but my faith is weak to help them like I need to. I want to hug and help people so much! I love them with all my heart - members, missionaries, and Russian people. These people are so awesome. I need to increase my faith and teach people to show their faith even more. So, that is what I got from conference today, and I need to work on that. We ate McDonald's there and that was good as always. We planned a little with the Assistants what we are going to do tomorrow. We got out of there and we decided to come home as we had to get some things done and I fell asleep for a bit. When I woke up, we went to see вячеслав and we talked about how we can show our faith and about how we can use it as a power in our lives. It went well, and we said our parting words with him - I meant that Elder Bennett said goodbye. We then came home and we were the only ones that were on the трамвай and so we took some pictures and enjoyed that. We have been taking care of things a lot and I have talked way too much on the phone today. Tomorrow is already p-day again so that means that we will be writing home. I love conference, and it always gives me new energy. I love the spirit! It is way awesome."
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
More Pain
15 September 2005
"I am getting this started early tonight as I will be here for a bit and I don’t feel all that great. I want to go lie down and take a break, but right now there is nowhere to lay down. I have not felt good all day and I hope that it will go away for tomorrow as we have a zone conference and so that means that we will be busy there and it will be another long day. I hate being sick because you don’t feel like doing anything and you just want to lie down and sleep. Well, it is really bad, and I hate this feeling. I don’t know what to do about it, and I think I will call the doctor tomorrow if I don’t feel better soon. I still have this shooting pain in my side not far from my heart that is not helping and I don’t know what it is from. This is already the third day of that, and so that is no fun. I feel like dying. I hate this feeling. I guess that is part of life, and maybe getting away from here will help. I don’t know, but I do know that we still have a long evening tonight as we are going to have to take some poster things to the Вокзал for Sister Стальнова. It is going to be crazy. And I hope that all will be okay with that, but we will see.
So this morning was an interesting as we had to get here early and most of the day we have been pretty busy until just now. We came in here and I got a bunch going, and I am going to have a crazy week next week and so I hope that things are going to be better and that I feel a lot better. I had to do some lists and then I had to get things ready for Roman to get out of here, and to have things run smoothly. Well I can’t think right now as I am really hurting in pain in my side. It sure doesn’t feel too good and I wish it would go away. We thought that today we were going to go to do some service but it turned out that we couldn’t because our sisters needed some help as they couldn’t leave until someone was going to come and fix something at their house. Well, that meant that we had to go on to a meeting for them to Людмила who we helped on Tuesday do some service. Well, we helped her a bit, ate some watermelon and chatted with her about life. It was nice to be able to get out of the office and be at someone’s house to help them. It was a lot of fun. We decided that we had better stop by to McDonalds as we wanted to have something to eat and we didn’t have a lot of time. We stopped by and got some food real quick.
Well, we got back here to the office and the fun began. The APs were working on setting up the transfers that will be next week. They were racking their brains over who is going to go where and when and things like that. They were trying to set up the plan but it wasn’t going all that well as we have 18 new missionaries that will be coming in next week. Well, we had to get that all figured out and to put things on top of that we have another big trip that will be going on next week for new migration cards. Basically it was insane, and it will be absolutely crazy. So we got that figured out after about 2 or 3 hours and our heads hurt. We now have a good plan set up and we also have a good list of things that people can do. Well, we are going to have fun tonight. I did some other things in order to get ready for this and so that was a blast. Elder Bennett had to some translating and that meant that I got to sit here and wait for him. We will be going to the train station here in a bit and then we will be going home. Elder Nance just told me that the reason that I am in so much pain is because I don’t have enough water in me so I am trying to drink a lot. It hurts to laugh and sometime to breathe – it really hurts to take a deep breath. As for now, I guess that is all, and tomorrow should be an interesting day again. Off I go…"
"I am getting this started early tonight as I will be here for a bit and I don’t feel all that great. I want to go lie down and take a break, but right now there is nowhere to lay down. I have not felt good all day and I hope that it will go away for tomorrow as we have a zone conference and so that means that we will be busy there and it will be another long day. I hate being sick because you don’t feel like doing anything and you just want to lie down and sleep. Well, it is really bad, and I hate this feeling. I don’t know what to do about it, and I think I will call the doctor tomorrow if I don’t feel better soon. I still have this shooting pain in my side not far from my heart that is not helping and I don’t know what it is from. This is already the third day of that, and so that is no fun. I feel like dying. I hate this feeling. I guess that is part of life, and maybe getting away from here will help. I don’t know, but I do know that we still have a long evening tonight as we are going to have to take some poster things to the Вокзал for Sister Стальнова. It is going to be crazy. And I hope that all will be okay with that, but we will see.
So this morning was an interesting as we had to get here early and most of the day we have been pretty busy until just now. We came in here and I got a bunch going, and I am going to have a crazy week next week and so I hope that things are going to be better and that I feel a lot better. I had to do some lists and then I had to get things ready for Roman to get out of here, and to have things run smoothly. Well I can’t think right now as I am really hurting in pain in my side. It sure doesn’t feel too good and I wish it would go away. We thought that today we were going to go to do some service but it turned out that we couldn’t because our sisters needed some help as they couldn’t leave until someone was going to come and fix something at their house. Well, that meant that we had to go on to a meeting for them to Людмила who we helped on Tuesday do some service. Well, we helped her a bit, ate some watermelon and chatted with her about life. It was nice to be able to get out of the office and be at someone’s house to help them. It was a lot of fun. We decided that we had better stop by to McDonalds as we wanted to have something to eat and we didn’t have a lot of time. We stopped by and got some food real quick.
Well, we got back here to the office and the fun began. The APs were working on setting up the transfers that will be next week. They were racking their brains over who is going to go where and when and things like that. They were trying to set up the plan but it wasn’t going all that well as we have 18 new missionaries that will be coming in next week. Well, we had to get that all figured out and to put things on top of that we have another big trip that will be going on next week for new migration cards. Basically it was insane, and it will be absolutely crazy. So we got that figured out after about 2 or 3 hours and our heads hurt. We now have a good plan set up and we also have a good list of things that people can do. Well, we are going to have fun tonight. I did some other things in order to get ready for this and so that was a blast. Elder Bennett had to some translating and that meant that I got to sit here and wait for him. We will be going to the train station here in a bit and then we will be going home. Elder Nance just told me that the reason that I am in so much pain is because I don’t have enough water in me so I am trying to drink a lot. It hurts to laugh and sometime to breathe – it really hurts to take a deep breath. As for now, I guess that is all, and tomorrow should be an interesting day again. Off I go…"
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Pointless Service
23 August 2005
"We spent a total of 1 1/2 hours in the office today. That is probably a record for us. One of the main reasons is that we did some very ridiculous service. We thought that we were going to help Брат Винноградов at the home of Israel. He said it was by the дача and not on the дача. We basically went to the graveyard and we saw a bunch of cool graves. There was a ton of rich gypsies that were buried there, and it was sure insane. It was kind of crazy. It turned out that we had gone to move the grave stone for a person there. Анатолий told us that we didn't need any permission to move it but we told him we weren't going to move it w/o at least some kind of affirmation that we could. He went to find someone and then the guy said that we could. We then finished moving it and got out of there. We basically wasted a lot of time there. Well, we ate at McDonalds with the APs and had a good time there. We got to the office and then when we got everything going we had to leave to English. It was basically a waste of time there and only two people came. We contacted a little on the way home and then we got here. Well, I wasted a ton of money today on the transport. I spent a hundred roubles. I am glad that I don't have to pay a lot every day or I would die. It would be bad. As you can see my head hurts tonight so things aren't completely understandably here. I will finish up for now."
"We spent a total of 1 1/2 hours in the office today. That is probably a record for us. One of the main reasons is that we did some very ridiculous service. We thought that we were going to help Брат Винноградов at the home of Israel. He said it was by the дача and not on the дача. We basically went to the graveyard and we saw a bunch of cool graves. There was a ton of rich gypsies that were buried there, and it was sure insane. It was kind of crazy. It turned out that we had gone to move the grave stone for a person there. Анатолий told us that we didn't need any permission to move it but we told him we weren't going to move it w/o at least some kind of affirmation that we could. He went to find someone and then the guy said that we could. We then finished moving it and got out of there. We basically wasted a lot of time there. Well, we ate at McDonalds with the APs and had a good time there. We got to the office and then when we got everything going we had to leave to English. It was basically a waste of time there and only two people came. We contacted a little on the way home and then we got here. Well, I wasted a ton of money today on the transport. I spent a hundred roubles. I am glad that I don't have to pay a lot every day or I would die. It would be bad. As you can see my head hurts tonight so things aren't completely understandably here. I will finish up for now."
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Women and Shopping don't mix
20 August 2005
"I spend way too much time in this office and I type way too much here on this computer. I am having a good time though today and it was good to be able to relax and to have our P-day. We actually didn’t do a whole lot but we relaxed a lot. We came here this morning and we typed home and I typed up a good story for the family about what happened yesterday. I sent my journal to myself and also Elder Wright’s story about what happened and so I am excited to have that. We didn’t spend too much time here before we got out of here and we got everything done before we went to the Lunts house and we went to the big old rinok out in the Bezimanski area. Well it was crazy and there was a ton of people that were out there and lets just say that it is not fun to shop with girls man. We walked around forever and we looked on a ton of coats and Sister Lunt just couldn’t find anything. After about 2 hours we decided to go back and to buy the coat that she looked at from the beginning. Well it was sure way too long to be there, and I didn’t buy anything. I did look on some coats and had a good time and all but I couldn’t buy anything. Well I saw a coat and now I think that I want to go back to get it. I am excited to go back there for it. Well after the rinok we went with the Lunts and we ate a McDonalds. That was good as always and they bought us lunch to make up for what happened at the rinok so I guess I can’t complain too much. We went home and we slept for a couple of hours and lets just say we were bad because we slept until about 7. Well that was our own fault and of course we saw that bad that came from it. About 10 minutes after we left Tom called and said that he won’t be able to come tomorrow and that we was sorry but it wasn’t going to be possible to make it. Well I guess that is what we get for not following the rules and being a little too lazy. Well we went to Степан’s and we talked with him for a bit and about the fact that he needs to come out to the meeting and needs to stop making excuses why he can’t come. He said that he needs to but that he is not going too. Well it was really hard and I don’t know that he completely understands or what but it is hard for him. Well we got him to say that he wants to but it doesn’t look like he will come tomorrow. Well, we went up to the store and we got some stuff and I think that we are going to make some chicken noodle soup. We came to the office to help out the Ehlerts and to get them off to the Vokzal to be able to go to Penza for an audit. Well we are going to go home here in a few and get too bed and all and hopefully have a good time there. Well I am excited for tomorrow, and I like Sundays here and they are always a nice rejuvenating day. The joys of missionary work – no worries about Elders today."
"I spend way too much time in this office and I type way too much here on this computer. I am having a good time though today and it was good to be able to relax and to have our P-day. We actually didn’t do a whole lot but we relaxed a lot. We came here this morning and we typed home and I typed up a good story for the family about what happened yesterday. I sent my journal to myself and also Elder Wright’s story about what happened and so I am excited to have that. We didn’t spend too much time here before we got out of here and we got everything done before we went to the Lunts house and we went to the big old rinok out in the Bezimanski area. Well it was crazy and there was a ton of people that were out there and lets just say that it is not fun to shop with girls man. We walked around forever and we looked on a ton of coats and Sister Lunt just couldn’t find anything. After about 2 hours we decided to go back and to buy the coat that she looked at from the beginning. Well it was sure way too long to be there, and I didn’t buy anything. I did look on some coats and had a good time and all but I couldn’t buy anything. Well I saw a coat and now I think that I want to go back to get it. I am excited to go back there for it. Well after the rinok we went with the Lunts and we ate a McDonalds. That was good as always and they bought us lunch to make up for what happened at the rinok so I guess I can’t complain too much. We went home and we slept for a couple of hours and lets just say we were bad because we slept until about 7. Well that was our own fault and of course we saw that bad that came from it. About 10 minutes after we left Tom called and said that he won’t be able to come tomorrow and that we was sorry but it wasn’t going to be possible to make it. Well I guess that is what we get for not following the rules and being a little too lazy. Well we went to Степан’s and we talked with him for a bit and about the fact that he needs to come out to the meeting and needs to stop making excuses why he can’t come. He said that he needs to but that he is not going too. Well it was really hard and I don’t know that he completely understands or what but it is hard for him. Well we got him to say that he wants to but it doesn’t look like he will come tomorrow. Well, we went up to the store and we got some stuff and I think that we are going to make some chicken noodle soup. We came to the office to help out the Ehlerts and to get them off to the Vokzal to be able to go to Penza for an audit. Well we are going to go home here in a few and get too bed and all and hopefully have a good time there. Well I am excited for tomorrow, and I like Sundays here and they are always a nice rejuvenating day. The joys of missionary work – no worries about Elders today."
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Trainer
12 August 2005
"This is becoming into a habit, but I guess that it is all good as it means that we are keeping ourselves busy. We had 9 new missionaries that came in today and it was crazy. We were here bright and early this morning and we brought in breakfast for these new guys. They are really good guys and they know the language really well. I ran around doing everything that I needed and I worked on it for awhile to get things ready for orientation and everything else that was going on. It was sure a lot of fun and I had to print everything off and get it all set up. Well, I then also put everything together for the branch presidents and still have several things to do with that. Well we had orientation about 12 as we had planned and that went really well. Elder Ehlert talked a bunch and I enjoyed talking also about the mission. It is always a lot of fun to be there at the orientation and it was funny how tired the missionaries were. They wanted to die they were so tired. Well they lived through the orientation and we did it up well for them and they enjoyed it. Well, we then went up and ate again with Sister Davidik and as always that was good. We actually had some hamburgers from McDonalds because she didn't want to make anything. We had the Big n' Tasty and it was really really good. She also had salads and some other things and I ate right up again. Well we finished and I came back here and I worked on a few things that I had to get done for the day. Well that went well, and I was glad to finish the pictures for the missionaries and all. Well I then took one of the new elders with me - Elder Brimley - and we went and visited Stepan who gave us a bunch of excuses again. We then contacted a bit and it was a lot of fun. I really want to be a trainer I decided and to get out with a new missionary. I will tell President so that he knows when I get out of here. Well we came back and now I am tired but we are waiting for Elder Hunsaker and then we will be going home for the night. I am excited to be here and love the service. It was such an awesome feeling to be here with a new elder and I really miss working. I love the work and know that this is where I should be. I love it here."
"This is becoming into a habit, but I guess that it is all good as it means that we are keeping ourselves busy. We had 9 new missionaries that came in today and it was crazy. We were here bright and early this morning and we brought in breakfast for these new guys. They are really good guys and they know the language really well. I ran around doing everything that I needed and I worked on it for awhile to get things ready for orientation and everything else that was going on. It was sure a lot of fun and I had to print everything off and get it all set up. Well, I then also put everything together for the branch presidents and still have several things to do with that. Well we had orientation about 12 as we had planned and that went really well. Elder Ehlert talked a bunch and I enjoyed talking also about the mission. It is always a lot of fun to be there at the orientation and it was funny how tired the missionaries were. They wanted to die they were so tired. Well they lived through the orientation and we did it up well for them and they enjoyed it. Well, we then went up and ate again with Sister Davidik and as always that was good. We actually had some hamburgers from McDonalds because she didn't want to make anything. We had the Big n' Tasty and it was really really good. She also had salads and some other things and I ate right up again. Well we finished and I came back here and I worked on a few things that I had to get done for the day. Well that went well, and I was glad to finish the pictures for the missionaries and all. Well I then took one of the new elders with me - Elder Brimley - and we went and visited Stepan who gave us a bunch of excuses again. We then contacted a bit and it was a lot of fun. I really want to be a trainer I decided and to get out with a new missionary. I will tell President so that he knows when I get out of here. Well we came back and now I am tired but we are waiting for Elder Hunsaker and then we will be going home for the night. I am excited to be here and love the service. It was such an awesome feeling to be here with a new elder and I really miss working. I love the work and know that this is where I should be. I love it here."
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Office
4 August 2005
"It was an interesting day and we had a good time. We were in the office at about 9:30 this morning. I had a ton to do and I got a lot done. I did more of the same as always - I wrote letters, sent off faxes, and worked on computer programs. Well, we went to service at 11 at the hospital and that went really well. We had a fun time cutting down a tree with one of those old 2 handled saws (see below). Let's just say that it is going to be sore tomorrow with all the cutting we did. We cut a huge old tree down and then into pieces. We were dead after an hour and we're sweating good. Well, we went to McDonalds as we have plenty of money left and we met Elder Lunt there. Well, he payed for our lunch - now we have more money - and we had a good chat with him. We got back to the office and we had plenty to do. I worked on a report and also on a list of numbers. Well, that turned out well. We basically got things taken care of that we needed to and relaxed. We didn't get out of the office until about 8 and we had to get back here to meet the Хозяйка. Well, she gave us bills of things that we need to pay and things like that. Well, we are relaxing and getting ready to sleep now. Back to the office tomorrow. Wee..."
"It was an interesting day and we had a good time. We were in the office at about 9:30 this morning. I had a ton to do and I got a lot done. I did more of the same as always - I wrote letters, sent off faxes, and worked on computer programs. Well, we went to service at 11 at the hospital and that went really well. We had a fun time cutting down a tree with one of those old 2 handled saws (see below). Let's just say that it is going to be sore tomorrow with all the cutting we did. We cut a huge old tree down and then into pieces. We were dead after an hour and we're sweating good. Well, we went to McDonalds as we have plenty of money left and we met Elder Lunt there. Well, he payed for our lunch - now we have more money - and we had a good chat with him. We got back to the office and we had plenty to do. I worked on a report and also on a list of numbers. Well, that turned out well. We basically got things taken care of that we needed to and relaxed. We didn't get out of the office until about 8 and we had to get back here to meet the Хозяйка. Well, she gave us bills of things that we need to pay and things like that. Well, we are relaxing and getting ready to sleep now. Back to the office tomorrow. Wee..."
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Typing
26 July 2005
"Well, this is weird to be typing this but I guess that is what I am going to be doing tonight. That will make it a lot faster and plus I don't know when we will be getting home so I figured that I would be getting it done. So today we have been in in the office all and and I have been super busy. it is sure crazy how much time I have spent behind this computer and how much I am still spending here behind it. I have typed a million things in here today, and I have a done a ton. We went to вокзал to pick up Elder Peterson and then we brought him to the office. I worked on getting all the missionaries into the computer and now it is all done. That will make life easier so now that I don't have to worry about it. Tonight I did find out that there is one less elder that is coming in August but I guess that will be alright as I had to type in 30 new things and one less isn't a big loss. Well, I also worked on getting everything ready for the leaving elders and I got that done. There was a million elders here and they were all bothering me and I was working on getting things done. I also talked with Brother Блинков and we had a good chat. He is going to help us on Thursday after conference and then we are going to visit some members and another contact that we have. Well he is really cool and I like him a lot. Well we got through everything that I needed with them and then we went to lunch with the Давыдики and that turned out really good. I ate a lot and I enjoyed it a ton. I love to eat with them and ate a lot. Well I am going to get fat but its all good I guess. Right now I am waiting for stuff from McDonalds as Elder Hunsaker and Spackman went there to get it. Well all is well though. I'll have a ton of time after the mission to work it off. Well after dinner I came back here and worked on getting things ready for the Branch Presidents as many of them will be here on Saturday and I have a bunch of things to get them. I said goodbyes to Elder Smith and that went well and he is a good guy. I will certainly miss him and home that all goes well for him. My head really hurts right now as I have a ton going for me and I have been here all day. Also I have been sitting and going crazy. All will be ok and tomorrow we will hopefully get out and have a good time and do all that we need to. As for now I am going to sign off and get ready to go home..well maybe. We'll see!"
--I typed this entry up. I taped it into my journal. Several of the following posts were typed.
"Well, this is weird to be typing this but I guess that is what I am going to be doing tonight. That will make it a lot faster and plus I don't know when we will be getting home so I figured that I would be getting it done. So today we have been in in the office all and and I have been super busy. it is sure crazy how much time I have spent behind this computer and how much I am still spending here behind it. I have typed a million things in here today, and I have a done a ton. We went to вокзал to pick up Elder Peterson and then we brought him to the office. I worked on getting all the missionaries into the computer and now it is all done. That will make life easier so now that I don't have to worry about it. Tonight I did find out that there is one less elder that is coming in August but I guess that will be alright as I had to type in 30 new things and one less isn't a big loss. Well, I also worked on getting everything ready for the leaving elders and I got that done. There was a million elders here and they were all bothering me and I was working on getting things done. I also talked with Brother Блинков and we had a good chat. He is going to help us on Thursday after conference and then we are going to visit some members and another contact that we have. Well he is really cool and I like him a lot. Well we got through everything that I needed with them and then we went to lunch with the Давыдики and that turned out really good. I ate a lot and I enjoyed it a ton. I love to eat with them and ate a lot. Well I am going to get fat but its all good I guess. Right now I am waiting for stuff from McDonalds as Elder Hunsaker and Spackman went there to get it. Well all is well though. I'll have a ton of time after the mission to work it off. Well after dinner I came back here and worked on getting things ready for the Branch Presidents as many of them will be here on Saturday and I have a bunch of things to get them. I said goodbyes to Elder Smith and that went well and he is a good guy. I will certainly miss him and home that all goes well for him. My head really hurts right now as I have a ton going for me and I have been here all day. Also I have been sitting and going crazy. All will be ok and tomorrow we will hopefully get out and have a good time and do all that we need to. As for now I am going to sign off and get ready to go home..well maybe. We'll see!"
--I typed this entry up. I taped it into my journal. Several of the following posts were typed.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
American Life
9 July 2005
"So the family bought a hot tub! That's right. Talk about sweet. It'll be way sweet to get home. Lol- that was crazy to hear. Well, anyways the family seems to be doing well, and to be relaxing as usual. I scanned some pictures this morning, but I didn't send them yet. I will send them in a week. I developed some more pictures today also, so that means that they will be getting lots of pictures. BJ is going to Switzerland - actually I think he is already there. I hope that is going well for him. I bet it is.
Well we slept for a bit today and did the laundry. We also bought our products for this coming week. I am excited to eat tomorrow - I'm always excited to eat though. We went to McDonalds and ate and that was cool. We walked down to a store and I bought myself some discs - blank cds - so that I can get music from the server. Well, we then went to work and met a lady whose daugher lives in Utah - in Murray! She went to the UofU. Well her mom was way active but not so much anymore so that's too bad. She made several excuses, but wouldn't tell use why she doesn't come. Well, we then met with Sister Stalnova and just chatted for a bit. She is a gread lady. We had to help the Ehlerts at вокзал tonight so we got home a little later than usual, but all was good and we got them sent off. It was another awesome day, and I loved it!!"
"So the family bought a hot tub! That's right. Talk about sweet. It'll be way sweet to get home. Lol- that was crazy to hear. Well, anyways the family seems to be doing well, and to be relaxing as usual. I scanned some pictures this morning, but I didn't send them yet. I will send them in a week. I developed some more pictures today also, so that means that they will be getting lots of pictures. BJ is going to Switzerland - actually I think he is already there. I hope that is going well for him. I bet it is.
Well we slept for a bit today and did the laundry. We also bought our products for this coming week. I am excited to eat tomorrow - I'm always excited to eat though. We went to McDonalds and ate and that was cool. We walked down to a store and I bought myself some discs - blank cds - so that I can get music from the server. Well, we then went to work and met a lady whose daugher lives in Utah - in Murray! She went to the UofU. Well her mom was way active but not so much anymore so that's too bad. She made several excuses, but wouldn't tell use why she doesn't come. Well, we then met with Sister Stalnova and just chatted for a bit. She is a gread lady. We had to help the Ehlerts at вокзал tonight so we got home a little later than usual, but all was good and we got them sent off. It was another awesome day, and I loved it!!"
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Samara Square
18 June 2005
"We had a pretty good day today. It was p-day, so that meant that early this morning we took off to the office to write home. We wrote home for awhile and then we came back home and did our clothes - washed them. We then decided to go to Самарская Площадь and take pictures. That was cool, and it was nice to get some pictures here finally. We went to McDonalds and ate, and that was way good as always. We came home and slept - oh the joys of sleeping. We then went back to the office to chill for a bit before going to meet with Вячеслав - a member. He is a good guy that has just kind of lost sight of the truth. He loves to talk and he loves us. Well, we found a big store tonight and we found tons of food that we needed. We bought that, and then we came home. Now we are just chatting and relaxing and getting ready for tomorrow."
"We had a pretty good day today. It was p-day, so that meant that early this morning we took off to the office to write home. We wrote home for awhile and then we came back home and did our clothes - washed them. We then decided to go to Самарская Площадь and take pictures. That was cool, and it was nice to get some pictures here finally. We went to McDonalds and ate, and that was way good as always. We came home and slept - oh the joys of sleeping. We then went back to the office to chill for a bit before going to meet with Вячеслав - a member. He is a good guy that has just kind of lost sight of the truth. He loves to talk and he loves us. Well, we found a big store tonight and we found tons of food that we needed. We bought that, and then we came home. Now we are just chatting and relaxing and getting ready for tomorrow."
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Bulgaria and Basketball
16 June 2005
"Today was awesome. Once again it just flew by, and I didn't get as much done as I should have, but it was cool. I had to call Bulgaria today, and again tomorrow. I need to find out if they have a branch in one of the areas in Yugoslavia. We didn't do much else besides that in the office. Tonight we went and played basketball for sports night. We just played with some guys on the street. They played good and they were way nice. We hope that we can talk with them again. Well, we then went to McDonalds to eat some ice cream and that was cool. We were with Elder Beck and Lister and they are way cool ZLs. Its cool to be able to serve with them. Not much else happened today and so it is off to work I go - well I guess bed actually. Anyways, another day flew by today!"
"Today was awesome. Once again it just flew by, and I didn't get as much done as I should have, but it was cool. I had to call Bulgaria today, and again tomorrow. I need to find out if they have a branch in one of the areas in Yugoslavia. We didn't do much else besides that in the office. Tonight we went and played basketball for sports night. We just played with some guys on the street. They played good and they were way nice. We hope that we can talk with them again. Well, we then went to McDonalds to eat some ice cream and that was cool. We were with Elder Beck and Lister and they are way cool ZLs. Its cool to be able to serve with them. Not much else happened today and so it is off to work I go - well I guess bed actually. Anyways, another day flew by today!"
Thursday, June 4, 2009
PARTY!
4 June 2005
"Another day in the office..hey-j/k. It was p-day today. Well, we were in the office, but just to write home. We had a good time there and my family is doing well. It was cool to be able to write. We are always on the computer, but I never have time to look - well anyways its нельзя to get on there anyhow. So we did finally eat at McDonalds today, and it was way good. I hated McDonalds at home, but when it is the only American thing, you have to love it. We bought some stuff for the apartment today, and I payed a lot of money, but they are things we needed. I slept and felt a lot better. I hate to sit at the computer, and it just drains my energy. Well, tonight we attempted to work, but we found that there was a ton of people on the street that were drunk. There was a big party on the square, and everyone was there at that and so we walked right through it - no one told us. No one was home either. It was a bummer night. We had time to work, and nothing happened. I miss normal mission work, but we have an important job also. I just need to stick to it."
"Another day in the office..hey-j/k. It was p-day today. Well, we were in the office, but just to write home. We had a good time there and my family is doing well. It was cool to be able to write. We are always on the computer, but I never have time to look - well anyways its нельзя to get on there anyhow. So we did finally eat at McDonalds today, and it was way good. I hated McDonalds at home, but when it is the only American thing, you have to love it. We bought some stuff for the apartment today, and I payed a lot of money, but they are things we needed. I slept and felt a lot better. I hate to sit at the computer, and it just drains my energy. Well, tonight we attempted to work, but we found that there was a ton of people on the street that were drunk. There was a big party on the square, and everyone was there at that and so we walked right through it - no one told us. No one was home either. It was a bummer night. We had time to work, and nothing happened. I miss normal mission work, but we have an important job also. I just need to stick to it."
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Hard Times
28 May 2005
"What a day. Nothing as planned. This morning we tried to figure out the washing machine and so we washed our clothes. Well, we then went to the office - we thought we'd write home for free. Well, no one was there, and we don't have keys. We had to wait for Elder Bennett's photographs and so we just walked around. We figured we would eat, and so we went to McDonalds, but it was super busy - line out the door. Well we then came back and found an internet place - two steps from the place we are living right now. We then made pizza on батонs and then I slept for an hour and a half or so. I felt much better, and we decided to contact to learn our area a bit. Well, we found out that our area is not such a great place for contacting as there is very few people on the street. We came home few minutes early, and planned a little. We are finding out why it is hard to work here. The people are very young - and they drink a lot. There are a lot of buisnesses in our area, and so that is hard. We just need to buckle in and focus, and then everything will work out!"
"What a day. Nothing as planned. This morning we tried to figure out the washing machine and so we washed our clothes. Well, we then went to the office - we thought we'd write home for free. Well, no one was there, and we don't have keys. We had to wait for Elder Bennett's photographs and so we just walked around. We figured we would eat, and so we went to McDonalds, but it was super busy - line out the door. Well we then came back and found an internet place - two steps from the place we are living right now. We then made pizza on батонs and then I slept for an hour and a half or so. I felt much better, and we decided to contact to learn our area a bit. Well, we found out that our area is not such a great place for contacting as there is very few people on the street. We came home few minutes early, and planned a little. We are finding out why it is hard to work here. The people are very young - and they drink a lot. There are a lot of buisnesses in our area, and so that is hard. We just need to buckle in and focus, and then everything will work out!"
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