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."
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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24 March 2006
"Talk about a long day - that is what I felt like today. I am way tired as I woke up at 5 and it is now almost 11:30. The weather was really bad and so we drove for a long time. This morning we got there and immediately started everything. It was an alright conference, and I enjoyed it. I had to conduct her but it was still fairly good. We tried hard to think up new ways to find new investigators, but we are not exactly sure how. We are going to try several new ideas. Well, it was weird to be at my last conference and it just doesn't seem real. I can't believe how fast time is going. It is insane. I saw the other 2 guys that came with us, and they are doing well. I had a good chat with President, and he calmed me a git. He said that it will be hard, but that I just need to focus more. Don't worry about dumb things and just work. President is an awesome man and is truly inspired. So tonight on the way home from Engels we were in a really bad storm, but luckily we were safe. It was a long trip, but we are home now, and tomorrow will be a long one too."
"Talk about a long day - that is what I felt like today. I am way tired as I woke up at 5 and it is now almost 11:30. The weather was really bad and so we drove for a long time. This morning we got there and immediately started everything. It was an alright conference, and I enjoyed it. I had to conduct her but it was still fairly good. We tried hard to think up new ways to find new investigators, but we are not exactly sure how. We are going to try several new ideas. Well, it was weird to be at my last conference and it just doesn't seem real. I can't believe how fast time is going. It is insane. I saw the other 2 guys that came with us, and they are doing well. I had a good chat with President, and he calmed me a git. He said that it will be hard, but that I just need to focus more. Don't worry about dumb things and just work. President is an awesome man and is truly inspired. So tonight on the way home from Engels we were in a really bad storm, but luckily we were safe. It was a long trip, but we are home now, and tomorrow will be a long one too."
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
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."
"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."
Friday, February 5, 2010
Talking
5 February 2006
"Today was a fairly relaxing day, and I feel a lot better. We didn't do a ton, but we tried to do some important things. Well, this morning we went at 9 as usual, but we had an awesome opportunity to hear from the Ehlerts and hear about being completely obedient. It was awesome, and in order to receive blessings, we must be obedient to some law. I translated for several of the Russians that were there, and it was way cool. We then had sacrament, and that went well as usual. I translated for the Ehlerts there also, and if act the whole time. Well, we had good lessons, and Владик was there for the whole thing and at the end he chatted with President Davidik for awhile and it was way awesome. I didn't hear much, but I think that there was a lot cleared up for him. My comp and I were at branch council before we headed back here. We slept for probably an hour or so, and I really needed to. If I didn't then I might be sick right now. We finished the night off by working on the map of less actives for the branch so that we can find to where all our members are, and how we can help them. This is an awesome project, and will greatly clear things up here, and help the members grow. What a blessing!"
"Today was a fairly relaxing day, and I feel a lot better. We didn't do a ton, but we tried to do some important things. Well, this morning we went at 9 as usual, but we had an awesome opportunity to hear from the Ehlerts and hear about being completely obedient. It was awesome, and in order to receive blessings, we must be obedient to some law. I translated for several of the Russians that were there, and it was way cool. We then had sacrament, and that went well as usual. I translated for the Ehlerts there also, and if act the whole time. Well, we had good lessons, and Владик was there for the whole thing and at the end he chatted with President Davidik for awhile and it was way awesome. I didn't hear much, but I think that there was a lot cleared up for him. My comp and I were at branch council before we headed back here. We slept for probably an hour or so, and I really needed to. If I didn't then I might be sick right now. We finished the night off by working on the map of less actives for the branch so that we can find to where all our members are, and how we can help them. This is an awesome project, and will greatly clear things up here, and help the members grow. What a blessing!"
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Obedience
2 February 2006
"Today was an awesome day. We have so much to think about. We had an amazing совет today, and we found out some crazy things. It seems the the quorum of the 70 found out about some crazy stuff that is going on in our mission - sleeping little, watching all the movies they want, playing cards all the time, and basically just not missionary work. Well President get a special visit from the Area Presidency, and they got the problems worked out for the most part. Well, today we talked a lot about obedience and about how we can improve. President has not been too strict about it up to now, but he said he is going to be cracking down. We heard a ton about obedience, and I am ready to serve with all my heart, might, mind and strength. I don't want to let up. I want to finish strong. We were there for about 7 hours with a good lunch break. Well, I then typed a little of the pride talk before Schwab and I went to a meeting. Well, the meeting fell through, but we chatted with the Lunt's for awhile, and we had a good time. They are such wonderful people, and are always wanting to help. We are now waiting for our train and we will be back to Penza. The APs are with us, and we will be on exchanges with them the next couple of days. It should be a lot of fun!"
"Today was an awesome day. We have so much to think about. We had an amazing совет today, and we found out some crazy things. It seems the the quorum of the 70 found out about some crazy stuff that is going on in our mission - sleeping little, watching all the movies they want, playing cards all the time, and basically just not missionary work. Well President get a special visit from the Area Presidency, and they got the problems worked out for the most part. Well, today we talked a lot about obedience and about how we can improve. President has not been too strict about it up to now, but he said he is going to be cracking down. We heard a ton about obedience, and I am ready to serve with all my heart, might, mind and strength. I don't want to let up. I want to finish strong. We were there for about 7 hours with a good lunch break. Well, I then typed a little of the pride talk before Schwab and I went to a meeting. Well, the meeting fell through, but we chatted with the Lunt's for awhile, and we had a good time. They are such wonderful people, and are always wanting to help. We are now waiting for our train and we will be back to Penza. The APs are with us, and we will be on exchanges with them the next couple of days. It should be a lot of fun!"
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Work Harder
6 January 2006
"We are back in Penza after a great conference in Saratov. We had a way awesome time there learning about all of the different qualities of Jesus Christ which we want to have in ourselves. Elder Steiner and I taught милосердие и усердие (charity and diligence). It was cool to be up in front of everyone and to teach them. The missionaries right now seem to be less worried about the work than earlier. They don't speak in Russian hardly ever although I try to always speak it - its a mission rule. The mission has changed a lot since I came, and the missionaries seem less focused. Maybe it is just because they are so young.
For lunch we had pizza from Papa John's which is always a booster. We enjoyed all of conference, and then we stayed after for interviews. President said to me that to fix problems we need to read Preach My Gospel more, and the white hand book. He said also that a church building here in Penza depends more on the faith then on the numbers. President is a very inspired man, and I am grateful to be serving under him. On the way home, we talked a little about getting our calling on a mission. I remember how happy I was, and touched by the spirit when I opened my call. I had one month to prepare to serve the Lord. What an amazing things to have opened that calling, and to now be here on my mission. The lord knows us and our needs."
"We are back in Penza after a great conference in Saratov. We had a way awesome time there learning about all of the different qualities of Jesus Christ which we want to have in ourselves. Elder Steiner and I taught милосердие и усердие (charity and diligence). It was cool to be up in front of everyone and to teach them. The missionaries right now seem to be less worried about the work than earlier. They don't speak in Russian hardly ever although I try to always speak it - its a mission rule. The mission has changed a lot since I came, and the missionaries seem less focused. Maybe it is just because they are so young.
For lunch we had pizza from Papa John's which is always a booster. We enjoyed all of conference, and then we stayed after for interviews. President said to me that to fix problems we need to read Preach My Gospel more, and the white hand book. He said also that a church building here in Penza depends more on the faith then on the numbers. President is a very inspired man, and I am grateful to be serving under him. On the way home, we talked a little about getting our calling on a mission. I remember how happy I was, and touched by the spirit when I opened my call. I had one month to prepare to serve the Lord. What an amazing things to have opened that calling, and to now be here on my mission. The lord knows us and our needs."
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Good advice and food
18 November 2005
"Today was a pretty sweet day. We had a nice long time in the gazelle. We were in Engels for a Zone Conference and that was cool. It has been a long time since I was there, and I had a lot of memories come back. It was a good 2 months there, and I love to serve there. Victor - a guy that we contacted there - got baptized last Saturday, and that was way cool.
Conference today was a good one, and we talked a lot about крещение (baptism). That was way good and we learned a lot about how we can work a lot more effectively to prepare people for this important step in life. We have several investigators, but we don't know who is ready for baptism. We need to work with them and to help them a ton. I am excited to be able to have so much work.
We had Papa John's for lunch and that was way good. On the way home from Engels we stopped into Saratov and got ourselves some Шарума. It was way good, and it has been a long time since I have had such tasty food. On the way home, we talked forever and told a lot of jokes. It was a lot of fun, and we were all super tired. It was a nice long ride home, but we made it.
President gave me some good advice. He said that I should set a goal that I am striving for while I am here. I need to make a difference during my service here. It is something that I will be attempting to do, and I will have to think of what goal I want to set."
"Today was a pretty sweet day. We had a nice long time in the gazelle. We were in Engels for a Zone Conference and that was cool. It has been a long time since I was there, and I had a lot of memories come back. It was a good 2 months there, and I love to serve there. Victor - a guy that we contacted there - got baptized last Saturday, and that was way cool.
Conference today was a good one, and we talked a lot about крещение (baptism). That was way good and we learned a lot about how we can work a lot more effectively to prepare people for this important step in life. We have several investigators, but we don't know who is ready for baptism. We need to work with them and to help them a ton. I am excited to be able to have so much work.
We had Papa John's for lunch and that was way good. On the way home from Engels we stopped into Saratov and got ourselves some Шарума. It was way good, and it has been a long time since I have had such tasty food. On the way home, we talked forever and told a lot of jokes. It was a lot of fun, and we were all super tired. It was a nice long ride home, but we made it.
President gave me some good advice. He said that I should set a goal that I am striving for while I am here. I need to make a difference during my service here. It is something that I will be attempting to do, and I will have to think of what goal I want to set."
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Long Gazelle Ride
7 November 2005
"Today went pretty well. I am dead tired, and I want to sleep, but as for now, I am working on getting things ready for tomorrow so that we can have some meetings. This morning we took off to Saratov at about 5 and we were all super tired. Well, we had a lot of time once we got to Saratov and so we stopped by to the store. Well, lets just say that I ate way too much. I forgot how much I dislike Saratov - I mean the roads are super crappy and it is really dirty. Well, it has been a long time since I have been there and so it was cool to see all these things I haven't seen in a while. Well, President Pieper talked again about how we were foreordained before we came and how we knew that we would be here in this mission, and that there is a reason that we were called to this mission. I loved it, and it was way sweet. President Pieper is a great guy. I really love to hear from him. Well, we had a way good time and played a ton. Well, we then started to come, and it was way crappy. I tried to sleep, but it didn't do that good because the gazelle is so small. We somehow survived and now we are home and getting ready for an exciting day tomorrow. I hope that I sleep well, and that all will go well tomorrow."
"Today went pretty well. I am dead tired, and I want to sleep, but as for now, I am working on getting things ready for tomorrow so that we can have some meetings. This morning we took off to Saratov at about 5 and we were all super tired. Well, we had a lot of time once we got to Saratov and so we stopped by to the store. Well, lets just say that I ate way too much. I forgot how much I dislike Saratov - I mean the roads are super crappy and it is really dirty. Well, it has been a long time since I have been there and so it was cool to see all these things I haven't seen in a while. Well, President Pieper talked again about how we were foreordained before we came and how we knew that we would be here in this mission, and that there is a reason that we were called to this mission. I loved it, and it was way sweet. President Pieper is a great guy. I really love to hear from him. Well, we had a way good time and played a ton. Well, we then started to come, and it was way crappy. I tried to sleep, but it didn't do that good because the gazelle is so small. We somehow survived and now we are home and getting ready for an exciting day tomorrow. I hope that I sleep well, and that all will go well tomorrow."
Friday, October 30, 2009
Great Missionary
30 October 2005
"It was sure an interesting day. We have my replacement here – Elder Nava. He is a great guy. What a great missionary he is. He will do awesome here. We went early this morning to дом учения where we had conference. It was awesome, and we had a really good time listening to President Peiper again and he is such an awesome guy. He has such a wonderful spirit, and he always is ready to help. We sang in the choir, and that went way awesome. We sang great, and the spirit was super strong. I loved to sing and that was good.
After the conference, we sat around for a bit and that went really well. I talked with people, and then we finally left after waiting for a long time. We had a good time at the office, sitting, eating, and chatting. All in all it went good, and then we got out of there. I was with Elder Nava and we attempted to contact a bit, but that didn’t go too well. We went to see Вячеслав and he is doing well, and having a real good time with him. I realized what a good missionary Elder Nava is and I am shocked at his ability to teach. I wish that I could be as good of a missionary as he is. He is such a great guy. I hope that I can become a lot better missionary. Right now is hard, but I think it will be better. I hope at least…"
"It was sure an interesting day. We have my replacement here – Elder Nava. He is a great guy. What a great missionary he is. He will do awesome here. We went early this morning to дом учения where we had conference. It was awesome, and we had a really good time listening to President Peiper again and he is such an awesome guy. He has such a wonderful spirit, and he always is ready to help. We sang in the choir, and that went way awesome. We sang great, and the spirit was super strong. I loved to sing and that was good.
After the conference, we sat around for a bit and that went really well. I talked with people, and then we finally left after waiting for a long time. We had a good time at the office, sitting, eating, and chatting. All in all it went good, and then we got out of there. I was with Elder Nava and we attempted to contact a bit, but that didn’t go too well. We went to see Вячеслав and he is doing well, and having a real good time with him. I realized what a good missionary Elder Nava is and I am shocked at his ability to teach. I wish that I could be as good of a missionary as he is. He is such a great guy. I hope that I can become a lot better missionary. Right now is hard, but I think it will be better. I hope at least…"
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Another Conference
29 October 2005
"I am ready to leave but I am not. One of the hardest things for me is to get the desire to work as I know that I will be leaving. Today we didn't have a lot of work as it was preparation day. We wrote home first things this morning, and that went well. The family is doing well, and there is not a ton going on at home. It was nice to write home before we went to the Lunt’s house and had a nice meal with them, and I love them a ton. They are such wonderful and nice people. We then went out to Книжный Рынок and bought a couple DVDs and that was cool. We quickly came home, gathered all our stuff and then went out to the branch building in order to meet for choir. Well, that wasn’t too great, and then we had district conference, which was awesome. President Peiper is a great guy and he speaks so well. He talked about love and sacrifice and how it relates to faith. He talked about how we need to be ready always to help others. After conference we stopped by to the store and bought our stuff for the week."
"I am ready to leave but I am not. One of the hardest things for me is to get the desire to work as I know that I will be leaving. Today we didn't have a lot of work as it was preparation day. We wrote home first things this morning, and that went well. The family is doing well, and there is not a ton going on at home. It was nice to write home before we went to the Lunt’s house and had a nice meal with them, and I love them a ton. They are such wonderful and nice people. We then went out to Книжный Рынок and bought a couple DVDs and that was cool. We quickly came home, gathered all our stuff and then went out to the branch building in order to meet for choir. Well, that wasn’t too great, and then we had district conference, which was awesome. President Peiper is a great guy and he speaks so well. He talked about love and sacrifice and how it relates to faith. He talked about how we need to be ready always to help others. After conference we stopped by to the store and bought our stuff for the week."
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Fog
27 October 2005
"Russian winter has started! We are going to be super dirty of course as that is part of the deal. Things are good and there was a bit of snow that is all melting. That makes everything super dirty. We went out and contacted this morning in spite of the fact that it was dirty, and although nothing major went for us, we had a good time. I printed some pictures on the roll of film that I just finished, so that is cool. We got into the office super late, and we started orientation immediately. That went well, and then I ran and did all my stuff. We got to eat with President and with the Gunnells and that was awesome. Elder Nance thought he could out eat me and he told Sister Davidik that we was able to eat a lot and was proving it. She laughed, pointed at me, and said that this is a big eater. We all had a good laugh, and I was proud!
After dinner we dealt with all the problems of fog. We have 2 missionaries in Moscow that should be coming back but have been sitting in the airport like 12 hours because no flights are coming into Samara. President Pieper of the Area Presidency should be coming to a conference tomorrow too, but he is also sitting in Moscow – it is bad because we have half of the mission coming down for this. We went to choir and that went well. We had a prayer to pray for the fog to go away, and that was awesome. The spirit was so strong. We are home now, and I have a feeling it will be a busy night working things out. We shall see, and are hoping for the best!"
"Russian winter has started! We are going to be super dirty of course as that is part of the deal. Things are good and there was a bit of snow that is all melting. That makes everything super dirty. We went out and contacted this morning in spite of the fact that it was dirty, and although nothing major went for us, we had a good time. I printed some pictures on the roll of film that I just finished, so that is cool. We got into the office super late, and we started orientation immediately. That went well, and then I ran and did all my stuff. We got to eat with President and with the Gunnells and that was awesome. Elder Nance thought he could out eat me and he told Sister Davidik that we was able to eat a lot and was proving it. She laughed, pointed at me, and said that this is a big eater. We all had a good laugh, and I was proud!
After dinner we dealt with all the problems of fog. We have 2 missionaries in Moscow that should be coming back but have been sitting in the airport like 12 hours because no flights are coming into Samara. President Pieper of the Area Presidency should be coming to a conference tomorrow too, but he is also sitting in Moscow – it is bad because we have half of the mission coming down for this. We went to choir and that went well. We had a prayer to pray for the fog to go away, and that was awesome. The spirit was so strong. We are home now, and I have a feeling it will be a busy night working things out. We shall see, and are hoping for the best!"
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Leaving the Office
24 October 2005
"Today went good - well it ended awesome. I was super tired this morning and then we ended things off great. We went to the office early as there were elders that had to go to Vilnius for their visas. They got there and I printed off their schedules and maps of Moscow and so forth. That went really well, and we got them off, and we hope that they won't have any problems. Well, Elder Umina left, so that meant that I conducted собрание округа and that went really well. We enjoyed chatting and all, and then afterwards we had some way awesome cake that Sister Фомичева made that was super good. I loved it a ton. We all really really liked it. After that, we had a really long time to get stuff ready for MEC. We did that, and I am all ready.
Well, I got things done and then President met with me and told me that I am leaving from the office and that I will be serving in Penza. I am excited for the branch where I will serve, and I know that the Lord wants me to serve there. I am sure going to miss people here. I love people so much. It will be super hard.
This evening we were contacting and we met a nice grandma that we had helped a few weeks ago. She was so happy to see us, and she gave me a kiss on the cheek. She said she is 82 and she loves us. What a joy to meet with us, but we have to pass here to the sisters. We finished the night with the Стальновы's and we encouraged them to write in their journals, and write how they became members. I talked with my companion and we both wished that we had written better when we were younger. I have so many lost memories. Writing about our experiences and feelings is so important. I wish I had done better."
"Today went good - well it ended awesome. I was super tired this morning and then we ended things off great. We went to the office early as there were elders that had to go to Vilnius for their visas. They got there and I printed off their schedules and maps of Moscow and so forth. That went really well, and we got them off, and we hope that they won't have any problems. Well, Elder Umina left, so that meant that I conducted собрание округа and that went really well. We enjoyed chatting and all, and then afterwards we had some way awesome cake that Sister Фомичева made that was super good. I loved it a ton. We all really really liked it. After that, we had a really long time to get stuff ready for MEC. We did that, and I am all ready.
Well, I got things done and then President met with me and told me that I am leaving from the office and that I will be serving in Penza. I am excited for the branch where I will serve, and I know that the Lord wants me to serve there. I am sure going to miss people here. I love people so much. It will be super hard.
This evening we were contacting and we met a nice grandma that we had helped a few weeks ago. She was so happy to see us, and she gave me a kiss on the cheek. She said she is 82 and she loves us. What a joy to meet with us, but we have to pass here to the sisters. We finished the night with the Стальновы's and we encouraged them to write in their journals, and write how they became members. I talked with my companion and we both wished that we had written better when we were younger. I have so many lost memories. Writing about our experiences and feelings is so important. I wish I had done better."
Monday, October 19, 2009
Full Day
19 October 2005
"It couldn't be much better than today. The only bad thing was that we didn't get much studying time. We couldn't though as we were super busy. We tried to kill ourselves this morning by playing in frisbee. That went well, but I hurt really bad now from it. There was probably 10 missionaries that played in all, and we played for about 2 hours. We ran home and took showers before we went to the office. We only had about an hour and then we went with the Framptons to a school where we met them and got the opportunity set up to do english with them. We sat around while they talked about humanitarian aid, and we were fairly bored. We took off running to where we met with Tom and Дима. That went well. We talked about the plan of salvation and about life here. Дима wants to come to church on Sunday. Tom said that he is strongly encouraging Дима to go this way with the church. It was interesting and I thought that he himself needs to go that way. Well, I then had an interview with President, and that went great. We talked about the branch and he said that people don't have time for the important stuff (у людей нет времени на главное). That seems so true. We ran to a meeting with Надежда и Баба Нина. That was pretty good and we did the 2nd lesson. The question came up that had come up with Ирина в Энгельсе about us being able to live w/o the fall - they think we would be alive in the garden of Eden. Well, I still don't know a great explanation, but I will be searching. We ended the night knocking with no much success, but I guess that is part of life. A good day in all, even if I am sore."
"It couldn't be much better than today. The only bad thing was that we didn't get much studying time. We couldn't though as we were super busy. We tried to kill ourselves this morning by playing in frisbee. That went well, but I hurt really bad now from it. There was probably 10 missionaries that played in all, and we played for about 2 hours. We ran home and took showers before we went to the office. We only had about an hour and then we went with the Framptons to a school where we met them and got the opportunity set up to do english with them. We sat around while they talked about humanitarian aid, and we were fairly bored. We took off running to where we met with Tom and Дима. That went well. We talked about the plan of salvation and about life here. Дима wants to come to church on Sunday. Tom said that he is strongly encouraging Дима to go this way with the church. It was interesting and I thought that he himself needs to go that way. Well, I then had an interview with President, and that went great. We talked about the branch and he said that people don't have time for the important stuff (у людей нет времени на главное). That seems so true. We ran to a meeting with Надежда и Баба Нина. That was pretty good and we did the 2nd lesson. The question came up that had come up with Ирина в Энгельсе about us being able to live w/o the fall - they think we would be alive in the garden of Eden. Well, I still don't know a great explanation, but I will be searching. We ended the night knocking with no much success, but I guess that is part of life. A good day in all, even if I am sore."
Friday, October 16, 2009
President
16 October 2005
"Once again, the spirit was strong and we enjoyed conference very much. It was so awesome today. President Hinckley gave an awesome talk about forgiveness. He talked about how we need to forgive no matter what. Also, Elder Uchtdorf talked about President Davidik and about how after just one month in the church, he became a branch president. What a great man he is. I loved to feel the spirit, and there were so many great songs. They did such an awesome job. I love the prophets, and the words that they speak. It is such a blessing. It was too bad that so few people were there because conference is such a wonderful time to receive a spiritual boost.
Надежда and her kids came, but after only one hour left because it was super hard for her kids to sit through it. They were trying to sit and sleep all at the same time. It was a good thing that they left. Well, after the meeting, I got everything put up and then we went with the district to the Ehlert's and had a nice large meal - hot dogs, beans, salad, jello and all those good things. Well, we then talked about conference and what we heard, and it reminded me of home. When we got together and discussed the talks and all. We then took off and met with a family - Исабаевы - and talked a little about conference. We finished the night at Степан's house and that was fun as always, and we talked about life in general. He has way too many excuses. I love conference time, and I have soo much to work on. That is the best part - I have something to do in order to prepare for next conference, and then I'll learn more, and work more. I am always striving for something more."
"Once again, the spirit was strong and we enjoyed conference very much. It was so awesome today. President Hinckley gave an awesome talk about forgiveness. He talked about how we need to forgive no matter what. Also, Elder Uchtdorf talked about President Davidik and about how after just one month in the church, he became a branch president. What a great man he is. I loved to feel the spirit, and there were so many great songs. They did such an awesome job. I love the prophets, and the words that they speak. It is such a blessing. It was too bad that so few people were there because conference is such a wonderful time to receive a spiritual boost.
Надежда and her kids came, but after only one hour left because it was super hard for her kids to sit through it. They were trying to sit and sleep all at the same time. It was a good thing that they left. Well, after the meeting, I got everything put up and then we went with the district to the Ehlert's and had a nice large meal - hot dogs, beans, salad, jello and all those good things. Well, we then talked about conference and what we heard, and it reminded me of home. When we got together and discussed the talks and all. We then took off and met with a family - Исабаевы - and talked a little about conference. We finished the night at Степан's house and that was fun as always, and we talked about life in general. He has way too many excuses. I love conference time, and I have soo much to work on. That is the best part - I have something to do in order to prepare for next conference, and then I'll learn more, and work more. I am always striving for something more."
Monday, October 12, 2009
Knocking
12 October 2005
"Another day w/o meeting with Tom - it is hard with him. I don't know how to help him. He is such a great guy. He had something come up again. Well, that meant that we had another long day in the office. This morning we did our studying and then we headed to the office. Well, I helped President, and everything worked out for his presentation. We went and helped him set it up at the Rotary Club that he goes to and we wanted to stay and eat, but I was afraid that we would miss our meeting with Tom - I guess that goes to show that we should have stayed to eat. We ate grilled cheese in place of it. That meant that I had to work on getting a computer up and running that hadn't been going. I worked on getting Windows on it and to get some other programs, but it would not work for me. I worked on that for a long time and I also worked on getting some mission papers translated. Well, I worked on several things, and then we decided that it was time to go. We had decided to go to a place that he Stalnovis had pointed us to on the map. Well, we started knocking at the top of one of the подезды and we found that no one wanted to talk. Well, I almost skipped a door, but we decided to knock instead (someone had just gone in the door so we didn't want to). Of course on that door we had a great experience and the lady invited us back. We also had another guy invite us in, so that was cool. Tonight I am tired and I want to sleep so I will! Tomorrow will be super busy!"
"Another day w/o meeting with Tom - it is hard with him. I don't know how to help him. He is such a great guy. He had something come up again. Well, that meant that we had another long day in the office. This morning we did our studying and then we headed to the office. Well, I helped President, and everything worked out for his presentation. We went and helped him set it up at the Rotary Club that he goes to and we wanted to stay and eat, but I was afraid that we would miss our meeting with Tom - I guess that goes to show that we should have stayed to eat. We ate grilled cheese in place of it. That meant that I had to work on getting a computer up and running that hadn't been going. I worked on getting Windows on it and to get some other programs, but it would not work for me. I worked on that for a long time and I also worked on getting some mission papers translated. Well, I worked on several things, and then we decided that it was time to go. We had decided to go to a place that he Stalnovis had pointed us to on the map. Well, we started knocking at the top of one of the подезды and we found that no one wanted to talk. Well, I almost skipped a door, but we decided to knock instead (someone had just gone in the door so we didn't want to). Of course on that door we had a great experience and the lady invited us back. We also had another guy invite us in, so that was cool. Tonight I am tired and I want to sleep so I will! Tomorrow will be super busy!"
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Work and work
29 September 2005
"Well we are having a good time and we did a lot today. We have had a really good time. We were really happy today and I was glad to have a good time. Today was definitely a good day. We came here early this morning because of the council that was here. Well we got here and we met up with all the zone leaders and we had a good time that way. I love to see the zone leaders as they are always such great missionaries. Well, I ran around and got things set up and did what I needed to. We then started council and that worked out really good. I love to hear about President. He talked about the Book of Mormon today and that was way awesome. He talked about writings in general and about how we need to write down our own stories and to write in our journals because it is our story. The spirit was strong and I was very impressed as always by him. He is such an awesome man and I love him very much. It is awesome to be so close to him. Well, we then heard from the Zone Leaders as always and then we had lunch. That was definitely the best part of the day. Well, we then heard from the assistants and they talked about writing down things in the area book and how that is so important. I guess that is something that I need to work on a bit more and that we can do better. Well, we then finished up the council and President of course finished things. That was awesome as always and once again the spirit was so strong. Well, then the fun began. I ran around for a bit as I always have to do when there are a lot of people here in Samara and we had to get all the transfers ready and help them get ready for that. We ran through that and got people ready for what they needed to do and then we started our transfer. I went with Elder Barney and we walked around for a bit and that was cool. We talked about everything and we had a good time. We then stopped by to a member who wasn’t home before we started to knock. Well, we had a way awesome experience when we are knocking. We were knocking in this home and we didn’t have a lot of success and that we met one lady who was great. She said that she wanted to come in right away but the bad part was that there was no one else home. We invited her to listen to the sisters and to ask them to come over. She said that she would love to meet with them and to have them over. We took her name and address also and we told her that we would pass it along. She was very happy and we were so happy to be able to find such a wonderful lady. She was very nice and she wanted to know more about us. We were happy to be able to talk to her and to get to know her. Well, we talked with another lady who threatened to call the cops on us so we decided that it was time to give up knocking and we needed to get back here to the office anyways. We stopped by the store and a couple things and then we came here. It is about 8:45 and we are going to be going to the Вокзал here soon and then we are going to go home. We have to take some things there for the Zone Leaders as they are all out on exchanges right now. Well, it was an awesome day to work, and I love to be a missionary. This is such an awesome work. I love the Book of Mormon and the writings that are found there, and I love the opportunity to be able to serve other people. I know that the Lord is blessing me here. I know that this is truly his work. What a blessing this is to be here. I love it a ton and I love to share with others this happiness! The gospel is so AWESOME!"
"Well we are having a good time and we did a lot today. We have had a really good time. We were really happy today and I was glad to have a good time. Today was definitely a good day. We came here early this morning because of the council that was here. Well we got here and we met up with all the zone leaders and we had a good time that way. I love to see the zone leaders as they are always such great missionaries. Well, I ran around and got things set up and did what I needed to. We then started council and that worked out really good. I love to hear about President. He talked about the Book of Mormon today and that was way awesome. He talked about writings in general and about how we need to write down our own stories and to write in our journals because it is our story. The spirit was strong and I was very impressed as always by him. He is such an awesome man and I love him very much. It is awesome to be so close to him. Well, we then heard from the Zone Leaders as always and then we had lunch. That was definitely the best part of the day. Well, we then heard from the assistants and they talked about writing down things in the area book and how that is so important. I guess that is something that I need to work on a bit more and that we can do better. Well, we then finished up the council and President of course finished things. That was awesome as always and once again the spirit was so strong. Well, then the fun began. I ran around for a bit as I always have to do when there are a lot of people here in Samara and we had to get all the transfers ready and help them get ready for that. We ran through that and got people ready for what they needed to do and then we started our transfer. I went with Elder Barney and we walked around for a bit and that was cool. We talked about everything and we had a good time. We then stopped by to a member who wasn’t home before we started to knock. Well, we had a way awesome experience when we are knocking. We were knocking in this home and we didn’t have a lot of success and that we met one lady who was great. She said that she wanted to come in right away but the bad part was that there was no one else home. We invited her to listen to the sisters and to ask them to come over. She said that she would love to meet with them and to have them over. We took her name and address also and we told her that we would pass it along. She was very happy and we were so happy to be able to find such a wonderful lady. She was very nice and she wanted to know more about us. We were happy to be able to talk to her and to get to know her. Well, we talked with another lady who threatened to call the cops on us so we decided that it was time to give up knocking and we needed to get back here to the office anyways. We stopped by the store and a couple things and then we came here. It is about 8:45 and we are going to be going to the Вокзал here soon and then we are going to go home. We have to take some things there for the Zone Leaders as they are all out on exchanges right now. Well, it was an awesome day to work, and I love to be a missionary. This is such an awesome work. I love the Book of Mormon and the writings that are found there, and I love the opportunity to be able to serve other people. I know that the Lord is blessing me here. I know that this is truly his work. What a blessing this is to be here. I love it a ton and I love to share with others this happiness! The gospel is so AWESOME!"
Friday, September 25, 2009
Quiet
25 September 2005
"Well, it has been another fairly good day. We have been working hard, so that is a good thing. We got up this morning and we had a good study session. We talked a bit and then we headed off. We went to church and I had to get the sacrament ready. Well, we got the meeting started and that went well. I helped Sister Сильва translate for Sister Ehlert and that was good. She is way awesome, and talks really well for being so young in Russia. She was only here for 4 months so far - I did their orientation when they got here. Well, we had a good time and then we went to Священства and that went really bad. The lesson was bad and President Davidik was there. We felt really stupid. Well, we did have a way good собрание миссионеров after the meeting, so that is good. Ст. Umina is a really good leader, and he has a lot of good ideas. We actually talked about our investigators and less actives. We came home, and we had a nice meal to eat. I ate pelmeni with rice while the comp went w/o rice. It was good as always, and then we talked about our members. We talked about how we can work with them and where they all live. We went to a bunch of addresses and got a bunch of figs. We met one really good guy and hope to work with him. We had a ton of fun talking, and my comp is a really good guy, just really quiet. He has a lot of good ideas and we get along well. Here we planned a bit and then we talked with a bunch of people. I have to get stuff ready for tomorrow. I hope tomorrow goes well."
"Well, it has been another fairly good day. We have been working hard, so that is a good thing. We got up this morning and we had a good study session. We talked a bit and then we headed off. We went to church and I had to get the sacrament ready. Well, we got the meeting started and that went well. I helped Sister Сильва translate for Sister Ehlert and that was good. She is way awesome, and talks really well for being so young in Russia. She was only here for 4 months so far - I did their orientation when they got here. Well, we had a good time and then we went to Священства and that went really bad. The lesson was bad and President Davidik was there. We felt really stupid. Well, we did have a way good собрание миссионеров after the meeting, so that is good. Ст. Umina is a really good leader, and he has a lot of good ideas. We actually talked about our investigators and less actives. We came home, and we had a nice meal to eat. I ate pelmeni with rice while the comp went w/o rice. It was good as always, and then we talked about our members. We talked about how we can work with them and where they all live. We went to a bunch of addresses and got a bunch of figs. We met one really good guy and hope to work with him. We had a ton of fun talking, and my comp is a really good guy, just really quiet. He has a lot of good ideas and we get along well. Here we planned a bit and then we talked with a bunch of people. I have to get stuff ready for tomorrow. I hope tomorrow goes well."
Monday, September 21, 2009
Heartattack
21 September 2005
"Yesterday was insane - I am writing today the 22nd. We did tons, and I thought I was going to lose it. I seriously ran all over the place and worried myself way too much. I had a heart attack twice almost, but in the end it all worked out and we got to bed by 11. The day started pretty calm, so that is good. We got in a good study before we ran off to the office. Once we got to the office, I ran my normal routine of doing some random things. I had to make books and help some of the people there in the office. I then had to run to the bank for 20,000 rubles for a lady. We gave the money to her and got the bus taken care for Friday - we got all the missionaries coming in and have to order them a bus. Well, we then ate some lunch before Tom came.
With Tom we had another awesome lesson as often seems to be the case. We talked about the priesthood and about its loss and restoration. We then watched a talk from President Hinckley that he gave last April. It was about the restoration, and went perfectly with our lesson. He (Tom) said that he accepted it all, but is very stubborn and has to convince himself that this is right. Meeting with him is way awesome.
That feeling didn't last long though as about 2 minutes after the meeting, I started to worry a ton about some elders gone to St. Petersburg. I completely redid my plans in about 5 minutes as they all got home super late. Well, in the end it worked out, but only thanks to Sister Фомичева talking a bus into waiting. The day continued, and I got elders through interviews and finished up things for the Friday group. I ran through disorientation with Elder Andelin before I was in orientation with the new Elders that are both from Russia and Ukraine. That was really quick and then we went up to have a really good meal with president. After the meal, I started to worry about some elders making their train as they only had 15 minutes. I guess they made it because they didn't come back. Well, the Ehlert's waited forever for a taxi to take them home, but it didn't come. By this time it was already 10 and so Blinkov helped me out, but we still had to wait 30 minutes for a taxi. We finally got out, and I came home and crashed. I was dead tired and just passed out. We will have another day like that on Friday so I guess I had better be ready. I honestly dislike such days very much, but life goes on I guess. We'll see how today goes."
"Yesterday was insane - I am writing today the 22nd. We did tons, and I thought I was going to lose it. I seriously ran all over the place and worried myself way too much. I had a heart attack twice almost, but in the end it all worked out and we got to bed by 11. The day started pretty calm, so that is good. We got in a good study before we ran off to the office. Once we got to the office, I ran my normal routine of doing some random things. I had to make books and help some of the people there in the office. I then had to run to the bank for 20,000 rubles for a lady. We gave the money to her and got the bus taken care for Friday - we got all the missionaries coming in and have to order them a bus. Well, we then ate some lunch before Tom came.
With Tom we had another awesome lesson as often seems to be the case. We talked about the priesthood and about its loss and restoration. We then watched a talk from President Hinckley that he gave last April. It was about the restoration, and went perfectly with our lesson. He (Tom) said that he accepted it all, but is very stubborn and has to convince himself that this is right. Meeting with him is way awesome.
That feeling didn't last long though as about 2 minutes after the meeting, I started to worry a ton about some elders gone to St. Petersburg. I completely redid my plans in about 5 minutes as they all got home super late. Well, in the end it worked out, but only thanks to Sister Фомичева talking a bus into waiting. The day continued, and I got elders through interviews and finished up things for the Friday group. I ran through disorientation with Elder Andelin before I was in orientation with the new Elders that are both from Russia and Ukraine. That was really quick and then we went up to have a really good meal with president. After the meal, I started to worry about some elders making their train as they only had 15 minutes. I guess they made it because they didn't come back. Well, the Ehlert's waited forever for a taxi to take them home, but it didn't come. By this time it was already 10 and so Blinkov helped me out, but we still had to wait 30 minutes for a taxi. We finally got out, and I came home and crashed. I was dead tired and just passed out. We will have another day like that on Friday so I guess I had better be ready. I honestly dislike such days very much, but life goes on I guess. We'll see how today goes."
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Double Responsibility
6 September 2005
"This is sure becoming into a habit to be writing here. I will be writing here for a couple of days at least probably as Elder Hunsaker has a lot to do on his film. He always has to work on the thing and he seems to work well, but it is just easier for him in the evening as there is a lot less people – well only us in fact. Well that means that he is able to work a lot more effectively. That also leaves me to be very bored and have not much to do. Well, anyways, we are doing a lot here and today was an alright day although I am dead tired. It was sure long, and I have sat in way too many meetings. I have had to help a lot of people and do a lot of things and the meetings just didn’t help. This morning we slept in for a long time as we didn’t go to bed until about 1 last night. We were here and then Hunsaker and I talked for awhile about how things are going and about life as a missionary in general. It is pretty crazy, and we always have a ton that we have to worry about and there is always some kind of dumb problem that is arising. We talked for a long time about things and it is pretty crazy how long we talked. So that means that I got up at about 8 this morning and then we were here before 9. We basically just live here. I had to fill up some orders for Elder Bennett as he was unable to do so and so that means that I have been super busy. I do not know anything about the library and I don’t know where things are or what they are called, and basically it is pretty crazy. I spent forever trying to get all these things together and I finally got it all, but it took me awhile. After I did that I finished up the preparations for MEC and we started that meeting. Well that was way long and we talked a long time about how we can help the branches to help themselves. It was pretty crazy and we had a ton that we had to do, but we just talked forever. We also talked about FHE’s here in the branch and how we shouldn’t be doing them. Well that meant that Elder Kirk has some words with President and talked with him about how it helps. President in the end said that we shouldn’t do things on Monday nights, and I agree but it was interesting. We also talked about how we can make things more interesting with the programs for Young Men and Women and how we can get them excited about this. Well, let’s just say that there is a ton of work here, and there is a ton to do. We have to help a ton of people and get them to understand a lot about the church. It will be a struggle, but that is part of our work here and why we are doing what we are. We talked forever about statistics and how that is going and of course as always we had a good time listening to President. We got out after 4 hours of discussion and I decided to go with the APs to eat something. We had a good time eating, and we enjoyed that of course. The food was good and of course since we are in Russia I got taken for every last coin that they could get from me – they charged me for the garnishes that I didn’t order that were on the plate. I mean come on, how can you get so stupid. We came back to the office and I immediately ran off with Денис from our branch to do some service. We did that for Баба Нина and we helped her to be able to have a place to plant some fruit and things. Well, we worked on that for about an hour and then we came running back here to the office. It was the first time for a long time that I have run and it felt good to do. As soon as I came to the office I changed and we started right into another meeting, and got things going that way. Well, that means that I sat in on a committee for this film that Hunsaker is making and that I will have a fairly large part in it. There is sure a lot to do that way, and I will have to watch after the technical part of things. That was another hour or so and by the end I was dead tired. I came to my computer, and I was ready to fall to sleep. I didn’t know what to do, and so I just sat here for a bit, and tried to figure out what to do. I have no idea, but I am just dead tired now. I saw the transfer sheets and it will be interesting because I am supposed to be getting a new companion in a couple of weeks. We will see how things work out. Right now I have to fulfill Elder Bennett’s responsibility and call some people. I am sure it will be another exciting one tomorrow, and we will have a meeting with Tom! Hooray for that and we shall see how that goes!"
"This is sure becoming into a habit to be writing here. I will be writing here for a couple of days at least probably as Elder Hunsaker has a lot to do on his film. He always has to work on the thing and he seems to work well, but it is just easier for him in the evening as there is a lot less people – well only us in fact. Well that means that he is able to work a lot more effectively. That also leaves me to be very bored and have not much to do. Well, anyways, we are doing a lot here and today was an alright day although I am dead tired. It was sure long, and I have sat in way too many meetings. I have had to help a lot of people and do a lot of things and the meetings just didn’t help. This morning we slept in for a long time as we didn’t go to bed until about 1 last night. We were here and then Hunsaker and I talked for awhile about how things are going and about life as a missionary in general. It is pretty crazy, and we always have a ton that we have to worry about and there is always some kind of dumb problem that is arising. We talked for a long time about things and it is pretty crazy how long we talked. So that means that I got up at about 8 this morning and then we were here before 9. We basically just live here. I had to fill up some orders for Elder Bennett as he was unable to do so and so that means that I have been super busy. I do not know anything about the library and I don’t know where things are or what they are called, and basically it is pretty crazy. I spent forever trying to get all these things together and I finally got it all, but it took me awhile. After I did that I finished up the preparations for MEC and we started that meeting. Well that was way long and we talked a long time about how we can help the branches to help themselves. It was pretty crazy and we had a ton that we had to do, but we just talked forever. We also talked about FHE’s here in the branch and how we shouldn’t be doing them. Well that meant that Elder Kirk has some words with President and talked with him about how it helps. President in the end said that we shouldn’t do things on Monday nights, and I agree but it was interesting. We also talked about how we can make things more interesting with the programs for Young Men and Women and how we can get them excited about this. Well, let’s just say that there is a ton of work here, and there is a ton to do. We have to help a ton of people and get them to understand a lot about the church. It will be a struggle, but that is part of our work here and why we are doing what we are. We talked forever about statistics and how that is going and of course as always we had a good time listening to President. We got out after 4 hours of discussion and I decided to go with the APs to eat something. We had a good time eating, and we enjoyed that of course. The food was good and of course since we are in Russia I got taken for every last coin that they could get from me – they charged me for the garnishes that I didn’t order that were on the plate. I mean come on, how can you get so stupid. We came back to the office and I immediately ran off with Денис from our branch to do some service. We did that for Баба Нина and we helped her to be able to have a place to plant some fruit and things. Well, we worked on that for about an hour and then we came running back here to the office. It was the first time for a long time that I have run and it felt good to do. As soon as I came to the office I changed and we started right into another meeting, and got things going that way. Well, that means that I sat in on a committee for this film that Hunsaker is making and that I will have a fairly large part in it. There is sure a lot to do that way, and I will have to watch after the technical part of things. That was another hour or so and by the end I was dead tired. I came to my computer, and I was ready to fall to sleep. I didn’t know what to do, and so I just sat here for a bit, and tried to figure out what to do. I have no idea, but I am just dead tired now. I saw the transfer sheets and it will be interesting because I am supposed to be getting a new companion in a couple of weeks. We will see how things work out. Right now I have to fulfill Elder Bennett’s responsibility and call some people. I am sure it will be another exciting one tomorrow, and we will have a meeting with Tom! Hooray for that and we shall see how that goes!"
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Normal P-day
3 August 2005
"We are so boring. We don't do anything that is exciting. Life really sucks when you are the only 2 elders with p-day. I mean, it’s not like I am going to die, but it really is boring. This morning I didn't get up on time again because I slept very little last night. All I thought about was a missionary who will be here and how she needs to be here by Thursday to get set apart and then get to Moscow. It tortured me all night. Well, I wrote home, and that went well. The family is doing well, and there is no major news. My sister is going to move out for a while, so that is crazy. I looked at a bunch of pictures of the hurricane Katrina and things are crazy there. It is sad how much is happening. We were bored and didn't want to leave, and so I work more on the Access program. We finally left, and we went to the store and got some food for the next week. Well, it should be good, and I got a lot of good stuff. On the way home, rain came really hard and I was pretty wet. Well, it was all good and we went back to the office to make lunch. We had potatoes, chicken, and a salad type of thing. After eating we got all our things together and we came home where we layed down to sleep. I slept for about an hour and a half before President called and woke me up. He needed some help, so I did what I could. Well, I wrote a letter to Jeff and then I read a bit. We went to Площадь Революции. We sat and watched the people walk by and it was pretty funny. We were waiting for Юрий but he didn't show, so we went to see Степан w/o him. We heard all of the same excuses again about not coming and not being able to. We told him that he had to, and he agrees but then makes an excuse why he can't. It is frustrating but we just need to keep working with him. After the meeting we went on to the street and we were heard "Lady In Red" playing down by the Volga and we walked down that way. We stopped by the store and grabbed some stuff for tomorrow. We are of course fasting right now and I am having a good time with that - I actually enjoy conquering the body. I am fasting for Tom that he might realize that he has already found out that the church is true. I hope that all will work out for him. Well for being a boring day, I wrote a lot. I hope that tomorrow will be a good day and that all will go well. I love fast and testimony meeting and the spirit that comes from it. We will hopefully work well tomorrow and find some new people, but we'll see for sure."
"We are so boring. We don't do anything that is exciting. Life really sucks when you are the only 2 elders with p-day. I mean, it’s not like I am going to die, but it really is boring. This morning I didn't get up on time again because I slept very little last night. All I thought about was a missionary who will be here and how she needs to be here by Thursday to get set apart and then get to Moscow. It tortured me all night. Well, I wrote home, and that went well. The family is doing well, and there is no major news. My sister is going to move out for a while, so that is crazy. I looked at a bunch of pictures of the hurricane Katrina and things are crazy there. It is sad how much is happening. We were bored and didn't want to leave, and so I work more on the Access program. We finally left, and we went to the store and got some food for the next week. Well, it should be good, and I got a lot of good stuff. On the way home, rain came really hard and I was pretty wet. Well, it was all good and we went back to the office to make lunch. We had potatoes, chicken, and a salad type of thing. After eating we got all our things together and we came home where we layed down to sleep. I slept for about an hour and a half before President called and woke me up. He needed some help, so I did what I could. Well, I wrote a letter to Jeff and then I read a bit. We went to Площадь Революции. We sat and watched the people walk by and it was pretty funny. We were waiting for Юрий but he didn't show, so we went to see Степан w/o him. We heard all of the same excuses again about not coming and not being able to. We told him that he had to, and he agrees but then makes an excuse why he can't. It is frustrating but we just need to keep working with him. After the meeting we went on to the street and we were heard "Lady In Red" playing down by the Volga and we walked down that way. We stopped by the store and grabbed some stuff for tomorrow. We are of course fasting right now and I am having a good time with that - I actually enjoy conquering the body. I am fasting for Tom that he might realize that he has already found out that the church is true. I hope that all will work out for him. Well for being a boring day, I wrote a lot. I hope that tomorrow will be a good day and that all will go well. I love fast and testimony meeting and the spirit that comes from it. We will hopefully work well tomorrow and find some new people, but we'll see for sure."
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