20 August 2004
"We are back in Ижевск as I write, so that is nice. We were finally able to leave yesterday - Friday the 20th at 5. Before that, we were with Elder Ray and Smith again. We just tried to visit people, but not much happened. After the visits, Elder Jensen and I headed to the office...
Right now, Elder Jensen is sleeping because he only slept maybe an hour on the bus ride here. I have determined over this past week that I am going to work hard and keep all the rules. I have seen a lot of elders that break the rules just a little, and I don't want to be like that. I need all the help I can get from the Lord. It will be a hard goal to reach, but I know with the Lord, all is possible. I want it to be the best 2 years, not just great ones."
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Busy Day
17 August 2004
"Well, it was a super busy day, and I was on my feet for most of it. We started out the day by stopping by to a lot of people, but nothing much exciting happened. I bought a blank cd that I am going to get some good music on. We then headed to another район and ate what they called pizza. it was tasty. We then began "Blitz": what happens is we all get a different area, and go out and talk with as many people as we can.
We met about 10 people and got some numbers and addresses. After that, we went to English lesson and there was 2 people there. Exciting! We did sing some Country Music for them though. After the lesson, we ran to FHE where I had a nice surprise to see Юля. She was in Ижевск when I first arrived. We talked for a bit about the branch, and other things. She is super nice and I am excited for her to Ижевск.
Anyhow, that is about all. The mission is awesome. I absolutely love it. I have learned much about myself, and I have learned that I will need to work on trusting him more. The Lord will bless me. I must learn to trust him more."
"Well, it was a super busy day, and I was on my feet for most of it. We started out the day by stopping by to a lot of people, but nothing much exciting happened. I bought a blank cd that I am going to get some good music on. We then headed to another район and ate what they called pizza. it was tasty. We then began "Blitz": what happens is we all get a different area, and go out and talk with as many people as we can.
We met about 10 people and got some numbers and addresses. After that, we went to English lesson and there was 2 people there. Exciting! We did sing some Country Music for them though. After the lesson, we ran to FHE where I had a nice surprise to see Юля. She was in Ижевск when I first arrived. We talked for a bit about the branch, and other things. She is super nice and I am excited for her to Ижевск.
Anyhow, that is about all. The mission is awesome. I absolutely love it. I have learned much about myself, and I have learned that I will need to work on trusting him more. The Lord will bless me. I must learn to trust him more."
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Day in Samara
16 August 2004
"It was a slow day and I didn't do a whole lot. I sat around in the office for awhile, and then Старейшина Рей came and got me. We came to his apartment and ate lunch - some tasty pizza pockets. We then headed out, and I was with Elder Смит. We mainly just stopped by to people to see how they were doing. We did meet one interesting guy, but he mainly just wanted to know about America.
Tomorrow will be busy, so we will be working hard. Good because I am ready to get to work. I talked quite a bit today, so that was good. I need to continue to speak on work on it. The Lord is blessing me. I just need to keep working. I love it here! It is awesome."
Me in Samara
"It was a slow day and I didn't do a whole lot. I sat around in the office for awhile, and then Старейшина Рей came and got me. We came to his apartment and ate lunch - some tasty pizza pockets. We then headed out, and I was with Elder Смит. We mainly just stopped by to people to see how they were doing. We did meet one interesting guy, but he mainly just wanted to know about America.
Tomorrow will be busy, so we will be working hard. Good because I am ready to get to work. I talked quite a bit today, so that was good. I need to continue to speak on work on it. The Lord is blessing me. I just need to keep working. I love it here! It is awesome."
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Finally Arrived
24 July 2004
"Well, I'm here and still living - barely. We arrived at about 6 this morning, and waited for like an hour to get our passports signed. After that, we filled out some papers because our luggage didn't make it to the airport here!
Anyways, after that we made it to see President Davydik. It was nice to see his smiling face. We went to the his house, and we had some breakfast cereal, bread and yogurt. We then went through orientation...basically one word can sum it up: Obedience!
We then found out who are new companions are, and wher we are serving. My companion is Elder Jensen and I am in the Iвzheck area. I was unable to go today because of the long train ride to get there.
Right now I am writing with the zone leaders until Monday when I will arrive.
After that, we had a nice big lunch that Sister Davydik prepared for us. It was chicken, rice vegetables followed by ice cream. I absolutely loved it, and ate tons.
I slept for about an hour with my wait for the zone leaders to come pick me up. We came, dropped my few things off at the apartment, and then just kept trying to do missionary work, so I hope I get more experience tomorrow.
I am excited to get to the work, and learn the language. I have a lot of work to do. I must turn to the Lord! It's an exciting time in life!"
--Yes, I really wrote Ижевск(Izhevsk) like that in my journal with the Russian letter in with all the English letters and out of place. Also all those other mistakes are really there. I didn't write about how in shock I was when we were driving in to Samara and I got my first glimpse of the Russian buildings. I thought they looked like huge bricks in rows, all the same. I was in shock just looking at them.
"Well, I'm here and still living - barely. We arrived at about 6 this morning, and waited for like an hour to get our passports signed. After that, we filled out some papers because our luggage didn't make it to the airport here!
Anyways, after that we made it to see President Davydik. It was nice to see his smiling face. We went to the his house, and we had some breakfast cereal, bread and yogurt. We then went through orientation...basically one word can sum it up: Obedience!
We then found out who are new companions are, and wher we are serving. My companion is Elder Jensen and I am in the Iвzheck area. I was unable to go today because of the long train ride to get there.
Right now I am writing with the zone leaders until Monday when I will arrive.
After that, we had a nice big lunch that Sister Davydik prepared for us. It was chicken, rice vegetables followed by ice cream. I absolutely loved it, and ate tons.
I slept for about an hour with my wait for the zone leaders to come pick me up. We came, dropped my few things off at the apartment, and then just kept trying to do missionary work, so I hope I get more experience tomorrow.
I am excited to get to the work, and learn the language. I have a lot of work to do. I must turn to the Lord! It's an exciting time in life!"
--Yes, I really wrote Ижевск(Izhevsk) like that in my journal with the Russian letter in with all the English letters and out of place. Also all those other mistakes are really there. I didn't write about how in shock I was when we were driving in to Samara and I got my first glimpse of the Russian buildings. I thought they looked like huge bricks in rows, all the same. I was in shock just looking at them.
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