18 April 2006
"It's done with in Penza. I have officially seen my friends in Penza for the last time (as a missionary). I am going to miss everyone, but at least I have a calm feeling. I have been busy reading and trying to keep myself busy to keep my mind off of what will be in the next couple of days. Right now we are on the train to Samara and will be there tomorrow morning. I have a really weird feeling of unsureness. I know that all will be alright though and will work out. So today we didn't do a whole lot, but did sleep a lot and we got a bunch of pictures developed. We ate with Boster and Olsen in Трио Пицца for one last time. Like I said I slept a bit and got my last things together. We stopped by quickly to see Раиса and then tonight we went to see Вася and his family. I was at my last meeting, and I can't believe it is almost over. Like I said though, I feel peaceful as though everything will be okay. I know that the Lord will help me as I make thing big change back to life again."
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Scary
11 April 2006
"Today was a pretty sweet day other than I was dead tired. So we started the day with a meeting at a members house. We were doing home teaching with Анатолий Смолькин and that went well. So that was alright other than the fact that he repeated the Lord's prayer at the end. Well, I got back with Elder Christensen and we headed to see Раиса who is doing well. She had a good time with us, and I am going to miss seeing her. We then did one of the scariest things that I've done yet on my mission - we bought my train tickets home. It was a really weird and I feel weird. We went and looked at an apartment for sisters who are going to be serving here. We had a meeting then with Баба Нина and that was cool. I enjoyed it, and I love her a ton. She is an awesome lady. Well, then we went to the branch apartment where we had a meeting with Владик. He is doing alright, but needs some help. I love the guy to death and am going to miss him. He is truly awesome. We were then at the branch apartment for a bit before we left. Things are alright there, but I was dead and now I want to sleep. I almost forgot that I gave 2 blessing today and the spirit was very strong. I blessed Сестра Макарова and Люда Герасимова. It was awesome!"
"Today was a pretty sweet day other than I was dead tired. So we started the day with a meeting at a members house. We were doing home teaching with Анатолий Смолькин and that went well. So that was alright other than the fact that he repeated the Lord's prayer at the end. Well, I got back with Elder Christensen and we headed to see Раиса who is doing well. She had a good time with us, and I am going to miss seeing her. We then did one of the scariest things that I've done yet on my mission - we bought my train tickets home. It was a really weird and I feel weird. We went and looked at an apartment for sisters who are going to be serving here. We had a meeting then with Баба Нина and that was cool. I enjoyed it, and I love her a ton. She is an awesome lady. Well, then we went to the branch apartment where we had a meeting with Владик. He is doing alright, but needs some help. I love the guy to death and am going to miss him. He is truly awesome. We were then at the branch apartment for a bit before we left. Things are alright there, but I was dead and now I want to sleep. I almost forgot that I gave 2 blessing today and the spirit was very strong. I blessed Сестра Макарова and Люда Герасимова. It was awesome!"
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."
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Running
3 February 2006
"Today was a way sweet day. I am so tired, but we ran all over the place and we worked hard. This morning we got in to the city, and we came home. I wanted to sleep, but instead we went to the branch apartment and paid for it. We came home, and had a bunch of planning. I planned with Elder Schwab and then I planned with Elder Steiner. We had a good 2 hour planning session and we talked about all of our investigators and how to help them. It was nice to have a good planning session for a change, and it should make for a good week. Well, we then headed off after a good meal of hot dogs and mashed potatoes to a meeting with a doctor we had met several weeks ago. That was pretty interesting because he wasn't there. Well, we then went in search of a lady that Elder Schwab taught when he served here. We found her, and that was good to chat. She really likes to talk, and to talk about random things, but it was alright there. We quick like ran off, and we went to Андре's before we quick like ran to the branch apartment where we had a meeting with Владик. Talk about insanity. He talked about how it is written "Gods" in Abraham, and read a ton from the Bible. Elder Schwab and I basically just chilled not saying much, but in the end, things went well, and he is doing well with all. The Lord is blessing us to be able to teach such a person. I love to serve the Lord, and help his children."
"Today was a way sweet day. I am so tired, but we ran all over the place and we worked hard. This morning we got in to the city, and we came home. I wanted to sleep, but instead we went to the branch apartment and paid for it. We came home, and had a bunch of planning. I planned with Elder Schwab and then I planned with Elder Steiner. We had a good 2 hour planning session and we talked about all of our investigators and how to help them. It was nice to have a good planning session for a change, and it should make for a good week. Well, we then headed off after a good meal of hot dogs and mashed potatoes to a meeting with a doctor we had met several weeks ago. That was pretty interesting because he wasn't there. Well, we then went in search of a lady that Elder Schwab taught when he served here. We found her, and that was good to chat. She really likes to talk, and to talk about random things, but it was alright there. We quick like ran off, and we went to Андре's before we quick like ran to the branch apartment where we had a meeting with Владик. Talk about insanity. He talked about how it is written "Gods" in Abraham, and read a ton from the Bible. Elder Schwab and I basically just chilled not saying much, but in the end, things went well, and he is doing well with all. The Lord is blessing us to be able to teach such a person. I love to serve the Lord, and help his children."
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, December 23, 2009
Kill Me
23 December 2005
"You can kill me. That is all that I have wanted all day. I am so dead tired that I have almost no energy to do anything. it is all thanks to the nice long train ride that I didn't sleep much, and worse than that is all the time we spent yesterday sitting in the office. Today we had an interesting day as not only I was out of it, but my companion also. We planned our week next week, and that should be cool. After that, we had some lunch before we went to see Афина.
The meeting with her didn't help my mood or energy level. In fact, it probably got worse because of it. We talked with her Mom for a while and we wanted to explain baptism to her, but it didn't work that well. We mostly just chatted for 3 or 4 hours! I was ready to fall over along with Elder Steiner. The one good thing was that we set the baptismal date for the 4th of January. We are going to be working towards that.
We went and gave Anna K. a blessing and then we went to finish the night with a meeting at the Старостины. That was good, and we talked about Joseph Smith as today was his 200th birthday. What a blessing, and I can't even think what my life would be without the gospel. It would be so much different. I can't believe how blessed I am to know the truth, and have this knowledge. I am so blessed! Off to die!"
"You can kill me. That is all that I have wanted all day. I am so dead tired that I have almost no energy to do anything. it is all thanks to the nice long train ride that I didn't sleep much, and worse than that is all the time we spent yesterday sitting in the office. Today we had an interesting day as not only I was out of it, but my companion also. We planned our week next week, and that should be cool. After that, we had some lunch before we went to see Афина.
The meeting with her didn't help my mood or energy level. In fact, it probably got worse because of it. We talked with her Mom for a while and we wanted to explain baptism to her, but it didn't work that well. We mostly just chatted for 3 or 4 hours! I was ready to fall over along with Elder Steiner. The one good thing was that we set the baptismal date for the 4th of January. We are going to be working towards that.
We went and gave Anna K. a blessing and then we went to finish the night with a meeting at the Старостины. That was good, and we talked about Joseph Smith as today was his 200th birthday. What a blessing, and I can't even think what my life would be without the gospel. It would be so much different. I can't believe how blessed I am to know the truth, and have this knowledge. I am so blessed! Off to die!"
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Made It
22 December 2005
"I am going crazy. We were in Samara all day today, and in fact we were in the office the whole time. We had a good time this evening doing absolutely nothing. We got in this morning, and that was alright, but I was tired. We chilled in the office until Council started. We had a good time there, and not a whole ton there. We learned about enduring to the end, and how we can help people do that. We mainly just used preach My Gospel and talked about how we can prepare people better for baptism. I thought a lot about the people that we are working with, and we can help them even more than we have.
We had a way awesome lunch, and I ate a ton. It was sweet, and I sure miss eating in the office. Well, after ZLC we did some crap in the office before we were just sitting there doing nothing. Basically we just chatted with a bunch of the other ZLs and enjoyed it. We took some crazy pictures. It was sweet. I then saw Sister Silva and talked with her for like 15 minutes. She is way cool, and I sure miss serving with her in my district. We had an interesting experience making it to the train. I ordered the taxi an hour before we needed it to be to the office, and then it showed up 15 minutes late. We had to run to the train with tons of boxes in our hands, and we barely made. We were both praying like crazy and we are so happy to be here on this train. What a day, and back to Penza to work we go."
"I am going crazy. We were in Samara all day today, and in fact we were in the office the whole time. We had a good time this evening doing absolutely nothing. We got in this morning, and that was alright, but I was tired. We chilled in the office until Council started. We had a good time there, and not a whole ton there. We learned about enduring to the end, and how we can help people do that. We mainly just used preach My Gospel and talked about how we can prepare people better for baptism. I thought a lot about the people that we are working with, and we can help them even more than we have.
We had a way awesome lunch, and I ate a ton. It was sweet, and I sure miss eating in the office. Well, after ZLC we did some crap in the office before we were just sitting there doing nothing. Basically we just chatted with a bunch of the other ZLs and enjoyed it. We took some crazy pictures. It was sweet. I then saw Sister Silva and talked with her for like 15 minutes. She is way cool, and I sure miss serving with her in my district. We had an interesting experience making it to the train. I ordered the taxi an hour before we needed it to be to the office, and then it showed up 15 minutes late. We had to run to the train with tons of boxes in our hands, and we barely made. We were both praying like crazy and we are so happy to be here on this train. What a day, and back to Penza to work we go."
Monday, December 21, 2009
Good P-day
21 December 2005
" It was nice to be able to take a break today. My hands are really cold and it is tough to write. It is super cold outside and so I can barely write. We started out this morning by chilling here at home, and then we went to Gene's house where we had a good time. I really just sat there while they played a bunch of songs and practiced for a concert that we are going to have in a week and a half. After we sat there for about 3 hours, we finally got out of there.
Steiner and I went and looked around a bit, and bought a few things. I got a couple of discs and a new photo album and they are my gifts for Christmas. We had a sweet time looking, and it was fun to see what there was. Well, then we met up with Boster and Condie at Subway where we grabbed a bite to eat before going to write home. The family is good and it will be weird to talk with them in a couple of days. We then had English and that was cool I just sat and listened, and really enjoyed the lesson. We practiced a little more for the New Year's party, and then we took off to come home. We chatted with some of the youth from the branch for a bit, and now we are home. Tomorrow we will be in Samara and tonight we will be on the train."
" It was nice to be able to take a break today. My hands are really cold and it is tough to write. It is super cold outside and so I can barely write. We started out this morning by chilling here at home, and then we went to Gene's house where we had a good time. I really just sat there while they played a bunch of songs and practiced for a concert that we are going to have in a week and a half. After we sat there for about 3 hours, we finally got out of there.
Steiner and I went and looked around a bit, and bought a few things. I got a couple of discs and a new photo album and they are my gifts for Christmas. We had a sweet time looking, and it was fun to see what there was. Well, then we met up with Boster and Condie at Subway where we grabbed a bite to eat before going to write home. The family is good and it will be weird to talk with them in a couple of days. We then had English and that was cool I just sat and listened, and really enjoyed the lesson. We practiced a little more for the New Year's party, and then we took off to come home. We chatted with some of the youth from the branch for a bit, and now we are home. Tomorrow we will be in Samara and tonight we will be on the train."
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!"
Saturday, December 5, 2009
VACATION
5 December 2005
"Off to Riga we go! We are on the train right now, and we will be there in about 15 hours. Today we got into Samara after a long train ride from Penza. The Russians have this funny idea that since it is cold outside, you need to burn the cabins up. That means that you just die as you try to sleep and sweat to death. It is a pain. Well, we sat in the office for a bit before we were finally able to leave to the airport.
In Moscow, we had plenty of time to see the city. We went to Red Square and checked it all out. It was way sweet. We then went to TGI Fridays and pigged out. It was so sweet to get some really good food. We then walked around for a bit before we got on this train, and soon we will be in Riga. I am excited, and it should be way cool there."
"Off to Riga we go! We are on the train right now, and we will be there in about 15 hours. Today we got into Samara after a long train ride from Penza. The Russians have this funny idea that since it is cold outside, you need to burn the cabins up. That means that you just die as you try to sleep and sweat to death. It is a pain. Well, we sat in the office for a bit before we were finally able to leave to the airport.
In Moscow, we had plenty of time to see the city. We went to Red Square and checked it all out. It was way sweet. We then went to TGI Fridays and pigged out. It was so sweet to get some really good food. We then walked around for a bit before we got on this train, and soon we will be in Riga. I am excited, and it should be way cool there."
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
11 November 2005
"Today was sure and interesting day. We wasted a lot of time, and then we had a really good time. This morning we got in from Samara and that was good. I tried to get some more sleep once we got home in but that didn't go so well. We then went and wasted a few hours at Gene's house. There is going to be a concert tomorrow and so the elders all got ready for that. We quickly left and stopped by to Subway and got some good food! We then ran off to an English lesson that we should have done.
There was 6 missionaries, 10 young ladies, and 1 малчик. The lights in the school had gone out and so we went to a little cafe - шоклад.ru. We talked with them forever on English and talked about why we are here and in the end it was way fun, but awkward. We hope there will be some new investigators because of it.
Tonight I had the opportunity to conduct a baptismal interview with a Вера Федоровна and that was awesome. This lady is great, and the spirit was way strong. Tonight we ended up just planning and got things worked out for next week and how we are going to be super busy! It will be awesome and we excited to work hard!"
"Today was sure and interesting day. We wasted a lot of time, and then we had a really good time. This morning we got in from Samara and that was good. I tried to get some more sleep once we got home in but that didn't go so well. We then went and wasted a few hours at Gene's house. There is going to be a concert tomorrow and so the elders all got ready for that. We quickly left and stopped by to Subway and got some good food! We then ran off to an English lesson that we should have done.
There was 6 missionaries, 10 young ladies, and 1 малчик. The lights in the school had gone out and so we went to a little cafe - шоклад.ru. We talked with them forever on English and talked about why we are here and in the end it was way fun, but awkward. We hope there will be some new investigators because of it.
Tonight I had the opportunity to conduct a baptismal interview with a Вера Федоровна and that was awesome. This lady is great, and the spirit was way strong. Tonight we ended up just planning and got things worked out for next week and how we are going to be super busy! It will be awesome and we excited to work hard!"
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Tallin Tourists
21 June 2009
"It was sure a weird day. It was like we were tourists the whole day - well, we basically were and so that was cool. This morning we got into Tallinn after a long train ride. We met a guy and gave him our passports and things and he took care of that. Well that gave us all day to just walk around and check out the beautiful city of Талин - Wow - it was awesome. The city is so amazing. We walked all over the city and just took pictures. It was cool. The people there spoke English pretty good, and it was interesting to see what a general language english is. If anyone needs to talk they speak in English. Well, we went and ate at a little Estonian place. It was good and I really like the food there. Well, we did talk with some girls selling postcard and they knew 3 languages - most Estonian people do. We went to the ocean and just sat there for a bit. It was a good time to just relax and think about how things are going. After sitting and relaxing we went to the Вокзал to get our passports and new visas. We had a little time left so we ran and got some food for the train ride and walked through the city one last time.
Right now we are sitting on the border and we are getting registered. Well, soon we will be off again to Moscow. It was such a relaxing day. I really enjoyed it. We enjoyed everything here. Well, it will be hard to get back to work and right now I don't really want to. I guess I sill have another day though. What an amazing place this Tallinn, Estonia was. It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been!"
"It was sure a weird day. It was like we were tourists the whole day - well, we basically were and so that was cool. This morning we got into Tallinn after a long train ride. We met a guy and gave him our passports and things and he took care of that. Well that gave us all day to just walk around and check out the beautiful city of Талин - Wow - it was awesome. The city is so amazing. We walked all over the city and just took pictures. It was cool. The people there spoke English pretty good, and it was interesting to see what a general language english is. If anyone needs to talk they speak in English. Well, we went and ate at a little Estonian place. It was good and I really like the food there. Well, we did talk with some girls selling postcard and they knew 3 languages - most Estonian people do. We went to the ocean and just sat there for a bit. It was a good time to just relax and think about how things are going. After sitting and relaxing we went to the Вокзал to get our passports and new visas. We had a little time left so we ran and got some food for the train ride and walked through the city one last time.
Right now we are sitting on the border and we are getting registered. Well, soon we will be off again to Moscow. It was such a relaxing day. I really enjoyed it. We enjoyed everything here. Well, it will be hard to get back to work and right now I don't really want to. I guess I sill have another day though. What an amazing place this Tallinn, Estonia was. It was one of the most beautiful places I've ever been!"
Saturday, June 20, 2009
One Year
20 June 2005
"On the way to Tallin we go. Today has been insane. We made it through though. This morning we picked Paulsen up from the Вокзал and brought him back to our place. We then went and took $500 for our visa trip and went to the office. We then went and got on our plane to Moscow. Well, in Moscow we just traveled on the Метро and got our tickets. Basically it was no fun. There's a million people there and its just huge. Well, we just went to the Вокзал and then ate some pizza at a little place nearby. Well, now we're on the train and we are just chatting. Its way cool. I love these guys and to be with them. We are remembering all the good time that we had together. It is weird to thing that I've already been here a year. The time has gone so fast but at the same time it hasn't. Another year to go and that's all. I need to work hard and help others. Wow-it's insane. I can't believe it! 1 year!"
"On the way to Tallin we go. Today has been insane. We made it through though. This morning we picked Paulsen up from the Вокзал and brought him back to our place. We then went and took $500 for our visa trip and went to the office. We then went and got on our plane to Moscow. Well, in Moscow we just traveled on the Метро and got our tickets. Basically it was no fun. There's a million people there and its just huge. Well, we just went to the Вокзал and then ate some pizza at a little place nearby. Well, now we're on the train and we are just chatting. Its way cool. I love these guys and to be with them. We are remembering all the good time that we had together. It is weird to thing that I've already been here a year. The time has gone so fast but at the same time it hasn't. Another year to go and that's all. I need to work hard and help others. Wow-it's insane. I can't believe it! 1 year!"
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Busy
3 June 2005
"It was more relaxing day in the office, but we were still there all day. I worked on cleaning up my computer a little and then President came in and told me that I had to find out about conference for youth. Well, I got working on that, and did that for awhile. Tonight we had to help the Orenburg sisters to the train station. After that, I talked with everyone on the phone. Well, I am beat, and hope to sleep a bit tomorrow. Oh yeah, I almost forgot - today we had new missionary orientation. That was way awesome to feel the spirit of them and to recall those feeling. It was a good booster, and I was glad to be there."
"It was more relaxing day in the office, but we were still there all day. I worked on cleaning up my computer a little and then President came in and told me that I had to find out about conference for youth. Well, I got working on that, and did that for awhile. Tonight we had to help the Orenburg sisters to the train station. After that, I talked with everyone on the phone. Well, I am beat, and hope to sleep a bit tomorrow. Oh yeah, I almost forgot - today we had new missionary orientation. That was way awesome to feel the spirit of them and to recall those feeling. It was a good booster, and I was glad to be there."
Monday, February 23, 2009
Leaving
23 February 2005
"Well, it was a quick one today. We didn't do too much but we had a pretty good time. We wrote home this morning and that went well after which we went to the branch party. That was pretty boring, but it was alright. So then we came home and rested. After which we went to вокзал and Элзинга headed off for Moscow to get a new visa. We then came back here and chilled. I will be with Oaks and McCartney for a couple days I think."
"Well, it was a quick one today. We didn't do too much but we had a pretty good time. We wrote home this morning and that went well after which we went to the branch party. That was pretty boring, but it was alright. So then we came home and rested. After which we went to вокзал and Элзинга headed off for Moscow to get a new visa. We then came back here and chilled. I will be with Oaks and McCartney for a couple days I think."
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Petersburg Trip
13 January 2005
"Morning - we made it back to Saratov here in fairly good shape. We had a good time in St. Petersburg and I'll explain a little about that. When we got to Samara, we immediately went to orientation and then went to the airport for our flight. When we got there, we got into a nice gazelle and took off for the border, after getting some food to eat. We had a cool guy that was like our guide with us. He served in Moscow not too long ago, and now he does tours of the city. Well, we got to the border, and we had to walk forever. We went through a couple of check stations and got all we needed. When we got back to Petersburg it was already 10:30 so we ate quick and then went to bed. The next day (Wednesday) I got up and we took a little tour of the city. It was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed it tons. We saw so many cool things. After that, we ate at KFC and then we went to the airport from there, we took off to Samara, and then we came to Saratov on the train. It was a long couple days, but it was fun. Petersburg is so pretty, and its just like a European city. It's very clean, and it was nice. It was a nice little vacation.
Evening - Well, I am ready to die. So McCain got transferred and right now I am with Barney and Smith. It's a lot of fun with them, and today we had conference and that was nice. The zone leader talked about setting realistic goals. It got us all ready to set good realistic goals. Well, after that I wrote home and I and all is going pretty well there. We came home and got ready for sports night. It was a lot of fun there, and we had a way good time there. Well, and I am excited to work with these elders and I think we will have a lot of fun and work hard."
"Morning - we made it back to Saratov here in fairly good shape. We had a good time in St. Petersburg and I'll explain a little about that. When we got to Samara, we immediately went to orientation and then went to the airport for our flight. When we got there, we got into a nice gazelle and took off for the border, after getting some food to eat. We had a cool guy that was like our guide with us. He served in Moscow not too long ago, and now he does tours of the city. Well, we got to the border, and we had to walk forever. We went through a couple of check stations and got all we needed. When we got back to Petersburg it was already 10:30 so we ate quick and then went to bed. The next day (Wednesday) I got up and we took a little tour of the city. It was a lot of fun, and I enjoyed it tons. We saw so many cool things. After that, we ate at KFC and then we went to the airport from there, we took off to Samara, and then we came to Saratov on the train. It was a long couple days, but it was fun. Petersburg is so pretty, and its just like a European city. It's very clean, and it was nice. It was a nice little vacation.
Evening - Well, I am ready to die. So McCain got transferred and right now I am with Barney and Smith. It's a lot of fun with them, and today we had conference and that was nice. The zone leader talked about setting realistic goals. It got us all ready to set good realistic goals. Well, after that I wrote home and I and all is going pretty well there. We came home and got ready for sports night. It was a lot of fun there, and we had a way good time there. Well, and I am excited to work with these elders and I think we will have a lot of fun and work hard."
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Exchanges
10 January 2005
"We're on our way out of Saratov to Samara right now. We just are getting ready to sleep. Today, after собрание округа. I went with Paulsen for exchanges. It was way fun and we worked well together. We stopped by to several people, and then we went to get on the train. We stopped by to a family and the husband was drunk. It was sad and I wanted to help them, but I couldn't really."
"We're on our way out of Saratov to Samara right now. We just are getting ready to sleep. Today, after собрание округа. I went with Paulsen for exchanges. It was way fun and we worked well together. We stopped by to several people, and then we went to get on the train. We stopped by to a family and the husband was drunk. It was sad and I wanted to help them, but I couldn't really."
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Kazan Trip
27 November 2004
"What a day! Tired, but still doing well. We were in Казань today for a zone conference, and it was very good. We heard a lot about the new program that we have, and the importance of it in the work. We also heard about how we are not eating very healthy – that’s not a big surprise. Well, the train was deathly hot to Казань, but was better on the way home! I didn’t sleep like I wanted to, but all is well! Маша Михайлова also came with us, so that was interesting. I got a package from my family, and it was interesting – well we almost finished the 3 pound bag of M&Ms which is disgusting! There’s a pecan pie there also, so we will see how that testes later. Other then that, not much is happening – conference was good, and soon we will be having transfers again."
"What a day! Tired, but still doing well. We were in Казань today for a zone conference, and it was very good. We heard a lot about the new program that we have, and the importance of it in the work. We also heard about how we are not eating very healthy – that’s not a big surprise. Well, the train was deathly hot to Казань, but was better on the way home! I didn’t sleep like I wanted to, but all is well! Маша Михайлова also came with us, so that was interesting. I got a package from my family, and it was interesting – well we almost finished the 3 pound bag of M&Ms which is disgusting! There’s a pecan pie there also, so we will see how that testes later. Other then that, not much is happening – conference was good, and soon we will be having transfers again."
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Conference
8 October 2004
"I was in Kazan for zone conference again today. It was an awesome conference. We learned more and more about the new program which we are starting to implement. It is a good program, and will help us focus on investigators more. It should allow for more baptism, and making sure people are converted!
We were on the train to Kazan, and now back to Izhevsk. It is like an 8 hour ride both ways so that means a lot of time to sleep and also to think. I know I need to focus more on the work right now, but its hard. The Lord has blessed me so much, yet it is hard. I love the Lord so much. I love this work. I know as I dive in, the Lord will continue to bless me. This is an awesome time. I know that this is where I should be, and that I have tons of support at home!"
"I was in Kazan for zone conference again today. It was an awesome conference. We learned more and more about the new program which we are starting to implement. It is a good program, and will help us focus on investigators more. It should allow for more baptism, and making sure people are converted!
We were on the train to Kazan, and now back to Izhevsk. It is like an 8 hour ride both ways so that means a lot of time to sleep and also to think. I know I need to focus more on the work right now, but its hard. The Lord has blessed me so much, yet it is hard. I love the Lord so much. I love this work. I know as I dive in, the Lord will continue to bless me. This is an awesome time. I know that this is where I should be, and that I have tons of support at home!"
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