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."
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Chillin in the office
5 August 2005
"Here I am once again writing here on the computer. I am sure that it will happen again also. We are here and we have to do a ton. I have been working on this access thing all day, and it is actually way cool. I figured out how to set it up so that I can print off all of the pictures that have served here while you served here. Wow, it was crazy and that is actually what I am working on right now. I am trying to get all of the pictures set up for people that have left and that are here. It is a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end. I have to edit every picture for every person so that means about 500 pictures of work that I am doing and it is crazy. Then I have to paste the names of the pictures into the database, but it is definitely worth it. I will have a cool thing when I am done. Well let’s just say that I have spent most of my day doing this. This morning we had some time to read and then we came here to the office where I put all of the stats together and things like that so that I could be ready for our meeting tomorrow. All of the ZLs sent in their stats on time so that is a good thing, and we are going to have a good meeting tomorrow. The stats are actually kind of sad, and there isn’t a lot that went on in our mission. Elder Bennett and I had more lessons then almost everyone here in our zone and that is really sad. All the same, I finished that up and I worked on getting things figured out for Dima and his time to Ukraine that went all right, and at least I got it planned. Then I just worked on this program all day basically. I figured it out and then I just worked on getting the pictures ready. It is going to be way sweet and the sisters will be really happy (they are the ones who asked me to put the thing together). I did take a quick break to eat, and that was good. We had some fries and some chicken nuggets and that was cool. Well I came back and I quick like finished up some things before we went to the church for the FHE. That was way awesome. The sisters gave a lesson about home teaching and that was way cool. They are way awesome and they work well in involving others and basically it was cool. We then played “Do you love your neighbor?,” and that was way fun. We played ton, and Elder Lunt and I went at it pretty good. Well I had a good time playing and I took a few blows and gave several to people. I know it sounds violent but it was really a lot of fun. We then came back here and I am with Elder Hunsaker. I will soon be leaving with him and Elder Bennett will be going to Penza for a couple of days. Well that should be good for him and I wish that I could go but I will have fun chilling here in the office. Well, I am going to quick like finish up this program and then we are headed home. It should be an exciting day tomorrow! Yea!"
"Here I am once again writing here on the computer. I am sure that it will happen again also. We are here and we have to do a ton. I have been working on this access thing all day, and it is actually way cool. I figured out how to set it up so that I can print off all of the pictures that have served here while you served here. Wow, it was crazy and that is actually what I am working on right now. I am trying to get all of the pictures set up for people that have left and that are here. It is a lot of work, but it will be worth it in the end. I have to edit every picture for every person so that means about 500 pictures of work that I am doing and it is crazy. Then I have to paste the names of the pictures into the database, but it is definitely worth it. I will have a cool thing when I am done. Well let’s just say that I have spent most of my day doing this. This morning we had some time to read and then we came here to the office where I put all of the stats together and things like that so that I could be ready for our meeting tomorrow. All of the ZLs sent in their stats on time so that is a good thing, and we are going to have a good meeting tomorrow. The stats are actually kind of sad, and there isn’t a lot that went on in our mission. Elder Bennett and I had more lessons then almost everyone here in our zone and that is really sad. All the same, I finished that up and I worked on getting things figured out for Dima and his time to Ukraine that went all right, and at least I got it planned. Then I just worked on this program all day basically. I figured it out and then I just worked on getting the pictures ready. It is going to be way sweet and the sisters will be really happy (they are the ones who asked me to put the thing together). I did take a quick break to eat, and that was good. We had some fries and some chicken nuggets and that was cool. Well I came back and I quick like finished up some things before we went to the church for the FHE. That was way awesome. The sisters gave a lesson about home teaching and that was way cool. They are way awesome and they work well in involving others and basically it was cool. We then played “Do you love your neighbor?,” and that was way fun. We played ton, and Elder Lunt and I went at it pretty good. Well I had a good time playing and I took a few blows and gave several to people. I know it sounds violent but it was really a lot of fun. We then came back here and I am with Elder Hunsaker. I will soon be leaving with him and Elder Bennett will be going to Penza for a couple of days. Well that should be good for him and I wish that I could go but I will have fun chilling here in the office. Well, I am going to quick like finish up this program and then we are headed home. It should be an exciting day tomorrow! Yea!"
Friday, September 4, 2009
Spiritual Evening
4 August 2005
"I know that it is weird that I am here and that I am writing here on the computer on a Sunday but I had to come here to the office to get a number for Dima from Saratov because tomorrow they are going to Kiev and they need to make sure that someone will be coming to meet up with them there and that they will get there in time. Well I had to give them the office number there in Kiev and so that meant that we had to come here because I am not a walking phone book. We decided that we would write in our journals here since it is a lot easier and I can write a lot faster. Well, anyhow, today turned out to be pretty good and we had a lot of success and we helped out a lot of people. We went to the church this morning and we had to open the doors again of course. Well, we got in and there was water all over the floor from the tub for baptisms and so I had to clean that up. After doing that, we started the meeting that went pretty good considering that President wasn’t there. Brock Anderson was here after just leaving a little more than a month ago. He served here in the office before me and he served as the Executive Secretary. He came back for a girl and let’s just say that it is sure interesting. Testimony meeting was interesting as there was a lady there who shared her testimony twice because no one else was getting up. It was good, but at the same time it was weird and I guess that is part of life here in Russia. So, after looking at some of the pictures that Вика Орлова brought for me to look at from her mission, we went and sang a bit from the new hymn books and it was a lot of fun. I will be singing on Thursday in a little choir and so that means that we needed to have a little practice afterwards and teach the Russians the new songs. What was supposed to be a quick practice turned into a long practice and it was sure crazy. We came here to the office with the APs and let’s just say that it was a big waste of times. I worked on getting an English lesson invitation typed up and then we finally decided to get out of here…
Well we were only leaving because we had to go to the Ehlerts to eat at a 6 o’clock dinner appointment. Well that was way cool. There is always a ton of food there and we always have a ton to eat. I love to be with them and they are such good people. Well after eating we had a cool spiritual little lesson with them. Daniel, the American investigator of the APs, was there and so we talked a lot about Joseph Smith and we had a way spiritual meeting with him. We basically shared our testimonies and it was way awesome. I shared an experience about when I had left on my mission and I got set apart as a missionary. I remember the spirit was so strong as I sat there and I felt the mantle of the Lord come upon me. I remember just crying and feeling the spirit so strongly at the time, and I will never forget that experience. I then shared the experience about how when I was in Izhevsk my first week and I completely felt the spirit and I just cried at the meeting there. What an awesome feeling that was and I know that the Lord was blessing me at those times. It was a very spiritual evening and so that was good. We all felt the spirit a ton, and it is one of those moments that I will certainly not forget. We came home and like I said I had to get that number for Dima and so we had to come here to the office. We were already late in getting home and since this is so much faster to write, we figured we would do it like that. Well now are going to go home and do who knows what – well actually I have a ton to do. All the same I love the spirit and to be here and to share the gospel. This is truly the gospel of Jesus Christ and I absolutely love it here. I love to feel the spirit! What a life!"
"I know that it is weird that I am here and that I am writing here on the computer on a Sunday but I had to come here to the office to get a number for Dima from Saratov because tomorrow they are going to Kiev and they need to make sure that someone will be coming to meet up with them there and that they will get there in time. Well I had to give them the office number there in Kiev and so that meant that we had to come here because I am not a walking phone book. We decided that we would write in our journals here since it is a lot easier and I can write a lot faster. Well, anyhow, today turned out to be pretty good and we had a lot of success and we helped out a lot of people. We went to the church this morning and we had to open the doors again of course. Well, we got in and there was water all over the floor from the tub for baptisms and so I had to clean that up. After doing that, we started the meeting that went pretty good considering that President wasn’t there. Brock Anderson was here after just leaving a little more than a month ago. He served here in the office before me and he served as the Executive Secretary. He came back for a girl and let’s just say that it is sure interesting. Testimony meeting was interesting as there was a lady there who shared her testimony twice because no one else was getting up. It was good, but at the same time it was weird and I guess that is part of life here in Russia. So, after looking at some of the pictures that Вика Орлова brought for me to look at from her mission, we went and sang a bit from the new hymn books and it was a lot of fun. I will be singing on Thursday in a little choir and so that means that we needed to have a little practice afterwards and teach the Russians the new songs. What was supposed to be a quick practice turned into a long practice and it was sure crazy. We came here to the office with the APs and let’s just say that it was a big waste of times. I worked on getting an English lesson invitation typed up and then we finally decided to get out of here…
Well we were only leaving because we had to go to the Ehlerts to eat at a 6 o’clock dinner appointment. Well that was way cool. There is always a ton of food there and we always have a ton to eat. I love to be with them and they are such good people. Well after eating we had a cool spiritual little lesson with them. Daniel, the American investigator of the APs, was there and so we talked a lot about Joseph Smith and we had a way spiritual meeting with him. We basically shared our testimonies and it was way awesome. I shared an experience about when I had left on my mission and I got set apart as a missionary. I remember the spirit was so strong as I sat there and I felt the mantle of the Lord come upon me. I remember just crying and feeling the spirit so strongly at the time, and I will never forget that experience. I then shared the experience about how when I was in Izhevsk my first week and I completely felt the spirit and I just cried at the meeting there. What an awesome feeling that was and I know that the Lord was blessing me at those times. It was a very spiritual evening and so that was good. We all felt the spirit a ton, and it is one of those moments that I will certainly not forget. We came home and like I said I had to get that number for Dima and so we had to come here to the office. We were already late in getting home and since this is so much faster to write, we figured we would do it like that. Well now are going to go home and do who knows what – well actually I have a ton to do. All the same I love the spirit and to be here and to share the gospel. This is truly the gospel of Jesus Christ and I absolutely love it here. I love to feel the spirit! What a life!"
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
No work and Katrina
1 September 2005
"I have felt kind of useless today, even though we had a decent day. This morning we slept in because our alarm didn't work. We got up and hurried and got ready and ran to the office. After sitting behind my computer for 10 minutes, I realized I had very little to do. I had gone without breakfast and so I made some pancakes for myself. After the pancakes I got a few things ready to go to Сестра Петунц. Well, I did some reading up on some beliefs I played around some more with Access and made some cool reports and things. I worked some more on the Kiev problem, but we don't know what to do still. They are being interesting about it, and maybe I'll go there myself - lol - I only wish. Well, I just sat and didn't know really what to do. They worked on getting more hymnbooks labeled and I helped a little bit. I did take a look at some pictures of hurricane Katrina that was in America. It was huge and there was tons of pictures of the floods and all. Well, it was pretty crazy and it was weird to think that right now this is going on. Well today was the first day of school, and it didn't even hit me - we were in the office most the day. One of the things that we noticed was that there was a ton of people on the streets this afternoon and this evening. It's weird what gets them out. Well, we were working, contacting, and knocking this evening when we had a lady invite us in out of nowhere. She doesn't believe a ton but is a great lady. We talked with some other people, and it was nice to work, but I couldn't talks as my head hurt from being in the office so long. Tomorrow I will have plenty to do, and we will have some time to work. It is nice to be able to get out of the office - you just have to do missionary work!"
"I have felt kind of useless today, even though we had a decent day. This morning we slept in because our alarm didn't work. We got up and hurried and got ready and ran to the office. After sitting behind my computer for 10 minutes, I realized I had very little to do. I had gone without breakfast and so I made some pancakes for myself. After the pancakes I got a few things ready to go to Сестра Петунц. Well, I did some reading up on some beliefs I played around some more with Access and made some cool reports and things. I worked some more on the Kiev problem, but we don't know what to do still. They are being interesting about it, and maybe I'll go there myself - lol - I only wish. Well, I just sat and didn't know really what to do. They worked on getting more hymnbooks labeled and I helped a little bit. I did take a look at some pictures of hurricane Katrina that was in America. It was huge and there was tons of pictures of the floods and all. Well, it was pretty crazy and it was weird to think that right now this is going on. Well today was the first day of school, and it didn't even hit me - we were in the office most the day. One of the things that we noticed was that there was a ton of people on the streets this afternoon and this evening. It's weird what gets them out. Well, we were working, contacting, and knocking this evening when we had a lady invite us in out of nowhere. She doesn't believe a ton but is a great lady. We talked with some other people, and it was nice to work, but I couldn't talks as my head hurt from being in the office so long. Tomorrow I will have plenty to do, and we will have some time to work. It is nice to be able to get out of the office - you just have to do missionary work!"
Monday, August 31, 2009
Long...
31 August 2005
"Today we have been super busy and there is a reason that we are still here. I am doing well and having a good time here. I am enjoying life and actually I have had tons to do today so that is good. I also have been able to get a lot of the necessary things done that I needed to. The nicest thing though was that this morning my comp and I had a nice time talking and studying together. It was the first time this week and likely the last. Maybe we will have time again but it always seems that there never is time. Anyhow, so this morning we studied and all and that went well. We talked more about Alma 40 and about how that is possible. We also talked about Adam and Eve and about how it was forbidden to partake of the tree of good and evil and the consequences of that. Studying is always a ton of fun and there is always a ton to think about.
Well, we came to the office, and I had to start by typing up some papers for President and then I also had to type up a letter for Сестра Петунц. She is leaving tomorrow with President and she kind of left suddenly. It is her time already to leave, but we were expecting her to stay here for a bit longer. Anyhow, I had to write the letter which I complained about a bit, but in the end President just re-wrote the thing anyways so that was good for me as I have no thoughts in Russian like President. So after writing these I had to go to Bucks apartment and to get a TV and DVD player with Elder Ehlert and then we got back here and I kept busy with things that I don’t know what I had to do. Well anyways, I stayed super busy and then we had a meeting with Tom.
Tom is doing well and he is still reading and he still wants to know more. He wants to know the truth and so is searching diligently. He is trying to find out if it is true, and it is so nice to teach him because he always seems to understand. In fact today he talked a little bit about exaltation and about how the fact that maybe God was a person before this. He seemed to agree. We watched the Restoration with him and I absolutely love that movie. It is so touching and the story of Joseph Smith is so true. I know that what is there really did happen and that Joseph really did restore the church on the earth. Well, we communicated our feelings and then he also communicated his. He always agrees with the doctrine and has so much understanding of what we teach. He said that he just isn’t sure yet. He is ready, and he just needs to admit it. We will be teaching next week, so we will be preparing a good lesson and hopefully we can get a baptismal date.
After the meeting we got back to work and I finished up some stuff for the Elders that got deported to Kiev. I worked on figuring out what is going to happen with their things and how we are going to get them to Kiev, and all that good stuff. I don’t know still but they want us to send them with one of the conductors on the train although we don’t think it is really all that safe. We also don’t know if it will work although they are sure that it will work. Well we are still working on it now as we speak and it is pretty ridiculous. I don’t know what to do, but hopefully things will work out. It would be really nice if we could just things done quick and not worry about it so much, but it is really on their shoulders right now because they have to take care of these elders. Well, we hopefully get all figured out tomorrow.
Tonight the sisters were all here and we talked with them a bit. They got things ready to go out to some of the branches, and that helped us a ton. We are going to be getting those to them soon and that will help them a ton. I worked a lot with Access with tonight and I worked on setting up a list so that now our e-mail addresses will show up when we go home since no one wastes time to handwrite anymore. Well, I got that figured out and then I had to repack the elders bags. There is so much good stuff in there and I wish I could take it, but I guess I will just live with what I have. So tonight I am getting ready to go home and I am really tired. It will be nice to get a good night of sleep and tomorrow be back to work. We have a ton to do so that is good, and we will be super busy. What a life!"
"Today we have been super busy and there is a reason that we are still here. I am doing well and having a good time here. I am enjoying life and actually I have had tons to do today so that is good. I also have been able to get a lot of the necessary things done that I needed to. The nicest thing though was that this morning my comp and I had a nice time talking and studying together. It was the first time this week and likely the last. Maybe we will have time again but it always seems that there never is time. Anyhow, so this morning we studied and all and that went well. We talked more about Alma 40 and about how that is possible. We also talked about Adam and Eve and about how it was forbidden to partake of the tree of good and evil and the consequences of that. Studying is always a ton of fun and there is always a ton to think about.
Well, we came to the office, and I had to start by typing up some papers for President and then I also had to type up a letter for Сестра Петунц. She is leaving tomorrow with President and she kind of left suddenly. It is her time already to leave, but we were expecting her to stay here for a bit longer. Anyhow, I had to write the letter which I complained about a bit, but in the end President just re-wrote the thing anyways so that was good for me as I have no thoughts in Russian like President. So after writing these I had to go to Bucks apartment and to get a TV and DVD player with Elder Ehlert and then we got back here and I kept busy with things that I don’t know what I had to do. Well anyways, I stayed super busy and then we had a meeting with Tom.
Tom is doing well and he is still reading and he still wants to know more. He wants to know the truth and so is searching diligently. He is trying to find out if it is true, and it is so nice to teach him because he always seems to understand. In fact today he talked a little bit about exaltation and about how the fact that maybe God was a person before this. He seemed to agree. We watched the Restoration with him and I absolutely love that movie. It is so touching and the story of Joseph Smith is so true. I know that what is there really did happen and that Joseph really did restore the church on the earth. Well, we communicated our feelings and then he also communicated his. He always agrees with the doctrine and has so much understanding of what we teach. He said that he just isn’t sure yet. He is ready, and he just needs to admit it. We will be teaching next week, so we will be preparing a good lesson and hopefully we can get a baptismal date.
After the meeting we got back to work and I finished up some stuff for the Elders that got deported to Kiev. I worked on figuring out what is going to happen with their things and how we are going to get them to Kiev, and all that good stuff. I don’t know still but they want us to send them with one of the conductors on the train although we don’t think it is really all that safe. We also don’t know if it will work although they are sure that it will work. Well we are still working on it now as we speak and it is pretty ridiculous. I don’t know what to do, but hopefully things will work out. It would be really nice if we could just things done quick and not worry about it so much, but it is really on their shoulders right now because they have to take care of these elders. Well, we hopefully get all figured out tomorrow.
Tonight the sisters were all here and we talked with them a bit. They got things ready to go out to some of the branches, and that helped us a ton. We are going to be getting those to them soon and that will help them a ton. I worked a lot with Access with tonight and I worked on setting up a list so that now our e-mail addresses will show up when we go home since no one wastes time to handwrite anymore. Well, I got that figured out and then I had to repack the elders bags. There is so much good stuff in there and I wish I could take it, but I guess I will just live with what I have. So tonight I am getting ready to go home and I am really tired. It will be nice to get a good night of sleep and tomorrow be back to work. We have a ton to do so that is good, and we will be super busy. What a life!"
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Memorable
19 August 2005
"It is definitely a rememberable day here. I don't think I will forget this one ever. Well we had a lot of fun, and had some hard times, but basically all in all it ended well even though we had a couple of elders who had a sad ending to their serving in the Russia Samara mission. This morning we had a relaxing time as we were able to sit and to enjoy the time that we hd. Well, we came to the office and the fun just began. After about 10 minutes of sitting here in the office I got a call from Elder Nava that went like this - 'The two elders are sitting in passport control and they won't let them through. They are sitting there right now.' Well that led to series of phone calls all over the place - Moscow to other elders and everywhere. I made sure that the other elders got out of the place quick like so that they didn't come and pick them up and take them out. Well I got a call about 5 minutes later and Elder Smoot said 'We have been deported and we are on the plane back to Vilnius right now.' Well I had a conference on the phone with a Oleg Rumyantsev and we talked about what was happening and all and I talked with President Peiper. Well we sat and thought what could be the problem. The minute that they flew into Vilnius I had them on the phone trying to find out what they could do and all. Well we had made it official and they would be coming back into Russia and there is likely no chance that they ever could. They have tons to do, and there is no way that they could ever get by passport control. Well they met up with Elders there and started to work. I kept busy with talking to people and it became official that they would be serving in the Kiev Ukraine Mission. Well I got sent off to there so that they could get them visas and all. Well that was the craziness of the day. You just never know about what could happen and how fast it could happen. They had no idea and it just came out of nowhere, they were here one day and gone the next. I don't know ho I would react but it is interesting to think what I would do or wouldn't do in such a situation. I am way glad that I am here and that I am serving and I realize now that I better be serving like every day like it is my last on Russia, because I never know what could happen to me and it really might be that way. They will never see the loved ones that they shared the gospel with again, and they will not see the members that they had so many meetings with, at least not for a few years. The joys of service. I love it here! Well I couldn't think and I had tons to do. We got out of the office and met with Вячеслав. We had a good meeting and he is doing well. He will be teaching on Sunday so we hope that will be good and we will be helping him with that. Well we then came back to the office as we had to wait for Tarnuev and Whitaker who are going to serve in the places of the two elders that got deported. Well basically things were crazy and things just went out of control. They got here about 10 and right now I have been trying to get hold of the elders coming back for Vilnius but they don't have a cell phone. Well we have been trying to work things out. I am headed to the Vokzal here in 2 minutes to be with an elder there and then I will come back here quick like and yeah. Well things are crazy and so I am tried and still running on nothing. I have no money at all to pay of things and yet somehow I have to pay for all. Well I am going crazy and I think that tomorrow will be a good time to relax. I am excited for that. Oh yeah, inspite of it all the best news is that Tom called and wants to come on Sunday. Hoorah for such a wonderful day. I will never forget it!"
"It is definitely a rememberable day here. I don't think I will forget this one ever. Well we had a lot of fun, and had some hard times, but basically all in all it ended well even though we had a couple of elders who had a sad ending to their serving in the Russia Samara mission. This morning we had a relaxing time as we were able to sit and to enjoy the time that we hd. Well, we came to the office and the fun just began. After about 10 minutes of sitting here in the office I got a call from Elder Nava that went like this - 'The two elders are sitting in passport control and they won't let them through. They are sitting there right now.' Well that led to series of phone calls all over the place - Moscow to other elders and everywhere. I made sure that the other elders got out of the place quick like so that they didn't come and pick them up and take them out. Well I got a call about 5 minutes later and Elder Smoot said 'We have been deported and we are on the plane back to Vilnius right now.' Well I had a conference on the phone with a Oleg Rumyantsev and we talked about what was happening and all and I talked with President Peiper. Well we sat and thought what could be the problem. The minute that they flew into Vilnius I had them on the phone trying to find out what they could do and all. Well we had made it official and they would be coming back into Russia and there is likely no chance that they ever could. They have tons to do, and there is no way that they could ever get by passport control. Well they met up with Elders there and started to work. I kept busy with talking to people and it became official that they would be serving in the Kiev Ukraine Mission. Well I got sent off to there so that they could get them visas and all. Well that was the craziness of the day. You just never know about what could happen and how fast it could happen. They had no idea and it just came out of nowhere, they were here one day and gone the next. I don't know ho I would react but it is interesting to think what I would do or wouldn't do in such a situation. I am way glad that I am here and that I am serving and I realize now that I better be serving like every day like it is my last on Russia, because I never know what could happen to me and it really might be that way. They will never see the loved ones that they shared the gospel with again, and they will not see the members that they had so many meetings with, at least not for a few years. The joys of service. I love it here! Well I couldn't think and I had tons to do. We got out of the office and met with Вячеслав. We had a good meeting and he is doing well. He will be teaching on Sunday so we hope that will be good and we will be helping him with that. Well we then came back to the office as we had to wait for Tarnuev and Whitaker who are going to serve in the places of the two elders that got deported. Well basically things were crazy and things just went out of control. They got here about 10 and right now I have been trying to get hold of the elders coming back for Vilnius but they don't have a cell phone. Well we have been trying to work things out. I am headed to the Vokzal here in 2 minutes to be with an elder there and then I will come back here quick like and yeah. Well things are crazy and so I am tried and still running on nothing. I have no money at all to pay of things and yet somehow I have to pay for all. Well I am going crazy and I think that tomorrow will be a good time to relax. I am excited for that. Oh yeah, inspite of it all the best news is that Tom called and wants to come on Sunday. Hoorah for such a wonderful day. I will never forget it!"
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