I think you all have been praying a
little bit harder this week because we have seen so many miracles! I am
so excited for this email hahaha.
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| A Sunset |
So on
Tuesday we went and met with a potential named Gxxxxxx. She is a
referral from Church Headquarters and she is awesome! Her friend that
lives in the United States referred her to us. The other sisters have
been out a couple of times and we have been trying to meet her for the
past few weeks but because of holidays and everything we just weren't
able to. So this week we met with her again and it was awesome! She
doesn't want to be taught the lessons but she is such a sweetie. She
also knows English perfectly. She is a teacher at university teaching English. When sister Sommers and beach went and visited before, it was
hard for them to get in anything to do with religion so this time we
took our language learning stuff (because she wants to help us with
Russian) and we just took the TALL book--which is pretty much just all
the sentences you would need to use in a discussion and she helped us
read through them. SOOO! A very odd way to try and teach the gospel but
we are doing all we can haha. She is so sweet.
That
night we went and tried to find a less active, so we went to their
house and went through their gate and knocked on their door and this
sweet old lady came to the window and we had a nice conversation! She
wasn't the less active we were looking for, but she was super sweet! We
tried to give her chocolate but she is diabetic... so we are thinking
maybe we will make her something real good and healthy or take her some
fruit or something... She was so nice! Maybe instead of a week a
miracles, maybe it was just a week of nice people hahaha.
That
night we also had some time to do contacting ( because we didn't see
the less active you see) and I was not in the mood hahah. But we went
and worked and we met another really good potential named ear-ya (how do
you spell that name in english??? hahha) and we have actually been
keeping in really good contact with her! We haven't had a meeting yet
but she seems pretty interested in the Book of Mormon!
On Wednesday
we did a lot of running for trambys haha. I don't know why but we had
some confusion on a lesson with Axxxxx so we were running like crazy! It
all worked out though and our lesson with Axxxxx was solid! also a bit
awkward haha. We talked about the word of wisdom and he follows it
really well! so cool! The only things that he struggles with is coffee
and drinking red wine every now and again. specifically after working
out. So we had the whole lesson on the word of wisdom and he said, "yes
of course! I have lived the word of wisdom all my life and will continue
to now." so we all nodded and said "ah yeah great job" and the like...
and then it got really awkward and I asked him about wine. So pretty
much he will live it all except for wine and coffee so we are still
working a little bit with him on that one! It was really cool though
because last week we asked if he wanted a blessing and he said he did
but he wanted it this week. So Elder Tolokonikov came and gave him a
blessing after our lesson and it was really cool because a lot of the
blessing was about things that we had talked about during that lesson.
Things like his desire and how he needs to act and things like that.
Definitely a testimony builder of blessings:) the Lord knows and loves
us!
Also on Wednesday
night we had English club and our potential Machran (Mxxxx in Russian)
told us he would be coming! So we were so excited and we were waiting
outside the church for him to come. Ad then we just kept waiting,..;...
and waiting..... and waiting...... We tried to call a couple of times
and no answer. We were bummed to say the least and because the other
missionaries were already teaching English we went out contacting. We
had been contacting for about 10 mintues when we find this really
awesome lady! I stop her and we are talking and she is just listening to
me and then I just stop. I feel like the spirit like stopped me from
talking and she said," oh it's ok you can talk in English!" so it turns
out she speaks English (duh haha) and she had just returned from
America! We had a really nice conversation with her and it was a conversation not like any other because she asked us about where we were
from and what we were doing here. We actually had a real
conversation!!! hahaha. She was just so so so incredibly sweet. We ended
up getting her number as well and she is interested in English club
too! But while we were talking to her Mxxxx called us and told us he
was on his way to English club! I tried to explain it would be over by
the time he could get there, but he came anyway. So after we talked to Axxxx we walked back to the branch and met Mxxxx there soon after and
had a pretty neat conversation/lesson with him! He is amazing. he was
born in Lebanon and then moved to Syria. then he came to Russia to
continue in school. He is a dermatologist and is now going to school in
psychology. His native tongue is Arabic and then English and then
Russian. Pretty awesome man! I would guess he is in his mid 40's maybe
50's. (extremely handsome) We had an awesome lesson
and gave him a book of Mormon! It was really really cool :) The thing
that I love the most about that experience though was that when we were
so disappointed but went out and kept doing the work, we found Axxxx :)
And I think that we really needed to find her! We were contacting for
about 15 minutes when we found her :) really so so so cool. The Lord is
mindful of all people! So neat!
I think that was my favorite night of the mission so far:)
Friday
we got transfer calls! I am staying her in Krasnodar with Sister Beach
as my companion (the one with black hair) and sister Sommers will still
be in Krasnodar but will finish training Sister Moore upstairs, taking
the place of Sister McMurray who is going to east Rostov. A couple of
the elders are leaving too.
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| Sister Sommers and Sister Beach - at McDonalds |
Saturday
we went to find a potential from the area book. We found their
apartment but not them :) In Russia they have these underground tunnels
to cross the street underground and usually they are like super cute and
well lit and they have all these little stores but we went through one
that was really really creepy hahahahah. It was so cool! Man I love
Russia.
At church one of the members brought
her friend who is interested in the church! so we got her number and
information and we are meeting with her this Tuesday:) I am so excited
for it! She lives like 2 hours away and has come for the past two Sundays so pretty much I am so incredibly stoked to teach her. She is
such a cutie and I hope that we can bring the light and life and joy of
the gospel.
Sunday
night we went with the Elders to give a less active the sacrament. We
had tried to find their house and these people were pretty rude so we
went with them to find it. They are the cutest ever! They have been
members for about 15 years and they were some of the first members here
in our branch so they have seen everyone come into the fold:) Exxxxx is
the husband and he is a little lost and then Kxxxxxx is his wife. They
are just so cute and love each other so much. But in the "I am going to
argue and role my eyes at you" kind of way hahha. They are awesome. But I
really loved having the opportunity to take them the sacrament with the Elders. Just having the two little pieces of bread and two cups made
the sacrament seem a little bit more meaningful to me :)
I
love my Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ. I know that the Book of
Mormon can give us strength and comfort and can smooth out our rough
patches :) I know we have a loving Heavenly Father who really knows and
cares for us and is in the details of our lives more than we realize. I
was challenged this year to pick a word. A word to cherish and study and
make my own as I learn and grow this year. I have chosen the word
Grace. I especially love the definition in the Bible Dictionary. I know I
have seen and have witnessed that divine means of help and strength and
I feel like I might continue to feel it this year! I am sorry my big
letter is so long today and I haven't had time to respond to
individuals, but my heart is so full and I feel like I need to share
these little miracles and tender mercies with you all!
I love you all so much! thank you for your love and support!
С большой любовью,сестра Price
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