All is well,
Fall has officially ended. All the leaves have now fallen from the trees and winter is on its way. It does seem like we will get a last few days of warm though. We've been able to leave our coats home for three days now. The weather in general has been odd here. We actually had a day of heavy fog here also. I'd never seen fog in Russia. The country certainly has a wide variety. That being said, I'm actually looking forward to having three or four feet of snow.
We just finished watching General Conferance yesterday. Well, the Branch did. It was all in Russian. I can actually understand and speak almost without problem now – at least with people on the street and members of the church. But General Authorities speak a higher form of English, and hence it is translated as a higher form of Russian and I can't understand it. So after I quickly realized that it was giving more of a head ache to listen than it was helping, I went to read Gospel Principles in Russian. Which I can now read almost fluently.
Earlier I was told that our Zone would be gathering together to watch Conference, but now things are not looking so sure. I sure hope I get the chance. I was looking forward to Conference more than I look forward to Christmas or a Birthday.
The work itself continues to move along here in Revda. We actually have a new investigator named Edgar. He is a very intelligent man and has looked into a number of different theories about existence. We were going to teach him the Restoration, but less than a minute into the lesson it became very apparent that he needed the Plan of Salvation. So we changed gears and his interest jumped five levels. He fired question after question at us. He problably talked more than we did. By the end of the lesson, his mood had become deep and solemn. We'll see what happens there.
We are still working on helping Igor overcome smoking. He struggles with it. And everytime it seems he is making progress, dropping down how many cigarettes a day, he snaps and is back up to more than 20. It is a terribly addicting drug. It is the one thing standing between him and Eternal Life. We will continue praying and working with him.
Its hard to see people not keep commitments. As missionaries we come to love the people we work with so fast. And we know so clearly that the gospel would bless them not only in this life but in the Eternities to come. But ultimately they have to choose for themselves. Its like we get a little taste of what Heavenly Father feels everyday, every minute and second.
Always remember to make those right choices. Even if it is hard. We know whats right. We just need to live according to those principles. Do as was suggested in this last General Conferance. Truly those men and women have been called of God. If we follow them, everything will work out to our benefit.
Elder Wilson
Fall has officially ended. All the leaves have now fallen from the trees and winter is on its way. It does seem like we will get a last few days of warm though. We've been able to leave our coats home for three days now. The weather in general has been odd here. We actually had a day of heavy fog here also. I'd never seen fog in Russia. The country certainly has a wide variety. That being said, I'm actually looking forward to having three or four feet of snow.
We just finished watching General Conferance yesterday. Well, the Branch did. It was all in Russian. I can actually understand and speak almost without problem now – at least with people on the street and members of the church. But General Authorities speak a higher form of English, and hence it is translated as a higher form of Russian and I can't understand it. So after I quickly realized that it was giving more of a head ache to listen than it was helping, I went to read Gospel Principles in Russian. Which I can now read almost fluently.
Earlier I was told that our Zone would be gathering together to watch Conference, but now things are not looking so sure. I sure hope I get the chance. I was looking forward to Conference more than I look forward to Christmas or a Birthday.
The work itself continues to move along here in Revda. We actually have a new investigator named Edgar. He is a very intelligent man and has looked into a number of different theories about existence. We were going to teach him the Restoration, but less than a minute into the lesson it became very apparent that he needed the Plan of Salvation. So we changed gears and his interest jumped five levels. He fired question after question at us. He problably talked more than we did. By the end of the lesson, his mood had become deep and solemn. We'll see what happens there.
We are still working on helping Igor overcome smoking. He struggles with it. And everytime it seems he is making progress, dropping down how many cigarettes a day, he snaps and is back up to more than 20. It is a terribly addicting drug. It is the one thing standing between him and Eternal Life. We will continue praying and working with him.
Its hard to see people not keep commitments. As missionaries we come to love the people we work with so fast. And we know so clearly that the gospel would bless them not only in this life but in the Eternities to come. But ultimately they have to choose for themselves. Its like we get a little taste of what Heavenly Father feels everyday, every minute and second.
Always remember to make those right choices. Even if it is hard. We know whats right. We just need to live according to those principles. Do as was suggested in this last General Conferance. Truly those men and women have been called of God. If we follow them, everything will work out to our benefit.
Elder Wilson
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