PREEVYET MOI HOROSHINKI!
Horoshinki is one of my more favorite things
people call us. Up on the list as well are "dyevchonki, moi
zolotiye, dorogiye, syestreechki and devchyati". So great. I
wish every one of you could hear and see how one less active babushka, Galina,
greets us. Usually two or more of those horoshinki or dorogiye and then
lately she's been giving us ice cream and chocolate. Doesn't get any
better than that. Then she tells us we need to stay in Russia forever and
that she'll find us horoshi zhenihov (good fiancés). So if anyone out
there is in search of some horoshi zhenihov lemme know, I can make some calls.
This week................................I'm
so glad I write about my week every week here, because my journal writing is
lacking. Sadly. I try but there is NO TIME EVER! So this is kind of
like a journal..that you all get to read. Haha. My FAVORITE moment of
this week was when we had a first lesson with a lady named Olga Mihailovna, one
of our 6 recent potential investigators named Olga. We had a lesson set
up for afternoon, but we reeeally wanted Liza, a member, to be there with us so
we ended up asking to move it to later..Olga was kind of hesitant but she agreed.
We found out it was because her family would be home..which turned out to be
the best ever! We got to teach her, her husband, and her 25 year old
son. Her husband is the. nicest. man. He is a doctor, loves to read, and
is totally just one of those old men that would be the best grandpa ever!
(Except my grandpas of course.:)) They were so great to teach! They
had a lot of questions, and they aren't sure yet if they want to keep being
taught, but it was one of my favorite lessons so far. There was SUCH a good
feeling, and they didn't want us to go! Their son was kind of not so into
it, because he has a seeing problem and feels like God doesn't hear their
prayers, but I know that with time we can help them all see how much the gospel
will help them in their lives. I just love the people I teach!! Liza
loved it too--she was like, "um, if you go back there, call me!! i love
them!"
We taught a few other first lessons this week,
one was to a lady named Irina. The lesson went SO well..and then she was
like, "well, I've already made my decision in life. Thanks for the
book! But we don't need to meet any more". That was Irina who
has a mysterious job by the way..we found out what it was. She sells rare
foods in a reenok. She wouldn't tell us because she wanted to HIRE
us....hahaha. She was really nice though! Who knows, maybe I have a
future in rare food selling at a reenok.
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| 1 Nephi 15:11 Do you not remember the things which the Lord hath said? - If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye will receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known unto you. |
Another one was this morning, and a member
named Nadezhda came with us--it went really well too! The lady's name
is...Olga! And this week we should be meeting with 2 other Olgas.
Don't forget Olga Mihailovna! I swear, if I meet another Olga...haha we
have to keep giving them nicknames. Anyways. Olga's lesson went
well but Nadezhda's eyes about popped out when we extended the baptisimal
invitation! She was like, "ohhh no no no she didn't mean to ask that
so soon!" haha I was like, "mmm well actually we did! don't
worry!" Haha Nadezhda is SO cool. I wish so bad we could send home
pictures of members!!!!!! One day you will all get to see these people I
write about.
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| On a tour of a river with Svetlana (who doesn't really like Mormons) |
We had a big change at church--our time got
moved to 11, and we only meet for 2 hours now--3rd got cancelled. It
isn't really the greatest thing, and it kind of shows where our branch is at
right now, but I'm hoping that a step back will make it so we can take a lot of
steps forward...preferrably this transfer. Oh, by the way, I'm in
Volzshky another transfer!! Woo woo! Transfer number 6 here! SO GLAD!
Seriously, and Sister Lundberg is staying too, and I am SO relieved!! We are so
ready to work and make this transfer ochen horosho. Let me just tell you
all how great Sister Lundberg is--she is seriously awesome. All the
missionaries are really! We went on splits this week, and we do it a
little differently now--the 2 sisters came to us, so we got to do double the
work in our area! It was sweeeet!
OKAY really good news! So, first sad
news-we had to drop pretty much all of our investigators. But I don't
really want to talk about that at all, but more that because all of a sudden we
had quite a bit more time to do some contacting and such, we decided to go
domafon a past investigator, Kate, and SHE WAS HOME! We didn't get to go in
because she had guests but she said to call her! So we will! Mostly Sister
Holmes and Houseman are going to be excited about this. But you ALL
should be!!
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| At a domafon |
I have such a strong testimony of the power of
service. We cleaned that window for Ludmila F and she is still on cloud
nine about it. It is amazing how much more power just caring and loving
for someone has than trying to tell them what to do.
Today on a marshrutka (do I go one letter
without mentioning a marshrutka?) I was talking to one lady and she was telling
me how terrified she was to fly on a plane and I about died laughing because
there we were, literally flying off our seats the road was so bumpy, and people
like falling all over the place with the driver stopping and starting and she
was just convinced there was NO way she was brave enough for a plane.
So today's quote connects to
service.
"The noblest
service comes from nameless hands, and the best servant does his work
unseen". So find someone today to do something nice for, and do it
secretly!
Love, love, love you all!
Sister McGhie
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| Sisters McGhie, Fairbanks, Hoffman, and Lundberg |
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