So we took another bus to Odessa. Yes it was hot. It's
always hot. We stayed with one of the Center Odessa Companionships. That was
awesome. And it got even better once another set of elders showed up to stay
with them as well. We had an awesome Zone conference with the Kumfermans. They
are so awesome! You know how they say the third is the charm? It's true. You
think you first mission president is great. Then you think how could you have a
better one than your second one. Then the third arrives. President Kumferman
knows Russian so well. He was a Professor of Russian actually. He also
knows the scriptures so well. That's because he was also a professor for that
as well. He is a convert. He was baptized when he was about nineteen years
old. He told us that his friends where trying to talk him out of being baptized
by telling him all kinds of crazy stuff. He said that the one thing that was
holding him back from being baptized was that he was told that if he became a
member that he wouldn't be allowed to eat graham-crackers and milk anymore. But
as you can probably tell, he figured out that it wasn't true and got baptized.
He then served a Mission is Belgium french speaking. Sister Kumferman is from
Alaska and is one of fourteen kids. Maggie Kumferman is their youngest daughter
and is with them on their mission. They are all awesome.
The next day we woke up and for our exercise time went and
ran a 5K! it was so awesome. The Elders in center did a good job picking the
route. It was awesome and we got got to see lots of cool stuff.we then had
interviews with President Kumferman and they were just awesome. Elder Edwards
and I were actually the first missionaries to get interviewed by our new
mission president.
After that we took our usual five hour bus ride to Kherson
again.
Sunday was super rainy. Because of that and the fact that a
few of our members were out of town we were pretty sure that no one was going
to be at church that day. But right before we had ten people show up. One of them
was that lady from last week who randomly came in and asked about the Book of
Mormon. After our meetings we got a call from a guy named Denis who often
likes to just hang out with missionaries. We try to avoid it most of the time
because it really isn't worth our time. But this time we felt just to say yes.
So we talk for a little bit at the branch with Denis and then out of the blue a
white crossover and a family hops out and walks in. They were all like hey
elders! ( in Russian of course) and shaking our hands and we were just
wondering who on earth were these people. The explained that they were from the
Brovary ward (one of the wards in Kiev). They said that they were visiting the
dad's parents in the Kherson Oblast and just decided to stop by our city and
see the branch. They were so awesome and they were just beaming with the light
of the gospel. They were so happy and friendly and just made you feel good just
being around them. And then next we find out that the dad (Roman) know the guy
that was talking with us when they came in (Denis). They talked for while and
everything was great. The whole time though I was wondering why on earth would
they want to come to Kherson. But I am glad that they did.
I can't really think of anything else to report from this
week. But I just want to say that being a missionary of the Lord Jesus Christ
is one of the best things you can ever do. Just read the Book of Mormon.
Старейшина Класон / Elder Clawson
Here is our Picture from the Zone Conference in Odessa with
the Kumfermans. (My companion Elder Edwards is on my right and my previous
companion Elder Merrell is on my left and Elder Carr is the third person on my
right with the glasses and Elder Konstantynov is the bald one in the back. Just
in case you wanted to know what my companions is Ukraine look like.)
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