This week was a pretty interesting one.
Well first things first. I mentioned in my last email that
our Kiev Temple was getting a new Angel Moroni. This week they told us that
they were going to do it. So from the first of the week we were watching
intently, checking up on the progress of the scaffolding and such every once in
a while. But it was on Wednesday that things started looking interesting. We
saw that they were putting scaffolding way up above the Angel Moroni and were
seeing if they would change him that day but it didn't happen then. But the
very next day we get up and get out a little earlier to go take pictures of
this historic event as part of our responsibilities as Office Elders. We were
walking and then once we turned the corner onto the street were the temple is
located we look up and see that they had already taken the old Moroni off and
was half way down the spire. We ran as fast as we could to get into the office
and grab the camera so we could take pictures. We ended up not needing to hurry
all that much because it was a pretty slow process moving the Angel Moroni. So
for the next little bit we were out in the rain and taking a whole bunch of
pictures of the whole thing. It was a very interesting thing to see. We got to
see the unboxing of the New Angel Moroni and him get put up and the old one
come down and get set on the ground. After that we got to see more up close
what happened. His arm,face and ankles were all blackened and even had a gash
in his ankle. That day we had a training for the new missionary who just came
in. So when it came time for the them to put on the Angel Moroni we let them
know and they all came out and watched him be put on.
We had our English Practices as usual but what was unusual
was the fact that we had Elder and Sister Foley come and help with our English
Practice. At the end of our practices we usually had a story we tell in English
and have one of the natives translate. So this time Elder Foley got up at the
end a told the story. He told us about how he was for a few years worked at
Disney Land as one of the Guides on the Jungle Cruise ride at Disney Land.
Every one loved it.
We had an exchange with our Zone Leaders and had some
interesting experiences. Elder Lundquist and I came here to the ward building
early to help with a baptism that the Pechersky Elders were doing. It was fun
trying to deal with all the little problems that kept coming up. Like for
example the power kept going out and we didn't have any towels in the building
for the baptism. AS far as the towels go we looked and looked and could't find anything.
So in the end we just put a couple extra jump suits out for them to dry with.
What was interesting though was the fact that after the service we went into
the changing room to grab the suits and only the one that the recently baptized
person wore was wet. It is still a mystery what they dried themselves
with.
Yesterday we went to go help a member get to church.
Everything was fine for the fact that she never showed up to our meeting spot
or ever answered our calls. We waited for a while and tried to get a hold
of her but eventually had to just leave if we wanted to get to church. When we
got there she was already there and had a disgusted look on her face that she
shot at us. We still don't know where on earth she was waiting for us to take
her. I gave a short talk in church which was a huge success because there are
so many members in this ward that the missionaries get drowned out most of the
time. Afterwards every one would come up and congratulate me and compliment me
on how good my Russian was. I have a feeling that the only reason why they all
complimented me on how good my Russian was because they all think that I am
just fresh out of the MTC. In that case my Russian would be really good.
So another week here in Ukraine and the work is going forward.
The Book of Mormon is the best ever and being a missionary is one of the
sweetest things a person can do. I love this work and the Lord Jesus Christ.
The office is fun too.
Старейшина Класон / Elder Clawson
p.s. I don't think I can send pictures of the New Angel
Moroni yet because it hasn't apeared on the official church sites yet.
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