We had a pretty good Thanksgiving this week if you were
wondering. We had a very special combined Zone Conference with both the Kiev
East and West zones. We got to learn so much from President and Sister
Kumferman and then had a short snack and then the Zone Leaders from both zones
taught and then we had our Thanksgiving dinner. We actually had it on the 23rd
so it counts as real Thanksgiving dinner. Right before the closing prayer me
and my companion got pulled out by Sister Bingham and she said that she needed
our help. She lead us into one of the primary rooms and then we saw the reason
for the interruption. There on the cute little kids table two nurses had set up
their vaccination station. Now, if any of you are at least slightly informed on
my relationship with pointy metal things that go into your body you will
understand my discomfort. The ladies had us take a big stack of agreement forms
and a list of people who had signed up to get their flu shots. A few months
earlier when the signing up was going around the mission I signed up to get
mine not necessarily because I wanted the vaccination itself but the process of
getting a shot to help me get used to needles. At this point I had either
forgotten or was hoping that I wasn't on the list but upon obtaining the list I
found my name to be the very first one. Luckily I was too busy handing out the
papers to sign to everyone that I couldn't get my shot. Then I finally got to
have Thanksgiving dinner after everyone was basically done. But then I was told
that I and Elder Glade were the only ones who had not gotten their shot yet. So
I went and took off my jacket and rolled up my sleeve and was all ready but
then Elder Glade had to go to the bathroom so he left me outside pacing the
hallway waiting for that fateful moments. But then the moment came and it went
well actually. This was probably the first time in a long time that I haven't
almost or actually passed out.
On Tuesday Elder Glade, Elder Hatch, Elder Lundquist and I
went to the Temple. That was a very special time.
Well as many of you are probably aware, Elder Glade goes
home this week. In fact early tomorrow morning. Due to the fact that my
companion is leaving I will be getting a new one. Anyone remember Elder
Roylance? My MTC companion? Yeah so he is going to be my companion again and
this is going to be one of the funnest transfers ever.
So it snowed last week a good amount that was sticking but
it has gotten a little bit warmer so it all melted. But today it has been
pretty cold and rainy. Since all of the departing missionaries have a special
departing missionary meeting and exit interviews with President Kumferman I am
left companionless until tomorrow. So I have got to hang out with the Zone
Leaders here. Elder Lundquist and Hatch. We tried to pick up some slacks today
for Elder Lundquist but the lady wasn't done with them yet. So we just ate
lunch and picked up my drycleaning. Now we are in the family History Center in
the Temple Accommodations on the Temple site. It was just us three but now it
is us and the Borschagosvsky Sisters and the Svyatoshensky Sisters. So
basically a party.
Also, after the Thanksgiving Zone Conference we had our PA
guy (Public Relations) for the church her come and make a video of us
missionaries telling what we are thankful for. The video is on the mission's
Facebook. So yeah.
Friday to Sunday were pretty crazy days. Elder Glade had to
pack everything and it seemed like one problem after another came up during
those days in the office. And it didn't help that the Andrus's were in
Chernigov on Friday. But we all survived.
Also, Elder Glade as a last hurrah "slammed" (the
act of drinking milk through a specific cookie called Супер Контік) with
Tabasco sauce. Yeah he needed to go home.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot another thing. At the beginning of
Zone Conference when President Kumferman announced our topic for the day and
how it was on the Holy Ghost and Personal Revelation and was doing all of the
announcements he stated that he was giving missionaries a gift of being able to
attend the temple four times in a year as opposed to the previous three times
in a year. And he also said that he was giving us an hour ti Skype home to our
families and explained that when his son was on a mission that they were
chatting away with their missionary son and after three hour he said "Oh,
I guess our ninety minutes are up then." Then he said to us that he trusts
us and explained that this was principal of parenthood that when a child shows
that they can be obedient then you give them more freedom and that we were kind
of like that child who had shown that we can be obedient and then turned to
Sister Kumferman and asked if the hour was agreeable. She simply said casually
"You know as a parent I would like ninety minutes. . ." then
President immediately turned and announced "Ninety minutes it is
then!" After some laughter and shocked sounds from the missionaries he
said "Here is an example of how revelation can come." That was pretty
funny and just great.
One more thing. Elder Lundquist next to me is writing his
email this week in the style of a teenaged girl. Which means no capitalization
and lots of random emojis.
Старейшина Класон / Elder Clawson
We went to the Temple
And I left Elder Glade.
Departing missionaries. Elder Glade, Elder Konstantynov,
Elder Isom, Elder Western, and Elder Carr.
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