Interesting Fact # 64 - Tapichki! People are a big fan of indoor slippers and wearing sandals inside. It's really weird for people to walk around barefoot inside a home. They always offer little slippers (tapichki) or sandals. I like it. I think it's great.
This week, we really saw an amazing miracle occur. Upon working and teaching our investigator, Jacques, for months, we met with him this week and he is completely 100% ready and willing to be baptized! We set up a new baptismal date with him on the 19th this Saturday. President Clark went with us to the meeting, and it was awesome. He had a few concerns and questions, but we answered them all, and now he is completely 100 % set on being baptized now. He is making arrangements with work to make sure he can make it to his baptism and confirmation. He wants so badly to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We taught him some of he remaining commandments like the Law of Chastity, and Tithing, and he is accepted it all and ready to go. I never seen someone so excited as he is. And the great thing is that I am right there with him.
That day when we met with Jacques, we had to go to Vyborg that day for my companion to fix his registration or something. Basically had to drive there 3 hours, stay there for 10 minutes, and then a 3 drive back in a hot steamy bus. I remember those Vyborg days. I can't believe that was a year ago.. We were running late, and we had made arrangements with President Clark and a Senior missionary to go on splits with us so that we can cover more than one appointment. We some how made it from the furthest metro station away from the city to the center in the city in less than 20 minutes, which never happens. We got really lucky/blessed that day. Nonetheless, we made to our meetings in time.
We officially organized, and set up skype calls home! and it worked! I was really surprised myself. But we had over half of the mission come in to make skype calls to their mothers this mother's day, myself included. We couldn't get the other half to use skype because of the sheer distance they live from the city. There were a few problems, but nothing that we couldn't fix. Since Decemember, I have really learned how to make last minute corrections and fixes to problems/make last minute changes to plans. Something always arises and the plans never work out the way you want them to. I guess you can say that it is pretty fun always having to be on your feet and thinking of some fixeroos. Well it was awesome speaking/seeing my parents!
We did a lot of pretty good finding this week, with some fairly good results. It's a really interesting concept: Open Your Mouth. Everywhere you go, open your mouth and preach by the way. That's how we found Jacques. We went in the metro, and he was there. We asked him if he spoke English and we started talking from there. And now, this Saturday, he will be baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
That's it for last week. This week we are having another mission tour which we have to be a part of, and then 2 more mission conferences that we have been organizing. Luckily this month isn't and won't be like March. Although, June is coming up with the billion visa trips to organize plus another Mission Conference with Elder Christopherson from the Twelve. Well that will be cool and fun!
The Church is true!
Love,
Elder Tekulve
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