So this week went by way too fast, it felt like. After our preperation day last week, we got invited to a family home evening to this young family, the Bagdarsaryans. They are a great family. One of the largest families I have seen here in Russia. 1 son and 5 daughters, and another one the way. We talked about the First Vision and how it has blessed their family. We were teaching children, so we had them all draw pictures of the first vision. Always a fun thing to do.
Well I really have no time this week, because we got to the library to write. I ended up spended a bit too long making cinnamon rolls which turned out to be the heaviest thing since iron. I ate it and it felt like I sank down into the abyss of sugar. Anywho, I learned my lesson. They weren't terribly great either.
Well anyway, this last we picked up some new missionaries at the airport! An Elder Tafua, Elder Hayden, Elder Starostin, and an Elder Fateyev. All studs and on fire and really ready to work hard here in this mission. Wednesday was transfer day and Elder Loskutov left with his new companion to Kaliningrad and I got Elder Rasmussen as my new companion! I am really excited to work with him. Well we have already for half a week, and it's been great. We have visited a lot of previous investigators and seeing a lot of success out of that. We have a lot of ideas and thoughts working with the branch here and with less actives. We are trying to organize this area so we know every person possible.
So the great thing this week was this meeting we had with an investigators named Mikhail. President Clark had talked with him on the Metro and he then gave us his contact information. We have met him a few times and he is incredibly open. He has been growing through a rough time in his life, and he is a lot more humble to listen to missionaries. His son has been suffering from a bad case of asthma and was growing through a surgery which Mikhail couldn't afford. We came to us needing help, but we had to explain that giving or lending money to people isn't something the Church does for those kind of cases. He really looked just completely distraught. However, that morning, before our meeting, he texted President Clark about the situation, and then later we met with him to talk to him about it. We were able to find some help for him in the end of the day, and he just beamed and almost broked down. I think the best part of that night was his description of the Spirit that he was feeling, saying it was a silence that he had never felt before. I really wish I had more time to describe this moment this last week, but needless to say, it made it into a great spot into my journal.
Artyom got confirmed this week too! He had been going through a lot with his family about his baptism, and after a lot of prayer from dozens of missionaries, his mother opened up and finally allowed him to do what he wants if he feels good about it. With pleasure, he went to church incredible excited to get confirmed. His baptism and confirmation, however last minute as it was, was great to witness and slightly be a part of. He is great young man.
Ok, so I got no time. I love you all!
Love,
Elder Tekulve
p.s.: Cinnamon rolls take a lot longer to make than expected.
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