I had a very interesting and new experience tonight. I walked the streets of Kyiv, and my old area - alone. Once I got to Lena's place, I mentioned to the Elders how strange it was to be traveling through a city that I spent so long in with someone right next to me at all times, except this time, I was all on my own, with nothing but my iPod and Relient K to keep me company. It was a cool adventure though! Like dad mentioned earlier, I almost felt like a native in the city. I knew the city. I didn't need a map. I didn't need directions. I knew where I was going. Very new to me! (I always had a map by my side on my mission and was constantly asking people on the streets for directions!)
FHE was a lot of fun. It was at a member's house from the Voskresenski ward - Lena. She's like my sister - it was a lot of fun being able to joke around with her again! There were also two missionaries there. Elder Obering, who I actually trained, and Elder Dorius, a hilarious missionary that reminds me A LOT of Ian. The Elders gave a wonderful spiritual thought about diligence. Sharing the story of Christ in the Garden, and how He held on and did what He knew His Father wanted Him to do. It was a great lesson, but strange for me, because I wasn't one of the ones that was leading it anymore.
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| (L-R) Elder Dorius, Little Christina, Elder Obering, Lena, and me |
It was fun riding home with Elders Obering and Dorius after FHE, talking to them about what's been happening with me back at home, and me drilling them with questions about how the work's been going with the temple. It didn't surprise me much when they said the work is exploding here. I'm so jealous of them! What an incredible time to be a missionary!
So that concludes yet another day on our Sweden/Ukraine adventure. I'm hoping to be able to run into my mission president tomorrow, if so, I'll have updates for y'all. Till then - poka!
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