"This was
another incredible week here in Ukraine. It really is so crazy how fast time
flies over here, because it seems like just a couple days ago I last wrote you.
I hope all of you are doing great back home or wherever you are. This week was a
pretty challenging week for Elder Kerr and I. We had a lot of our appointments
fall through, so we ended up doing quite a bit of contacting. It wasn't bad,
it's just a little frustrating because we know that there are way more effective
things we could be doing.
On Thursday
I had a pretty cool experience though. I was on exchanges with an elder who just
got in the country a few weeks ago named Elder Stradling. He is seriously the
funniest guy I know. He is a big cowboy from Mesa, Arizona. All he talks about
is his horse and his dog Hank. Well anyways, we were together and we felt
prompted to go tract a big apartment complex. It was a miracle we even got in
because it was a pretty nice apartment and they don't usually let people that
don't live there go in, but for some reason this lady let us in. So we went all
the way to the top floor and just started knocking on doors. After a couple
floors of not having any success, we knocked on this one door and this like 25
year old woman stepped out and started talking to us. She said her name was
Tatyana and she was the nicest person. She seemed kinda ad, so we asked her what
was wrong, and she said that all of her friends were drunk, and that they were
making fun of her because she didn't wanna drink with them. We basically just
told her that it is better do the right thing and stand alone, then to do the
wrong thing just because you want to fit in. I started talking to her about our
purpose as missionaries and about the Restoration. I shared her Moroni's promise
in Moroni 10:3-5, and after I finished reading it she said, "I absolutely know,
100% that that is true!" We didn't even know what to say at first, but the Spirit
was so strong and we were able to get her number and now the other Elders (Elder
Stradling and Elder Ball) are teaching her. A few floors down that same
apartment building, we knocked on another door, and this lady and her daughter
were there and we asked if we could share a message about Jesus Christ. She was
just like, "ya of course come on in!" Elder Stradling and I were so shocked,
because that really doesn't happen very often. The lady let us into their living
room and let us teach them the whole Restoration. They were so incredibly nice,
and they all said that they were looking for a church because the one they were
attending wasn't satisfying their spiritual needs. We prayed with them and
left.
It was just
incredible, and I am so thankful to my Father in Heaven for those little tender
mercies. I know that He loves me so much. And because of that, I know that He
loves everyone.(1 Nephi 11:17). I am so thankful for the opportunity that I
have to be serving where I am. Even though it is hard at times, I know that the
Lord needs me to be here. I love you all and I hope to hear from ya
soon!"
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