Thanksgiving!

Gearing up for the winter in Ukraine

Another fun week!

Not too much happened but being out in the work of the Lord is always fun.

We had exchanges on Thursday in Lutsk. It was super fun and super, super cold. I was on exchanges with Elder Pachev who is from Orem! So we got to share a few of our Thanksgiving traditions with those in Lutsk. One of the members in Lutsk, decided she wanted to make us a Thanksgiving dinner! We did a finding activity with their youth out in the center. Well, only one of the young men showed up but when we got back to the church for food we found some more of the youth there. But anyways, she made us chicken and mashed potatoes and made us feel right at home! Super fun exchange.

Exchanges in Lutsk

We had a lesson with Vika of course. We talked about callings and service and yesterday she got a calling in the primary! So excited for her, and she is super excited to have a calling now. Also yesterday a member that we meet with often brought a friend to church. He stayed for all three hours and shared some awesome thoughts in Sunday School and Priesthood. It was funny because every time we were saying a prayer he stood up and put his hands together and looked straight up. It was so hard not to laugh. But by the last prayer he had realized that that's not how we do it so he stayed sitting. We ended up having a lesson with him after church. He seemed a little interested and so we are hoping that we can help him progress into a real investigator and a progressing one.

It has been getting super cold here. I'm about to experience my first 'Soviet Winter', if this even counts. But I feel like it should because it's super cold!! We walked outta of our apartment yesterday and the 10 minute walk to the church was all ice. We legit ice skated all the way to church, and most the walk is down hill so it was more like ice skiing down to the church.

Elder McGrath wanted me to finish with sharing his favorite scripture. Jacob 6:12 "Oh be wise, what can I say more."  "Simple scripture for a simple guy."
- старійшина Макграф

Have an amazing week!

з Любов'ю,

Старійшина Матуа

Our "Thanksgiving" dinner

Ward temple trip with Vika

Getting my haircut by the homie at gentlemen's club