Elder Matua: Yo! Yo!

I don't have a ton of time today but it was a super good week and it's super weird I am emailing right now because it feels like I just emailed yesterday. The weeks are starting to fly by.

Had another game night to start off the week on Tuesday night. We had a Nerf wars. We weren't expecting such a good turn out so at first it was a little rough but we kind of worked it out.

Wednesday we were planning for a busy day but two new investigators we were supposed to meet with bailed out on us. But we did get a chance to meet with Vika! Shes is doing awesome. We had a really good lesson and she actually found out her grandma was a member. Like what the heck?!!? Super cool. And she doesn't drink coffee anymore...she said she doesn't even have a desire to drink it anymore. AND WE COMMITTED HER TO A DATE! November 3rd she will be baptized! She came to conference yesterday and loved it. And she told us that she was going to tell her family that she was going to get baptized at Sunday dinner. So we will be calling her later today to talk to her about how that went. Also, the same night a member came to the church and asked for a blessing. I gave a blessing in Ukrainian! Well just a small part of it but it was still awesome! Very cool experience.

War memorial, city center

We did service again for Брат Погараничний. We dug for hours. Super sore from it and pretty much counted that as our exercise for the next couple of days. Also had another lesson with Tina. She is also doing amazing and just wants to get baptized but can't find the mom to come sign the papers. She was supposed to sign them yesterday but never showed. So we will be going back and trying again.

Zone Leaders came here on exchanges with the other elders. So we spent Thursday doing a ton of finding which was super fun. There was a big celebration going on in center where we wanted to find but because of that we couldn't. So we went to the park and drew out the Plan of Salvation in chalk. Super fun. Also had to go help a member at the hospital and man, I will never go back to a hospital here. Super scary. It doesn't even seem like a hospital.

That was pretty much our week. Nothing too exciting. We watched another session of conference which was super nice. I love listening to conference. I don't know why but as soon as I cam on a mission, it is so much more exciting to watch conference. But I do miss the family traditions at home.

Just wanted to share on little thing I loved. Elder Bednar shared the rope analogy and Gathering together in one, all things in Christ. I loved that analogy and just the fact that the Lord's work is one whole work and we all have a part in it. We have all been given responsibility and we have made covenants, and now we need to continue on the covenant path.

Again not a ton of time but love you all!

з Любов'ю,
Старійшина Матуа