WOOO

Alright so this week was great.

Remember that guy that may or may not have worked for a Russian security organization... Well good news, he decided that the church health code (Word of Wisdom) is awesome and easy to live and wants to continue for the rest of his life. Booyah.

He also really wants to be baptized and everything that comes with that but there are some extraneous circumstances in the way at this time. He did agree to bring his wife in on the lessons tho.

STOKED.

In other news the other man we are working with that has the same name as our healthy friend up there just got out of the hospital and we were able to meet with him as well. He has some problems in believing in an afterlife and stuff so we are working on that. but he is smoking a lot less now which is amazing news.

 

We had 4 count em 4 lessons fall through this week. it was bogus. but we have faith and hope and the snickers bars here are even better than in America so its chill we can handle anything.

 

We are working with a new person as well this week. He, or she... Im not "allowed" to say (psshh) is younger than most of our investigators. A couple years younger than us. Super cool tho and has already been to church twice.

 

Fun fact. I saved a grandma this week. She had some sort of medical emergency so in the middle of our morning studies some Russian lady came to our door and screamed something at my that I almost understood. we then proceeded to help her carry this poor older person down 6 flights of stairs to an ambulance.

 

there was another Baptism this week and there will be another on Friday. they are all coming from the same city, which happens to be that incredibly polluted city I visited last week. The field is radioactive and ready to harvest there. Oh and one of the elders serving there is from PG. Elder Atterton. Classy guy.

 

Two new missionaries came to my area this week A sister from the MTC and an Elder from another city Hes from Beaver UT and you can totally tell. Its mildly hilarious.

Well that's about it for me this week. Don't worry I didn't get accosted or anything this time...

From Russia With Love

Elder Memmott

9/16/13

ok so i have No Time so im sorry this will be quick.

things that happened this week:

I got randomly choked on a bus. and no i did not agrivate him he just randomly choked me. true story.

one of MY contacts that i did by myself came to church. Awesome.

one of our investigators is sick but its bringing him close to god. we call him every night.

I visited a city that is so polluted that the average life expectancy for men is 40 and the death rate excceeds the birth rate by 200%

there is gunna be a BAPTISM today!!!!!!

i saw about 4 people without one of there legs and a guy without a thumb in one day.

they have hand cranked wheelchairs here. its tight.

I saw a dead guy.

Russia rules and believe it or not i feel the spirit every single day and i see miracles constantly.

From Russia with Love

Elder Memmott

Elder Memmott with his Mission President

Sept. 9, 2013

Guess what! I was just informed that I can no longer use the names of people places or things in my letters/emails back home. This also includes pictures, basically anything that can be classified as a noun is now secret and I cant talk about it. #Russia I guess. I'll be sure to keep you posted about all this its all new and strange to me.

Very generally, We were super sick this week. Actually Elder Eliason was... I got over it on Monday but his "problems" came back full force and we were quarantined to our Great and Spacious Apartment. Funny side note: our Apt, is actually huge. I'd send you pics... but I cant.

so there isn't a lot to talk about besides I started "Jesus The Christ" and I LOVE it. Jesus rules.

Language and teaching is coming. I talk to people by myself now sometimes and can glean the overall meaning of what most people are saying. Feels good. It all takes time. "give it time" Elder Eliason says that at least 15 times a day.

I am learning so much. I feel like I am being purified and separated from all of the old bad parts of myself. Its so true that you find the best parts of yourself while you are focused on other people. I see miracles all the time. I really do. And most of all I know that I am doing the right thing. Its always hard and we aren't always liked or excepted, but "the lord is my light. So why should I fear."

From Russia with Love

Elder Memmott