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Dear Everyone!
So this week was a week of miracles! we started off the week with a baptism on Tuesday! the guy said that he wanted to get baptized on Monday when they met with him! He is pretty cool! he requested that President Klebingat Baptize him. It was really cool! President went right ahead and gave the permission to give him the Gift of the Holy Ghost immediately after the baptism! His wife gave a great talk on the Holy Ghost. It was weird for me to sit back and listen to her and be reminded that English is not her first language. She speaks fluent Russian because she is from Latvia, and she knows German because of her husband and English because of her study at the BYU. It was really cool! Also however, on the other spectrum of the week ... oi we had exchanged this week with our zone to try and help them out. well I was with a missionary by the name of Elder Sadigashavilly .. yes he is a native from Georgia, in fact he is the first missionary ever to come out of Georgia, and he stands about 3 ft 8 inch. he is a small Elder.. anyway so we are on exchanges but not only that but we have meeting with one of our investigators at President Klebingat's home. If it wasn't for our taxi we would have been way late. but we got to the temple and president drove us to his house. WAY beautiful house and the inside is way cool! it was my first time there.. in fact for all three of us Peter, my temporary Comp, and I. Peter has baptismal date for this week and working so close to president he always knows about our investigators. anyway so we are there and Sister Klebingat also graced us with her presence on the lesson.... well long story short... it was way.. weird! or humbling I guess I should say. Elder Hofeling and I had been talking about what to teach him, Elder Hofeling new him better and thought that another lesson on the Restoration is needed. I thought that perhaps the Plan of Salvation would be better, anyway we agreed on his idea. and so we are there and we are talking about the restoration. well... woops number one. President and I had not talked before the lesson so he had no Idea what to expect, nor did his wife. Petya is being kind of back off ish. not really himself so his answers and everything are really quick and short, I mean it makes sense, new environment, new people, I was the only one he knew. My companion wasn't saying anything.. so it was kind of a one missionary show, President didn't know where I was at, the investigator wasn't really open... and above all I'm speaking Ukrainian and only Peter and I are the ones that do. President and his wife and Also my temp. Comp. are Russian speakers... however Sister Klebingat was keeping up with me which was kind of cool... anyway .. it was just way humbling, I was way worried for Peter but he said that it was good, and that everything went well. The Sisters in our district also baptized someone this week! for the baptism they had asked me to sing... so well I did.. and I BOMBED!!! it! I mean it wasn't horrible but I was way nervous! so yet again ANOTHER humbling Experience.
Elder Hofeling and I were out talking to people and I stopped this older gent who had a baby stroller and started talking about our family message... well he shut me down very quickly trying to tell me that this is all nonsense, that how I can teach him because I'm so young.. lada yada yada! anyway he kept bouncing back and forth between Ukrainian and Russian and so during the argument I asked him to pick a language! he asked me if I wanted him to speak Ukrainian I said yeah sure. he responded with a "goodbye" he then turned and said "you come to Kyiv and your not speaking Russian" I responded "we live in Ukraine!!! " he then replied with "your an idiot" and walked off laughing as if he was really trying to laugh ... you know what I mean? anyway I was like wow!! so yeah it was a really humbling week.. I cant believe that it has already been two weeks! I'm going to blink and its going to be all over. I have been reading D&C .. an activity most missionaries do when they get down to there 138 days of the mission. a chapter a day! its way cool! the snow is here, things are cold.. well what else.
I'm stoked that Chris is FINALLY ready! woof! that took forever!!!! but good on im! I'm way stoked to hear about Lynette! that is way cool! if you want you can give her my email and if she would like to email me she can!
That's to sad that none of the Grandparents could be there at the baby blessing... why couldn't Josh's parents come? Perhaps another week of waiting wouldn't of hurt. but whats done is done. anyway so we have lots happening this week, exchanges, Leadership training, Zone conferences... lots. And no Elder Hofeling does not go home until December 14 so we have a while. Anyway ... so I'm beginning to think about school... and am wondering what is down there in Florida, If that's where we are planning on staying. I hope your conversing with the office here in the mission on when you want to come. Actually I can kind of help now because that's where I'm at... OFTEN! honestly we handle everything and keep the mission going the way president wants it to go... so in 5 weeks elder Hofeling has to teach me all about running a mission. .... I'm getting it. for the most part. he has been here 5 months so he's got a handle. anyway family I love you and I'm way excited about everything going on here and there. and yes we were some of the first to hear about the missionaries in Texas.... its kind of sad. but if those elders had to go back to their Father in Heaven.. they probably couldn't have picked a better time then on there missions. I didn't know it was the Strong's though.. wow.. well once again I love you all! that's everything from Kyiv, Ukraine! tune in Next week!
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Старійшина Джонсон
So this week was a week of miracles! we started off the week with a baptism on Tuesday! the guy said that he wanted to get baptized on Monday when they met with him! He is pretty cool! he requested that President Klebingat Baptize him. It was really cool! President went right ahead and gave the permission to give him the Gift of the Holy Ghost immediately after the baptism! His wife gave a great talk on the Holy Ghost. It was weird for me to sit back and listen to her and be reminded that English is not her first language. She speaks fluent Russian because she is from Latvia, and she knows German because of her husband and English because of her study at the BYU. It was really cool! Also however, on the other spectrum of the week ... oi we had exchanged this week with our zone to try and help them out. well I was with a missionary by the name of Elder Sadigashavilly .. yes he is a native from Georgia, in fact he is the first missionary ever to come out of Georgia, and he stands about 3 ft 8 inch. he is a small Elder.. anyway so we are on exchanges but not only that but we have meeting with one of our investigators at President Klebingat's home. If it wasn't for our taxi we would have been way late. but we got to the temple and president drove us to his house. WAY beautiful house and the inside is way cool! it was my first time there.. in fact for all three of us Peter, my temporary Comp, and I. Peter has baptismal date for this week and working so close to president he always knows about our investigators. anyway so we are there and Sister Klebingat also graced us with her presence on the lesson.... well long story short... it was way.. weird! or humbling I guess I should say. Elder Hofeling and I had been talking about what to teach him, Elder Hofeling new him better and thought that another lesson on the Restoration is needed. I thought that perhaps the Plan of Salvation would be better, anyway we agreed on his idea. and so we are there and we are talking about the restoration. well... woops number one. President and I had not talked before the lesson so he had no Idea what to expect, nor did his wife. Petya is being kind of back off ish. not really himself so his answers and everything are really quick and short, I mean it makes sense, new environment, new people, I was the only one he knew. My companion wasn't saying anything.. so it was kind of a one missionary show, President didn't know where I was at, the investigator wasn't really open... and above all I'm speaking Ukrainian and only Peter and I are the ones that do. President and his wife and Also my temp. Comp. are Russian speakers... however Sister Klebingat was keeping up with me which was kind of cool... anyway .. it was just way humbling, I was way worried for Peter but he said that it was good, and that everything went well. The Sisters in our district also baptized someone this week! for the baptism they had asked me to sing... so well I did.. and I BOMBED!!! it! I mean it wasn't horrible but I was way nervous! so yet again ANOTHER humbling Experience.
Elder Hofeling and I were out talking to people and I stopped this older gent who had a baby stroller and started talking about our family message... well he shut me down very quickly trying to tell me that this is all nonsense, that how I can teach him because I'm so young.. lada yada yada! anyway he kept bouncing back and forth between Ukrainian and Russian and so during the argument I asked him to pick a language! he asked me if I wanted him to speak Ukrainian I said yeah sure. he responded with a "goodbye" he then turned and said "you come to Kyiv and your not speaking Russian" I responded "we live in Ukraine!!! " he then replied with "your an idiot" and walked off laughing as if he was really trying to laugh ... you know what I mean? anyway I was like wow!! so yeah it was a really humbling week.. I cant believe that it has already been two weeks! I'm going to blink and its going to be all over. I have been reading D&C .. an activity most missionaries do when they get down to there 138 days of the mission. a chapter a day! its way cool! the snow is here, things are cold.. well what else.
I'm stoked that Chris is FINALLY ready! woof! that took forever!!!! but good on im! I'm way stoked to hear about Lynette! that is way cool! if you want you can give her my email and if she would like to email me she can!
That's to sad that none of the Grandparents could be there at the baby blessing... why couldn't Josh's parents come? Perhaps another week of waiting wouldn't of hurt. but whats done is done. anyway so we have lots happening this week, exchanges, Leadership training, Zone conferences... lots. And no Elder Hofeling does not go home until December 14 so we have a while. Anyway ... so I'm beginning to think about school... and am wondering what is down there in Florida, If that's where we are planning on staying. I hope your conversing with the office here in the mission on when you want to come. Actually I can kind of help now because that's where I'm at... OFTEN! honestly we handle everything and keep the mission going the way president wants it to go... so in 5 weeks elder Hofeling has to teach me all about running a mission. .... I'm getting it. for the most part. he has been here 5 months so he's got a handle. anyway family I love you and I'm way excited about everything going on here and there. and yes we were some of the first to hear about the missionaries in Texas.... its kind of sad. but if those elders had to go back to their Father in Heaven.. they probably couldn't have picked a better time then on there missions. I didn't know it was the Strong's though.. wow.. well once again I love you all! that's everything from Kyiv, Ukraine! tune in Next week!
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Старійшина Джонсон
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