September 2nd-8th

Hello Family and Friends!! 

Another week gone by here in Ukraine! It was a great one! So to stop off I want to let you know that all of Europe East area and Russia has gotten some new rules with Emailing and Blogging! So for now on my blog will be completely private. If you want to visit it send me your email address and I will invite to the list! Also It has to be a Gmail account! Also my emails home will not be as good because there is alot of stuff I am not aloud to include at all anymore! basically I can tell you about lessons and a couple of other things but otherwise not much! Sorry! It is a safety thing that the Area Presidency has come out with to help protect us! 

So our week was very good. We started off by visiting with a member and some friends on Monday for FHE! We taught them a little lesson and ate some good food! 

Tuesday we had the zone leaders come down and start an exchange with us! We had a lesson at night with a recent convert. It was really good. We talked about faith. 

So Wednesday was by far the most fun I have had on a mission!! Our mission is really working hard to use creative finding instead of just contacting on the street! We made a giant poster board that said "УЛЫБАЙТКСЬ!" which is the command form of SMILE!! It also had a giant smiley face on it! It was so awesome! We went through the streets of Billa and held the sign and yelled at people to smile! It was seriously the coolest! Everyone was laughing and smiling! We were able to talk to so many people on the streets and have such aweosme conversations! It was the greatest idea ever! After lunch we then did some more creative finding! This time it was through English! We made a floating table! Kinda like the people at baseball games that sell stuff! Yah like that and it was awesome! We had so much success! We even had 2 guys come to English that night and we were able to teach them! It was awesome! We taught them about the Book of Mormon and how it can help someones lives! It was such a good experience and this whole creative finding thing is working so good! I love it! 

Thursday we went out to our fellow American to finish up a service project. It went well and we got it all done! We then had some awesome food of course! Thursday night we had a lesson with our investigator. It was really good. We talked about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We really focused on babtism and how it will help her life. She kinds took a soft commitment to baptism but just needs some time. We are really excited for her. 

Friday morning we went out and did some more Smiling Poster boarding! haha. It was way fun again. We brought the sisters and they loved it! It was so successful again! Friday night we met with a member. He is doing good. We talked about the Plan of Salvation and how it has blessed his life! He is such a good man and just loves life! 

On Saturday we started off the day by doing a book table outside of our Church. It was way good and way effective. We talked to alot of people and had some awesome conversations! We also had another lesson this day with a recent convert. It was good. We listened to talk from conference and it really helped him. He has been struggling a little lately and the talk really helped him!

Yesterday, church was way good. I feel that my Russian is really improving. I was able to talk to so many more people at church. I love it. We are still doing our speak Russian from 9-9 thing everyday. It is so hard but I feel it has really helped me! Sunday night we went to some members house to have a lesson! It was really good. It was so cool because they told us there whole conversion story and I was able to understand it! It was such a good feeling! 

Well that is about it. Sorry it isnt as good as past letters but I have to leave stuff out. Perfect Obedience brings Miracles! Well if you want to still see my blog remember to just email me with your gmail account and I can add you! Also this week the sisters here set some baptismal dates!! First one is this friday! Then next saturday we are having three baptsims! I am so excited! Well have a good week everyone! I love you all so much! 

Love 

Elder Grochmal 

 Book Table

 Floating Table Thingy. 

 Pouring Rain!

 Bus to Stan's! 

 Buying some board to make our signs!