November 11th-17th


Hello family and friends! 

What an awesome week! So I got my new trainee! His name is Elder Hess! He is from Fruit Heights, Utah! He is so awesome! He has such a good attitude about the work and he is just ready to do it! It is going to be a very fun transfer! So my whole week went a little like this

Tuesday we had district meeting as always! It was the last one of the transfer! We then went home and starting make pancakes! haha. We had a big branch party at the church and it was a pancake party! It was so fun! We made so many pancakes! It was really successful and lots of people came and ate! 

On wednesday we did all of our studies and then advertised a little for english! We then had english that night! It was good! We then headed to the train station. Our train left at 11 from here. We had about 9 misionaries with us going up. It was a good train ride but I didnt sleep much! 

So we got into Kiev at about 8:20 and had to be at the mission office at 9!! We got a taxi and flew over there and we all were a little late! It was funny cause all of the sudden all the Odessa people walk into the training meeting and President made some jokes about us! haha. We then had a meeting with pres then we got to meet our trainees! It was so cool! There were 16 new elders and 4 new sisters! It was a huge group! So awesome! We then had meetings with them and pres until about 4! We then were told to go to missionary work and be back at 8! So We went with my good friend Elder Knight and his trainee into Center Kiev! haha. Yah we took our trainees right into the craziest place in the mission! It was so awesome! We talked to so many people! We then brought them back to the office and they went to stay at the hotel and I went with Elder Knight to stay in an apartment with some other Elders in Kiev! It was so fun! 

So friday our trainees had to be in meetings all day with President! So I went with Elder Knight and we just worked in Center Kiev! It was way fun! I love him so much! We had so much fun together! He is a funny kid! We then went to the mission office at 5ish to pick our trainees up! So all the Odessa people gathered and we got a taxi to the train station! Once we got there some missionaries watched the luggage as others went to eat! We ate dinner at KFC! haha. They built this massive one and it is legit! We then got on our train and it left at 10 for Odessa!!! 

Saturday morning we got into Odessa at about 7. We then went to our apartment. My old comp Elder Ball and his trainee have been staying with us for the past couple of days cause their apartment isnt ready! It had been so fun! So we did studies and then we had to weekly plan! It was all good! We then went to a baptism at night! It was fun a guy we found but we passed him to different Elders here in Odessa cause he doesnt live in our area! It was such a cool baptism though! 

Yesterday was an awesome day at church. Everything went well and then we had a lunch with the branch after! It was really good! The branch here is doing really good! We then came home and had dinner and then had a lesson! It was with a recent convert! It was way cool. It was our first lesson together as a companionship! It went soooo good! Then we came home! So there is an Elder thats parents are here to pick him up right now! Last night he was in the area so he stopped by to say goodbye to me! His name is Elder Hughes! He is so cool and was the assistant for a while! We became good friends! It was crazy to say bye and see him with his parents! So cool! 

Well that is all for my week! Lots of fun as always! It was so busy as you can tell! I love my new companion! He is a boss and we are going to have so much fun together! I am so excited! I hope you all have a great week! Love you all so much! 

Love 

Elder Grochmal

 The District. Part 4

 Elder Hess!

 Elder Knight

 Elder Weber from Nates ward

 Train station

Baptism!