Hello family and friends!
Another awesome week gone here in Urkaine! It was sad though being my last week in Odessa! I am going to miss this place so much! Also it snowed like everyday so we did lots and lots of service this week!!!
So this week went a little this so:
Tuesday we had District Meeting like always! It was really good. After District Meeting we shoveled all the snow in front of the church. It was so crazy how much there was. We then started walking around and offering service to people. We found this one lady who was doing a huge job by herself! We walked up, us 4 missionaries, and took her shovels and started going at it! It was amazing! She just stood there and started to cry. It was one of the coolest moments of my mission. She was so happy and couldn't believe what was happening. We kept helping her and helped some others then we had a lesson with a member!
Wednesday we woke up and went straight to the church to shovel. There is a main sidewalk in front of the church and it has to be shoveled or else people cant walk! So we went and did that! We then studied and did some more service! We had english at night which is always a blast!
Thursday we did our studies then we went to the church to shovel of course and plan out a party we were having that night! The party was a going away party for the missionaries leaving! It was so much fun and we had lots of success! We had lots of members come and lots of investigators and people from English practice! I am so sad to leave this area. I have really bonded with the members and I am going to miss them so much!
On friday we did some contacting in the area and had to buy a map for Elder Hess since he is going to be in the area by himself with a different missionary. I have been the navigator so he will have to take control! haha. We then had english at night which was awesome as always! We had lots of new people come which is always good! One family in particular which we taught the first lesson to after English. They were so cool and seemed very interested! We will have to see what happens.
Saturday was soooo awesome! We went to some members house to do language study during the day. It is the same family we always go to! They are so helpful to us! I am going to miss them sooooooo much! It is crazy how much I love them and how much they have done for me! At night we had an Olympic Night! It was this big game night we planned! It was so awesome! We had so many people come and it was so stressful but all went well! It took lots of help and work!
Yesterday was so hard! My last sunday in my branch here! It was soooo sad! It was testimony meeting and of course I bore my testimony! I was so sad to have to say bye and tell them I am leaving! So funny story. While speaking at church I was talking about missionary work and I told them, "Missionary work without the members is like Borsch(famous soup) without sour cream, It just doesnt work!" The members laughed so hard! It was so funny! I am seriously so sad to leave here. I hate this part of missionary work, having to leave areas! It is not fun!
Well that is my whole week! Only 2 more days here in Odessa then I am on a train on Wednesday evening headed up to Kiev. I am really excited for my new area and everything but of course so sad to leave! Well I love you all! I hope you have a great week!
Love,
Elder Grochmal
ENJOY!!! LOTS OF PICS!
I was frozen with ICE!
The District Season 6
Elder Droubay!
Elder Steinagal! I love this kid!
Shovel Gang!
We made a slide show for the going away party!
Going away party!
Sister Hunt. She is awesome. Been here in Odessa with me the whole time!
Recent convert! She is such a stud. Gonna be an awesome missionary!
This says U-Tard in Russian. Classic
She is from the family that we do language study with! I love their family so much!
Olympic night!
Vikta. So awesome. He is such a stud
Branch president. Love him so much!
Elders quorum pres!
District pres and elders quorum pres!
My last sunday leaving church here in Odessa!
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