Dear Family and Friends, 

This past week was another amazing week here in Kiev! We were very busy as usual. Here is what happened:

Tuesday we had district meeting in the morning. After district meeting we went to the mission office to have a little meeting with President Packer! It was really good. We just discussed some things about the mission. We then at night had a lesson with an investigator. It went way well. He was a new investigator from English. We talked about the Restoration of the gospel and he really liked it1 we committed him to read and pray about it! 

Wednesday we went on exchanges with some zone leaders. I went with Elder Shultz! He is so awesome! I went out to a city called Zhytomyr. It is about 2 hours away from Kiev. It was a really good exchange! We taught 3 of their investigators. It was overall a great exchange! 

Thursday I was back with Elder Rich. We had an awesome lesson in the afternoon. There is a recent convert here in our ward and he is deaf. His wife did not get baptized but recently has been interested. We went over and taught her. There is a lady in our ward who translates because she is also deaf. It was such an awesome lesson. Then after the lesson he asked me to give him a blessing. It was such a cool experience. I know he couldnt hear me but the spirit was so strong. 

Friday we went on an another exchange with the zone leaders here in our district. It was way good. I was with Elder porter. We went and did some service for a member! Good times! We then had a lesson at night with another investigator! Another awesome lesson about the Restoration and Joseph Smith! 

Saturday we had English during the day which was aweosme of course! After english we did some planning and then had a ward activity at night! IT was a good activity. It was like a night of poems and music. It ended up being pretty cool and the missionaries actually performed a song! IT was way good! 

Yesterday was a great sunday. It was Ukrainian Independance day. There was a huge parade in Downtown Kiev. We saw some of it as we walked to church. Seemed crazy. It was mostly war vehicles. Church went really good. After church we went and stopped by a former investigator and we were able to talk to him and his wife for a while. Good potential. 

Well that is all for last week. It was a really good week. The work is really moving forward here despite there being a war going on out east. It has been amazing to see how the Lord is directing our mission in this rough times in Ukraine! Well the church is true and I love serving the Lord here. It is crazy to think I only have 7 months left! I am so happy that I do have 7 months and that I still get to serve here for that long! I love you all and hope you have a great week! 

Love

Elder Grochmal 

 District meeting lunch 

 Elder Weber and I

 War vehicles driving through Kiev