Dear Family and Friends! 

Well I am sitting here in this interntent club which I sat in about 20 months ago as a brand new scared missionary writing my first email home from Ukraine! Talk about Deja Vu! I am so happy to be back here in Bila Tserkva! I love this city so much. So this week was pretty crazy. 

So Tuesday was my last day in Cherkassy. It was a good day. We met with a bunch of investigators for the last time. It was hard to say bye to them all. I am going to miss Cherkassy for sure. I learned a lot while serving there. It is a great place with great members! 

Wednesday we travelled up to kiev for transfers. So my new companion wasnt coming until thursday because of travel reasons so I was in kiev for the day on exchanges with a missionary there. It was really good. We just worked in his area in Kiev. We had a lesson at night with a member that I also knew. It was a good meeting. We had a really good spiritual thought about the Plan of Salvation. 

On Thursday I got with my new companion and headed back down to Billa! It was a good ride down. I felt like I was going home. Back to where it all started. So at night we had a meeting with a recent convert that me and Elder Fisher worked with when we served here. His parents wouldnt let him get baptized until he was 18. So he turned 18 and was baptized. He is so awesome. It was so good to see him. 

Friday was a crazy weird day. We had to go back to kiev because my companion had an interview with President Packer. Long story. But it took most of the day! 

Saturday we had english and then met with some members at night. 

Yesterday was so amazing. Sunday! It was so awesome to be back. I was so shocked that most of the members remembered me. They kept telling me that I changed alot. I grew up and lost weight. They were all shocked that I could actually speak Russian with them now. It was soooo amazing to see all of them. I felt like I was at home with all of them. This branch here is so special and I am so happy I get to spend my last two transfers here. 

So this week is going to be awesome. We have so much good stuff planned with investigators and members. I am so ready. I know that the Lord sent me back here to Billa for a reason. I am so ready to give it my all these last 3 months here. Well I love you all. Thanks for everything! Have a great week! 

Love

Elder Grochmal 

 the Branch President in Cherkassy! Great guy. 

 I did some major organizing before I left cherkassy! 

This says Grochmal was here!  

 BACK IN BILLA! 

 So in Billa, they are building a new church and right now we are using a rented building for about 2 years while they build the new one. The rented building is way nice!! 

 Ivan! He is the one that we worked with a long time ago and now is baptized! So awesome!