Hello everyone! This week was the last of 12 splended weeks that I've been able to be with Sister Larson and it was busy and very bitter sweet and also a little scary (so basically this week was all the emotions, but what else is new?).
We tried to meet with as many members and investigators as possible and it made for very good days, but nothing crazy interesting, just lots of lessons and spiritual thoughts and being fed mutliple times a day by our saintly members here. Its rude here to not eat everything that is offered to you so after this week I'm going on a diet!
Thursday was Sister Larson's last English practice so we had a little party and Sister Larson and I made some typical American food like root beer, brownies and maple syrup (the Elders supplied the pancakes) and it was a super fun english practice. A lot of people did not like the root beer but the maple syrup was a big hit (one of the people wanted us to pour it into his cup alone to drink. Can't say I blame him since they don't really do syrup here).
We also met with Alina and her Mom on Friday night and taught them the Plan of Salvation. It was a great lesson and they both had really awesome questions about how they could get nearer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ (which was a perfect segwey into baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost!).
On Saturday we had transfer calls and I found out that (buckle your seatbelts) I'll be staying in Suvorovsky and I will have TWO new companions and one of them will be a GREENIE (!!??)(aka new missionary, which I still feel like). My other companion will be Sister Hatch who was serving in Odessa Center so I already know her and she is the BEST. It's gonna be a fun and also crazy transfer. We also found out that we need to switch apartments with our elders because our current apartment can't fit three people very comfortably in it so Saturday was full of frantically packing up our whole apartment since we have to leave for Dnepr on Tuesday to meet our new companion (we don't know anything about her yet), and we'll be in Dnepr until Friday (more night trains woot).
Sunday we watched General Conference and it was such a tender mercy to be able to listen to the words of our living prophet and apostles of the church. I love how much they stressed getting through trials with the help of Jesus Christ. I have definitely felt that these past few months in Ukraine. Sometimes it seems like no one can meet with us or Russian will just not make sense, but I've found time and time again that those low moments are only springboards to moments of growth that I needed to have. It is through the hard times that we really come to know our Savior and can more fully appreciate everything He has done for us. Missions are hard, and I know this part of my mission will be tough without Sister Larson, but I'm ready to navigate this crazy awesome part of the world with my two new comps and find the people that have been prepared to hear the message of our Savior and His restored church.
I love you all so much and I hope you have a wonderful Easter!
Love,
Sister Kropelnicki
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