But rewind to when I thought this week was going to be just another normal week. It was a really solid one. On Tuesday we had exchanges and so Sister Rawlinson and I were companions in Novy Doma for the day and it was a great day! I was nervous to be without Sister Bevziuk but it went off without a hitch. We met with Nastia and did a post-baptism lesson and we had her teach us the Plan of Salvation and she did it perfectly, she had good teachers ;) After, we had English practice and we gave the new people a tour of the building afterwards and set up a lesson with one of them and we're planning on meeting with her tonight (Sister Rawlinson, Sister Bevziuk and I are in a trio right now until Sister Bevziuk leaves tomorrow to get her greenie).
We also met with Tanya from english twice this week and they were really great lessons. We talked about Jesus Christ and had a member on the lesson with us and she was so helpful. Members are the best!! The second one we talked about The Book of Mormon. Tanya is always really busy with her disabled son and so she hasn't been able to read it very much, but at the end she said that she would read it every day and would try to come to church! And she did come! And she really liked it, and she stayed for second hour and the members all sat around her and introduced themselves and it was great. She also talked to us about how when we say the opening and closing prayer during our lessons, her son always is really calm. It's really sweet to see a physical manifestation of the effects of the Spirit, so cool.
We also had a few lessons with Tatiana and we talked about commandments and they were good lessons, we also had a really awesome member help us with one of them and she was so helpful. Tatiana doesn't feel like she's ready to make the big changes in her life to be able to be baptized and that was a little sad, but we're (now, Sister Bevziuk and her greenie) are going to keep meeting with her and try to help her see that with Jesus Christ we can change even if we don't think we can.
On Thursday we had a 4th of July party during English practice and we played games altogether and us and the Elders made apple pies and people loved them. It was a really good time and we just talked and ate and had some really good conversations about the church and also about how to make apple pie :)
On Friday we had a lesson with Anya who is a 13 year old from English practice. She asked for a Book of Mormon a few weeks ago and on Thursday she said that she had read a few chapters and wanted to talk more about it (like what she is 13!? It's so awesome). We taught her about the Restoration and she said she would pray about The Book of Mormon and she told us (before we even asked her) that she wanted to come to church on Sunday. We met her in the metro on Sunday and she even bore her testimony during fast and testimony meeting! (??) It was so awesome! She is the coolest 13 year old ever. And she also came to our Sunday Snack later that night and we read The Book of Mormon all together and talked about it. She wants to meet again next Friday!
On Saturday it was one of the Elders in my districts birthday and we got lunch together (he picked Mcdonalds...no comment) and later that day we had sport night and a lot of people came and brought food for his birthday and one of them even baked him a cake! It was awesome. I also got to call my little sister because it was her birthday! WOOT Happy Birthday Sarah!!
On Sunday I said goodbye to the Novy Doma branch, that was sad. But I told them to visit the Center branch any time they wanted! One of the members had been to the temple a few days prior and had seen a member that I knew in Odessa and she gave me a sweet note from her. It was so nice of her! I love people.
Also, Ukraine's version of Subway gives you the option to put corn on your sandwich and a lot of people take them up on that offer... thought I should share.
Weell that is all for this week, I already said goodbye to our cute little apartment in Novy Doma (cockroaches and all) but luckily I don't have to say goodbye to Sister Bevziuk until tomorrow (but I'll be back with her on our next round of exchanges so that's fun to think about :) I am more than a little nervous to be STL, and Sister Rawlinson and I are both still kind of new to the mission, but I am excited for this next part of my mission. And Sister Bevziuk's companion is so lucky to be going to Novy Doma--there is such great things happening there with some pretty great people. Ukraine is a great place.
I love you all and hope you have the most wonderful week.
Love,
Sister Kropelnicki
Sister Bevziuk and me
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