This week we had zone conference and as sister training leaders we helped out with the setting up, food, scheduling and all that stuff so we were busy. It was my first zone conference as an STL and I wasn't super looking forward to sitting in front of everyone for the whole conference but it wasn't too bad. It was a particularly good one too--we talked about the "learn the language" section of Preach My Gospel and my old companion, Sister Бевзюк (Bevzyook) talked about verbs of motion and she was so into it, it was awesome and sooo helpful for everyone. Sister Shepherd, one of the senior missionaries here, made her famous carrot cake so all in all it was a great day.
We also met with Настя (Nastia) this week (which is becoming more and more difficult because her job is crazy and she literally works like 13 hour days!) and we talked about the Plan of Salvation and it was great. She had so many questions and we would read and scripture with her and then she'd have another question and we'd turn to that and that went for almost 2 hours but she was really into the lesson. It was really awesome how the scriptures really speak to her, much more than what we say most of the time. She has a day off this week so we'll try to meet with here again! She is so cool.
We also had an exchange this week with the sisters from Poltava and I don't know what it was, but people we talked to were just not having any of it (didn't help that it was almost 100° outside), but it was still a great time. Also, it was Sister Perry's first exchange and she saw her first nude man in a park while contacting (had to happen sometime, but I would have preferred it to happen when she was not with us haha).
We also got some really awesome news this week that the two sons (the ones that made us bracelets a few weeks ago) of the Relief Society President (her husband got offended and is less active) want to be baptized! So we're going to do a lesson with them this week. Cool.
On Sunday we met a lady, Таня (Tanya) who just walked into our church (always heard of that but it's never happened to me with a woman!) and she is so awesome! She also came all alone last week while we were in Sumy. Wow. We exchanged numbers so hopefully we can start teaching her!
This week we had a lot of really great conversations with people (and some of the most adorable, sweet babushkas (grandmas) that insisted on giving us their chocolate by the end of our conversation) and it always impresses me just how good the people of Ukraine are. Sometimes to start a conversation we ask them what gives them happiness and almost every time they talk about when their families and friends are healthy and happy and when around them is peaceful. Hardly anyone tells us "money" or "a bigger house" or things like that. They always talk about others. I love that a lot, and I love Ukraine.
Well that is all for this week! I love you all and hope you have a blessed week.
С любовью
Сестра Кропельники
Tanya and her daughters Vika and Veronica from my last area
came to Center for English practice! It was so good to see them!
They gave me a super sweet card, too :)
SHOUT OUT TO HANNAH AND RYAN FOR THE
STUFFING!! They sent it to me from The Netherlands
Our district at zone conference
The Sumy Squad! They kind of adopted us into their district and I'm not sad at all!
"We Love Kharkiv." Yep, I do.
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