Weeks 75 and 76 - March 2, 2021

 Not too much going on over here!! 

We still look forward to Viktor and Sergei's baptisms here in Novy Doma.  Cergei's baptism is this week, on the 6th!!  We had to move Viktor's baptism to somewhere after March 15th because he will be in the hospital from the beginning of March. He is doing great though!  Viktor is all the way down to less than a cigarette a day!!  What's his trick??  Eating whenever he feels the urge to smoke.  He says he's been eating a lot, but it's WORKING, and he should be completely off of it soon!! Woo!!

I also don't know if I ever mentioned this, but we have another person who totally wants to get baptized, and is BEYOND ready (like she is literally one of the most active "church members,"  joining church service every week, each activity, and always sharing her thoughts and testimony.  She's amazing).  The only problem, is that she and her boyfriend are living together, not married.  She wants to get married, but he doesn't want to.  They have talked about it, but those conversations haven't gone so great... Unfortunately, she has nowhere else she can go to live on her own either.  She is a pure Saint though.  Seriously.  Out of this world amazing.  She has some of the craziest faith I have ever seen.  Straight up on roids, I tell ya.  She is bound to get baptized, it's just a manner of time.  So good stuff over here! 

Beyond that, we had exchanges.  On my exchange with my Zone Leader, I convinced him to beat the Kontik record, and he did it!  43 Kontik in under an hour.  Easy money y'all.  That was the biggest honor to watch lol.  

Kontiking is where you put milk in a bowl, cut a small hole in each end of the Kontik cookie, and then suck the milk up through the cookie.  It is a must-do when you are in a Russian or Ukrainian country! 

My other exchange was in Seltevka, and there I had this amazing Turkish downer thingy, and it was to die for.  

We also had to walk two hours to meet for our exchange, and in the duration of that, all four missionaries slipped on the ice (especially.  My.  Companion.  He ate it like no other and got bruised. 

 

The Seltevka apartment's balcony is, also, just being completely overtaken by pigeons and it's hilarious.  They set up shop there.  

Also, as of after that exchange, I have now either served or held at least been on an exchange in all six areas in my zone!  Although I'm not the Zone Leader of this zone, I'm Def top gun 😂. 

It's starting to warm up here slowly though, and it's nice!  I'm honestly so ready for spring/summer.  Gotta' get that tan going, ya know?  Plus, Elder Chambers and I are ready to start balling up in the nice weather, as opposed to the blizzardy snow at night... Other than that, the last announcement is that I have now been on my mission for a little more than 18 months! y'all... Tell me that's now CRAZYYYY.  Straight trippin' right now.  It's so weird to see all the sisters I came out with, now go home, though.  Shout out to all of them.  Adda sistas 💯 

Shout out to all the homies, love y'all!

Elder Wilde

Pics of the Week

This humble member of the church is blind.  He really wanted to partake of the Sacrament, so Elder Wilde and his companion went to his home to allow him to do this.