This
week was Zone Conference! It was SO awesome! And not to be too crazy,
but we found out that we will be having a MISSION CONFERENCE in a month!
Which is awesome because I LOVED zone conference! I'll tell about it in
little bit...
But
first, this week was good! I am happy and healthy! It is HOT here, but
the leaves are falling off the trees, which leads me to believe that at
some point it will cool off! Who knows!
ice cream with sister leavitt! Happy birthday!
This week we were crazy
busy with exchanges and with zone conference! but It was good! On
Tuesday, I was on an exchange with Sister Busch! Remember her??!?!?!?
She goes HOME, like AMERICA HOME, in 9 days! Just over a week! I can't
believe it! I'm going to miss her. So it was AWESOME to spend a day with
her! We taught a couple lessons and we also just got to talk. I've
thought a lot this week about how STRANGE it is that the church throws 2
(or 3) random people together, in a random country, for 6 weeks...and
expects them to survive! And not only do we survive, but we become like
BEST FRIENDS. strange. But REALLY awesome! What a blessing in my life!
I
also went on an exchange this week with Sister Goncharova. It was so
fun! We went out searching for one of our less actives...
mapping out less actives...sister leavitt thought this was "so darling"
we ended up
walking like 10 miles. I felt kinda bad because she fell asleep during
dinner. Poor girl. But that night, we met with Nina and Vlad for the
last time. :( Sad.
nina and vlad before they went home! :(
Before they left we gave them the pictures that we
took. They gave us their address so I hope I can write them! It will be
my language study! :) On their last day here, Sister Goncharova and I
showed them the Ukraine Temple Video (watch it!- Liza is in my branch!)
and we also talked about the Plan of Salvation! There was a really sweet
spirit. We talked about how we can feel the spirit on our own by
reading the scriptures and praying! It was aweosme! Sister G (Sorry,
getting long to type!) and I also started a conversation on a bench with
a lady named Oxcana. She was so nice! She was going to come to church
yesterday, but had something come up, so we are going to try and meet
with her this week! I REALLY hope that I can meet with her again! She
really does love me! I called her on Saturday night and she was SO nice
and sweet! So that was exciting to talk to her! Pray for her!
Thursday
and Friday I was back with Sister Leavitt. But it didn't last too long,
because on Saturday, Sister G. finished her mission and went home. She
had to leave before the transfer ended because she had "Bookaviel". It
is a big youth conference for everyone in Ukraine. It is basically just
like EFY and this is only the 2nd year. It is a huge thing for the youth
of the church here! They go all year without seeing many members and
they look forward to this conference all year! I hear great things about
it! But anyway...sister G left, so now Sister Hunt is back and we are
trio for the next 2 weeks! It is going to be so good!
Also, because sister hunt and I
and sister leavitt are back together, I went to suvorskey, where
natasha is! Remember her?? She is doing great! A member moved in with
her and... wait for it... they are living the mission schedule!!! They
study every morning, separate and together. She is reading Preach my
Gospel, she has a missionary planner, she is participating in church and
it is her desire to help the missionaries every day. She talks to
people about the gospel all the time! I am so proud of her :) Isn't that
awesome :)
Saturday... ZONE
CONFERENCE! I had no idea how much I would look forward to zone
conference! basically it is like Christmas! The night before, we were so
excited! We were like dancing around and planning what to wear and
yeah....it was fun. Then the next morning, we got to go to the church,
have interviews with President, see our mail! 
MAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT !
(Thanks everyone that
wrote me, You are so nice!!!!) , and we even got ENGLISH LIAHONAS! -- so
exciting! then we got to study for a little bit, then we had zone
conference!
President
Klebingat talked a little bit about the signs of the 2nd coming, then
we talked about our goals as missionaries, exact obedience, Russian,
memorizing scriptures, our calling, and normal missionary stuff. Then we
also got to hear President's conversion/life story. It is crazy! I
don't have time to tell you all of it, but seriously it could be made
into a movie! It could even be a romance because part of the story
involves him selling his car to use ALL his money to fly from Idaho to
New York to propose (using a 10 dollar ring) to a girl he had met less
then a week ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Which, in case you were wondering, is
Sister Klebingat today :) How cute! But basically, I learned that my
mission president is like the coolest person in the world and this
awesome leader! I am so blessed that he is leading and guiding me here! I
know he is called of God!!
Also,
after Zone Conference was great because I got to open my letters and
packages! Seriously, thank you so much! Y'all are awesome! I am so
blessed! Seriously, the elders kept coming up to me during zone
conference and saying, "Sister Ford, Congrats!" And I would be "for
what?" and they would say, "the most mail!" and I would smile. :) It was
a blessing! ;)
sister hunt and I in a taxi!
So
I love you all and I am happy to be here serving with all my heart,
might, mind, and strength! I love you and I am praying for you! Be
happy! Enjoy the last bit of Summer! :) The church is true! I know it
is! Do missionary work! ;)
Sister Ford
more birthday!
last lunch pic- ALL THE sisters came
the menu!
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