I finally have a companion! His name is Elder Khusainoff and he is amazing! He is a great teacher, hard worker, obedient, amazing example and leader... aka a fantastic missionary! I really think that we are going to get a lot done working together! We learned new teaching methods at Zone Conference this past week when President was here and we are really looking to apply them to our everyday missionary work. It is going to have an amazing affect on the work!
The next big thing that happened this week is Larissa decided to get baptized! She came to church on Sunday when President Wooley was there and spoke and after church we had a lesson, committed her to baptism again, and she agreed to be baptized this coming Saturday! She prayed and felt that it was right. We are working to get her baptized so soon because the dedication of the Kiev Temple is going to be this Sunday and we want her to be able to attend. So, we have been going over to her house to finish teaching the lessons to her before Saturday. We will finish up tomorrow and she will be all ready. Yesterday we were at her house and after the lesson we talked with her a little bit about how we met. She recited to us this story... Larissa said that less than a year ago she started feeling like her church, Grace, didn't really offer everything. She felt like she wasn't getting enough knowledge and that they didn't have everything to offer. They wanted her to serve in the church but she turned it down. One day she prayed earnestly to God and asked Him to give her more knowledge and open up opportunities for her. Shortly after that she met Elder Malanin and I on the street. She said that normally she doesn't stop and talk to people and especially to missionaries. She says that often the Jehova's Witnesses will try and talk to her and she wont talk to them. But, for some reason unknown to her, she stopped and talked to us. We had a good conversation about God and after that we started meeting at the church. Soon after that she came to church and she explained how she felt when she came to church for the first time. She said that when she was talking to everyone in our church she just felt like she knew everyone there from somewhere. She said that she really couldn't explain what she felt... just that she knew the people and members there. In short, she really felt that our meeting was not an accident and that it was an answer to her prayer less than a year ago. Larissa is amazing! This was a great testimony builder for me. To be able to be apart of an answer from God brings nothing but joy. People are searching for truth. They are asking for devine help. They are confused. This is an amazing blessing and opportunity to find those people and be representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. This experience in nothing short of a miracle.
The work is going great! Our investigators are doing good. Yesterday we met with an new man his name is Bakhtyar. He was the body building champion of Kazakhstan three times and in the Asian Olympic Games got a silver medal. He is huge! But, he is interested in the Book of Mormon and wants to bring his fourteen year old son to do english and learn about the Book of Mormon too. Nona still wont get baptized even though she believes in the Book of Mormon and in Joseph Smith being a prophet. Semon is working a lot and it is hard to meet with him. Alla is leaving with the members this week to go dance for the Temple Cultural night thing in Kiev. Ulan is doing good. We watched a short clip about Jesus Christ and he said that he felt something during our discussion and watching of the film. I told him that it was the Holy Ghost and that that feeling can be with him always through baptism and receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Elder Khusainoff are really striving to get baptisms and find people right now because this is the end of his mission and it will be the end of my service in Kazakhstan soon. It is weird to think that I have almost been on my mission one year and am still in my first area haha.. but I love it!
Well it sounds like everyone back home is doing great! I love you all! Thanks for the support! Remember who you are!
Elder Weihing :)
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