Week 4

I guess I haven't figured how to post pictures and blog at the same time. We have had a great week here I Kiev. We have found a home,a place to rest our heads or as you can see stay warm...
We had delightful meetings in the International Branch today. It was all in English and we learned so much in our combined Priesthood and Relief Society about the Book of Mormon. We have such kind members that are taking care of us they make sure we find the right bus and Metro stops. We are learning to navigate this huge city. Hugs to all. Here are some pictures...

Devotional

Dear ones,
Tuesday night we have devotionals. We have speakers come and share a message of the gospel of Christ. Tonight we had an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ come and speak to us about missionary work. Elder Jeffery R. Holland said things that truly stirred my soul. I had tears in my eyes most of the time. He spoke of Paul and as senior apostle had to learn to lead the church. The story of the apostles fishing all night and catching nothing and Christ fixing them breakfast on the shore. How he asked if the fishing had gone well and the answer being NO. Cast your net on the right side of the boat and the net being so full that they could not pull it in. John saying it is HIM. Peter jumping in and getting to shore as fast as he could. Christ asking if ye love me. Do you love me more than these? Yea, Lord I love thee.Three times Christ asks, Do you love me? Peter says YES. Then feed my sheep. Do we love Christ more than these? I want you to know that I love Him. I have His gospel written on the fleshy tablets my heart. I want to share what I know about Him and our Father in Heaven. I am so blessed to have a great missionary companion. We are really enjoying being together. We are meeting wonderful people and we are happy. Love to you all. It was a suprise to see you Jenn at the Church Office Building. HUGS!

Dear ones, We are at a new MTC. There is no MTC sign to take a picture by. We are in a building that is being renovated to house more couple missionaries. It is awesome and we are so thankful for a lovely bed and closets and a bathroom to ourselves. No dorm room and walking down the hall for us. We have been in PMG classes from 8:00am until 5:00pm.We have had 6 more hours of language training this past week. We were able to bare our testimonies on Friday night along with the other senior missionaries learning languages as proselytizing missionaries. Amazing!!!
Pictures will be coming as we (I) need to get a usb cable. Huh look what I just did! I changed mid blog. Just want to tell you all that we love and appreciate you so much. We could not be here with out your support and taking on so many of our responsibilities. You are our Heroes.
All our love, Strechena and Cectra Mayberry