Police Yikes Police

Well today was Zone class at our apt. Nothing new, right we have them once a week, Wrong, WRONG!!!

The Zone Leaders walked up to our building and outside and passed a policeman that said you you where are you going? They said to meet with people in this building he asked for their passports they showed them theirs and he said I will come with you!!! So our bell rings and they say Guess who we brought with us????  He comes in and says what is going on? I want to see the person who lives here.  Well I was standing the closest to the door and I said me then the Elders said with her husband.  He wanted our passports well we got the originals not the copies he looked at them and said I will take them and meet you at the office.  The Elders yelled net or no no you won't, you will not leave here with them.  He say Okay where are you registered? not at our address.  WE and the others missionaries give the Churches address as our registered address. He stated that is wrong and we were to with him. He wants to talk with us alone in the other room,  the Elders tell him that will not do because we know no Russian the first time that is a good thing.  By this time my lunch is burning Richard is NOT happy and the Elders are yelling No No we will call our registrar so they call the Sister of the Branch that registers all the missionaries and gets her on the phone to talk with this policeman.  The Elders tell me to give him some cookies (big bribe right)  so I get the cookies.  He eats and asks for our rent agreement.  Then he tells us we are stupid for paying as much rent as we do.  He takes a copy of our passports puts them in his bag but gives us our originals.  Says he will check if we are breaking the Law and will call if he finds anything wrong. We try to give him a Book of Mormon but he refuses it. Like we would want to teach him anyway. Then after 40 minutes with him going through our papers he leaves. Wow are we not in the USA--- we are not!! have WE been shaken Yes we have.  WE must be doing some good here cause Satan is stepping up his game against us.  Thank Heavens we are on the Lord's Team.  He will hold us and protect us and be our guard against evil. 

WE love you all

Warning serving a Mission will break your heart with all the good-byes that have to be said!

I didn't expect to get as close to the 19-23 year old missionaries on this  mission as we have.  Every where else in the world they just seem like little kids.  You put them on a mission and they become men and women with leadership abilities that are amazing. We have been privileged to have been under their guidance and love.  I have been greatly humbled by their example to me and to others that are much much older than they.  The saying is true that states whom the Lord calls He qualifies.  The Zone Leader Elders that were here when we arrived took us under their wings and into their hearts and gave us leadership and protection and counsel that will help us through our entire mission.  This week we are saying good-bye to the second of these two young men, it is breaking my heart.  Elder Lefevre whom I got to know before we came, through his mom's blog that she is keeping for him, is a great missionary.  We will miss him in Chely but I am sure there are people the Lord needs him to help in the other parts of the mission.  We love the missionaries and love to serve them and with them.  It may seem like I cook a lot of food but I love it.  We get to fill the spirit of these missionaries and investigators and it is an awesome experience. Thank you Elder Smith, Elder Lefevre, Elder King, Sister Denning, Sister Larkin, Elder Bybee, for crossing our path and loving us so well.