January 18 (To her sis)

Brat ee sestra Taulor, 

Your last name would be hard to say for Ukrainians.  Isn't it interesting that brother and sister are so close!   That's about it though.  So, guess what.  I can officially say I'm learning two languages.  I’m still only studying to speak one, but I have to understand so much Russian, It's a challenge.  Comprehension only reaches to teaching the gospel though when it comes to Russian.

Well, I'm working on not getting frustrated.  I just have such high expectations and I'm not going to lower them, I'm just going to lift my spirits and endure despite the conflicts, heartbreaks, disappointments, and mistakes.  Some funny stories happened this week.  One recent convert, Svetya, is great.  She is so graceful.  She is also hard to meet with now that she finally found a really busy job taking care of an ailing woman.  So, we did what we could and spent an hour walking with her to the river where she proceeds to undress until she is standing in the middle of a white wilderness on the banks of the river in her bare feet and a bikini.  She then proceeds to climb down a ladder into a hole that has been cut out of the ice so that she can jump in and out of the freezing water.  It's healthy I guess.  Weird, but we love this lady!

 

Well, I don't know what pictures you were talking about.  I'm sorry for not describing them.  They were probably from Bila Tserkva. I think I sent some of us ice skating with some investigators: Ulia and Natasha.

 

The necklace, I'm glad you like it!  Honestly, (Ukrainians are very honest. It's great, even when they tell us they really aren't interested.  We know we aren't just wasting our time and we can go find the elect.

 

Honestly, the necklace, well, I didn't really like it (maybe if I wasn't a missionary).  It was a gift.  Do you remember our birthday?  Well, it was not the best week in my mission.  But, Sister Mov. also had a b-day, and we were visiting a really nice lady who loved sister Mov. because she lived in Italy too!  So, she wanted to give her some cake and tea and some cute Italian souvenirs or something.  Well, Sister Mov. said my birthday was soon and she was like, oh, here is a necklace and viola!  Merry Christmas!

 

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Love you!