IOlympic Village and Commies
It’s
fun. I’m glad to be here. We are
going to light this place on fire.
Hey, we want to do a fireside and my comp and I will talk about
ourselves for a bit and they want me to talk a little about my history, so can
you send me any stories or articles we have of our ancestors? Maybe the ones who joined the church.
Dad’s side would be cool because I know nothing about them. Hey, did you get the package I sent
yet? I forgot to sned Grandma and Grandpa Signs’ letter and Grandpa Devine. SO
I’ll send that.
I don't even remember what happened this week it
went by so fast.
Monday- found this Dad and a daughter inside a
store and he asked me which of the 7 churches from the Book of Revelations I
was, and he thought it was a joke that I didn't know which of the 7 churches I
was, which turns out just to be the 7 churches of Asia. Anyways we got excited
because they are very believing and feel like they are by themselves in this
wicked world.
Tuesday- we met with them and he wouldn't meet
in our church, because he didn't want us to have the "upper ground"
even though on the streets we can't talk about Jesus. We walked and he kept
trying to bible bash and we would wreck with only the bible every time. We
headed back to the church finally, and they showed us this Russian Shilo le
Buff guy on the computer that they swore was like a prophet and he thought our
prophet was a joke that "couldn't even remember his own name" and how
he was to old, and than he would be such a kid about it and tell us how we are
too young and we can't know anything about Jesus, and that he knows the Bible
and Jesus perfectly. His 25 year old daughter just followed everything her
father did. I never met such a prideful person in my life. So immature. We
would wreck him but he was so prideful he could never take anything back that he
said. We ended up just testifying and sending them off. It's such a pity how
prideful people can be, I have never met so much prideful people in my life
than here, and they really have nothing to be prideful about. I don't get it.
-Visited the legless member on his birthday and
gave him a cake. It was a very sweet experience.
-We met up with this chill protestant Baptist
guy (first one I've met in Russia). It was nice because it was nice to relate,
because we feel like we are on the same team against all these sinners.
-We went with our Branch President to the
mountains for the day to check out the hotels because they are going to have a
YSA Conference this summer for all of Russia at the Olympic Village! So we got
up on the ski lifts for free - way fun and pretty! Saw the Vodka lovers dancing
hard on top of the tables. I love Russia.
- They assigned my comp and myself to go run
Elders Quorum, so he is the pres and I’m his 1st councilor. We are pretty much
doing whatever our branch pres needs us to do, because he is trying to turn
this literally crazy rundown branch into dynasty of milk and honey.
- Our branch is crazy. I mean that after church
last week when we were 2 hours away at a group, some members got together and
meditated in the church for hours after the church meeting, and our old branch
presidency went inactive, besides one we were able to bring back. The other
said that our church is just a business and the old president runs when he sees
us on the street. Also the members are also so prideful, we took out the chairs
in the back of the chapel because they always just set them up back there and
no one sits up front so it makes it look like we have no one at church, So Pres
had us take all those chairs out and put them in his office so they would
have to sit like a normal congregation, but when they come to church they make
a big fit during the meeting and the people in the front row push back their
row 4 feet and then people just take the chairs that we set up in the rows and
put them in the back. One of them even took one of the chairs from where they
bless the sacrament. I'm sorry I can go off and off at some of the members
here. They make it so hard for potentials or investigators to stay, but I am so
glad that President’s family moved in because they are so solid, and we are finally
fixing up this branch, but it's hard to get any of them on board.
- Our branch president is such a babe. We
brought an investigator over to their house for dinner. When they took us home
their family wanted to do a fast with us so that we can have a baptism this
transfer or a lot of baptisms. The last baptism they had here was over a year
ago, and he disappeared off the Earth, and apparently is one of those guys who
gets baptized into every church. And the last baptism before that was over 3
years ago and was the old branch President who also is inactive now. So Sochi
really needs some new hope and blood. We went to the mountains and started our
fast in front of the casino with Pres.
-There was also this old grandpa drenched with
communism pride that came to us early Wednesday morning yelling at us telling
us to do something with his key and getting all up in our faces. I don't know
if I can blame the people. I think communism really messed this country up
- so much pride and no manners. It's just culture I guess, and they always say
to immerse yourself in the culture so #ILoveCommunism #DeathtoCapitalism
#КрымНаш
С уважением, Старейшина
Дилан Денисевич ВанБускирк
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