Today is just beginning. We are going to go shopping and etc. for we have no food with which to eat. so...we already dropped off our clothes at the Ягадкин's [Yagadkin's]. Надия [Nadiya] is doing them - she's so cool. She laughed at me though when I dropped off my shirt that had a hole in it. Well we are off to buy some stuff. bye
Okay, its after English. It's getting pretty warm again. Yep the naked chicks are coming out again. Just kidding. My freaking chest hurts a lot. I could always crack it before, but a while ago it started hurting a little off to the left, right where a rib connects with my sternum. English was really slow because no one was there. These last couple of days we have talked in Russian for about 58 hrs. That's pretty freaking amazing. Well bye.
Showing posts with label English classes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English classes. Show all posts
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5/22/12
May 22, 1997 - Thursday
Well today we [Ст. Shwartz & I] did practically nothing today [from the Department of Redundancy Department]. It rained so much. Last night I had a visit from the Runs. It was about 11:30 pm before I could get to sleep. It lasted for such a long time. So this morning I stayed in bed until about 8:30 am. I was so freaking tired. I think it is from the runs & a little sickness.
I also had my problem in the shower today. It had been 4 days - a pretty good amount of time lately. I wanted to go a really long time. Like up until next interviews with President Jarvis. It will be our last with him, I think. He's a cool guy. I've always come away from interviews with a better feeling about myself. But I want to show him that I am getting better and that I can be trusted and am a hard worker. So I guess that means that I had better be a good, hard worker. So far this week we've been slackers. We had better do a lot of work in the next two days or it'll be a total waste and then I'd feel like crap.
Tonight we stopped by a less active member and dropped off some stuff for her. We also shopped earlier. As we were walking along we got stopped by a lady in a shack and she wanted to know if we taught English. But she didn't listen to us enough, or we just couldn't get our point across because she didn't understand us.
After English [class] today Сты. Ганху [Gangkhu] & Wright came over to our house and we had casserole and it took forever to make and eat. 1-4 pm they were over here. Right now I have freaking hurtful farts. The kind that really hurt because I'm constipated or something. Right now I'm listening to my Alternative Best #2 because I've never listened to it before. I have all these cds that I have to get used to.
I also had my problem in the shower today. It had been 4 days - a pretty good amount of time lately. I wanted to go a really long time. Like up until next interviews with President Jarvis. It will be our last with him, I think. He's a cool guy. I've always come away from interviews with a better feeling about myself. But I want to show him that I am getting better and that I can be trusted and am a hard worker. So I guess that means that I had better be a good, hard worker. So far this week we've been slackers. We had better do a lot of work in the next two days or it'll be a total waste and then I'd feel like crap.
Tonight we stopped by a less active member and dropped off some stuff for her. We also shopped earlier. As we were walking along we got stopped by a lady in a shack and she wanted to know if we taught English. But she didn't listen to us enough, or we just couldn't get our point across because she didn't understand us.
After English [class] today Сты. Ганху [Gangkhu] & Wright came over to our house and we had casserole and it took forever to make and eat. 1-4 pm they were over here. Right now I have freaking hurtful farts. The kind that really hurt because I'm constipated or something. Right now I'm listening to my Alternative Best #2 because I've never listened to it before. I have all these cds that I have to get used to.
8/24/11
May 19, 1997 - Monday
Well we went over to a slightly inactive family. Actually she is the lady who cleans our clothes [Сестра Ягадкина - Sister Yagadkina (which translates to berry)]. Well I'm back from English Class. We gave a 1st D in English after English Class. It was to these two people, Александр и [Alexander ?] Some lady. Well we gave them Book of Mormons and I told them that I would write down some words in English & Russian, like faith love etc. It was really cool.
In the D she said I didn't know the Book of Mormon was true. It was cool because I remember a story about two missionaries tracting and they talked with a guy on the door, well he said the same thing. You can't tell me or know that Joseph Smith was a prophet - he slammed the door and they left. Well the greenie thought about it and said they didn't answer the guy. They went back and the greenie bore his testimony to that man which ended in a baptism. Well that story flashed through my mind and I testified to her. That I did know that the Book of Mormon was true - through the Holy Ghost. It felt really good. Well it's time for bed. Nighty night.
In the D she said I didn't know the Book of Mormon was true. It was cool because I remember a story about two missionaries tracting and they talked with a guy on the door, well he said the same thing. You can't tell me or know that Joseph Smith was a prophet - he slammed the door and they left. Well the greenie thought about it and said they didn't answer the guy. They went back and the greenie bore his testimony to that man which ended in a baptism. Well that story flashed through my mind and I testified to her. That I did know that the Book of Mormon was true - through the Holy Ghost. It felt really good. Well it's time for bed. Nighty night.
3/28/11
March 28, 1997 - Friday
I had a full day yesterday. I went on two splits. First I went on a split with Ст. Sefcik, we went out to the обж. and were going to give Малу [Malout] the 3rd, but no one was going to let us in. Then one of the bosses let us in and we went up to Арман & Вержиния's [Arman & Virginia's] apartment but they weren't there. No one. I knew Вержиния wouldn't be there because she was at the office having an interview with Pres. Jarvis.
So I heard noise next door and I knocked (at Алисия's) [Alicia & Jarom's] and Steven answered and got Арман. He forgot we had a D with Малу and maybe even forgot to tell him. But he went and got Малу and we read Alma 32 with him because Арман had to babysit the kids in the other apartment and he couldn't be there to translate so it was basically worthless. Oh well.
Then we met at Park Culturiy and dropped Sefcik off and picked up Ст. Josh King. We went to English Class because no one else was going to be able to make it. After that we waited forever at Парк Културый [Park Culturiy] for Сты. Gammon & Morris. It was 9:30pm almost when they finally came. We got home, ate some cheese & ham sandwiches and went to bed. Ст. Gammon slept in today because he feels like crap. He caught my cold. Yesterday I just felt like crap. I felt like all day I didn't do anything at all of worth. I felt like I didn't be myself at English and I didn't help anybody etc. Oh well.
OK its now 9:30pm at night. We just had a D with a member who moved from Южнозамоскворецкий Приход [Yuzhnozamoskvaretzky Branch]. She is now, I would dare say a JW [Jehovah's Witness]. I think she planned to have a JW there with us but I guess the JW couldn't make it, which is alright with me. At one point I thought my companion was going to get mad at her. She was nice enough at first, but then she started spouting the same stuff the JWs spout - according to Ст. Gammon. I don't know because I haven't listened to them here [in Russia]. It just makes me glad I have a testimony and I know what is true. well night.
So I heard noise next door and I knocked (at Алисия's) [Alicia & Jarom's] and Steven answered and got Арман. He forgot we had a D with Малу and maybe even forgot to tell him. But he went and got Малу and we read Alma 32 with him because Арман had to babysit the kids in the other apartment and he couldn't be there to translate so it was basically worthless. Oh well.
Then we met at Park Culturiy and dropped Sefcik off and picked up Ст. Josh King. We went to English Class because no one else was going to be able to make it. After that we waited forever at Парк Културый [Park Culturiy] for Сты. Gammon & Morris. It was 9:30pm almost when they finally came. We got home, ate some cheese & ham sandwiches and went to bed. Ст. Gammon slept in today because he feels like crap. He caught my cold. Yesterday I just felt like crap. I felt like all day I didn't do anything at all of worth. I felt like I didn't be myself at English and I didn't help anybody etc. Oh well.
OK its now 9:30pm at night. We just had a D with a member who moved from Южнозамоскворецкий Приход [Yuzhnozamoskvaretzky Branch]. She is now, I would dare say a JW [Jehovah's Witness]. I think she planned to have a JW there with us but I guess the JW couldn't make it, which is alright with me. At one point I thought my companion was going to get mad at her. She was nice enough at first, but then she started spouting the same stuff the JWs spout - according to Ст. Gammon. I don't know because I haven't listened to them here [in Russia]. It just makes me glad I have a testimony and I know what is true. well night.
3/22/11
March 13, 1997 - Thursday
Tonight sucks for some reason. Today I almost had my problem, but I held off at the last minute. We went over and had a D with Малу [Malout], that was good. Eric cancelled on us and so we came home and ate, then left to mail some stuff at the почта [pochta - post office].
[mid journal chat - Eric is another of the Africans that we are teaching the discussions to. He spoke English, french and an african dialect...swahili maybe? Virginia, Eric or another friend would help us with Malout, because he didn't speak English, or Russian very well - only the african dialect and french.]
Then we headed an hour early to English Class so we could practice a song that we are going to sing in church Sunday. I hate singing. I F(^^&%ing suck. That's probably why I'm in a bad mood. That and it was in Russian - I'm self concious about Russian and singing and Ст. Woolverton was teasing me a little.
Then I went into English Class and talked to Sharieef for an hour. It's hard to talk to him because he is learning a lot and his life is pretty bleak right now. No job etc. Then Dennis said some comment that Elder Burghardt made about me being pathalogical. And my converter [between 110 volt/America - and 220 volt/Russia] is not working. I lent it to Ст. Larsen and now it doesn't work. Freak am I in need of some serious prayer. Okay, I just read an article in the Ensign - a balm to my troubled soul. night
[mid journal chat - Eric is another of the Africans that we are teaching the discussions to. He spoke English, french and an african dialect...swahili maybe? Virginia, Eric or another friend would help us with Malout, because he didn't speak English, or Russian very well - only the african dialect and french.]
Then we headed an hour early to English Class so we could practice a song that we are going to sing in church Sunday. I hate singing. I F(^^&%ing suck. That's probably why I'm in a bad mood. That and it was in Russian - I'm self concious about Russian and singing and Ст. Woolverton was teasing me a little.
Then I went into English Class and talked to Sharieef for an hour. It's hard to talk to him because he is learning a lot and his life is pretty bleak right now. No job etc. Then Dennis said some comment that Elder Burghardt made about me being pathalogical. And my converter [between 110 volt/America - and 220 volt/Russia] is not working. I lent it to Ст. Larsen and now it doesn't work. Freak am I in need of some serious prayer. Okay, I just read an article in the Ensign - a balm to my troubled soul. night
3/20/11
March 7, 1997 - Friday
Yesterday we went over to the обж. [dorm/apt building] and had a D with Малу [Malout - french so the t is silent]. He understood a lot but he was there alone, so we talked using easy words and looked up a lot in an English-French dictionary that they had there. Right as it was time to leave is when Armahn & then Virginia showed up.
We left at 5:45 about and made it over to Konkova by 6:50pm [probably English class]. We stayed until about 8 and then went home. There was a new girl there, well a couple. Людмила [Ludmilla] has come a couple of times. She brought a friend named Ира [Ira - short for Irina]. Ира is who I talked to. She is pretty cute. 18 and dangerous. If you know what I mean. She wanted to hear about America and my town. She's from Georgia [the country to the south of Russia] and now lives in Rezyan because there is a war in Georgia. She doesn't like the air here in town.
Людмила always walks us to the bustop because she lives right next to it. Ира went with us on the bus and on the metro. We got off at ours, but she went up to Уневерситет [University Metro stop] to meet her mom.
We left at 5:45 about and made it over to Konkova by 6:50pm [probably English class]. We stayed until about 8 and then went home. There was a new girl there, well a couple. Людмила [Ludmilla] has come a couple of times. She brought a friend named Ира [Ira - short for Irina]. Ира is who I talked to. She is pretty cute. 18 and dangerous. If you know what I mean. She wanted to hear about America and my town. She's from Georgia [the country to the south of Russia] and now lives in Rezyan because there is a war in Georgia. She doesn't like the air here in town.
Людмила always walks us to the bustop because she lives right next to it. Ира went with us on the bus and on the metro. We got off at ours, but she went up to Уневерситет [University Metro stop] to meet her mom.
12/6/10
November 30, 1996 - Saturday
Let me tell you one weird thing about Russia...Kit Kats are made by Nestle'. Is that weird or what? Yesterday my companion was sick, so we went to English [Class] at 8am and got back at like 11-12.
We went to sleep , because we hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and then we didn't do anything all day. Elder Josh King called up to ask me if I knew that Gilbert had been mugged and I had already known that. So then I got directions to a Russian Department store where I could buy some good boots. They are going to cost $90, but I haven't used any of the money that I brang from home.
I just finished reading a chapter out of the Книга Мормона [BOM]. It took me quite a while, I'll tell you. I need to get an extension cord so I can listen to my CD player. I have no batteries left. Oh well. [Russian power outlets run at 220v, and America uses 110v so just plugging it in would fry the electronics without a converter/extension cord.].
We went to sleep , because we hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and then we didn't do anything all day. Elder Josh King called up to ask me if I knew that Gilbert had been mugged and I had already known that. So then I got directions to a Russian Department store where I could buy some good boots. They are going to cost $90, but I haven't used any of the money that I brang from home.
I just finished reading a chapter out of the Книга Мормона [BOM]. It took me quite a while, I'll tell you. I need to get an extension cord so I can listen to my CD player. I have no batteries left. Oh well. [Russian power outlets run at 220v, and America uses 110v so just plugging it in would fry the electronics without a converter/extension cord.].
11/10/10
November 09, 1996 - Saturday
Well nobody has confronted me or anything so I guess I'm safe. Well today went pretty well. We really didn't do anything very much in the morning class, and the afternoon class ws pretty funny. Брат Sycamore taught us how to teach English conversation classes. It was really fun because we all read stuff in different accents. Сестра Jensen does a really good New Jersey accent and a good British one. Well I'm going to bed now.
I feel very prepared to leave this place. We had a LGM [Large Group Meeting] for all the "soon to leave" [missionaries]. [A] Brother Gibbs taught, and I felt the Spirit telling me to get out there and convert, activate and retain. It was cool. Well - I Love You Man, night.
I feel very prepared to leave this place. We had a LGM [Large Group Meeting] for all the "soon to leave" [missionaries]. [A] Brother Gibbs taught, and I felt the Spirit telling me to get out there and convert, activate and retain. It was cool. Well - I Love You Man, night.
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