3:03 PM (7 hours ago)
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Awww Family!!
So glad I get to write you I only have 30 minutes to write but I will try and recap everything that has happened. My teachers are brother Crawford and Brother Sorenson. They are so great seriously it is so cool how much they want to help us. It sucked the first day when all they did was speak Russian to us but now it is about half and half. We taught our first lesson last friday, second lesson on Saturday and our third lesson was on Monday. Kepp in mind this was in Russian sooooo crazy. We love our investigator her name is Lena she goes to School in Ekaterinburg, very loving. We have already committed her to prepare to be baptized and she agreed to read the book of mormon. We teach her tonight and we are going to teach her about The gift of the Holy ghost and how through baptism you can have that with you all the time. Friday was a very hard day for me, everything kind of hit me all at once. . The language, the fact that I am on a mission and just everything.The coordinating sisters helped me alot and talk to me for a while they asked if I needed a blessing and I said yes. The zone leaders gave me a blessing and it was so great after that everyday has just been great It is so crazy how fast everything goes... I feel like I have been here for like two weeks already. We do so much in one day, I actually love waking up at 630 never thought I would say that before haha It is so productive and personal study time is seriously my favorite. It really allows you to bring the spirit for the day and sets the tone for everything, language study, comp study and lessons. We do somehting sort of like Rossetta stone on the comp where we listen to native speakers and we say phrases at the computer. Russian is the best language ever, but it is also so difficult. We know how to introduce ourselves bear our testimony, say a prayer and we memorized the mission purpose in Russian, I know the alphabet but it takes time to read something and we don´t understand the word ha. My comp and I set goals with each other this week to memorize James 1:5 by monday and read first nephi by friday we want to try and read the Book of Mormon together in the MTC, Love it! We also want to do more service so we have a goal to make nice notes for the Elders or Sisters and let them know how muich we care about them and thank them for how much of an example they are to us. Our zone seriously is the best. RUSSIAN LOVE ha they older districts help us so much and my goal is to meet every Sister and Elder in our zone so far I know almost 75 percent! We all play sports together and go to the temple and we have our little spot in the cafeteria to eat together. The Elders seriously seem way older than 19. It just shows what type of missionaries they send to Russia. Gym time saves my life, we play sand volleyball and it is just such a relief from everything and of course we get to play the best sport and we are all yelling russian words and just laughing I seriously count the Sisters and Elders already as some of my best friends! Our district is so funny, they all have amazing testimonies and work way hard. my comp is also named rachel she is from West Jordan 5'3 blonde fun girl, she was also relief society pres. we work great together and want to work as hard as we can. The spirit in the MTC is great we bore our testimony in Russian to just random people the other day and it was a great experience. There is an Elder in our district from Copell texas and that is in your Stake his name is Elder Owen, try and get in contact with his mom. He is so funny. I have seen so many people, mahoney, sweat, sister rassmussen, lythgoe, kohler, hoover, stratton, weaver, george, chesley, davis, Robins. I love having Sister Robins in my zone her and sister bull are our coordinating sisters love love love them such good examples. Sunday seriously are so great at the MTC. our sacrament meeting was in Russian and I have never been in such a spiritual meeting. they sang neearer my god to thee in Russian and it really is the language of the lost tribes of Israel BEAUTIFUL! We are working on singing that song in Russian. I really need gym clothes please. blue shorts and some shirts and socks. please write me in dear elder not in Email not enough time to read it. write me in Dear elder anytime it is so nice to get letters. My comp and I both work hard together and want to be obedient. I am working on Christlike attributes patience and obedience this week. It is so important to be obedient helps so much with the language. PMG is so good read it and study it. I wish I could write more but no time.... I love you all free feel to write and read 3 Nephi 11 and character of christ by David a Bednar so wonderful.
Russians are the BEST!!!!
Love Cepta Rodgers
