Zdrastvuitye!
Today is my first and last birthday in Russia! We don't have any big plans for the day, but I think resting will be the best present because of how much walking we've done this week. Missionaries leave this area with majestic calves (not small cows) because of all the hills. Our entire day is a workout, not just the 30 minutes that we are alloted in the morning.
Sister Leavitt and I made borshe this week! We were on exchanges and didn't want to have to worry about making a million different meals for everyone, so we just whipped up a big ol' pot of borshe before the other sisters showed up. What is borshe, you may ask?? It is amazing. Period. Borshe is a soup made out of beets (main ingredient), potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, cabbage, and tomatoes. Super Russian. Super delicious. I had the honor of grating the beets, so it looked like I murdered someone with my bare hands. Cute. The soup was a success! It fed four sisters for about 4 days, so it worked out just as planned. Soup! Yay!
Sister Leavitt and I saw so many miracles this week! First of all, while we were contacting in a park, we approached a lonely old lady who was sitting on a bench. We initiated conversation with her and felt like we should start teaching the Restoration. She was so interested in everything we said and agreed with it all! When we started talking about Joseph Smith, she said, "Wow, he must have been a really worthy person. God doesn't just appear to anyone." Then when we talked about the Priesthood she said, "It must be really important that men who hold the Priesthood are worthy if it's a power from God." You're right! She was so amazing! She agreed to meet with us again and we're excited to see the miracles!
While Sister Leavitt and another Sister were on exchanges, they met an amazing 18 year old who asked all the right questions and agreed to meet with us. We were able to meet with her on Friday and it was wonderful! She was really touched by the message of the Restoration and agreed to be baptized! While I was on exchanges with a Sister named Sister Twede, we taught our 9 year old investigator the Restoration using pictures, and she also agreed to be baptised! Miracles everywhere! I have gained such a huge testimony that this is the Lord's work, not ours. There is no way Sister Leavitt and I with our limited knowledge of the gospel and our limited Russian could do anything without the Lord's hand. The church is true!
Sister Leavitt and I discovered the most delicious bakery ever!!! That's one thing I highly appreciate about being in a European-ish area... the pastries are to die for! There's a little cart thing that's kind of out of the way from our apartment, but occassionally we go out of our way to stop by. THEN we discovered THIS bakery. It's on the way to one of the areas that we visit frequently, the pasteries are so cheap (I'm talking like 30 cents), and they're so good! The outside looks pretty sketchy, as do most things in Russia, but when you walk in it's literally heaven. If heaven is a pastery hole, then I found it. My favorite pasteries are actually similar to a glorified toaster streudel. Flakey, buttery, golden cuccoon filled with fruity goodness. Mmmm. Needless to say, we will be visiting again multiple times.
Do Svidanya!
Love,
Sister Megan Wagstaff
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