We had an awesome day last Thursday. The dinner at the mission home was great and so was the company. We had 10 Elders, 2 sisters, the president and his wife, another couple from the branch, Wayne and me and a gentleman from our branch that has no family here. I forgot my camera, but I am hoping to get some pictures from Sister Edgren. Sisters Pearson and Tobler held their own with all of the guys. It was fun to hear them laugh and talk about their experiences.
I want to tell you a little bit about Godfrey. He was the gentleman from our branch that was there. He is from Africa and had to leave because of the political strife and they thought he was an enemy to the state. Anyway, he has been gone from his family for 10 years. They are still strong in the gospel. He told us Thursday night that it was his daughters birthday. She was turning 18 years old. They pay him to clean the chapel and keep the grounds at the mission home. All the money he makes, he sends home to his family. He joins us for FHE. And I am so glad because he gets a meal and time to spend with friends. He is a spiritual giant.
This month in FHE we are talking about Jesus Christ and his life. Everyone participated on Monday by reading scriptures and helping to translate. Then we played LDS Bingo. The cards had pictures of things that pertain to our gospel. Like baptism, sacrament, scriptures, etc. I won the first game and I think Sisters Pearson and Tobler tied on the second game. I had made a casserole and carrot cake for dessert. Elder Brown just couldn't wait to eat the rest of the casserole.
Here is a picture of Godfrey and Elder Stumpf. You can see a little bit of Sis. Pearson and Dominigue is walking in the background.
On Sunday, I went in to the nursery to help Sis. Jagard. No one else was there. Anyway, I told you about little Isaac Jagard. We built a castle and he was really proud of it. He is so cute. President Jagard works for Mattel here in Warsaw and he spent two years here on a mission.
So here are some pictures of our new "dig".
Here's our kitchen
Living room
Bedroom
And finally the bathroom
Monday I went to get my haircut at noon. I found a place real close to our apartment. So when I was done, she told me I owed 85 zl., which is about $30.00. I almost choked. When I got my haircut in Wroclaw it only cost me $12.00. Oh well, welcome to Warsaw.
This week is Zone Training for the Katowice, Warsaw and Bydgoszcz Zones. So Wayne and I are alone in the office. I've been working on getting all of the legal paperwork typed up for the incoming missionaries on the 7th of January. And Wayne is still frustrated with learning the accounting stuff. He talks a lot during the day to Germany. There is one person assigned to Poland that helps with the accounting. And she has been a very big help to Wayne.
So Tuesday night, I decorated our apartment for Christmas. Here you have it.
I went all out, don't you think!?!?
By the way, we finally got the hotel we'll be staying in for the YSA Conference next year. That is a big relief. And the Area Seventy got back with us and told us that we could have all 5 missions of this part of Europe join us. That is good news. Now all the other planning begins.
Wednesday night at English Class, we had 3 gentlemen there that were trying to out do each other in their language skills and joked around with each other. I just sat and laughed. When we were reading, one of them would correct the other one when he said a word wrong and then we would correct both of them. So the chapel is 20 Kilometers from the mission office and it took us 44 mins to get there tonight. Crazy traffic.
When we woke up this morning and looked outside, there was a "skiff" of snow on the ground.
Well, it's off to the office. Hope you all have a wonderful day. It sounds like you got some snow, too. We love you all and miss you.
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