13 March 2014

Happy Birthday Michelle on Saturday the 15th

Happy First Birthday Anna on Sunday the 16th

Everything was back to normal on Thursday at the mission office.  We did get 2 brand new cars and turned in two of the older ones.  The church won't let any of the cars get over 80,000 miles on them.  So Elder and Sister Jensen got a new car and they gave their car to the AP's.  The AP's car is being sold to one of the sisters in our branch.  All of our cars are the same in this mission.  They are a blue Opal Corsa.  So you can tell when the missionaries are coming.

We also started getting things ready for the new Senior Couple that will be coming in on Tuesday.  We had to buy cell phones and a new GPS.  And then get all of the paperwork ready for them to sign.  They will be assigned to Warsaw II Branch.  Elder and Sister Jensen will be leaving Warsaw and going down to Krakow for the remainder of their mission.  So here is a picture of our new Senior Couple - Elder and Sister Roulstone.  They are from Canada.

By the way, we were able to get some Panchi's so we could show you what they are.  These are the donuts everyone eats on Fat Thursday.  And then we cut one open so you can see what's inside.  

Not a lot of filling.  The decoration on top of the Panchi let's you know what kind of filling there is inside.  

Sunday was a beautiful day here in Poland.  In our branch we had a baby blessing.  This is Bogdan and Yulia Moszczynski with their brand new son, Christian and their twin daughters - Ewa and Oliwia.

He is the Elder's Quorum President and she is part of the Relief Society Presidency.  Wonderful family.  The girls didn't want their picture taken.

They announced in Relief Society that we would be having a celebration on Saturday for the RS Anniversary.  We are going to hold it together with the other branch.  So there should be lots of women there.  

We had a wonderful FHE on Monday.  It lasted for 2 hours.  We showed the DVD - The Lamb of God (in Polish) and then had them look up some scriptures in the Bible about the life of Jesus Christ and then we talked alot about the resurrection.  I didn't cook dinner, just brought a treat and no one seemed to mind.  So I decided that I would only cook dinner on the first Monday of every month and bring treats the other days.  I think I will be able to handle that arrangement a lot better than cooking most of Sunday afternoon. 

We also learned that our grandson Alex has had his mission paperwork in to the Church for about a week.  We are very anxious to see where he will be sent.  

Another week gone.  The AP's are helping President with our next transfer, which will be on the 16th of April.  We will be loosing 5 Elders and getting 5 new Elders on the 15th.  One of the Elders going home is from Australia.  It is fun listening to him speak with his accent and the polish words.

Anyway, we love you all.  We miss you.  We love being here in Poland and serving the Lord.  We love being among these young missionaries and watching them teach these people about the gospel.  It is true!