Everyone had showed up for MLC and were waiting for the President to arrive. They just all started singing hymns and it was beautiful. Starting on the left is Sister Tobler, Sister Poklinkowska, Sister Ott, Elders Hardy, Hubbard, Brown and Lanham (APs), Retallick and Swicegood.
On Friday, we had two elders come in from Lublin to do their fingerprints for their legal work. We actually had set up appointments for them so it wasn't too bad this time. But it is really going too be a headache in August. We have 14 Elders and Sisters coming in. I have already started preparing their packets.
On Saturday we had a baptism. His name is Volodymer. He is really a wonderful person and hopefully will be one of the strong members.
Here are the people gathering. It is really nice that a lot of the people from the branch support all of the baptisms. Here is Sisters Swenson and Poklinkowska with their backs to us and Sister Petersen and Elder Smith all talking.
So here is our baptism picture. Elder Kimball, Volodymer, Stanislaw, and Elder Blom. Stanislaw has only been a member since January and he was pretty scared. But he did an awesome job. Volodymer had to be dunked twice, but the two of them just hugged and laughed afterwards.
During the service, a group of missionaries sang, "I like to look for rainbows" in Polish and English and Norwegian. Sisters Swenson, Tobler and Poklinkowska, Elders Weggersen, Platter, Blom and Kimball. Elder Weggersen sang a solo in his native Norwegian language. It's the first time he has ever done anything like that and he did awesome. I emailed all of their moms this picture and told them how great the kids are.
On Sunday in the combined meeting, we talked about missionary work and how the members can help the missionaries and new converts. District President Zelewski was there and he said some things that one of the members didn't like. I thought for a while we were going to have a fist fight. But things cooled down after the counselor in the branch spoke up.
Monday night we talked about the scriptures and how they direct us back to our Heavenly Father. We also did the game where you hold a card in front of your forehead with a famous person's name on it and you have to guess who you are by asking "yes" and "no" questions. Everyone got a big kick out of that. I was Bruce Lee. We served spaghetti for dinner and it was all gone.
Tuesday was our Zone training. I made a ham and potato casserole with bread and some fruit. And then we had banana splits for dessert. The training was on how we, as missionaries, can add a little knowledge at a time to help the investigator's testimony to grow. The Zone Leaders compared it to a staircase. Each step you take is one more principle which leads you up to our Heavenly Father. It was a wonderful training.
So Wednesday was Zone Training for the other zone here in Warszawa and since Sister Roulstone was at the hospital with Elder Roulstone, I told her I would make the lunch for her zone. I made the same casserole and everything. Wayne had to take the lunch over by himself. I had to stay at the office. But it all went well. When we got home from the office, we went right over to the hospital to spend some time with the Roulstones. Earlier in the day, S. Roulstone had texted me and said that they had found an infection in E. Roulstone lungs. She was pretty upset. So I just felt like we needed to go over and give her a shoulder to cry on. E. Roulstone was awake and able to talk with us for a while before he fell asleep.
So that was our week. We hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July. We will be in the office. Just where we need to be.
We miss you all and love you.
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