16 Oct 2014

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON FRIDAY KAM  CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'LL BE 11!

HOPE YOU HAVE A MOST WONDERFUL DAY

Okay last week was very slow and this week, it's been run, run, run!!!!.  There's doesn't seem to be a happy medium.  But honestly, I like the run, run, run a little bit better.  Our Area Seventy - Elder Adler came in on Friday and spent the night at the mission home.  On Saturday, he held a special meeting with the missionaries that were serving in Warszawa.  It was awesome!  He told us to continually seek for the Lord's help in the language, in keeping our faith, in getting along with your companion and loving everyone.  We need to ask ourselves if we are truly converted and have a strong testimony.  And if not, than we need to do some praying until we can answer yes.

Sister Edgren asked me to make some cookies for afterwards, so I was doing that most of Saturday morning.  These missionaries can sure go through the cookies.  Sisters Benson and Tobler and Elders Retallick and Garrett sang a wonderful version of Come, Come ye Saints. Lots of talent here.

Sunday was sad.  The branch said goodbye to some wonderful missionaries - Sister Hemming and Elder Peacock said their final goodbyes and both gave powerful testimonies.  And others are leaving because of transfers.

Love Sister Hemming

And Elder Peacock.

Also, Elder Kimball is being transferred.  He will be going to Gdansk.

Patty got in on the picture also.  She was the one in charge of the YSA Conference.  She has just put in her mission paperwork.  We're hoping for the US.

Also, on Sunday, we got a new Branch Presidency.  Here is President Pogorzelski, 1st Counselor (left) Cezary and 2nd Counselor (right) Godfrey.  They will do a marvelous job.

And because our old branch president's family is leaving, they had a short Primary program.  Sister Jagard is the Primary President and she will be leaving this week.  We are going to miss our little Isaac.

And here's the Primary children singing.

On Monday, all of the missionaries that were going home came in to Warszawa for their final P-Day. 

They can get a little crazy at times when they know their going home.

 Elders Caskey, Jaeger, Wolfley, Smith, Fotu and Pieper.

And then here's the sisters -----

Sisters Ott, Hemming, Petherbridge, Whiteley and Mikalauski.

We did get a new office elder and AP.

Here is Elder Wolfley - office elder.  He seems to always be eating

And our new AP - he's ready to call it quits already and its just been three days since he took over for Elder Caskey.

Elder Swicegood.

Tuesday morning we learned that the new missionaries arriving would be delayed by 3 hours.  So they didn't come into the office until about 4:00 pm.  They were really wiped out.  But they sat through our presentation and signed all of the legal paperwork.  

So here's our new group - Elders Berlin, Taylor, Sister Simkins, Elders Larsen, Jones and Lanterman.  Elder Park got sick and the MTC is holding him back until next Monday.

Then on Wednesday we had MLC with the Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders.  Another round of Subway sandwiches, too.  Here they are enjoying those sandwiches.

Elders Hubbard and Allen.  Sisters Petersen, Tobler, Owen, and Poklinkowska.

And Elders Fotu, Swicegood, Retallick, Whiting and Garrett.

So one more week down.  We will have some new elders and one new sister in the Warszawa district.  They should have all arrived by last night.  Sister Kuchar came in from Szczecin.  I think she was the farthest one out.  We learned that the train that Elder Owens was on hit a car and he would be delayed, but we didn't know for how long.  There's always something going on.  

We love you and miss you all.