burtons | August 19, 2009
Dear Family and Friends,
Hello to all. It has been a while since I wrote. We are still in Russia and doing well.
Today we went to a school we hope to be able to do a project for. They are the first state sponsored school for multiple-handicapped children. We had heard of this school because they [...]
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Tags: Aid, Assist, Buy Computer, Charity, Chorister, Computer Accessories, Dear Family, Family And Friends, Handicapped Children, Hello, Hymn Book, Inspiration, LDS Church, Love, Lungs, Russia, Sacrament, school, Service, Two Songs
burtons | August 13, 2009
In early August, we were required to leave Russia because our 90 visa was expiring. To make this interuption work out in the best possible way, we scheduled a training session with new humanitarian missionaries in Rega, the capital city of Latvia. I dreaded crossing over country borders again because your passport nearly gets worn [...]
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Tags: Ancient Churches, Apostles, Art Work, Capital City Of Latvia, Communist Rule, Mission President, Missionaries, Passports, Riga, Training Session, Visa Travel
burtons | August 3, 2009
This week was not as eventful as last. We stayed in Moscow the whole week and went to the office every day.
We went to our new branch last week. What a change from our old one. There were close to 100 people there. There might have been more, because we had more than thirty in [...]
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Tags: Adult Family, Dating Russia, Dealing With Disappointment, East Europe, Europe Area, Family Home Evening, Foreigner, Humanitarian Projects, Moscow, Music, Relief Society, Root Beer, Senior Couples, Speed Dating, Translator