burtons | September 15, 2009
Dear Family and Friends,
I have been going to Primary in our new branch. I tried Relief Society and I enjoyed the sisters and someone would always translate for me, but I did not feel involved, so one Sunday, I went to Primary. That first Sunday there was someone there who could translate for me. But [...]
burtons | September 9, 2009
Since June, Sister Burton and I have been serving as coordinators for the Young Single Adult family home evening activities here in Moscow. One evening we happened to mention that we were traveling to Samara (a city several hundred miles east of Moscow) during the week ahead to work with the humanitarian missionaries there. As [...]
burtons | September 6, 2009
The Bus
Russia has done a very good job of providing mass transportation for its citizens. This week while we were visiting one of our Humanitarian couples in Samara, Russia, we had a chance to ride on several kinds of buses. As it is an experience that we don’t get at home very often, I thought [...]
burtons | September 1, 2009
Dear family and friends,
I would like to share a few experiences of the past week or so.
I never thought I would serve a mission sitting in front of a computer. One remembers the old saying: “They also serve who only sit and wait.” In our assignment here we have an opportunity to read of the [...]