GRETCHKA

Cool Miracle! We have been working with our friend Mike, who has been clean from drugs and alcohol for about 4 months. One night, it was about 8:15 or 8:30, and we felt like we should call Mike. We called him and it was just a normal call for the first 5 minutes.
We were getting ready to close out the call, when he was like, "You know where I am right now?"
"You said you were on the bus."
"Yes, but I was headed to buy some [drugs]. You calling me is a sign from God I need to turn around. I was about to give in."


Pretty cool!!


I had the opportunity to go on an exchange with an Elder who had served in Russia!! The last one in the mission. He is finishing his mission next month. He brought lots of cooking supplies, and made блины с гречкой. Basically some fire crepes with buckwheat and chicken (gretchka)! 'Twas soooo good. Took me back to my mother Russian roots.


We have been working with this AWESOME family; the parents are inactive, and the 3 boys (15,12,10) are not baptized. THEY CAME TO CHURCH!!! They hadn't been in 4 years, and they pulled up. And. They. LOVED IT. Sometimes you have to play hard to win hard, playa!!


Hey, Clarence! MY LIP'S BLEEDING!*


Elder Sheppert


*Quote from "It's a Wonderful Life"






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