I've officially been a missionary for 6 months now. The tie
has been burned and everything!
There's an American Army base called Bonsteel in Kosovo
because of all the problems they have with Serbia. There are a few members on
the base, so they let missionaries on base to teach a lesson there through the
senior missionaries in Kosovo, the Tooley's. It was our turn to go this week,
and Elder Chingas, Krajnc, Gierisch, and I headed up there and met the
Tooley's. A soldier named Major Jensen was our escort and he brought us in. It
felt like I was in a movie, with all the short spaced out buildings covered in
snow. We entered the chow hall, which had so much good, American food! Then we
went into a side room with the 3 soldiers that showed up, and we had our
institute lesson there. Afterwards, the best part, we got to go the store on
base with AMERICAN products. The Macedonian peanut butter was not doing it for
me :)
For exercise, we go running pretty frequently, but when we
don't, we jump rope, and do push ups and sit ups. I have been getting in some
good language study by reading the Bible in Macedonian.
Our investigator Phillip had been talking about how he and
his girlfriend want to go to America, so Elder Prince and I have been less
excited to meet with him. He dropped the question this week, and asked one of us
to marry his girlfriend so that she could get there (then after a green card,
she would divorce and marry Phillip to get him over). We told him we couldn't,
which he didn't accept very well. We probably won't see him again for some
time.
Sister Schofield and Elder Barber are heading out this week.
Her parents arrived in Macedonia on Saturday, which was awesome to see! They
are great people. I'm going to miss those two missionaries. They are both some
of the best people I've ever met.
Elder Gierisch will be joining our companionship until the
new Elder arrives. That'll shake things up a little bit being in a trio! Elder Lessi
is an Albanian, knows little English, and is currently waiting for his Visa to
clear.
