Alright, so much happening all the time! Where to start... Well first off, this week I met Chance Pilling, Bishop Piling's nephew this week. He's going to the Philippines.
Along with the new district being formed last week, my mailbox number has changed. It is now #334. Mail will still get to me eventually either way, but it makes it easier on the mail room if you send it to the new one.
One of the coolest, if not the coolest, aspects of being Zone Leaders is the chance to spend so much time with our Branch Presidency that other missionaries don't get. 2 of the members of our Branch Presidency have been mission presidents in Russia and all 3 are very successful. On Sunday I had an awesome "interview" w/ Pres. Michael Harrison. He basically just told me how I'm doing and then we talked for like an hour. He's the man.
Tomorrow we're welcoming 18 new missionaries. Guess what the gender ratio is. 12 sisters and 6 elders! It's pretty crazy, this never happens. There will now be more sisters than elders in our zone. Next week 4 native Russian will be coming too. Even in the other Russian zone there are 9 sisters coming in and 8 elders. It's so good though, sisters are so valuable. They bring a lot to missions that elders can't. We need so many more missionaries. If you're thinking about it, please come! I'm still the one one going to my mission Russian-speaking here. There may be some coming into the other Russian zone tomorrow, but I don't think so. It's pretty exciting. It's cool because it increases the chances of me going to Moldova if I'm one of the only Russian speakers going to Kiev at this time. I'm really exciting for the new missionaries to come. We get to teach them a bunch of stuff as Zone Leaders and show them around, plus be there for their meeting with the Branch Presidency.
I've said it before, I'll say it again, the teachers here are amazing. We're surrounded by great people. I sing in the choir every week and I love it, the directors are so good, you've seen them conducting at General Conference before. A lot of people have a lot of different attitudes about the MTC, but it is so rockin' to me. I love it! We learn so much all the time and it's all about pushing ourselves further and harder. The Gospel is amazing. This Church is awesome and the work is moving along steadily. I love how everything just keeps pressing forward and progressing. It's never just the same old thing.
I'm excited for the Devotional tonight, they're always super good. Last week Bishop Richard C. Edgley, councilor in the Presiding Bishopric spoke to us. It's been 6 weeks without an apostle, so we're hoping one'll come soon. This place rocks. Kiev is going to be even better in a lot of ways! I know this work is true. Joseph really did see God the Father and His Son in New York. Thomas S. Monson is a prophet. I love you all. Thanks for everything.
Godspeed,
Elder Mahoney
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