My Apartment is a Hotel

Another week gone by. The days seem to be disappearing. We live next
to a metro stop where you take the bus to the temple and mission
office, so missionaries often stay the night at our apartment. There
were people sleeping over 4 night this last week. So much commotion
makes time seem to go faster.

One staying at our place last night was Vova Yarmak. He's from
Chernigov, my first area, and he was just set apart yesterday as a
missionary. He's flew out this morning for the Arizona Tempe Mission.
I'm so excited for him. It was cool to be with him for his last few
hours in Ukraine. He's going to be a great missionary.

Sergei and Larissa are doing especially great. They had interviews
with out bishop, with Elder Jones, and talked with Pres. Klebingat
yesterday and everything is set for the baptism next Saturday at
17:00. They are so ready and they already looking to the temple. I was
talking to their daughter the other day who is a devote baptist and
she even stopped drinking coffee to support them. It's been a great
boost for me in my mission, to finally see somebody change their life.
Larissa said that the Book of Mormon is her coffee. She used to drink
coffee in the morning, but now she and Sergei wake up early and study
the scriptures together! Wow. They're awesome.

We also have another progressing investigator named Dima. He's 26 and
has been to Church 3 times now. He's a little hard to read, but we had
a lesson with him and our bishop and afterward Bishop said he thinks
he'll be baptized in a few months. That would definitely be great.
We're trying to get members more involved with him, but we don't have
that many member around that age for some reason.

We met with an inactive couple yesterday and had a great lesson. I can
see the desire in their eyes, they remember how their life was better
before and know what they should be doing. I look forward to working a
lot more with them and seeing them come back. They're sweet and have a
little girl. Some people just let "life" get in the way of actually
living.

Things continue to move along here. I happy to be serving here and to
be with Elder Cross for his last transfer. He's a great example to me.
Things continue to go well. Missions are amazing. I love the Lord and
His gospel.

Thanks to everybody for everything.

Love,
Elder Mahoney

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