New Translation

HELLO!! Today is another exciting day here in Chelyabinsk. Today Elder S and I are traveling to Yekaterinburg for Zone Leader Council. It has become one of my favorite things to do as a Zone Leader. I cannot wait to get on the old bus for a good 5 hour drive and arrive to good ol' cooking from Sister R and to wake up to be taught by President R. It is awesome to be a part of Zone Leader Council and maybe we will get some SUBWAY!!   This past week was super tough for us in our area. The area is super old two to three story buildings with some Soviet flats that have some cool yard decorations of tanks and the good old hammer and sickle. We were out on the streets all day and everyday talking to people about the questions of the soul in our finding techniques and how every one can know for themselves that God lives and Jesus Christ lives. We tried setting up meetings with some of our investigators, but they all fell through and we prayed just for at least one meeting everyday, whether it would be on the street or at some one's house. Asking specifically for help from our Heavenly Father we pressed forward outside talking to everyone. As we were walking one day, we passed a man on the crosswalk and something inside Elder S and me said you need to talk to that man. We ignored the prompting and thought and moved forward down the street. About two minutes later I hear, "Fellas!" We both turned around and it was that man. He knew about our church and has a sister who lives in Dallas and is a member and that he had been searching to meet with us! It was super cool, and I realized that is super important to act upon every good thought because that good thought is from God and it will lead us to only good. We had some miracles in getting good contacts on the street and at the end of each day I knew that my Heavenly Father was helping us out.   This past week we had the opportunity to help with moving furniture up and down nine flights of stairs and start to clean out the apartment in the center of the city. When the member called us to help out we didn't have time to change, so we stayed in our suits and help carry up chairs and couches. It was ridiculous! And going up those stairwells was a skill due to the uneven steps and skinny corridors. It was in general fun! Right now we are taking Center into our hands working two areas. NEWS, NEWS, NEWS! Read all about the new translation of the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price in Russian. We got to hold in our hands an actual new translation of these scriptures and compare to the old hard cover books we have now. It was super cool to know I can get myself a classy pair to read too! We are all super excited about that! I love the Russian language and the people. It is super awesome being here in Chely!   Love,  Старейшина Лефивэр