четверг, 30 сентября 2010 г.
четверг, 16 сентября 2010 г.
"return with honor"
Sorry I'm too lazy, and I have no time to write the story again and in russian. I'll just post what I wrote to one of my friends in email. So you'd know what happened. Sorry for mistakes, but feel free to correct me!
so this is my mini-mission story
I had two companions: russian and american.
I fell in love with the russian one. She has the greatest sense of humor and we could understand each other without words. She also is gifted. She can teach the Gospel so good. She says rigth words and can logically convince + she has the Spirit so it works very good together. She knows people, she usually can say a few things about a person even if she sees him the first time in her life. She is smart but not a proudy. And she is beautiful too. Yes this is my sister Yermakova :) just love her <3
And that other one - american. I really tried to love her, but didn't work out. Well I didn't hate her. She is just paranoid. She always wants to find mistakes. She has a panic when we are even just 3 minutes late to go to bed. She always wanted to lecture me and I got sick of it. There were several conflicts between me and her. It felt like her mind is only filled with rules. And she had withdrawal pains if she couldn't find any faults and couldn't lecture. Anyway. Once upon a time she complained leaders that we usually are not in beds on time. She was included. leaders said:next time if you are not in beds on time - you have to call president. So next day we were in beds on time. The day after next day we wanted to be in beds on time, but we got a call from one old woman who is a member of the Church. It was about 10:30 p.m. my senior companion didn't use her head and picked up the phone. And since no one can understand her poor russian she gave me the phone to talk. That old lady wanted us to buy products for her next day, and I had to write down a list of things which we should bring. So because of that I was in bed 10:35 p.m. or so. And our righteous sister called to president to tell him that we are not in beds on time. He was really mad that night. My american companion tried to explain him the situation, but it seemed like he didn't get it cause her russian is so bad. So she gave me the phone again and I talked to president. He started to yell and tell me with angriness that i always break the rules. I had a try to explain him what happened, but he was mad and yelled at me that I had to stop talking with a woman and tell her to recall next day. I said (with the humblest voice ever):"ok, president, now I know how to behave in this kind of situations. Next time I'll be prepared." He yelled at me anyway. I said: "you shouldn't talk to me like this!" - He was more angry and yelled that he will break our companionship. I said second time that he shouldn't talk to me like this, but he still yelled something like : IF YOU'LL BREAK ANY OTHER RULE ONCE AGAIN I'LL SEND YOU HOME! I said: "oh yeah! it's scary!" and ended the call without any "good bye". He re-called us and told to my senior companion that I have to pack things and go home the next day. He also threatened to take my temple recommend from me... That was really scary, cause if he would take it from me I couldn't go on my full-time-mission then. But the next day everything was really good. Each of us had an interview and I had a nice conversation with president. Mostly because my lovely sister Yermakova went first and if you remember - she has a gift of telling logically and rightly and she knows what to say people in any situation. She was my advocate. President's heart softened. He didn't take my recommend. But sent me home. He decided that I talked to him with improper words and tone. And to punish me he sent me home so others knew that it wouldn't leave without any punishment.
I don't mind. I'm happy to be home with parents and my cat. I'll miss sister Yermakova though.
So it's my 4th day at home. I have lots of things to do, I think it's a God's will that I'm here, cause it turned out that I have to prepare some more documents for getting visas, and I couldn't do it being on a mini-mission. Also my little Nastya needs me the whole October, cause her new nanny is going to study in October and she can't babysit Nastya.
For those who are too sensitive: I have a special gift. If something unusual happens I don't sweat it. So no worries, I'm totally fine :)
so this is my mini-mission story
I had two companions: russian and american.
I fell in love with the russian one. She has the greatest sense of humor and we could understand each other without words. She also is gifted. She can teach the Gospel so good. She says rigth words and can logically convince + she has the Spirit so it works very good together. She knows people, she usually can say a few things about a person even if she sees him the first time in her life. She is smart but not a proudy. And she is beautiful too. Yes this is my sister Yermakova :) just love her <3
And that other one - american. I really tried to love her, but didn't work out. Well I didn't hate her. She is just paranoid. She always wants to find mistakes. She has a panic when we are even just 3 minutes late to go to bed. She always wanted to lecture me and I got sick of it. There were several conflicts between me and her. It felt like her mind is only filled with rules. And she had withdrawal pains if she couldn't find any faults and couldn't lecture. Anyway. Once upon a time she complained leaders that we usually are not in beds on time. She was included. leaders said:next time if you are not in beds on time - you have to call president. So next day we were in beds on time. The day after next day we wanted to be in beds on time, but we got a call from one old woman who is a member of the Church. It was about 10:30 p.m. my senior companion didn't use her head and picked up the phone. And since no one can understand her poor russian she gave me the phone to talk. That old lady wanted us to buy products for her next day, and I had to write down a list of things which we should bring. So because of that I was in bed 10:35 p.m. or so. And our righteous sister called to president to tell him that we are not in beds on time. He was really mad that night. My american companion tried to explain him the situation, but it seemed like he didn't get it cause her russian is so bad. So she gave me the phone again and I talked to president. He started to yell and tell me with angriness that i always break the rules. I had a try to explain him what happened, but he was mad and yelled at me that I had to stop talking with a woman and tell her to recall next day. I said (with the humblest voice ever):"ok, president, now I know how to behave in this kind of situations. Next time I'll be prepared." He yelled at me anyway. I said: "you shouldn't talk to me like this!" - He was more angry and yelled that he will break our companionship. I said second time that he shouldn't talk to me like this, but he still yelled something like : IF YOU'LL BREAK ANY OTHER RULE ONCE AGAIN I'LL SEND YOU HOME! I said: "oh yeah! it's scary!" and ended the call without any "good bye". He re-called us and told to my senior companion that I have to pack things and go home the next day. He also threatened to take my temple recommend from me... That was really scary, cause if he would take it from me I couldn't go on my full-time-mission then. But the next day everything was really good. Each of us had an interview and I had a nice conversation with president. Mostly because my lovely sister Yermakova went first and if you remember - she has a gift of telling logically and rightly and she knows what to say people in any situation. She was my advocate. President's heart softened. He didn't take my recommend. But sent me home. He decided that I talked to him with improper words and tone. And to punish me he sent me home so others knew that it wouldn't leave without any punishment.
I don't mind. I'm happy to be home with parents and my cat. I'll miss sister Yermakova though.
So it's my 4th day at home. I have lots of things to do, I think it's a God's will that I'm here, cause it turned out that I have to prepare some more documents for getting visas, and I couldn't do it being on a mini-mission. Also my little Nastya needs me the whole October, cause her new nanny is going to study in October and she can't babysit Nastya.
For those who are too sensitive: I have a special gift. If something unusual happens I don't sweat it. So no worries, I'm totally fine :)
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