Here Comes the Boom
მეგობრები!
It's been yet another week and it's been the fastest one yet! We had some eventful days so, let's jump right into it.
ლინონი is someone we have been meeting with for about as long as I've been here. He is such a great man. I think that about everyone we meet with, but he's just soooooooooooooooooooo wonderful. Each time we meet, it's starts out and it really appears we won't be super productive, but each time there is growth. Never is it very big, but for us it's noticeable. In fact, last night, he explained to his friend how to have a meaningful prayer. He really got into it. He really understands that prayer can be used to receive answers from God, which is really interesting, because we didn't know how much he knew that. He was going through rough times, but we were able to help him through. He is always asking for a spiritual message. His insights are interesting, but always welcome. Anyway, he's the greatest.
Saturday Elder Hans T. Boom, of Quorum of the Seventy and the Eastern Europe Area Presidency, visited so we had a zone conference. It was good to see all the Georgian missionaries together one month after I arrived in this country. Elder and Sister Boom are from the Netherlands and had some amazing stories to tell us. They are also sooooooooo sweet. Also, he'll be speaking in General Conference this October during one of the Sunday sessions. One other quick story. When the assistants gave the zone report, they mentioned the fact that we don't have the Book of Mormon printed in Georgian. Elder Boom did not seem to be aware of this. Later when he spoke to us, he expressed how he felt about this. "You don't be the Book of Mormon in your language? Ya, I don't buy that. I'm going to get to the bottom of this because that's unacceptable." It's already translated. It's online. He has a point. I don't buy it either. Maybe if they didn't keep pushing back the dates for its printing, I'd be more willing to buy it. But regardless, we are still working to bring people closer to Christ with or without the Book of Mormon.
Georgia Zone Conference with President and Sister Picard, Elder and Sister Boom. and Service Missionaries President and Sister Mangum.
The good old missionary quartet singing at the zone conference.
Today, we are going to ყაზბეგი. (Spelled Kazbegi, but not really because its pronounced weird with the 'ყ' which is a crazy sound. Look it up if you aren't familiar.) Anyway, everyone is very excited. I've heard much about this place. A Swiss missionary once said it looked just like Switzerland. There's been a lot more hype about this place as well, so it better be good.
Alright we have to go. See you next week.
--უხუცესი ფიშერი
Photos in our apartment
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