Saturday, January 18, 2020

Cherubs (Ben letter 1/13/2020)

Even the bible dictionary cannot explain what a cherub looks like. 
That would  be a fantastic apples to apples card and description.
It appears bad to me that I cannot write more often, but duty calls. I always seem to have about 5,000 things to do, which isn't bad I suppose. Becky mom said I haven't written in a month which is scary, because I thought I wrote one last week. Life goes by fast I am learning.
 
So in Moldova they celebrate Christmas on the 25th and new years on the 1st. But also they celebrate even harder on the 7 January Christmas and another January new years. They love their celebrations. They include vodka, wine, gin, and spirits.
 
This past week I went to good ol Kiev for a conference. On Monday we just wandered around the city. Little known fact, the deepest metro in the world is located there. Also we don't have any type of phone that works when we go to Kiev, so when our ride didn't come to pick us up at the airport, I just hitched a ride with one of the flight attendants. Next I went to Balti which is a northern city in Moldova that speaks mostly Russian. I get to practice my Russian there more often. Also I got interviewed by the news there. I also went to Orhei. They have a really cool investigator that will be baptized soon. He bought a JW church for his business, so according to him "something good can come out of it". Also side note, while traveling to these smaller cities from Chisinau, we travel in micro buses, and they blast Moldovan music and are jam packed, also you must catch one on the side of the highway which is fun.
 
 I am getting a new comp this week, Elder Summers from Draper Utah. He is a really cool guy. Fun fact, there are only 8 Romanian speakers in the mission, so we just switch comps. Also I am the Elders quorum president, which is nice because now I'm in charge of even a lot more. I have now eaten more halla dets then I thought I would before. It is parts of the pig ( ears, feet, tail, lungs, liver, etc.) And rests in it's own fat gelatin. Good stuff. Also I met a woman who only really speaks Russian and Italian. So her Romanian is like one third Romanian, Italian and Russian, and it's a miracle I can understand her. But I suppose that's most people here. 
 
For a spiritual thought, I would like to Express my concern for the world and her opinions of the definition of truth. Its seems simple, but people cannot define what truth is for themselves. Truth is being, and it only exists. It cannot be changed because of an opinion. I am saddened by the way the world is turning, which is towards wickedness and sadness. They deny the truthfulness of the Gospel because of some part they don't like, or believe to be true. I really like what Carl said last week about following the prophet. Something that has been on my mind is the need for humility, and realize the fact that no one person knows what's best for them self, besides Jesus Christ Himself, considering he suffered for all of us individually. It is just sad to see people deny that beautiful gift that He gave us, but it is also the best thing to see someone accept it into their life. I love truth, and I love to share what I have found, but also I have been working on the receiving/humility part of it as well. 
 
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