5/26/2008

Hey,
I did e-mail you last week! I guess you didn't get it. I'll send this e-mail two different ways just in case somethings wrong. I did get the western union info but they wouldn't give me the money without better id so I'll have to have the office elders bring me my passport to me at zone conference on Thursday and pick up the money next Monday.

Anyway, life is going pretty well even though this last week was kinda lame, we had a lot of lame business to take care of and only got a chance to go into the blocks or go parck contacting once, so we haven't really met anyone new, except last night we met a couple who told us all this stuff about their life and how they were trying to have a baby, but its been hard and they don't understand why God would prevent them from having a baby when they are such good people, so we talked for a long while with them, and it was kinda nice because they aren't Romanian and don't speak Romanian so the talk was all in English. Last night was the first time I ever told anyone who didn't already know that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus Christ, it was weird, but really good, I mean I've told people before in Romanian but thats different because Romanian is still kinda just weird sounds to me that I hope are actual words. We gave them the Book of Mormon and talked a lot about how to learn more about what God's purpose for all of us is. It was really cool because we were in a huge gorgeous park near a lake thing and it was just really peaceful and the Spirit was there and I could totally tell that they could feel it. I usually have to pray during lessons that they can feel what I am feeling, but I could just tell that they could feel it, language barrier and all.

Since you didn't get my last e-mail you didn't know that last Monday was ridiculous, we didn't even get a P-day because we were trapped in our apartment with a cleaning lady for 10 hours. So by Friday with the lame week we were having we were about ready to pull our hair out when we went to a Relief Society Talent Show for one of the Branches (Cotroceni) (since me and Sora Larsen are pretty lacking in the talent department we painted faces on our chins, put a blanket over our faces and lip-synced Akunah Matatah with Elder Hale, the ladies went crazy for it, they had never seen anything like it!) afterwards one of the branch families decided to cook all the missionaries that were there mici (don't worry about what that is)as a surprise so we had to stay and wait for them to finish cooking so the 6 of us and the daughter Camilia pulled out a volleyball and volleyed around the church grounds it was so much fun, and the mici was probably the best mici I have eaten. It was hilarious because the Church hired a gaurd for the grounds from 6:30p-6:30a and he was there and he pulled his car around and started blaring Abba! It was hilarious because this is a maybe, 25 year old guy! And we just danced around with the kids there and Elder Suckow the elder from Germany showed us how its done back where he comes from. It was good times, thats all I have to say. You aint't seen dancin 'til you've seen Romanian dancin!

Oh, and yesterday at church was exhausting, our typical 7 hours there has been extended to 8 because we now have a meeting with one of the branch presidents every Sunday at 8am. And yesterday was a joke, but I came down from R.S. a little frustrated with the first block of church and saw our dear little Magda coming to chruch! And since you apparently didn't get the last e-mail we were super worried about her because she started smoking again and hasn't been answering her phone since last Wed. and there she was all adorable dressed up coming to chruch without even having to be reminded! She made my whole day!

Anyway, that is that and I have to buy some groceries,

Love you lots!
Nicole