So. Um. Hey.
Fun story. Last week I got emails from my peeps (translation: Mom, Dad, Will, and Babs) and they're all like, "Hey! Frozen was so good! Yeah, like, Disney rocks. And the music? In-credible. Sorry you're a missionary and you don't watch movies ..." (minus they didn't say the last part about being a missionary. That's what I was thinking as I read it. And every time I passed a poster for it. And every time I pass a poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. That's a kick in the chicklets, lemme tell ya. Oh, and there's this HUGE, building-size poster for it, with Bilbo and Sting - AH. Kill me. Just kill me now. But not really. I love being a missionary. And it's not like a year and a half is forever, anyways. I'll watch movies soon enough. And in the mean time, I'll be a missionary.. It's a good trade-off. Anyways ... Where was I ... Ah. Yes. Parantheses.) So. I was later at the mall. Because that's a fun P-Day hang-out. And we were at Empik. And Elder Pieper was like, "Hey, check it out!" And he pulls out the Frozen CD po polsku. And I was like, "WHAT!?" And then (and this is all a little fuzzy, because the excitment overcame me) I think I snatched it out of his hands and was like, "WHOA!" Yeah. I've turned into a snatcher. Embarrassing. Anyways. Long story short, I bought the CD. And it totally rocks. The music is SO beautiful. I'm just like, "YES." So beautiful.
This week Sister M and I worked a lot on the Christmas fireside we're doing for the branch. Which may or may not end up happening during church (BOO. But Elder Finch is going to try to talk to President Marian and get it changed to Friday night). Anyways. Elder Finch delegated the fireside to us (lucky us, right?) He was like, "You're sisters! Planning parties is what you do!" ... True. It's true. I don't appreciate the confined assumption of gender roles, but it's true. And honestly, who would leave planning something like this to elders anyways? A crazy. That's who. So we've been working on that. If all goes according to plan, it'll be AWESOME! If not? Well ... At least we tried, right? Right.
I bought a coat this week! So maybe (MAYBE) I won't freeze and die this winter! Hallelujah! My coat is big and fluffy and purple and long, and basically, it brings me insurmountable joy. And I also got a pair of fake leather gloves so I can wear them AND pass out ulotki (my giant mittens are freaking cute, and super warm, but they're basically useless when it comes to passing out ulotki). Merry Christmas, me! Now I need to find more socks ... I'll be okay, but my feet get SO cold! They, like, turn numb, and then I walk really awkwardly until they get tingly, and then I was even MORE awkwardly, and then they return to a state of relative normal. It's marvelous. Oh Poland. How I love thee. This going to be the Best Winter EVER! (... Or something like that, anyways ...)
Also last week we spend some time Wednesday helping the Tuellers figure out Łódź. Those poor kids. I feel so bad. They've got no idea what they're doing. Apparently the MTC didn't teach them anything, poor lambs! They ask us all the time, "Now, do we do this? Should we do that?" And we're like, "Ummm ... Sure?" We are totally not helpful. Because we've never been a senior couple before! We don't know what senior couples do! Poor babies. It's like they're two little trainees without a trainer, and neither speaks a lick of Polish. That's a tragedy right there. But they'll be okay. They'll figure it out in no time, and they'll do just fine. They're so cute.
So we teach Advanced English. ... Oh. Correction. We TAUGHT Advanced English. We have a senior couple now, so that responsibility is no longer ours. Which is actually super sad. Because guess what? We've got the COOLEST Advanced English class EVER. Mostly because of two of the students. Student One: Bartek. He's AWESOME. He works for the police department (or something like that ...), and he used to the be the second best weight lifter in the country. And he lived in Georgia The Country for a year. And he comes every week, and the poor sucker has to reintroduce himself every week because we kept getting new students. Anyways. He's awesome. And last week he brought us Kaki (the spelling is questionable ...) because the very first week we taught we were talking about what we would plant in our gardens if we could plant anything, and he said he'd plant Kaki because it's his favorite fruit. And we were like, "What the heck is that?" And he tried explaining it, and we had NO idea what he was talking about. So last week, he brought us some. What?! I know, I know. He rocks. Student Two: Maksim. Maksim is from Ukraine, and he is possibly the most pleasant person I've EVER met. He's just so nice! And happy! And - let's get real - we're in Poland. Nice and happy are in rather short supply in this country. So that's great. We love Maksim. And - it gets even COOLER than nice and happy! - Elders Finch and Fogg are teaching him, and he's TOTES interested in the Gospel! Ah. Maksim is the best. This guy is TOTALLY getting baptized. We are going to miss our English class, dang it!
Okay, so Tuesday was the Best Day Ever. BECAUSE. Guess what? I got my Christmas package! And a card from my Mama! On the same exact day. Whoa, right? The timing of the shipping and the postal service was perfect. Basically, I was immensely happy. My package ROCKED. Oh man. SO GREAT. Babs - that scarf is seriously gorgeous. I LOVE it! And Grandma Young - I LOVE the ornament! It's on my tree right now! I was seriously spoiled SO rotten on Tuesday!
Well, it's been a real slice. (Nazywaj ten film!) I'm out.
Much love!
Siostra Young
Deuteronomy 4: 29-31
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