Last night we tried the metro by ourselves for the first time and didn't end up in Siberia. We met 2 couples, one we had enjoyed spending time with in Dresden. The Bices have served two years as addiction recovery/family relation specialists all over the Moscow mission. They have done some amazing things and seen so much growth in many people. They are returning to Utah for Elder Bices knee surgery but plan to return for a 2nd mission. In Dresden they gave fabulous seminars on marriage to the sometimes uncomfortable Russian couples. In this culture, one doesn't discuss personal lives.
The other couple we had not met before, Stephen & Anita Canfield. They are serving a 2nd mission
Creating a program for personal responsibility. Try previously served in Turkey. They were part of the first missionaries to help establish a presence for the church there. They had amazing stories, some they could share & others they keep sacred. They were able to tell us abt Elder Nelson's visit to Ankara. They knew they were in the presence of one of the Lord's special servants. They have seen the hand of The Lord, as we all have.
We had dinner in the Bolshoi Restaurant. I was in old Moscow, elegant & quaint. To get there, we passed the Bolshoi theater, we plan to go when we're feeling flush enough to afford the 2-300$ tickets. I can't believe we are in the land of Tolstoi, Checkov, Rachmaninov, So much Russian heart. These are great people & we feel their strength & goodness.
Aaron tells me I can put pictures on here but I haven't figured out how. Ill have the office elders help me.
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