A week of conferences

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We started off this week with a fun p-day with the only other sisters in Moldova. They came down for the day and did some shopping and just getting to take a break together from all of the elders we serve around haha.

We had a really cool member lesson with Sister Berdeiu who is an amazing member we meet with every week. She prepared a slideshow presentation for us about the history of the church in Moldova. It was so cool to see how new the church is here and the faith of the members in the few small branches in Moldova. 

President came this week for mid-transfer training, zone conference, and interviews. It was a fun week and we got to spend a few extra days with the other sisters who came and slept at our apartment. There aren't any STLs here in Moldova but President decided to have Sister Olson and i present a 45 min segment. It was fun to prepare for since sister Olson hasn't even been to a zone conference yet but it was a blast. 

We also got to watch conference this weekend with all the missionaries and President Kumferman. We also got to watch one session with one of the senior couples here. They fed us dinner and ate chocolate chip cookies! It was so great to hear from all of the apostles and our beloved Prophet, Russel M. Nelson. Hearing him speak just confirmed my testimony that he is a prophet of God on the earth today and I am grateful to be able to hear his word. If you missed some of conference (cough cough my family), you should definitely go back and watch it and if you have time, study the talks that were given. 

Love you all and have a great week! 
Cectpa Daines


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