Well we have arrived. Our flights were all pretty good. We had some bad turbulance over Boston and Washington DC area. The stewardesses were trying to hand out our meal, it took them a long time to get it all out. We were sitting on the last row of the airplane so were about the last to be served. By the time they got to us the ride was smoother so this time it was good to be last. That 2nd flight was 8 1/2 hours long. We had a GPS on our individual screens so we could watch the course our flight was taking us. We were able to sleep a little. In Frankfort, Germany we had to ask for the gate number the man helping us spoke very good English. We were in the bottom on the airport way on the end. They bussed us all to the airplane for the 2 hour flight to Moldova. Walt and I were assigned different rows. I was able to have my row to my self. I got to look out the window in between nodding off to sleep.
There are a lot of trees and plowed fields going in different directions. There is a river too that we followed for a while. Don't know which one.
Elder and Sister Pinder and Elder and Sister Schwartz picked us up. Their cars were to small to pick us up with our 4 large suitcases. So we met both couples at the same time. Moldova only allows 2 adult missionary couples in the country at once. I don't think the young missionaries have a limit.
Our apartment is pretty big. We have 2 bedrooms on of which is our office. A kitchen with a breakfast nook and then and inclosed balcony where we hang our clothes to dry, (there are no dryers here) and we can store our snow tires and suitcases etc. there. Next to the kitchen is the living room with a formal dining area. We have 1 1/2 bathrooms. In the smaller on we have filtered water which we can get our water to drink and cook with. It is all very nice.
The windows are all open so there is a nice breeze going through. Also going through are the noises of the children playing and people calling to each other. The street is narrow and is used for a sidewalk as well as the street.
The threshold to each room is raised so you have to step over it to get into the rooms. I wonder how many times we will stub our toe or stumble before we learn where they are. The floors are wooden with different patterns in the way the pieces are put together. They are very beautiful and have rugs to cover the walk ways. We have three locked doors to get to our apartment so it is very safe.
Today we went over to Elder and Sister Schwartz's place of dinner. It is much smaller, but thy have a beautiful flowered courtyard to go through to get to their apartment. They have 3 rooms and a bathroom.
It was Fast Sunday at church today. Most of the people speak Russian, some speak Romanian. Testimonies were said in both languages. The Romanian I could understand parts of what was said.
The Young Adults had a conference in Turkey (I think). There were about 7 from our branch and 3 others 2 investigators, 1 from the Ukraine. They had to go through a lot just to get visas and passports, driving records etc, etc to go. It was a hard process, but it was a wonderful time for them to draw together, learn so much, and feel the spirit. There was about 50 people in attendance more than we expected so it is growing here. There was a family from Utah there. They had picked up a son from the German mission and come to Moldova to visit the place their older son served his mission. The members loved seeing him again with his family.
The people were friendly lost of young adults. I only saw 3 children for the Pimary
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