Mission to Russia
This weekend my nephew will be giving a talk in church in his local ward in Portland Oregon. I know that we aren’t supposed to label the talk as his “Mission Farewall” talk, but that is what it is. It is the last talk he will give before leaving on his mission.
My nephew (who’s name I won’t state on this website without his permission), will be serving in the Moscow Russia mission. He will need to learn Russian so he will have to spend 2 months in the MTC (mission training center) in Provo. I don’t imagine that learning Russian will be any easy thing. I guess it would be easier than learning Korean or Japanese. At least Russian is within the realms of English. Like a 2nd cousin once removed or something.
I have a pretty good idea of what he will be going through because I did it myself. I spent 2 months in the MTC learning Spanish. Now, I must state that I took 2 years of spanish in High School so I was probably a little more prepared to learn my language than my nephew who hasn’t had any Russian classes. (at least that I know about)
I wish my nephew well in his efforts to learn the Russian language and I know he will be a stong influence for good on his mission. He is a confident and strong young man and I know he will do his best to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of Russia.
Our prayers are with you and your family.