After the mission concluded. I traveled back to my favorite city in Russia with my Mom. During the time I was away, they had purchased and renovated a meeting house that was dedicated to church and church related activities. A huge improvement over what was my first impression of a church meeting in Russia.
Here is my journal entry from that day:
24 Aug 1997
Today was my first Sunday in Voronezh. We met for church in a rented art gallery. As you walk in, on the way to the sacrament meeting room, their are many paintings. However, right by the entrance as you are walking into the room we meet for sacrament are a couple of nude paintings. Very vivid, life like paintings of women. Here we are, trying to be spiritual and prepare ourselves for the sacrament, then you walk in and BAM! see a naked lady. Kinda distracting, especially for a missionary. After sacrament meeting, we all go to our classes. The priesthood meeting is held in the bar down in the basement. The children's primary is held right, of all places, right below the nude paintings.
Anyhow, we ate at a members house today, It was my second Russian meal. We ate like, noodly stuff and squash and some yellow melon that was pretty good. Afterwards, we had tea, I had never had tea before. I don't really care for it either. I am learning a lot as far as the language goes. The mission is a lot different than I thought it would be. There is pornography just about everywhere and it smells funny. It's not really noticeable so much except that I don't smell myself as bad because some people smell worse. There are cute girls everywhere and they all dress like poster girls. I can't help but feel that the abundance of visible pornography has this influence. They load on the makeup, and many wear tight clothing and since they walk everywhere, they seem to all be very well proportioned, if you know what I mean. Most are really cute. Anyhow, I'm having fun, I'll try to keep you updated.
Zuka baby!
See-ya!
Out
Here is my journal entry from that day:
24 Aug 1997
Today was my first Sunday in Voronezh. We met for church in a rented art gallery. As you walk in, on the way to the sacrament meeting room, their are many paintings. However, right by the entrance as you are walking into the room we meet for sacrament are a couple of nude paintings. Very vivid, life like paintings of women. Here we are, trying to be spiritual and prepare ourselves for the sacrament, then you walk in and BAM! see a naked lady. Kinda distracting, especially for a missionary. After sacrament meeting, we all go to our classes. The priesthood meeting is held in the bar down in the basement. The children's primary is held right, of all places, right below the nude paintings.
Anyhow, we ate at a members house today, It was my second Russian meal. We ate like, noodly stuff and squash and some yellow melon that was pretty good. Afterwards, we had tea, I had never had tea before. I don't really care for it either. I am learning a lot as far as the language goes. The mission is a lot different than I thought it would be. There is pornography just about everywhere and it smells funny. It's not really noticeable so much except that I don't smell myself as bad because some people smell worse. There are cute girls everywhere and they all dress like poster girls. I can't help but feel that the abundance of visible pornography has this influence. They load on the makeup, and many wear tight clothing and since they walk everywhere, they seem to all be very well proportioned, if you know what I mean. Most are really cute. Anyhow, I'm having fun, I'll try to keep you updated.
Zuka baby!
See-ya!
Out
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