tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003745354291195788.post6837866687693936389..comments2023-10-11T17:50:18.476+06:00Comments on Elder & Sister Simmons Russia Journal: At the Picnic 9/5/09Grampa Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18199443214191294908noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003745354291195788.post-88240998311323111112009-09-09T13:10:32.438+07:002009-09-09T13:10:32.438+07:00Hello, I keep checking back to my blog to see if ...Hello, I keep checking back to my blog to see if anyone out there is reading all the things that we write. I know that they are looking, but they never let me know what they are thinking. It is discouraging. Then I discovered that you had entered a new post so I found your picnic experience. though we are in two different cultures, I have so many of the same feelings that you do there. We are teaching people from all over the world. Last Sunday I taught a wonderful boy from Italy and for the past month, our good friend from China. (He wants to be baptized- and when the missionaries called to tell us- They also said that he wants me to baptize him- what a compliment, maybe I can get special permission to do it..)<br /><br />Anyway, I have learned to love this place, and all its diversities and surprises and unanswered questions about why the Danes do what they do. But I have also learned that I am furiously in love with America and all that it stands for. I miss our "land of promise" even though politics have been eroding our hold on prosperity...I love the place. I will never take for granted my backyard, my frequent visits to Target, and Michaels for supplies for anything. I will never take for granted cream of chicken soup, the flavor of mayonnaise (ours here is so bland that its almost inedible), my wonderful big steno pads, and supplies on the shelves everytime you want to shop. Here I go again, writing a book instead of a comment. You get me thinking to much. Love and miss you both. And love that you are out there doing such good work. I know that they will never forget the hard work and enthusiasm the the Simmons have brought to a country that needs a taste of what can be- with a little hope, and enthusiasm. Love you, BelvaBelva Wilberg and Elder JJ Simonsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897258547681864781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3003745354291195788.post-46366420826383956382009-09-08T21:23:42.104+07:002009-09-08T21:23:42.104+07:00What a fun picnic. Nothing like ours but fun just...What a fun picnic. Nothing like ours but fun just the same. Good job on getting there. And remember it is better that you do the fire than Chris.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868769780686569887noreply@blogger.com