Home Sweet Home (Дом Милый Дом)

Hello again!  I'm home!  I just finished my 1 1/2 year mission in the Russia St. Petersburg mission.  What a beautiful and amazing experience that was.  I loved it.  I met amazing people

Me and my best friend Masha (Маша)!

Wonderful friends from Petrozavodsk (Петрозаводск)! L to R: Lida (Лида), Me (Я), Yulia (Юлия), Sasha (Саша), Sis. Evans (Сестра Эванс)

Vyborg (Выьорг) Young Women!! L to R: Nadya (Надя), Sonya (Соня), Me (Я), Lena (Лена), Tanya (Таня)

My lovely companion: Sister Kirushkina (Сестра Кирюшкина) :)

learned a fantastic language and saw some pretty cool places. :) 

St. Petersburg (Санкт Петербург) - view from the Mission Home. My 1st night in Russia. 10:25pm

Pskov (Псков) - My first city!

St. Petersubrg (Санкт Петербург) - The Hermitage (The Winter Palace) :)

Since I've been home I have returned to school at Brigham Young University.  It's been hard trying to adjust back to school life, but every week it gets better. :)  I'm making lots of new friends and guess what! There are about 10 people in my ward who went to Russian speaking missions!  So I am able to speak Russian still here:)
I miss Russia.  I miss the friends I made.  Thankfully we have skype!

Sestroretsk (Сестроретцк) - 2nd city I served in

I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  I know it is the true Church of Christ on the earth today and by following it's precepts and heeding the counsel given by our prophet, Thomas S. Monson, and by keeping the commandments of God, we can return to live with our families forever and with our loving Heavenly Father!
Я так благодарна за эту возможность у меня была служить на миссии для Церкви Иисуса Христа Святых последних дней.  Я знаю, что этот истинная Церковь Христа на земле сегодня и когда мы следуем советы даны нам пророк - Томас С. Монсон - и когда мы следуем заветы Бога, тогда мы можем вернуться жить навеки с нашими семьями и с нашим любящим Небесном Отцом! :)

It got really cold..

Thank you for your support and love while I have been serving and also while I've been back!  It means so much!  Love you all!  Люблю вас всех!