Recent baptism, Dema, Elder Bradshaw (r) and Elder Lambson

family night in Kemerova, Elder Neilson lost the game,Sister Bowden setting up the nose dive for Elder Neilson, Sergey, next baptism in 2 weeks enjoys elders Neilsons dive.

Below. thanksgiving at our apartment, sister Bowden made custom place mats for the elders to keep..

look out our window, it has warmed up and melted some of the ice

and snow, but it snowed a little last night, but we love seening the sun

again, dispite the -13 at 10 am. its great to see the blue sky...

r to left Elders Hinkson, B o wden, Gardner

Lambson, Bowden, lets eat...

Sister Bowden loves to spoil the young Elders

Sister Bowden trying to make a little Christmas spirit, kind of hard when you live with Scrooge. Don't you just love the wall paper. it goes well with about anything, and the couch, it is diffenently all Russian.
( a little sarcasm in case you were wondering)
I will be glad when the holidays are past and this stage of the mission becomes history and a memory. It is really hard to look past not being with family and friends. Though we have made so many new friends that
are helping to bridge across that gulf...

Hope everyone has a special holiday and enjoys being with family, and friends ,, these are truely our greatest gifts .

new investigators

university

old church in middle of Tomsk

walk to church with the elders

russian style storage units

its sad to see, garbage and trash

is a big problem in Russia

a little midnight auto, this is the first signs of this that we have seen while we have been here

Baptism, Branch members and 3 new investigators are with the group.

2 of the last 3 baptisms we have had here in the branch.

Pictures from Tomsk. Our last baptism and some of the Branch members

and some of the new investigators.