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1st discussion in russian

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Angie has said the Russian is getting harder because they have to start putting everything into different cases and putting all the right endings on the end of the word. She is understanding quite a bit more when the teachers talk.
For fun Angie has been juggling a soccer ball. I guess they have this wall and you get to put your name up on the board if you beat the record. And if you know angie she is competitive and wanted to be up on the board so after a couple of weeks of practicing she made it up on the board with 120 juggles. The record was 105 so she was way excited about it!

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Angies testimony is growing every week. She just tells us how spiritual her days are. She says that she has learned that you truly converted first before sharing the gospel because you can share so much more. She is becoming better friends with her companion, she says she helps her so much with learning the language so much.And she just loves listening to her play her violin and how much she feels the spirit with music. She bore her testimony for the first time at fast and testimony meeting in Russian.
4th of July they got to have a "late night" 11:30! Waahoo They all went out on the field and was able to watch the fire works and have a little party. My mom mailed her some treats to share, and they loved them.

1st email

Sister Helsten has now been in the MTC for one week. April Robins one of her good friends is in her room she was really excited about that. She Joined the choir (you know how good the Helstens are at singing)! She says hte Lanuage is coming along, she is just learning the basics but she can bare her testimony and pray in Russian already. Go Angie! Her companion is Sister Finlinson she went Utah State. She plays the violin and is really good at it. Angie's P-days are on wednesday. They get to go to the temple, do laundry, write letters, and work out and just hang out. If you don't know Angie she loves to LAUGH, she can find humer in just about anything. She said that sometimes she trys to talk in a russian accent when speaking English thinking that Russian people will understand her but is hasn't seemed to work yet haha

Meet her Companion

 And the Room mates

Leaving for the MTC

June 2nd going to th MTC

We went to Kneaders for brunch and took some family pictures

Angie got this really cute necklace from Jill and Jarom that said believe on it.

 Everyone in the family beesides Geoff. He was out in DC working

 Angie took the time and wrote down one thing she really liked about us. It was very special. She is always thinking of other people. She is really good and making others feel important and good about them selves

Becoming Sister Helsten

June 5th Angie got her setting apart blessing.

President Kenison, President Kilpack & President Stratton

Farewell

May 20th 2012

Angie's farewell

Receiving endowments

We took a family vacation down to St. George in March and one of the days that we were down there Angie received her endowments. What a great day it was! We spent extra time in the temple afterwards and one of the workers there gave us a tour of the temple and told us the history of the temple. After we all went out to dinner and had thai food. These pictures aren't that great but its all we got.

The Call

Sister Angela Helsten has been called to serve in the Donets'k, Ukraine Mission

Leaving for the MTC on June 6th