A letter from a Russian friend

We received this lovely letter from a women in Voronezh where Jess has been serving. It sure is nice to hear from the people Jess is serving in Russia, it was a very thoughtful thing and we really appreciated it.

Hello! Your son said, that I should write to his mom J I'm a little scary, because I've never written letters in English, and I always shy to do that .So it’s gonna be a very short one. First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Irina and I live in Voronezh.I am a member of the church here.I guess you heard about this city from your son.Well, I just wanna write that elder Geddes is an excellent missionary here. He is a good example of serving the Lord.He’s really really awesome, kind and I can only say good things about him.. And he already speaks in Russian fluently. Ever since he came here, he has had great success. I would say he speaks Russian as if he has been living here a lot more than 1 year. And many people love him as a friend, teacher and missionary !! Today our missionaries( who had a transfer) bore their testimonies at sacrament meeting. We have 2 Sisters and 2 Elders leaving us. So Elder Geddes was one of them . It always so wonderful to feel the power of the Spirit, when you hear testimonies . It also strengthens my testimony .He will be leaving soon to Kaluga (on Thursday at about 4 p.m.). But don’t worry about him! He have faith and strong testimony and ready to work hard there and bring a message of God to people around!!!! I think they are lucky to get such a missionary, as elder Geddes! And I’m glad that he served in Voronezh and I have an opportunity to meet him!!! So be proud of your son! J I hope all is good for you! So I ended my small letter!
Irina