Three fishermen wading in the Solonet River near Rogojeni, Moldova.

Nearly every village in Moldova has a church such as this in the village of Carpineni.

There are a lot of monuments similar to this out in the countryside of Muldova.  This is located next to a major highway between Chisinau and Balti.

A field of sunflower seeds in Moldova.

Some goslings in front of a house along a lane in the village of Corpaci, Moldova.  The ornate fences are typical in these villages.

This is a typical scene in a country village.  Horse drawn wagons are more common than cars.

My favorite picture, so far!

Sister and Elder Reed Petersen from Gilbert, AZ out in the sunflower field with Sister and Elder Walter Kneib.

On the opening day of school at 8AM in the school yard in Chisinau, Moldova, all of the students and parents are gathered.  Here the children listen and dance to the song of a local pop music star visiting the school.

Tradition at this school is the senior boy carrying a first grade girl around the yard while they both ring bells.  This symbolizes the old welcoming in the new.

During the same ceremony, a group of students perform a song.

Here a group of older students dressed in native costumes performs a circle dance.

At the announcer and speaker table of the ceremony stands all of the dignitaries that were at the opening day celebration.

Among the dignitaries were Elder and Sister Kneib.  Elder Kneib spoke as did the vice-mayor of Chisinau and the director of the school.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated renovated boys and girls restrooms at the school.

Group picture of the dignitaries at the opening day of school.  The children gave flowers to their favorite person.  Sister Kneib received 15 bouquets.

Elder Kneib cutting the ribbon of the clean water project completed in the village of Elizaveta.  The mayor is holding one end of the ribbon.  The umbrellas are up because it is raining.  Elder Kneib also spoke at this gathering celebration.

At Elizaveta, the gathering moved inside, out of the rain.  Here the celebration turned to food, drink, and visiting.

After some of the village children of Elizaveta performed some songs, skit, and dance, they allowed us to join them for a group picture.  The engineer for the water project is Lidia Jubea, standing next to the mayor.  The church funded part of the project (a pipeline from Balti, a water tower, pump, and assorted valves and meters).  The village funded the remainder of the project of bring water to each of the houses in the village.