he confessed to father methodius, because father methodius was practically the confessor of the president at that time, in any case, when he came to valam, he had so many patrons, he had them all, this was service to one’s neighbor, especially those people who came to valam. to help valam, he, he treated them like angels, i couldn’t believe that the priest had died. victor nikolin, personal secretary from samifody, is also with us today, here is your last conversation with the priest, what was it about? you know, the priest called literally on the second day after he was admitted to the hospital and... i was expecting the next assignment, because the priest and i mostly worked on the phone, fulfilling it assignments, mainly related to correspondence, and you know, the priest could not say anything, he called my name twice, everything, and hung up, i then called alla, the secretary, well, her assistant, the carpenter. i asked how the priest was feeling, why didn’t he say anything? she says, yes, everything is fine, everything is fine, good, we are settled down, we are resting, then,