So we had another good week! On Monday last week after we did our emailing, we went to Wenckheim Castle, its about a 20 minute drive from Békéscaba. It was so cool! We went with the Hulberts and the Elders...our little Békéscaba family! We were walking around the grounds and all of a sudden something jumped in front of Sister Broadhead and I and we may have squealed a little... then it jumped again and we saw a frog jump into the little pool of water next to us. We tried to find it and get it out but had no luck. We then here Sister Hulbert come up behind us with her hands cupped and she says "lets play 'button, button, who's got the button!'" haha she had caught a frog in the other stream a little ways away. So we walked over there and spent at least 45 minutes all trying to catch frogs hahaha sadly i was only able to catch one. I was super slow. I apparently need to work on my frog catching skills.
So last week I mentioned how we were in the computer lab talking to a few Irish kids we had met. I'll back up and tell the whole story. About two-ish weeks ago or something we were in the little store on the corner by our apartment and we heard English. And it was in an accent. So I had to talk to them and ask where they were from and they said they were from Ireland but were just here on a little 2 week study abroad. There were about 4 of them. It was so cool to talk to them. So then we said bye and went on our way. Then on Monday, while we were in here at the computer lab, we saw some of them walking by! So we chatted with them for a bit and ended up making plans to go to dinner with them that night. So after Családi Est (Family Night) we ran to meet up with them. As we were walking up, there was the 4 that we had met. And more! We ended up having dinner with about 13 of them or so. They were from all over Ireland and England. It was SO MUCH FUN! Oh my goodness. We took them to the little Italian restaurant that we like and got to talk with them a little bit. We also ran into the Elders and they came to dinner with us as well. Then after a little bit one of them asked, "so tell us a little bit about your religion" and we ended up teaching the Restoration. And then they all started asking us different questions about what we believe. It was seriously so cool! We talked for days about these new friends that we had made. We said goodbye to them on Friday and printed out the picture that we had taken that night of all of us for each of them and put that in an envelope with a picture of Christ. It was seriously such a great nigh. AND I got to hear an English accent... I was seriously loving life hahaha
We had some great programs this week with our investigators Hajni and Enikő. They are both such great girls and have strong testimonies. We are really excited for Enikő's upcoming baptism!
On Friday we had a really cool experience with Elder Hulbert. We decided to go out with the car and GPS and try and find some RCLA's (Recent Converts or Less Active members). We weren't having very much luck. A few people who didn't really want to talk to us then and a few who just weren't home. It was getting late and we were all hungry but we decided to just try one more that was a little ways out. We typed the address into the GPS and headed out there. When we got there, we csengő'd them and this really nice néni came to the door! She said that she had gone back to the old address of where the church used to be and couldn't find anything. We told her the branch house had moved! (which happened a few years ago...). She said it was too late that night but we could come back another night. And then her cute little husband came to the door too (he is not a member) and was just so nice. We set up a time to come back next week and meet with them. As we drove away, the husband just waited at the front door and waved us off. It was really cool. We were about ready to be done for the night but we decided to just do one more and we were able to find this néni who didn't know where the church was anymore.
On Saturday we went over to a members house for dinner. She and her son live with her parents so they were all there, along with some aunts and cousins. They brought out some good soup. And the best part of the night was this really good stuff i cant remember the name of. But basically, they make some dough, dip it in sugar and cook it over hot coals. and its about as long as my forearm. I could probably put my hand through it and it would go from my elbow to my hand. It was huge. and they made one for each of us!!!! oh my gosh it was delicious!! there is no hope for me not gaining weight haha
Another cool tracting story that happened to Broadhead Nővér and I yesterday. We just went out and started walking. We got to a street corner, and as usual, prayed to know which direction to go. I didn't really feel a strong feeling to go either way so we just picked a way and started walking. We had a few more crossroads where we could decide which ways to go. We heard a baby one way and we thought "oh a family! lets go find them!" but.....the baby started screaming bloody murder so we decided maybe we shouldn't bother them right then. So we just went a little different direction and cane to a place with like 6 csengő's. We started ringing and people weren't interested. But then we got to the 3rd one and this guy opened the gate and let us in! i was pretty surprised. I think that was the first time for me that someone has let us in when we just rang their csengő. So we went in and started chatting with him a little bit. He then called his daugters down who were super cute. One of them spoke a bit of English so we talked to her a little bit. It was so easy to just sit and chat with them and tell them a little bit about missionaries and why we were here. I was even able to understand quite a lot of what they were saying in Hungarian. They were just so nice. So we planned to go back and see them again next Sunday! Its crazy the places you end up tracting. We didn't feel a strong pull to go either way when we were deciding where to go, but clearly the Lord's hand was in our decision. We ended up in such a random little area, we couldn't have just decided to go there and meet this family on our own!
Funny story this week: We streeted a girl last week and set up a time to meet with her. Broadhead Nővér called her on Saturday to confirm that we were meeting with her. However, she sad, "I can only meet on rainy days." ......so Sister Broadhead said, "Okay. So I'll call you on a rainy day and we can meet?" And she said, "yeah." hahaha I dont know...some people....
This morning during personal study, I decided to study patience (türelem) as the next Christlike Attribute I want to work on. I read a really great scripture that I wanted to share with everyone. It's in the Book of Mormon in Mosiah 24:10-16...
10 And it came to pass that so great were their afflictions that they began to cry mightily to God.
11 And Amulon commanded them that they should stop their cries; and he put guards over them to watch them, that whosoever should be found calling upon God should be put to death.
12 And Alma and his people did not raise their voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did know the thoughts of their hearts.
13 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.
14 And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit my people in their afflictions.
15 And now it came to pass that the burdens which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.
16 And it came to pass that so great was their faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.
And I just love how much faith and patience Alma and his people had. It made me think how especially during the hard times of life, the Lord will not leave us alone. Sometimes we go through trials to make us stronger or to learn something. But we juts need to continue in faith and patience and know that the Lord will help us. He will never leave us alone. I just loved that so much when I read it. Its a good boost and a good reminder for us all.
Well I hope you all have a great week! Thanks for everything! Miss you all!!
Simons Nővér xx
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