This was a crazy week and I had lots to write about but we just found out that the place where we email is closing early for the summer so we have to be speedy gonzales and type this out quickly.
First I'll start with a few funny things that happened this week. First of all, the Hulberts went out of town for a few days for their 40th wedding anniversary. That meant we didn't have a car to get to the far away places. So one day, we borrowed the Elders bikes to get to a program. Let me tell you...riding a bike in a skirt with a shoulder bag...NOT EASY!!! There were some issues and awkward moments...I'll just leave it at that :) But we made it!
Thursday was one of the weirdest days. We had a program with the lady that we met last Sunday (when we went out with Elder Hulbert to try and find some less active members). But again, the Hulberts were gone so we had to walk out there. Which was fine, but we planned about an hour to get there. So we walked an hour, in the cold (it was cold...even though it was July. and now its super hot. the weather here is super random). So we get to her house and ring the cséngő. Nothing. So we knock on a few of their windows. No one was home. Sister Broadhead and I just looked at each other and laughed. We started singing "aaaaand I would walk 500 miles...". SO we started walking back and it started to sprinkle a little with rain. Nothing too bad which was good since we had forgotten an umbrella. We walked past a garage sale and thought "what the heck" so we went in for a little bit. There was this cute néni selling some of her clothes and she kept giving us different things to try on. So we pretty much had a fashion show in this néni's garage. But we sat down with her afterwards and started talking to her a little bit. She told us about her husband who had passed away and we ended up talking about the Resurrection. We actually set up with her to go back and talk to her today!
So then we leave her garage and start our hour treck home. And then the real rain comes. We were freezing. And by the time we got home, we were soaking wet. So we sat down to eat lunch and just kind of laughed because we both looked like crazy people. Then our Sister Training leaders called us and said that we had a program that night at 8 so if we could catch an earlier bus that would be great (we were going to Debrecen that day to go on exchanges). So, we quickly finished lunch, packed our suitcase really quickly and started our half an hour treck back in the same direction to another program. We start walking, carrying our suitcase with us, and this guy on a bike slowly rides by us and just gives us a thumbs up. I was like...what?! And he was like "mormons??" and we said, "yeah we are mormons!" and he started talking to us (in English) about how he had met with some missionaries about 4 years earlier. we exchanged information and asked if he would like to meet with us which he said "of course!"
After we walked away, sister Broadhead and I looked at each other again and laughed at the day we were having. So about 20 minutes into our walk, we get a call. The lady we were going to the program with cancelled. At this point we were right outside the mall. We decided to just go in and sit down and a table and do our personal study rather than walking back to our apartment for a little bit and then all the way back to the bus station. So we did personal study in the food court at the mall...we were laughing about that one too. so then after about an hour and a half, we made our way to the bus station. we were exhausted by this point. then we got on the bus and rode 3 hours to Debrecen. We got off the bus and met the Sister Training Leaders there. They took us back to their apartment, we ate a quick dinner, and then Sister Jenson and I went to a program. sister Jenson is the sister that I went on splits with for the exchanges. So that was our Thursday. We both felt so loopy and exhausted and even though it had been rough, we just laughed the whole day!
Our splits in Debrecen were great. I loved spending the day with Sister Jenson. She helped me with streeting, tracting and programs. It was a really cool experience. Our first program, we taught this guy named Jack. Although after the whole lesson it turned out that he was actually a member who had been baptized about 6 months ago...so that was funny! But then we went out tracting and streeting for a few hours. And then we had another program with a guy from the States actually going to school here. It was fun...both of our programs were actually in English. Its always interesting to teach in English. But it was a great day. I learned a lot and we had a lot of fun.
Yesterday, we went over to the family that we met last week when we were out tracting. At first ,just the husband, Mihály, was home. We taught him a little about the Plan of Salvation. We had drawn out a diagram for him but made it all about soccer :) that was fun. And then his wife, Mária, and super cute daughter, Lila, came home. We started talking to Mária and she was asking lots of questions. We talked about how our church is different and what we believe. We gave them a Book of Mormon and asked if they would be interested in learning more and meeting with us which they said yes!! There was such a strong spirit in that home. We are so excited to be able to go back and meet with them again. When we left, I literally couldn't stop smiling...and neither could Sister Broadhead. It was just such a cool program.
Another cool experience is with Irén. Actually its two experiences. We streeted her a few weeks ago and exchanged phone numbers. She called us a few days later and invited us over for dinner! She even picked us up. So we went over and it was great. We got to know her and her daughter Éva a little bit who is super cool (about our age). Irén is such a nice, kind lady!! Then a few days ago, she invited us back because we had been so rushed the first time and hadn't had a lot of time to share our message. So we went back and we met her son and his girlfriend as well. While Irén was preparing dinner, we got to sit and chat with her son and his girlfriend for a little while. It was so cool! They spoke a little English and wanted to practice so we talked with them in English a little. They asked all about our missions and were asking about our church and how it was different. So we told them about that, we talked about Joseph Smith and the restoration. They just kept asking question, after question. It was so cool! The whole time we were there too, I understood quite a lot of the Hungarian that was being said! I was able to talk and laugh and really get to know everyone. It was so cool! Sadly they both study in Budapest so we wont get to meet up with them again. But we gave them our information so we can talk to them still. It was really fun.
Okay well this email did end up being kind of long. Sorry it was mostly just random stories that happened this week. I felt like I learned so much this week. Sister Broadhead and I were talking about how nerdy we were because we both LOVE personal study. I love that time every morning I get to just personally read and study from the scriptures. One thing I read this week was Alma 26. Its all about missionary work but we can apply it to any time in our lives, not just on a mission. I encourage everyone to take a little time this week and read it...especially verse 16...that's kind of how i feel! (Here is a link to it... https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/26?lang=eng).
I hope you all have a great week! Thank you again for all the emails. I love this work but it is really great once a week to get to hear from all my friends and family! :)
Szeretlek titeket!
Simons Nővér xx
Our splits in Debrecen were great. I loved spending the day with Sister Jenson. She helped me with streeting, tracting and programs. It was a really cool experience. Our first program, we taught this guy named Jack. Although after the whole lesson it turned out that he was actually a member who had been baptized about 6 months ago...so that was funny! But then we went out tracting and streeting for a few hours. And then we had another program with a guy from the States actually going to school here. It was fun...both of our programs were actually in English. Its always interesting to teach in English. But it was a great day. I learned a lot and we had a lot of fun.
Yesterday, we went over to the family that we met last week when we were out tracting. At first ,just the husband, Mihály, was home. We taught him a little about the Plan of Salvation. We had drawn out a diagram for him but made it all about soccer :) that was fun. And then his wife, Mária, and super cute daughter, Lila, came home. We started talking to Mária and she was asking lots of questions. We talked about how our church is different and what we believe. We gave them a Book of Mormon and asked if they would be interested in learning more and meeting with us which they said yes!! There was such a strong spirit in that home. We are so excited to be able to go back and meet with them again. When we left, I literally couldn't stop smiling...and neither could Sister Broadhead. It was just such a cool program.
Another cool experience is with Irén. Actually its two experiences. We streeted her a few weeks ago and exchanged phone numbers. She called us a few days later and invited us over for dinner! She even picked us up. So we went over and it was great. We got to know her and her daughter Éva a little bit who is super cool (about our age). Irén is such a nice, kind lady!! Then a few days ago, she invited us back because we had been so rushed the first time and hadn't had a lot of time to share our message. So we went back and we met her son and his girlfriend as well. While Irén was preparing dinner, we got to sit and chat with her son and his girlfriend for a little while. It was so cool! They spoke a little English and wanted to practice so we talked with them in English a little. They asked all about our missions and were asking about our church and how it was different. So we told them about that, we talked about Joseph Smith and the restoration. They just kept asking question, after question. It was so cool! The whole time we were there too, I understood quite a lot of the Hungarian that was being said! I was able to talk and laugh and really get to know everyone. It was so cool! Sadly they both study in Budapest so we wont get to meet up with them again. But we gave them our information so we can talk to them still. It was really fun.
Okay well this email did end up being kind of long. Sorry it was mostly just random stories that happened this week. I felt like I learned so much this week. Sister Broadhead and I were talking about how nerdy we were because we both LOVE personal study. I love that time every morning I get to just personally read and study from the scriptures. One thing I read this week was Alma 26. Its all about missionary work but we can apply it to any time in our lives, not just on a mission. I encourage everyone to take a little time this week and read it...especially verse 16...that's kind of how i feel! (Here is a link to it... https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/26?lang=eng).
I hope you all have a great week! Thank you again for all the emails. I love this work but it is really great once a week to get to hear from all my friends and family! :)
Szeretlek titeket!
Simons Nővér xx
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