Program with a Seventy

Hi Everyone,

This past week was pretty long to be honest! Well, as the week was going it didn't feel super long but looking back it seems like it took forever. We just had a lot going on.

Zone Training

We had another zone training this week. It was good. Sister Naegle and I did a training on the importance of the Spirit in Conversion. I was pretty nervous. Most of you who know me probably know I hate public speaking :P but it turned out okay. We talked about what missionaries, investigators and members need to feel in programs in terms of the spirit. We used the example of Ammon and King Lamoni :) I think it went pretty well. We had fun giving the training and the other missionaries were really participative.

Saturday

Saturday was amazing! We started our day with a program with one of our favorite investigators András. I don't know how much I Have told you all about András...he's in his 30's, a professor, speaks English really well and is just this super classy nice guy! We have been meeting with him for about 2 months now and we just haven't been able to figure out his concern. So on Saturday morning we had a program with him. But it wasn't just a regular program. We had Axel Leimer from the 70 and President Smith in our program with us! I was a little nervous at first haha but we hoped that it would help András. It went incredible! Sister Naegle and I pretty much just sat there most of the time and watched in awe. We asked if he had read and he said he read the Word of Wisdom and Law of Chastity pamphlets we gave him. Elder Leimer pretty much taught him the Word of Wisdom, then we moved on to the Book of Mormon. They basically told András that he can gain a testimony of all of these things if he will just read and sincerely pray about it. Elder Leimer asked us to explain a little bit about how we can recognize and feel the spirit. I shared my story of deciding to come on a mission and my testimony. One of the best parts of the program was when President Smith said, "András. I know what your concern is. You don't want to be misled and make the wrong decision." András was like "yeah exactly!" Sister Naegle and I just stared in amazement!! We saw first hand how inspired our mission president is haha it was amazing. András realized he hadn't really been doing his part to find out if it was true and agreed to read the Book of Mormon this week and really pray to know if it was true. It was such an honor to be able to teach someone about the gospel with a member of the 70! I know the András will get baptized some day. I don't know how soon it will be, but I know he will. So after that, we had English class which was fun. Then we went out to lunch with some members from Békéscsaba that came to visit! SO I got to see Enikő and Mariann from Békéscsaba and that was sooo nice! :) Then we had a little bit of time so Sister Naegle and I went out and streeted in the park. We met this super cool couple! We got their phone number and they said they would love to meet with us sometime. We also met this old guy just sitting on a bench. We gave him a flyer and he asked, "what about some sisters from last year...?" Apparently he had met some sister missionaries last summer. We asked if he knew their names. He was like "I don't know...but one of them was going to Békéscsaba..." He was talking about Sister Broadhead! She apparently met him the day before we got put together and went to Békéscsaba. What a small world!! We couldn't believe it. Then we realized the time and that a baptism was starting in like 10 minutes so we had to run back to the branch house haha then this guy named Bertold got baptized. It was so exciting! Basically it was a really great day! :)

Pday

Today for Pday, we went up to the highest point in Budapest with the Petersons and Elder Depallens and Elder Beaumont. It was so beautiful! Really fun day!

Well, I hope you are all doing well! Shout out to my best friend Kristin and my cousin Chloe who are both getting married this week! SO bummed I am missing all of these weddings going on at home but I love being a missionary and am so happy to be here. I only have 4 and a half months left so I am trying to enjoy it and make the most of it before I have to go home. I love you all. I miss you all. Thank you for all of your support, love and prayers. This church is true!

Sok szeretettel,

Simons Nővér xx 

May 11, 2015

Hi Everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful week. Let me first start of with, HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!! I want to thank all of the wonderful women in my left. First, of course, my own mom. Thank you for everything. You are my biggest role model. Thank you also to my Grandmas, my aunts, my cousins and my friends. You are all amazing examples to me and I hope that I can be like you all some day!

We had a good week here in Buda. We had Stake Conference so we had the chance to go to Pest on Saturday and Sunday. We had two investigators come with us to the Saturday night session! On Sunday, we got to see Sister Kovács (my companion from Pécs). It was so fun to be able to see her again!

I don't really have a ton to report this week. We have some really great people we are working with. One of our investigators, András, said a prayer for the first time in our program this week. He was so nervous but he did great! I love hearing people pray for the first time. I have become much more grateful for prayer on my mission because I have met so many people where it is a completely foreign concept to them! When I don't know what to do or who to talk to in life, prayer is usually the first thing I turn to. I love being able to share the knowledge of prayer with people.

Well I hope you all have a great week! Thanks to everyone for your love and prayers! :)

Sok szeretettel,

Simons Nővér xx

Hi Everyone!

Sziasztok!

Well this week was a lot more eventful than last week. We didn't have so many people cancel programs which was nice!

On Saturday morning Sister Naegle and I woke up at 3:30 and rode into Buda to go up to Buda castle and watch the sunrise with the Petersons and the APs. I was so tired haha but it was so worth it! It was absolutely beautiful watching the sun rise behind the Parliament building!!

We had a really good week with one of our investigators, Csaba. He started meeting with the sisters for English and kind of would get really impatient with the gospel stuff and wanted to get through it quickly. But somehow lately, we have been able to get through to him a little bit more. We basically teach only the gospel the whole time we meet with him but we just do part of it in English and translate as we go. He even accepted a baptismal date that we are going to be working towards now! He came to church yesterday because he promised he would come to at least one hour and he always keeps his promises. I was sitting next to him and he leaned over to me and asked if he could go up to the pulpit. I told him I could and explained what people usually say when they bear their testimonies. Honestly, I was a little nervous :) but he jumped right up and ran up to the front and said he really liked being here and felt like he was around a lot of great people. He really loved church yesterday!! It was so fun to see him so happy and loving it! :) He even upped the amount of chapters he was going to read in between programs.
I loving watching people go through the process of conversion. It just reminds me the whole point of missionary work...bringing others until Christ. I feel so grateful I get to be here doing this work! Its going so fast so I am trying to just enjoy the rest of the time I have left to the fullest.

Well, I hope you all have a wonderful week!! :)

Sok szeretettel,

Simons Nővér xx