(There was not a general email sent by Jake this week. I waited all day just to make sure. I heard it was a holiday in Hungary yesterday and Elder Cook, one of the twelve apostles, is visiting today. Perhaps those were contributing factors. But here are his letters to me and Jared.)
Ok. First off, I am a
piano teacher! that is because I am teaching a very willing Companion who is so
diligent and wants to learn to play hymns to bless others, and he is so good.
He doesnt see how good but he is good. And it was fun because we do it every
Pday (preparation day) and I get to be the "Trainer" and he
is the "greenine", (greenie
is the term for a brand new missionary) its really fun haha! I still play in church every sunday so
that is so fun! Also, Peery Elder is SUUUPER sick. I am doing everything to not
get what he has, and our apartment feels like a sick hous haha!
I was walking in town
one day and I look into a bar and there it was: The Broncos playing football! I
never in my life thought that europeans liked american football....I was
tripping like what the heck this is like Im home AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH! HAHAHAHA!
Not really though, no. Just shocked me is all!
Another story was when
I messed up in the language as I do every day. Remember that hús is
meat and has is stomach. I was at a members house and we were
eating dinner and he said eat more and I said ok, a húsom végtelen! and they
laughed so hard! Because I said "My meat is endless", not "my
STOMACH is endless".....so bad but so funny! that is stuff you have to
look forward to for sure. Language mistakes are such great stories later on in
life.
I would encourage you
to go back and print or look up on your phone Campfire of Faith by (Elder) Gong, and really study that talk and how faith helps us in our
lives, it is so important and everything builds on it. I really recommend it. I
love it and study it often to see how strong my campfire of faith is.
I heard in some areas
in hungary on p-days we can go fishing, and they have walleye out here believe
it or not! Gonna do that at some point, and Dad will get a pic of me with a
monster walleye and he'll be like that is MY BOY! Ill make you proud pa haha!
We found 8 new
investigators this week, which is un heard of, because for the month so far we
have found almost thirty new people and the entire mission found 150. so we
found a 5th in the smallest and some say hardest area, but its never hard with
the lord!!
If you havent found
one already get a familys guide to temple and family history work, we had one
in our apartment and I waas studying it in english to translate into magyar for
a lesson over FH (family history) with one of the 2 families in our
branch (super small
congregation) and it is amaying it
has so many good FH activities and things to do with our family and ourselves
now to make FH easier for future generations, and help wioth the finding names
in general. Look into for sure.
So it is ACTUALLY
getting kinda cold here now haha! We have been feeling it pretty good here, and
the days are so short, we only have light until 6 pm and then everyone is
inside and we have 3 more hours of finding ha! Hard but the work goes on!
One day, friday i
think, we were walking to the branch house cause no bikes yet, we got them at
the ZC (Zone Conference in
Budapest), and it started
POURING rain on us haha it was horrible too bec ause I did not have my rain
proof jacket or more bag that is rain proof and we were carrying our stuff for
exchanges in Gyor where sister parker served. Gorgeous city and so big compared
to ours, we were indeed on splits when you got that picture (see below) Huber Elder (Zone leader) is leaving in a few weeks to go home, so I was with the seasoned
vet, but I like our city more tbh (to be honest) haha! But we got
soaked and it was a real "Wow, Im a missionary now" moment!
I get to play the
piano every sunday and the branch president who is awesome gave me the
resposibility to pőick the hymns every week that we are to sing, so that is my
unofficial calling in the branch haha! It is really fun to play though I love
it, I have my prelude chains grandma gave me 5 years ezelőtt and that is
awesome for before sacrament meeting. I also found my groove, and I am just
slowing and steadily improving things that I want to work on personally and
improve to become a better individual in general.
Cool story to finish
and a cool idea as well. We had Evangélium Beszélgetés (??)
on thursday night (talk in a groupő aboput scriptures and gospel topics and
talks) and we decided to put some awesome effort into this one. we bought poster board
to have the members and investigators draw the plan of Salvation with us, and
at each part we would share a scripture and discuss that part of the plan and
facilitate the discussion. It was a huge success, the Spirit was so strong that
night and we had more people there than we have seen in the chapel in a long
time it was truly an awesome experience to be a part of. our investigators loved it and so many members were there it was
a special thing and I highly encourage yall for a family night to draw the plan
of salvation step by step and talk about a scripture with each one, it is so
testimony building and would help the kids learn about such a fundamental part
of the gospel.
Love you sooooooooo
much, I am currently trying to upload pics, I learned only 32 GB cards work on
these computers, and they do NOT take 64 gig, which stinks so soon I will have
actual pictures to send! Keep on keeping on! Love you!!
Az Első Fiad a
vadonban,
Hough Elder
Picture sent by a senior missionary couple. Jake and Huber Elder enjoying a Saturday lunch break.
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