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| Új Lakás édes lakás 💛 |
Jó estét!
On Wednesday morning, we packed up and and left Csertő utca on the red bus 80. It was so strange to leave and know we wouldn't be going back that evening. The good news is that Kispest is still in the same city, and we'll have Stake Conference and YSA activities at the Pest ward building.
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| Goodbye Csertő utca and Kellmer nővér. Thank you for everything, Kellmer nővér! |
My new companion, Arps nővér, is from New Zealand! We met at the mission home in Buda, then traveled with our luggage to our new apartment in Kispest. The 1.5 hour commute took about 2.5 hours with our luggage, but we eventually made it to our new neighborhood. We live on the outskirts of town in a residential area of family houses. Our downstairs neighbors (a young family) greeted us and were so friendly. We live on the 3rd floor in a loft/log cabin style apartment. It is so cute! Our first few days have been full of streeting in different places to learn about our area, demographic, bus and train routes, etc.
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| Kispesti nővérek! Wilson nővér, Snow nővér, and Arps nővér next to me. Jó lesz! |
On Thursday, we did weekly planning with the other Kispest sisters, Snow and Wilson Nővérek. Snow nővér has served here for a few months and filled us in on all we need to know about the investigators, ward, area, etc. On Saturday evening all four of us went to a lesson with Zsuzsa. Snow nővér and her previous companion have been teaching her, but will hand her over to us. She already has a baptismal date, and we're excited to get to know her better and help her prepare.
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| Our new church building in Kispest |
On our way to Angol Óra Thursday evening, we started talking to a young man on the Villamos. He shared that he believes in God but doesn't attend a church, so we invited him quickly as we got off at our stop. And on Sunday he came! He showed up in a white shirt, and was very attentive the whole meeting and during Sunday school. Then we gave him a Book of Mormon, shared a short explanation of it, and are planning to meet with him soon. I'm so amazed by that whole series of events, and pray that he will have a desire to learn more.
There are so many things to learn about this new area :) But our first Ward Council was on Sunday morning and it calmed a lot of my worries. The Ward Council was so organized and productive and afterwards the Bishop met with us to explain more about the ward and area. This ward is completely Hungarian (Pest was half English, half Hungarian), and we met so many kind and friendly members. I'm excited to work in this ward with these members. And the talks were about the Spirit and prayer--perfect for our friend from the villamos!
Another recent miracle of the week was tonight as we traveled home. On the bus, we sat down near a young women and I asked about a pin she was wearing. She shared about her college and job, then the conversation died down. I kept feeling like we needed to talk about why we're here as missionaries, and a split second later, she asked us why we are both here in Hungary. Imagine that! By the end of the bus ride, we'd shared about Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, and a living Prophet. We hope she'll come to church. So much can happen if we simply open our mouths to share. Doesn't that just make you want to share the gospel with everyone? Try it!
Boldog Bálint Napot this week, and Happy Happy Birthday Papa and Naomi!
Love,
Emma Rae
Francis nővér
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