What an interesting week. I'm pretty sure we checked newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org at least 20 times a day this week. In Hungary, we are still proselyting and are prepared with the 2 week food supply if we're asked to stay inside. We're planning to do lessons over video call this week. The work moves forward! And I have a feeling we'll see lots of unique miracles from these experiences.
Our Monday evening lessons with Zsuzsa are my favorite part of every week! Her daughter, Bella, usually plays on an iPad during the lesson, so Arps nővér and I pondered about how we could involve her more in our lessons. This week we took the Friend magazine with us to the lesson and gave it to give to her. We showed her the story of Enos in The Friend, taught her how to pray like Enos, and asked her to pray for her mom this week as she continues to stop smoking. It actually turned out really well! Bella was so honored and happily did all the activities the rest of the lesson--the maze, dot to dot, and puzzles :)
We adventured into a few small falús this week (small villages) south of Csepel and Kispest--Tuesday to Tököl and Wednesday to Millenniumtelep. In Tököl, we met a mom and had a great discussion about the Restoration and Book of Mormon, and in Millenniumtelep we met a few sweet nénis who had met with Elders before. Both towns were so tiny and it was a cool feeling to leave knowing that we'd met almost every person in the town. One sweet néni cried when she hobbled out and saw us. She said it was an answer from God that we were there to talk to her--so sweet! Even amidst our imperfections and weaknesses, God's plan is always perfect.
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There's a young family who lives in our building, and Saturday we did an English lesson with Maja, their 10 year old. Arps nővér and I brought a little whiteboard and we played games and helped her with homework. I think I learned more Hungarian from her though!
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Our Sunday Sacrament Meeting was so special--another special Hungarian mission memory. We went to the Gyengesék, a member of the bishopric, his wife, and their 3 daughters and 1 son. Their daughters were dressed so nicely and had set out cups of water for the Sacrament and a plate of bread. We sang "There is a Green Hill Far Away," partook of the Sacrament, sang more hymns, and gave them all pass-along cards to invite friends to watch General Conference. Hungarian families are my favorite part of being a missionary! There was a special spirit in their home, and I'm grateful they invited us to come for the Sacrament.
I'm praying for all of you, especially through all the adjustments and unknown. What an exciting time to live!
Love,
Emma Rae
Francis nővér
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