Another
good week in Veszprém! The work here feels like it is finally starting
to pick up a little bit, thank heavens! Sister Evans and I have sure
been working hard, so I know that it is just God blessing us because of
our efforts!
Last Pday, we were tracting in a village of 10 story apartment
buildings, and I we had just gotten let into the building (which is
rare) and gone up to the top floor. As we get out of the elevator there
are glass windows and we can see the sunset just peaking around the
corner of one of the buildings across the street. I couldn't see much,
but I was convinced that it was going to be one of the prettiest sunsets
I have ever seen, but the building was blocking it. So I decided real
quick that we needed to run over to the other building and get up to the
top floor so we can see the sunset and appreciate some of God's beauty
that he created for us! So we hop in the elevator, run outside and the
few blocks to the last building, and there is a pizza man at the csengő.
It seemed that everything was turning out perfect, we would just slip
inside the door right behind the pizza deliverer. WRONG. The person the
pizza man was calling didn't pick up (who doesn't answer the door for the
pizza they ordered? Doesn't make sense to me, but its whatever). So that
left us with one option: Ring all the csengős until we find someone who
will let us in! I rang the first one, asked him if he would let us in
the building. His response: "sure, why not!" I cannot emphasis this
enough, this literally NEVER happens! So clearly it was a sign that I
was supposed to see this sunset! We got in the elevator and went all the
way up to the 10th floor only to discover that THERE WEREN'T EVEN
WINDOWS!!!! Sister Evans and I just looked at each other and busted up
laughing, we couldn't even believe that it was real! So we didn't get to
see the sunset, and I was bummed, and no one else in the building even
wanted to talk to us, but that's alright, its the usual!
Haha so with that depressing story out of the way, we were able to
meet with our investigator Piroska this week for the second time, and we
had a really good teaching with her! We had planned on bringing a
member, but they canceled unfortunately. Luckily we still had the Spirit
to help us out! We taught the Restoration to her, but I wanted to
branch out in the way we taught it this time and do it from an aspect
that would relate more to her personally. In my head it sounded like a
great idea, but as I started to teach it, we talked about prayer and the
importance of it, shared the Joseph Smith story, and then I soon
realized that I wasn't exactly sure where to go from that. So we decided
to stop and bear our testimonies about prayer before we moved on any
further. As we bore testimony to her, the spirit was really strong, and
before I knew it, words were just flowing from my mouth, and I know that
I wasn't the one who put them there. When we had first arrived to her
home, Piroska was having somewhat of a rough day, but by the time we
finished teaching, it had completely changed she was happy as can be and
was really focusing on the things that we had to say and we could tell
that she was feeling the spirit. Honestly, the lesson was a miracle in
and of itself. I have never tried teaching the restoration before from
the perspective we did, and honestly I am not sure if I will ever do it
that way again, but that was how it needed to be taught, that was what
Piroska personally needed, and we could all tell! At the end of the
lesson, I asked Piroska if she would be willing to say the closing
prayer, and she gladly accepted! As she prayed, the spirit was very
strong there. I wasn't paying so much attention to the words she was
saying, but rather the feelings that I felt as she said that first
prayer for us. However, amidst those feelings, I heard her distinctly
say "Thank you for sending the sisters to me so that they can teach me. I
am so grateful that today they were able to help me understand the
things that have never made sense to me before!" Her humble prayer just
touched my heart, because how true is that? When we share the message of
the Restoration with people, that is exactly what we are doing! We are
helping them understand the part that remains a mystery to everyone
else, we are giving them those answers that the world cant, cause we are
teaching them the truth! I just have such a strong testimony of the
restoration and of Joseph Smith as a prophet, but more importantly a
testimony of prayer. Because without prayer, nothing would have
happened. It all started with a 14 year old boy who was willing to
humble himself and ask God, and because of that prayer, we now have
Christ's church restored to the earth, as well as the Book of Mormon
that we can read from everyday to grow closer to Christ! If that isn't a
strong enough witness of the power of prayer, I don't know what is! I am
so thankful that we too, can turn to Him in prayer, whatever
circumstances we may be in, and just as he did with Joseph Smith, He
will ALWAYS answer our prayers!
We had a teaching with our investigator Marcsi as well, and it went
really well! We had the ward mission leader there and his wife (because
he only speaks German) and they were exactly what Marcsi needed! She is
ready for baptism, but just hesitant to make that step forward in
faith. Klaus, not understanding the whole lesson as it was in Hungarian, interrupted us in the middle, and mentioned that maybe the solution to
all of Marcsi's problems would be to go ahead and get baptized, and then
go on a mission, so that she can forget about herself, and yet find
herself as she does the Lord's work. We were all a little nervous at
first as to what her reaction would be, but she LOVED the idea! We are
meeting with her on Tuesday and are planning to extend a baptismal date
to her, and offer to fast and pray with her about that date! I am really
excited about it, and hope that she will be willing to do what she
needs to to finally take that step!

I love you all and hope that you all have a great week!
Sok Szeretettel,
LeBaron Nővér
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