Dinner at the Branch Mission Leaders home :)
Hey there!
What a week last week! Orme nővér and I were so excited to do a lot of hard core streeting and such, when all of a sudden--- sickness came upon us. I haven't been that sick in years! While I won't go into detail about all of that, we physically couldn't leave the apartment for 2 days. I think my stomach can finally handle a normal diet, so I am really grateful about that :) I am also grateful to have a fresh start this week as we are no longer sick and are ready to go out and find people who are searching for truth!
We did get out to do some streeting this weekend, but it was really hard! There was this HUGE festival going on called Kocsonyafesztival (or something like that), and it was probably the funniest things I have seen yet in Hungary :) The theme of this festival was frogs... yes, frogs. There were people dressed up in crazy frog costumes, and there a lot of booths selling a sorts of food--- meat, cheese, candies, pastries, and so on. There were also booths selling jewelry, woven baskets, little kid toys, frog hats, frog costumes, and all sorts of other frog stuff. Quite funny, haha. And there was this little group of people dressed in clothes like from the 1400's walking up and down the streets playing music on their little drums, violin, and flute instrument thing. But anyway, we tried doing some good streeting during this, hoping to find some families and other people that would be interested in our message. However, most of the people said they were in a hurry, and then slowly walked away, haha. Oh people. Unfortunately, I don't have any picture for you since we aren't allowed to take pictures while proselyting (how is that spelt?). Just trust me--- in was a delightful festival to observe :)
From streeting, we do have some people to contact. We have called a number of them and some said they would call us when they want to meet and others haven't answered the phone, so we are keeping our fingers crossed and sending up our prayers that someone will pull through :)
So all in all, there is so much work to be done! I would love to see all of our investigators progress and to pick up new investigators! Coming back to Miskolc, people would have said that there isn't very much work, however, that is completely wrong. When people say this, they are referring more to how there aren't many investigators. However, those are the times I think that there is even more work to be done, haha. I am excited to be here. I am happy to be with Sister Orme, and I really look forward to seeing where we can get this place during our service together. We have a vision. It may not be exact with numbers and specific goals right now, but there is a vision, nonetheless :)
I picked up something from Papritz nővér when serving with her in Szeged. (Actually, I picked up a lot of good things from her, haha). She does something called An Attribute a Transfer. She chooses a Christlike Attribute to specifically work on each transfer. So this is the first transfer that I have been doing this, and the attribute that I have chosen is Humility. This transfer has only just started, but I already have so much to say about this attribute! There are some scriptures that I have found in personal study that have caused me to reflect the on the personal I am. In Alma 1:26-30, we can read about the examples of the faithful people during "the first year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi". They were so blessed and so humble! Then in Alma 5:14-16,19,26 Alma is teaching the people with questions--- and they are great questions! (The questions are all throughout chapter 5, but those are the verses that I really like.) Then aside from reading, I have had some great conversations with Orme nővér that have caused me to ponder Humility more and more. I may not have been strutting down the street in the lastest fashion and mocking people as I go (acting as the prideful people in the Book of Mormon), but I definately haven't been the humble follower of Christ that we have all been commanded to be. So I am currently repenting of my ways. And that is the beauty of Gods plan. We are here to learn and to grow-- to experience progress. I am so grateful for our Saviors atoning sacrifice so that we can repent of those mistakes we make every day and strive to become more like our Father in Heaven.
I wish everyone a fabulous day! Go make someone smile :)
Sok szeretettel,
Kimball nővér
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