Well like the title says it was an
absolutely incredible week this week. It started off with a really great
p-day last Monday as we were able to go to a really cool tower that looks over
all of Győr (it is called püspök vár I think) and then that was followed up by
a really great zone training on Tuesday (it was on chapter 8 and effectively
using our time) and then it just got better and better!
I think I saw the hand of the Lord
more this week than I have ever seen in my life. We were able to go on
exchanges this week with the Elders from Tatabánya and I was able to work with
Elder North (a new missionary). I just had a really good feeling about
the split and had the faith that we were going to be seeing a lot of
miracles. Before the exchange started, Elder Smith and I had a little bit
of time to work together. We felt like we needed to go and tract and as
we came to a particular building I told Elder Smith that someone was for sure
going to be letting us in. Sure enough a very nice lady let us in and we
were able to discuss the Book of Mormon, the Restoration and were able to set
up a return appointment. Then after that we started our exchange. I
was able to work with Elder North and he is a really great missionary. He
has a lot of really great faith and he has the faith that miracles can happen
and that if we work hard then we can see the hand of the Lord in our
work. We were able to work on specifically having effective studies and
then praying to have the spirit. We said a prayer then we got to work.
Our first teaching was with one of
our investigators named Barnabás and it went amazing. We were able to
speak about the Plan of Salvation and he loved it and is very excited to learn
more. We are hoping to get him on a baptismal date this upcoming
week. Then after that we had some time to go and street some
people. We talked to some absolutely incredible people one of which is
actually from Cuba and has been looking for a church to go to and another one
who absolutely loved what we had to say and set up with us to come to his home
the next day and bring him a Book of Mormon (his name is János and I will talk
about him more in just a little bit). Then we had a little bit of time
left to tract and I knew that someone else was about to let us in. Sure
enough a young man named Balint let us in and we were able to have an great
teaching with him. He is agnostic and has lots of questions of the soul
that he would like answered. He is super excited to read from the Book of
Mormon and we set up to meet with him this next Thursday.
Then the miracles just kept
happening... Elder Smith and Elder Leavitt were also able to find a
husband and a wife that they were able to give service to and teach about the
Book of Mormon ( we are going to go back on Friday). Then the person
named János (that we met with on the street) was able to meet with us the next
day and it went so amazing (we were able to discuss the Book of Mormon and the
Restoration and invited him to church but something came up and he was not able
to make it). Then after that we had two great teachings with our two
other progressing investigators Richard and David. We were able to
discuss the Gospel of Jesus Christ with Richard and were able to confirm his
baptismal date of April the 1st that we gave him earlier on in the week.
He is progressing so well and is really growing in his faith of the Savior.
Then we were also able to meet with David and were able to really emphasize
with him that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is on the earth again and that the
priesthood is on the earth again. We asked him if he would be baptized on
April 8 and he was able to accept the date.
Then after that we finished the
split with the Tatabánya Elders but the miracles just kept happening.
After that we were able to meet with one of our new investigators who is
actually from Nigeria, his name is Nason. It went so amazing and he is
such an amazing person. He is Christian and has not really been
practicing much lately but really wants to start now. We were able to
discuss about the Restoration and were able to teach him about the Book of
Mormon and the power that is in it. He said that he would read it and at
the end of the lesson he prayed and it was one of the most powerful prayers I
have ever heard in my entire life! We are going to meet with him again
this Saturday and are really hoping that he can come to church!
Then the next day was also incredible!
We were able to have a couple of investigators in church (David and Richard) and
were hoping for more but were really happy to see them. After church we
were able to do some tracting and I knew that we were going to be getting let
in. Sure enough we were able to get let in right away to this very sweet
Néni that recently lost her husband, her younger brother, and her cousin.
We were able to testify of the Plan of Salvation and were able to testify of
temple work and the miracle of Jesus Christ and the Atonement. It went
great and we were able to set up for next Thursday. Then after that we
were able to meet with János again (the person that we spoke to on the street a
couple days before). We were able to speak about the Plan of Salvation
and it went really well. We were able to ask him if he wanted to be
baptized on April 1st and he responded with an enthusiastic "Persze!"
The only problem is that he might move so I am praying that he will be
able to stay! Then after that we were able to do a little more tracting
and I knew that we were going to be let in again. Sure enough we were
able to be let in to a young man named Martin with whom we were able to discuss
the Book of Mormon and why we are here as missionaries (we set up to go back to
him on Tuesday).
The Lord will honor those that do
their best to honor him. It is not always easy and sometimes it is hard
to see the why of why we do some things but when we do our best to serve the
Lord he will honor us more than we can imagine. I have a strong testimony
that with faith ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE and that when we believe in the Lord
and remain diligent and obedient then we can see absolutely incredible
things! I am also a believer that faith without works is dead and that
first we need to have faith but then we need to work! That is the perfect
combination, faith and work! I love the Lord and I am so glad that I get
to serve him on a daily basis here in Hungary.
I love you all so much and I hope
you all have a fantastic week!!!
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