It was a good week in the city of Pápa!

So as the title says, it was a good week this past week!  It was able to rain a lot this past week which is totally fine by me, it really cooled things down which was really awesome.  We were able to work despite the rain and the Lord honored us for it!  

So with regards to Rómeó, we have good news and bad news as well.  The good news is that we were able to meet with him.  He is doing really well, just a bit overwhelmed with his deployment to Afghanistan coming up. He told us in our meeting that he still had the goal of getting baptized before he went out, which he originally thought was going to be late July or August.  He called us, however, on Friday night and informed us that he is actually going to be heading out this Friday.  We were pretty bummed but we know that he is going to be baptized, just going to have to wait until he comes back from his trip.  

We were able to have 4 investigators in church which was really awesome to see.  We were able to have our investigator family there.  It looked as though they enjoyed it, they just stayed for sacrament meeting, and the best part was that the members were able to fellowship them.  We will be visiting with them on Tuesday.  We were able to have another investigator there who is a very nice older woman that we have now met with twice.  She really seemed to enjoy it, and we met with her the day before with the branch president, President Bauer. He was also Catholic and was a big help in the lesson.  We were also able to have another of our investigators there with his mom who is a member. We met with them yesterday night and were able to speak about the Book of Mormon, we also read with them from 1 Nephi as they had not really been able to read much.  In church, I translated for a senior missionary named Elder Ommen, as he gave his talk in sacrament meeting.  After church, we had two other senior missionaries there who had a presentation on the new audit system for the church.  I was able to translate in that meeting as well, the gift of tongues is real!  

We were able to find 2 new investigators this past week.  One is named TODD!!  I KNOW RIGHT! Our meeting with him was really great, we were able get let into his home on a rainy night.  He works for the US military here in Hungary and lives here with his girl friend.  We also met with Éva, the girlfriend of our investigator János.  We spoke of the plan of Salvation and she told us that from the time we started meeting with János, there is a different feeling in their home, we testified it was the spirit, who leads us to find the truth! 

We also were able to meet with our investigators Ferenc and Vere, they don't really want to meet anymore though, and we also were able to meet with our investigator Zsuzsi and her son Dávid, our branch president also helped us with those.  The spirit was so strong in the 1st meeting with Zsuszi as we spoke about the 1st vision.  They were not able to come to church but we hope this week they will come.

This work is amazing the Lord is honoring us daily! I love this work and I love my Savior, Jesus Christ.

Gentry elder

It was a solid week! Post from June 11

Hello my absolutely amazing family.  As the title of the email says, it was a pretty good week!  We were able to have Zone Conference this past week, which was really spectacular!  We were able speak about how to work with the members and how to get them more involved in missionary work.  We were also able to speak about unity and president did a really amazing job speaking about that, he spoke about how if we are successful in living the gospel, then naturally we will develop skills that help us with worldly pursuits as well.  We also spoke about one of my favorite topics, that being obedience, and how obedience brings so many blessings! I was also able to give my departing testimony and hear the Szabadkais give theirs as well! 

With regards to Rómeó, he had to travel this week to Germany which means that we are having to postpone his baptism.  He is going to be a great member, I really know that, it is just going to have to be a bit more in the future.  We were able to run into him on the street yesterday and it was good to be able to catch up.  

We were able to find 4 new investigators this past week!  On Monday night, we were able to tract into this man named János.  He is not incredibly religious but he really has tried to do what is good but has felt like he has only gotten bad in return.  We were able to testify of the Plan of Salvation and that according to this plan, we can obtain perspective and every thing that happens can be for our gain.  We testified that this was the joy he was looking for and that this would bring him happiness.  We returned and met with his mom who was also interested in hearing more, it seems like they have potential.  We also tracted into a man named József and his girl friend Kati.  We testified of the Restoration and how truth had been brought back to the earth again.  They seemed to really like it, we are going to be returning tomorrow.  

We were able to speak about the Plan of Salvation with our investigators named Endre, Anna, and András.  The Lessons went well, however, none of them were able to come to church.  We were able to have our investigator Tamás in church.  He is 14 and is from a part member family, he has not been to church for 3 months up to this point.  We felt as prompting to stop by their home and we spoke about the Restoration with him, went really well.   

The Lord is honoring us so much, I love this work and I love my Savior, I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.  Love you all so much and have a great week! 

Gentry elder

Amazing Week!

So I would definitely have to say that the highlight of this week is Romeo!  Romeo was found by the sisters but was given over to us when we found out that he lives in our area.   He is a soldier for the U.S. army (he is Hungarian) and he loves our country so so so much!  He has fallen in love with the gospel.  Romeo is one of the most goal oriented people that I have met and he really loves how we are so into living such a high law of righteousness in our church.  He is literally so amazing and the most amazing part is that he is going to be getting baptized on the 16th of June.  This is absolutely so amazing and one of the biggest miracles of my mission.  The Lord keeps placing these people in our path who are so ready! 

We were able to do some good finding this week and were able to find 7 new investigators!  The Lord has been honoring us so much and we have been talking to as many people as we can and have been striving to really really effectively use our time!  One of these new investigators is a woman by the name of Gizella.  I actually heard her talking on a train (we were some of the only people on the car) and I felt like should talk to her.  She was not interested then, but we later tracted into her and set up to come back, there are not coincidences in the work of Almighty God.  

I read this week in Helaman about the stripling warriors and how their mom's taught them to not doubt because God would deliver them.  I know that to be true and it reminded me of what my mom always teaches me! I love you all so much and have a wonderful week! 

Gentry elder 

It was a good week for us! Post from 5-28-2018

So we were able to have an absolutely amazing week and I am so honored to be serving in this amazing city with Elder Wrathall!  Elder Wrathall is sick right now, but he seems to be feeling better and we were able to give him a blessing yesterday.  We were able to go to a really cool art exhibit last week where we were able to see an art display from Picaso and were able to tour a really famous castle in Pápa. 

 The Lord keeps honoring us so much and I am so so grateful for all of the help He gives us on a daily basis.  We were able to find some really cool people this past week.  One of those people was the husband of someone we are already teaching.  We were able to talk about the Restoration with him and how much is has blessed our lives.  We were also able to invite them to come to church and they came!  They live really close to the branch house and we were able to walk with them to church!  I think they enjoyed it and I am really glad that we were able to invite them.  

We were also able to tract into a woman and her son.  We were able to quickly discuss the Restoration and were able to discuss the blessings we have received from it!  I think they really liked it and at the end of the lesson, the son said the closing prayer.  We were also able to find a family of a Mom and a Dad and a son with some learning disabilities.  We were able to find them on Monday or Tuesday night and Elder Wrathall and another missionary went back to teach them, they are also new investigators.  

We were able to have a really great exchange with the elders from Veszprém.  I was with my district leader, Elder Jameson, who's father is the head athletic trainer at the U.  He is really cool and it was fun to serve with him.  The Lord is honoring us so much and yesterday, this super cool guy named Romeo that the sisters found came to church.  It turns our that he lives in our area and that he is going to be meeting with us.  I know that if we do the things the Lord needs us to do we will be blessed beyond measure.  By the way if you want a great chapter to read in the Book of Mormon, Alma 37.  Love you!  

The Lord continues to honor us in Pápa! Post from 5-22-2018

Well the Lord is honoring us so much and I am so honored to be serving in this amazing city.  We were able to find 9 new investigators from the last time we emailed and the Sós family is on baptismal date.  These people in Pápa are so prepared and I am so honored to be here with Elder Wrathall.  

So with regards to the Sós family, we were felt that it would be best if we changed the areas a little bit because it made a lot more sense like that on the map.  The Sisters will be teaching them as they prepare for baptism on the 30th of June.

We were able to meet with many new investigators this week as I've already indicated along and we discussed a variety of doctrinal topics.  The people of this city are so prepared for us. 

The branch is really good.   I was able to speak in church and as I told dad I spoke about how it is absolutely essential to obtain a testimony in these days and how we get a testimony by 1. desiring, humbling ourselves before God, and repenting daily.  2. Filling our lives with the small and simple things that bring the spirit 3. serving in the church and obedience 4. sharing our testimony frequently.  

I love you so much!  Have an amazing week!!!!

Gentry elder

Family and Office Staff Pictures from Buda

These were some pictures that Elder Gentry had sent from Buda that hadn't been posted yet.