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.

Pápa, the land of miracles!

Hello amazing family!  It was so great to be able to talk to all of you yesterday!  You all bring so much joy into my life and I am so grateful for you!  It was an amazing week!

So while I was still in Buda, we were able to pick up the new missionaries from the airport (4 sisters and one elder).  It was really great to be able to be with all of them and to be able to have an absolutely amazing dinner with the Szabadkais.  We were also able to go up to Buda castle and we read the dedicatory prayer.  Then Wednesday was transfers.  We were able to talk to some really amazing people on the train and were actually able to get a referral of a woman's daughter that we started to talk to on the train.  We were able to find some really solid potential investigators that night.  

The next day, we were able to go to the city of Veszprém for our district meeting!  Let's just say that that city is absolutely incredible, so beautiful!  While getting on the bus, we started talking to a family (a mom, Ágnes, and her 3 young kids).  The following day we were able to meet with them in the branch house and it was incredible. They have good faith in Jesus Christ and at the end of the lesson, the 12 year old boy said the closing prayer, we are going to be meeting with them tonight. We were also able to tract into this amazing family that moved here from Budapest like me!  It is mom, dad,and son.  They also have really strong faith and we related how they moved to how we lived with Heavenly Father before we came to earth and how He has given us a perfect plan on how to be successful.  We are going back tomorrow. We also tracted into a woman named who lost her husband so we spoke about the Plan of Salvation, we are returning tomorrow. We also tracted into a man named József and we also spoke about the Plan of Salvation, we are going back on Wednesday. The Lord is honoring us so much! I will send pics next week, I am just out of time right now.  I love you so much!  Have an amazing week!  

Gentry elder 

Zone Conference

It was a good ól week in Buda!

It was a good week this past week!  So we were able to meet with our part member family on Monday night.  It is a wonderful family of 5 and the dad is the only member.   We were able to talk about the Restoration and were able to show the Restoration film.   We were able to talk about baptism and were able to invite them to come to church, they were not able to come but hopefully in the future. 

We were able to go on two exchanges this past week!  Miskolc came here and I was with Elder Terry (he is from my group and it was fun to be able to work with him).  We were able to do some really good finding and we were able to meet with a few investigators.  We were able to put special focus on the Book of Mormon and were able to really strive to talk to everyone!  

We were also able to have exchanges with Pest.  I went across the river to the city of Pest.  I was with elder Durney from Colorado.  We were able to also make a special focus on the Book of Mormon and were able to see some miracles. We went tracting on the 1st day and I saw this girl walk into her apartment and had a feeling to go and knock on her door.  We told her we had a message of hope and she let us in without hesitation. She said she has been searching for God in her life and that she is super excited to meet.  The next day while tracting, on the last door we knocked, this 22 year old dude let us in that also seemed pretty interested.  It was really awesome to be able to work with elder Durney.  

We also had a really great MLC this past week where we were able to discuss diligence, effective studies, and Christlike leadership.  It was great!  I love you all so much, have a great week!!!

Love,

Gentry elder