March 10, 2014
Dear
Friends and Family,
GAHHHH!!!
This is SOOOOO weird that this is my last full week in the country. I feel like
this 9 year old kid that's running around the room that doesn't know how to
react about something. I don't know. We'll just leave it at that.
Let's
see, what to fill you in on from this week.....Spring has hit Hungary and it is
SOOOOO nice! Winter was super short here (can't really complain) and we decided
to start up a sport day on Saturday since the weather has been so nice
recently, and it was an absolute blast! Basically everyone who went was
investigators, and some of our investigators brought their friends and we
played some soccer, Frisbee and some inter mixes of other sports. It was soo
nice being out in the sun and playing sports again: though my body disagreed
with it quite a bit. I am definitely out of shape. That’s something that is
definitely going to have to change when I come home. :P
We
also went on splits this week with the Zone leaders. I went with one of my Kicsi (little ones) from
the MTC, Elder Hatfield, and we had quite an adventure. We went tracting for
quite a while since all of our programs rescheduled for another day and we had
some fun stories from it. One woman came out and after listening to us for a
second she started to give us a piece of her mind. After her little rant we
asked her if she may know someone that may be interested in hearing our message.
She replied with 'Good heavens, I hope not!' After we departed both of us
started to chuckle. You can't help it! It's just so funny to see someone start
telling you the things that you should be doing instead and how wrong you are.
I don't know, maybe I've just gotten used to it and my sensitivity layer has
been strengthened over the course of two years to that kind of stuff. Laughter
has been the best way, and more enjoyable way, of getting around that stuff.
Sure, not the best thing to be doing in certain circumstances, but it is
definitely fun to do after something like that. Elder Hatfield also had an
interview with one of the people who is getting baptized next Monday. She is
definitely ready and is looking forward to being baptized. We are right beside
her with that. We also have another person being baptized on that same day and
she will be having an interview this week with the Zone Leaders again. It'll be
super kewl! We are definitely looking forward to it all.
This
week is going to be a pretty busy week again. This last week went really well
and we had quite a bit of programs. This week we are looking at the same, along
with a baptism next Monday on the 17th, the Monday before I go home.
So
you wanted to know a little bit more about Elder Dellenbaaaaccchhh. Info time:
He is from Holiday, Utah. He is now 19 and is actually the youngest of 3 boys.
He actually had a brother come home from his mission from Alaska while he was
in the mission. Luckily they got permission to see each other in the MTC when
his brother arrived. He always tells me how much he loves skiing along with
hunting. When he gets back we are planning on going on a hunting expedition.
He's freaking hilarious! I love the kid to death. We have both been in this
city for so long and we laugh at all the things that have happened while we
have been here.
Last
thing I have to answer. You asked about how things work with the branch. The
branch president is actually the elder senior couple, but since he doesn't
speak Hungarian we translate for him (more like me, since I'm the oldest) and
get a lot of things assigned for the upcoming week. There is a first counselor
member in the presidency, but basically I fill the second and the clerk, since
I also deal with the finances and computer stuff. We, the missionaries, also
teach some of the classes in for Sunday school and priesthood, depending on the
week. It's not like Békéscsaba where we did absolutely everything, but the
missionaries here still have quite a bit of responsibility in the branch. This
week I actually gave a talk on Women because this weekend was 'Women's day' in
Hungary and next week I am going to be doing a musical number with one of the
members. It'll be nice.
I'm
so sorry for not taking any pictures this week. We did take one group one for Elder
Dellenbach's birthday. We went out to eat for his birthday and the senior
couple made some cake and ice cream for him and we took a picture of us all.
That day was also super nice cause it was filled with programs.
Elder Dellenbach's Birthday |
Alrighty
ya'll. I have one more p-day next week and it will be on Tuesday. I will see
you next week on my last entry of Gettin' Hungary with Elder Magda'!
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
As
Always,
Magda Elder
Magda Elder
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