We had Zone Conference last week in Buda with President and
Sister Smith, the APs, our Zone Leaders, and the Sister Training
Leaders. It was super awesome and I got so many answers to my
questions that I've been having. One of them was actually pretty
fun: I have been here for like a year now, but I have never really
known how to use a fire blanket and I've been too scared to ask
someone. So, Sister Smith was going over "household
topics" and asked if anyone had any questions. In front of
everyone I asked how to use a fire blanket. And guess what? There
were other missionaries that had no idea how either! So,
congratulations Hungary Budapest Mission, I just saved like fifteen
missionaries from a certain fiery death. Hooray for Blond Questions!
Don't be afraid to ask them!
But other than my obvious lack of household appliance knowledge,
I am doing super great! Szeged is doing soooo well. The weather is
HOT. I am SWEATING. I am LOSING WEIGHT. Life is splendid.
Guess what? On Saturday, we had Sport Nap. We usually play
soccer, except they call it football over here. Awkward. Anyway, I
scored a goal. Heck. Yes.
I bought a tank-top for next summer that says: "I <3
Nothin". I have officially transformed myself into the
equivalent of a fourteen-year old white American girl. Speaking of
that, Elder Mellor had his very first Vanilla Bean Frappucino from
Starbucks when we were in Budapest. He loved it.
As you can tell, this email is very scatter-shot. This is what
happens when I forget my planner with everything written in
it!
Oh, here's something cool. So we have this new investigator that
comes to church like every Sunday. We met with him after his work
one day and chatted about the Book of Mormon. It was like our third
program with him and I asked how his reading was going. He said so
good and that he feels so good when he does it. I love that answer.
I pointed out that that is the Spirit that he is feeling and that it
bears witness of truth. Pushing it a bit more, I asked him if he
thought the book was true. He said "As far as I have read, it
is true." Feeling a little more egged on, I threw a bapdate out
at him, asking him to be baptized if he knew the book was true. He
said of course. He didn't want a date yet, but he said in the fall
sometime. It was pretty cool!
Still loving life. It's getting so hot. My trainer goes home in
like two days, talk about weird. He's a good kid! At church on
Sunday, I met with one of my oldest friends in Hungary: my very
first Hungarian I met in a program, my friend "G" from
Szolnok! He was in Szeged to meet with the visiting Stake President,
because he's going to Freiburg! When they say they're "going to
Freiburg", it means that are going to the temple to get our
their endowments! When I walked into the chapel for church that day
and saw him sitting down, I started tearing up. He came up to me
with this huge smile and just said "I'm sure you can understand
what I'm saying now!" It had been one year! I'm still in
shock.
Missions are full of these types of miracles. You find yourself
stressing, praying, fasting, and crying over your investigators.
Their problems become yours. Their trials become yours. You work so
hard to see them through. Sometimes they can't make it through, or
it isn't their time. And sometimes, they gloriously succeed, and
they hug you until you can't breathe and say "thank you" a
billion times in your ear and you are an emotional train
wreck.
It was hard saying goodbye to him again, but he'll be ok :) He
has his faith.
I loved my week! Find a reason to smile, because life is just a
weird adventure sometimes, and you gotta smile to make it through
alive! Have a great week everyone!
:)
Sok Szeretettel,
Elder Giacalone
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