This was last week's blog post (Week 78)

Sziasztok!

Another great week in the Duna-lands. Our church bell is ringing like crazy outside, meaning that either someone just got married, died, or it's noon. 

It's not noon, and no one gets married on Mondays. Sooo...

Anyway, we had a great week! Our training for Zone Conference in Budapest was super fun! We showed how to do "effective finding", and one of our points to focus on was being motivated to find. Sometimes it's easy to get down on yourself as you tract for hours on end, and with no one letting you in it can get pretty nasty. So, we decided to have a moment in our training to give everyone in our zone a "compliment card". The idea was to give every single elder and sister a one-lined compliment from someone they had either served with or around in the past, and it was supposed to be something that stuck out to them (the writer). We ended up calling like thirty plus missionaries getting compliments, it was an adventure! When we gave them out, some people were smiling their heads off! We told them to keep it close by whenever they felt bad while tracting so they can read it. Then we told them that we love them :) Awh! Hocus Pocus. Aren't we such good zone leaders? 

Speaking of Budapest, the only way I knew to the mission home by car was under construction, so we took a de-tour into the hills above Buda trying to find a way into the middle of the city, which is shaped like a snail's shell-it just has curvy streets that make their way deeper and deeper into the city. It's super messed up, but pretty! And we made it! 

Conference was super sick. When the translating happened for the Chinese General Authority, the members all ran into our room and were like: "Now you are going through what WE go through every year!" Haha. I love them. They're just super sassy. But really, it was super sick. I really liked Elder Jorg....something's talk. It really hit home. Also, Elder Holland's was super legit. 

All in all, good week. We've been blessed to meet with a lot of new people: including a small family we tracted into last week. We also are meeting with an American, and some people who investigated in 2005. It's a fun bunch, but I love them. I love Hungary. 

Be good everyone! 

Sok Szeretettel,

Elder Giacalone