Kispest Week Six (Week 96

It's snowing outside! And we're going ice skating later today! Yay! I love winter!

And it sounds like it's a lot more like winter out here than back in Utah. Really, 70 degrees?? That's messed.

So last week, I was sick. Oh, so very sick. I had a fever that was on and off for like five days. Being sick at home is so much better than being sick on a mission. You just suffer through the day and hope that your drugs will kick in. Bleh. But, I'm feeling much better. I got a blessing from one of the elders here, and bam! Totally fine now. Loving life.

Last week we finished teaching "L", one of our bapdates, the Law of Tithing. We had a member of the Bishophric there to help, and it was sooo good. Like, this ward knows how to do missionary work. They don't steal the entire program, and they aren't just silent. They know exactly when to bear testimony or when to share an experience. I've been to eight cities, but this ward seriously knows what's up. "A", our other bapdate, was only able to meet once and didn't show up to church and isn't answering her phone, which was a little alarming. I hope we get a hold of her soon.

We streeted out to Parliament and took pictures. The weather was FREEZING but sitting there besides the massive castle was worth the trek out (granted there is a Metro stop that plops you off right at the gate, but there's no adventure there! Lol). We also saw the memorial to the Holocaust by the river. It's a bunch of bronze and iron cast shoes set up by the Duna, because that's where they made them take them off before they threw them in the river in winter. Super sad but very moving.

So last week was hard because I was sick, and because it didn't go away at first, That was hard. But there were many beautiful moments last week that were little bursts of sunshine: getting a beautiful health blessing that included some other "extra" bits of advice from Heavenly Father that left me in tears, tracting and getting "let-ins" left and right and moments to bear my testimony to people who would hear it, and getting commitments from people to change their lives. A missionary couldn't ask for more. I have been so blessed, and I just didn't realize it in the moment.

Life is great. Just take it a day at a time, and you'll see the greatness in each day.

Sok Szeretettel,
Elder Giacalone