Monday, 14 January
I won’t repeat transfer stuffs from last week. However,
in the evening we went to Csaladi Est where we officially told the members
there the news. After pictures and a couple games of Uno, we left to go
to meet with a member family.
My miracle today is that I will be training another
missionary again. In the next transfer I will be especially responsible
for something we are all accountable for: the influence we have on others.
Tuesday, 15
January
This morning we met with I. We talked about Repentance.
I is struggling with the thought right now that repentance must always be
genuinely sincere and that everyone else must know for sure that it is
sincere. We discussed what is required in repentance, how it is possible,
and who it is between. Yet he is still concerned about people trying to
“trick” others into believing they have changed. I asked him to think
about who they are really trying to trick. This subject might need a bit
more time to truly click. After I’s
program we went to J’s. We talked about Church leadership and watched
President Monson’s talk from this last General Conference. We left the
DVD with him and challenged him to watch the rest of the Sunday Morning
Session. After, we returned home so Elder Hunnicutt could pack while I
cleaned. In the evening we had Angolora. No one came to Profi or
Kezdo, but I had eleven in Halado. At the end we watched the Restoration
Film and Elder Hunnicutt shared his testimony.
My miracle today is Elder Hunnicutt. He’s really
shy and quiet, but caring and generous at the same time. It was great to
get to serve these last twelve weeks with him.
Wednesday, 16
January
Today was Transfer Day! We had the trainer meeting
at 11:00, followed by the “Sorting Hat” meeting around 12:30. I received
Elder McCurdy from Lindon, UT as my new companion. Sister Suranyi
received Sister Burdick who will also be coming to Szolnok with us. There
were a lot of missionaries at transfers today. It’s strange to be one of
the oldest among them. There are only ten missionaries remaining who are
older than I. As it is often one of the happiest parts of transfers, I
got to pick-up mail. Well, once we started heading back to Szolnok I was
the only one who didn't have luggage…good thing too. The four of us had 8
big suitcases to carry. (Well, six really big, one mid-sized, and one
small bag, plus backpacks). However I was able to lead everyone without
any wrong turns or other problems. We made it back to Szolnok, got the
Sisters into their apartment, and later made it to the Branch House and
Seminary safely. The three other missionaries had the opportunity to meet
8 members in the Branch already. In the
evening, Elder McCurdy had time to unpack a little. I called the sisters
to check-up on them and learned that they accidently switched off their heater
and will need to wait for the Landlord to come and turn it back on.
Oops!
Well, my miracle today is that it’s happening. I’m
the last elder standing in Szolnok and need to help guide three missionaries
with two more brand-new missionaries on the way.
Thursday, 17
January
This morning we had studies for four hours thanks to the
12 Week Program which we have begun. We took an hour or two to discuss
all of our investigators. We then met with the Sisters where for two
hours straight I poured information onto the three other missionaries: giving
the Sisters the records we received back, explaining all their investigators,
and all the inactives; listed several ideas for this transfer; showed them
various locations on the map; and discussed Angolora, the high school, and
goals. Once we finally finished, we went
to Elder McCurdy’s and Sister Burdick’s first Pekseg. Then went to get
Bus ID’s and Passes. Today when I called Z I learned it is his birthday
and set-up a program for tomorrow. The stop-smoking program still isn’t
going well. In the evening, Elder McCurdy and I went streeting. He
stopped a third of the people we met. He is a pretty good speaker and is
not afraid to put himself out there and try.
My miracle today is my second mission son, Elder Adam
Michael McCurdy. Elder McCurdy is from neighboring Lindon, and attended
PGHS, being two years behind me. We were on the same bus route, and had a
couple of the same teachers and class mates. After graduating, he
attended BYU for one year. He enjoys basketball and lacrosse, and is
considering a major in Business. He is awesome, funny, and also knows
Elder Alldredge and many people from my home ward. I look forward to
continuing to train him. I want to do this right and be a great trainer.
Friday, 18 January
This morning we went to Kecskemet for District
Meeting. I had the opportunity to meet Sister Behunin and Elder
Shuck. We all brought family pictures to try to get to better know each
other. During the training part I gave a training titled “The Lost,”
comparing the three parables in Luke 15 to missionary work. At the end of
the meeting we established two goals to invite at least three different members
to programs each week and to all get SYL Super Standard the entire transfer. Soon
after returning to Szolnok, we left to Besenyszog to meet with B and Z.
All four of us went. It was our first chance to take our new missionaries
to a Falu. Now they know what most of Hungary is like. B and Z both
said they will be at church on Sunday. When we made it back to Szolnok
again, we went to a meeting with the Branch Presidency. With them we
re-affirmed many things I had told the Sisters. We also discussed the
Branch plan and goals and ended by offering our service in whatever way they
need most. Lastly, we made calls
tonight. One of our investigator’s wife answered, and upon learning who
we are, and that her husband had been meeting and speaking with us, said she
would never allow anything to do with us, and asked us never to call again,
then hung up. Even after last week, our programs are continuing to
decrease.
My miracle today is that I realized that this is the
second time that I’ve been the last man standing. In Szombathely I was
also the one that stayed to help Elders Nabrotzky, Jones, and Masters. I
guess either I did a good job the first time, or, I still had things I needed
to learn. I’m not sure which.
Saturday, 19
January
One dog today. I woke up this morning with a very
runny nose. We had full studies in the morning. We then gathered up
a bunch of addresses from records that didn’t have phone numbers, organized
them, and went to begin looking them up. Today we found three people who
said they’re interested in meeting. Two said they’ll come to church tomorrow,
and the third let us in for an hour; said we can come back, and will come to
church next week. In the evening we finished with calls.
Today’s miracle is that six people are supposed to come
to church.
Sunday, 20 January
We had our regular meetings today. A and Z both
came to church. At church I also had the opportunity to meet the senior
couple that will be moving-in in a week and a half, the Herd’s. After
church we had choir. Sister Herd took over the piano so we could double
our number of male singers. During the meetings today, Elder McCurdy was
as confused as I was my first week in the country. I’m proud to write
that he managed to stay awake for all of it. My nose has only gotten
worse and is now a non-stop waterfall. All of today I have not yet made
it over 23 minutes without using a tissue. Bah! I can’t imagine it
getting any worse tomorrow. I can’t wait to have a normal nose again and
be able to live normally again.
My miracle is that for the past month (and hopefully in
future months), I have been managing to listen to 2-3 sessions of General
Conference a week.
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