So I am going to
start off with a story from last week for this email. Last week it was one of
the a Sister’s Birthdays in our district so we planned to go to the woods and
have a picnic with her and to just explore. So on the way out, it starts pouring rain, and I mean
drenching everything. So we decided that we still wanted to go and make it even
more of an adventure. So as we are standing at a bus stop, (us four
missionaries) This lady starts talking to us and just loves how happy we are
and how goofy and fun we were being. So we start talking to her and telling her
why we are here and she sees that I am in shorts and no Umbrella soooo she
decided to give me her umbrella... I told her I didn’t need it because I had a
water proof jacket but the Sisters didn’t, so she gave it to them. So in return
we gave her a Book of Mormon of course, and started talking to her about her
beliefs. She ended up leaving but I could tell we just changed her day around
and made her happy. A lot can be said just through a simple smile and being
happy, which the Gospel of Jesus Christ brings.
This week I got
my first haircut by myself with no help from my companions! It went well and
the lady didn’t buzz my hair all the way off, I don’t think I look too bad so
whatever I said in Hungarian must have been right.
This week we went
to Miskolc and had zone conference which was really amazing! I loved it. We
talked a lot about prayer and how to pray effectively. We learned that in our
prayers we should express true gratitude and talk about our day. Things that
happened, Review, and thank God for just small things that happened.
After we went on splits
with the Zone leaders and saw some great success. I went with another Elder
went tracting and Knocked on a door and got let in by a younger lady with a
sick child at home. Nothing special happened but we found out that she would
not have been home on any other day or at any other time and we were able to
teach her and she wanted to know more. It is amazing to see the Lords hand in
our lives.
Another great experience
but also kinda weird thing happened. We had a 17 year old let us in and we
talked to him about God. He believed in God just doesn’t know anything. Which
is perfect for us to help him. The weird thing was is he had two young siblings
that were killing the spirit as we talked. One of them was a 13 year old girl
that really was into my freshly cut hair. She tried to touch it and it was just
super weird but we were able to talk to the kid and give him a Book of Mormon
and they are going to come back and teach him.
On the way home
on the train, we sat by two old ladies and started talking to them. I was able
to actually talk a little and they said I spoke really well for learning the
langauge for just 2 months or so. So that was a boost to my week but we talked
to them and they were super cute and nice and Loved my pictures of my family
and me playing football. I was able to give them a Book of Mormon and I just
love seeing how different people look after just talking about the gospel. It’s
like they get a Book Of Mormon in their hand and they become brighter. It is
really cool and I love being able to see it. It was a great experience for me
and I love to testify of the book and telling them what I know and believe in.
Also we had a
mission wide fast this week which was really cool but also super hard. It was
the most hungry I have ever been during fasting. I fasted with so much intent I
think I prayed for a solid 30 minutes but I saw help and it was really amazing.
We all were fasting for new investigators and were able to find some (we think)
so that will be really cool.
I want to finish
with my testimony of faith. When we can’t see things it is hard to believe in
them. I can’t see my future but I know it will be amazing because I am doing
what God wants me to do. I know that if we pray, fast, read, do anything with
faith in Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father, our prayers will be answered.
I love you all so
much and hope you can have faith to do something in your life that you are
scared to do. Take a leap of faith and do it. You will be amazed what can
happen.
Love,
Elder Ure
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