February 11th, 2015

Trainers :) so fun spending the day in Buda with these girls!

I made us lecso :) 

We spent 5 hours tracting the first day with my new boots! 

This is 2 days later, but I’ve never seen a blister so big! 

Sis. Rankin is in love with the wafers here! haha 

We went to one of our programs with a sweet lady. We rang for her to let us into the ten story, but instead of letting us in, she met us outside. She gave us back the Book of Mormon and said that she can’t meet with us anymore, she said she is sorry, but she’s heard about us and she already has a religion and we can’t come back. I was so surprised as we had such a great program with her before and she told us how excited she was for us to come back. We didn’t have much time, but I apologized if it came across that we were here to just change her religion. I told her about our purpose as missionaries to bring people closer to Jesus Christ. She told us how sorry she was and closed the door. I’ve never had that happen on my mission, but I know she will remember and hopefully the next time missionaries meet her she will be ready! 

We met a really nice Néni tracting and she let us in. She was looking all over the place for something, lifting up speakers, etc. I asked her what she was looking for and she said, “my teeth! I can’t eat the meat without them!” haha We couldn’t find them anywhere though! She was so sweet and gave us cake and said we needed napkins so she grabbed a little pile of them off the shelf and out popped her teeth haha!! She was SO incredibly happy!! “Ó Meg van!” popped them right in and could finally eat her meat! So cute!

We came to the church for one of our programs and heard a bácsi yelling. We came around the corner and he was leaning way out his apartment window yelling at everyone to stop playing soccer for sport nap. When we got to the fence, they told us sisters to take the kids and I saw the old basci still yelling and coming towards us. He had a huge knife in his hands and was waving it all over while he yelled! I still had no idea what was happening, so we quickly took all the kids and waited near the gate. The members and some of the Elders tried talking to him and called the police. He finally went back to his apartment and nothing happened, but it was a crazy experience for Sis. Rankins first sport nap! 

We went up to Budapest on Sunday for New Missionary training and came back Monday! It was so fun spending the day with all of those sisters! It’s crazy how many buses, trains, and metros I’ve been on! It’s so normal for me now and crazy to think that I’d never been on one before my mission! 

Oh and I fixed my white watch :) My nice coat also broke this week... the zipper is busted, it was so so cold with the wind, but the Elders shut it in the door and it is tough, but it zips up again! wooo! haha Everything is breaking all of a sudden and my clothes are starting to rip and seams coming out! Man, I didn’t think I’ve been here this long, but they are getting a lot of wear and tear on them! I took out some money last week for a new pair of boots! They are kinda ugly, because they make my feet look like size nine, but Dad would be proud because they are real leather and now my socks aren’t soaked everywhere we go!! Woooo! I’m going to buy some good insoles because the shoes have no support here. 

I love you so so much and will continue to pray for you every day! Have a great week! 

looooove you!! 

xoxoxo