First of all, I heard from you that there was –22°C in Toronto. Today the temperature here in Békéscsaba is 12°C! It has been a very pleasant and mild winter with spring-like weather.
Our week went well and I'll give a little account of what happened.
On Thursday we had our district meeting. We showed to each other our family pictures and set out the district goals. Elder and Sister Hick are a nice missionary couple who are replacing the Howells. Sister Robertson stayed and her companion is now Sister Tischner (also from Utah) who served in Pest and Debrecen before coming here to Békéscsaba.
Not many people came to English class, but it was still nice to teach the regular participants. On Friday, we studied Chapter 5 of Alma in institute and talked about the change of heart. An important principle is that there are those who get to the finish line faster than others, but all that matters is that we all arrive there as soon as we can, which is the same goal for all. This reminds me of the parable of Jesus in the New Testament when he tells us that there are people who begin to work in the first hour and others who start only in the eleventh hour but all have the same reward.
Our Sunday was very good. There were many at church and the testimonies were strong. In Sunday School we are now studying the Old Testament and I taught from Moses 1. Read Moses 1:39 as follows:
"For behold, this is my work and my glory, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of [YOUR NAME]."
Heavenly Father created worlds without number, but He also created you. We are nothing compared to God, but we are everything to Him, to the extend that He gave His Begotten Son for our behalf. God deals with everything as a whole, but individuals matter very much to Him! You are important to Heavenly Father because His work and His glory is to bring to pass your immortality and eternal life!
It was a pleasant surprise for us when Elder Leavitt, who presides over the branch in Eger, called us and said that we have a new member in Békéscsaba! Géza was baptized in Eger two weeks ago and then moved to Oroshaza, which is part of our branch. He came to church and loved it. I interviewed him and we talked about the priesthood. He knows a lot about the gospel and wants to serve in the church, so there he will be a great help here in Békéscsaba. His faith is very strong. He said he would still travel to Eger (220 km from Oroshaza) if there were no other "Mormon" churches in the country!
Lots of love,
Elder Gonzalez
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| Havana Club |
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| Hungarian money |
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| Great Hungarian invention! |
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| In front of the main square |
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