Naegle nover: fiesta in Buda!

This week we had zone conference. Elder Patrick Kearon came and basically changed all of our lives. He is a convert with an English accent and all of us were stunned by how much love he had for us and how much wisdom he had to share. It was really good for our mission to have him here. Later in the week he presided over our Mission Leadership Council and I got to hear from him again in an even smaller setting. He asked for my comments and at first I was a little nervous but then I let it all go and shared all of my thoughts and he was able to give me some good advice. He was really nice and later thanked me for being open.

      The other really cool thing that happene this week a couple of days ago. Our day did not go as planned at all mostly because I received word last minute that there was going to be a funeral at the church and they needed someone to play the piano. So I went to practice for a little bit while my companion talked to the loved ones of the guy that died. He was a member but his kids and ex-wife are not so the whole thing was really interesting. It was good for us to talk with them but they will need some time before they are willing to accept the gospel. Kind of sad. But anyway, after the funeral we grabbed some gelato because the ice cream places are starting to open up and we wanted to cheer ourselves from the gloom. That may not have been the best move because we live on the same street as the church and as we were coming back to our apartment everyone from the funeral was finally leaving and there we were on one side of the street eating ice cream and there they were on the other side carrying away a dead man's ashes. Awkward.

      We had planned to go in and plan for our week but as we got up to our door we both felt like we should stay out for a while longer. So we started streeting toward the metro station. Once we got there a lady came up and asked us for help to understand the metro. Turns out she and the three family members with her were from Mexico on vacation and since I adore Latinos we took them all over, helping them exchange their money for Hungarian money, helping them buy tickets, showing them how to get on the metro. Only the one lady spoke English so we kept saying random Spanish words and we all had a grand time. I asked if we could take pictures with them and they of course said si! So I have a picture of them and their names and we exchanged addresses and contact information.I emailed her today to say hi and shared a bible video with her in Spanish so we'll see what happens. I don't think she is in Ashlyn's mission but I sent Ash the address anyway just in case. I will also have the office missionaries here send it to the mission it belongs to. It will be pretty ironic if they get baptized and I had to come all the way to Hungary to find them. hahaha. Anyway, it was a cool experience.