August 5 : Sunday Excerpt

Sunday:

 

I can't think of an English word to describe today. but it was good. the morning was great. caught the early bus which was fate because we met Jan (guy we've meet with a few weeks now) at the stop by the church! he was there crazy early, it was awesome! we sat in the chapel for a long time before the main meeting started, elder mullen (he's a hero of mine) played the piano and just set a very reverent mood for the meeting. turns out just before the meeting somebody else came who we weren't really sure if she would make it or not (she's looking after a nephew who's about 2 or so), but she came! it was the coolest thing! i love surprises! the rest of church was just great. there was a huge YSA conference in hungary this past week so we were blessed with a few testimonies of youth that had gone on that. the testimonies were amazing. They contained stories that were interesting and had a valuable lesson. I believe everybody enjoyed it! it was a stinkin good sacrament meeting. the other meetings were also quite enlightening! one guy has come for a few weeks to church from syria, we were talking about ordinances and what they are, and he added something that I hadn't really thought about very deeply: that anytime we come before God (be it in prayer or otherwise) that we should cleanse ourselves (physically, mentally, or spiritually) by some means. it was some good food for thought for the rest of the day! lunch at the Martins was fantastic, as was to be expected; they spent much of last week in hungary for the YSA conference so it was great to have them back! later on we had a lesson with a family from India. They are so great. They met with missionaries a few months ago, but becuase of travel and work hadn't met them in a while. It was a great meeting where we focused on Jesus Christ and how essential he is to God's plan. it was a great meeting. the Martin's came (they knew them from a few months ago) and were great. they're just awesome. call in's on sunday were FUN. potentially one of the most fun call sessions of recent memory. being a missionary is just too much fun. amen. :)