SENIOR CONFERENCE--FAREWELL TO TWO MORE SENIOR COUPLES

We had our quarterly "Senior Conference" this past week. It is always such a wonderful experience when all the couples serving in Hungary come to the Mission home in Budapest. We enjoy hearing about all of the missionary experiences they are having in their particular city where they serve. This time Elder and Sister Jensen and Elder and Sister Bailey shared their tearful 'good-by' testimonies. They have been amazing missionaries here and great friends to us. It has been such a blessing to us to have been able to serve with them. They both leave on December 15th.

This week our conference focused on the welfare needs of the members in Hungary. Brother Matthew Mathias came from France to train us on how we can implement the program, "My Path to Self-Reliance. This program it not new to the members of the church, but it has just recently been released in the Hungarian language so the leadership here can now be trained.

Afterwards we all attended the dance production of the "The Lord of the Dance". Many of you will recognize this as the "River Dancers" that is popular in the states. It is an Irish musical and dance production. It was so amazing, we couldn't stop tapping our feet all night.

Elder and Sister Simpkins, Elder and Sister Peterson, Elder and Sister Jensen, President and Sister Szabadkai, Elder and Sister Bailey, Elder and Sister Lund, and Elder and Sister Oldham

Enjoying being together!

Always a lot of laughs when we are together!

The next day October 23 was a huge national holiday here in Hungary. It commemorates the 59th anniversary of the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system. It also commemorates the "Day of the Republic', as in 1989, after the fall of communism, Hungary was declared a republic on October the 23rd.