CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING IN HUNGARY

We enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving with our missionary family and our YSA this past week.  Sister Peterson and Sister Simkins prepared as many Thanksgiving traditional dishes as possible. (Many items that we are accustomed to cannot be found here in Hungary). We will always cherish the memories we have of our Thanksgiving in Hungary.  In many ways we felt even more grateful than ever.  The blessings we have received this past year are immeasureable.

Thanksgiving dinner with the missionaries in our district as well as President and Sister Szabadkai

Sister Simkins and Sister Peterson serving up the festive feast.

Elder Craig, Elder Priest, Sister Nybo, Elder Watson and Sister Szabadkai.

Pies, pies and more pies!

Thanks for all of our kitchen help.


Friday Night Thanksgiving!

 Friday evening before our Institute program we enjoyed another wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with our YSA's.  For many it was their first American Thanksgiving meal.  They enjoyed all of the choices we had, even the pumpkin pie and candied yams, which was new to them.

Laci and Timi, our YSA, serving up our American tradition, and loving it!

YSA's, missionaries, investigator and visiting leaders from France made up our second Thanksgiving dinner this week.

Adri, Zita, Lavi, Elder Peterson, Panni and Luca enjoying each other.

Zsolt and Timi,

A celery stalk, our Thanksgiving miracle!  For two weeks we looked high and low for celery at all of the vegetable stands.  Finally we were told that you cannot get celery stalks here in Hungary.  They only sell the root.  Wondering how we would make stuffing without celery, we googled substitutes. On Thanksgiving morning Elder Peterson went to the fruits stands to find swiss chard or fennel instead.  Lo and behold look what he found.  Finally we would have real stuffing for Thanksgiving.

Black Friday advertisement found on the subway. This is the second year of Hungary adopting this American tradition.  If you study this billboard carefully you will learn 2 Hungarian words, BLACK and FRIDAY.