THE MISKOLC CONNECTION

Eger is part of the East Zone here in the Hungary Budapest Mission  Other cities that belong to this zone are Miskolc, Nyiregyháza, and Debrecen. Eger typically is its own district as well but since we have only one companionship of elders we combine to attend the Miskolc district meetings each week.  It takes us a little more than an hour to drive there.  We enjoy meeting with the two companionships of Elder Howard and Elder Veres, Elder Mortensen and Elder Evans. This past week we held our Zone Training as well in Miskolc.  The elders and sisters from those other cities attended.  It was a wonderful training by our zone leaders.  We were asked to do some training on companionship studies.  After all we have been companions the longest of anyone in the mission.  (Tuesday was the one year mark that we started our 'special' companionship of being missionaries together).  We were blessed to have President and Sister Szabadkai attend the training. Afterwards Sister Peterson fed them a nice lunch of cheesy potato soup/rolls and mint brownies.  What a wonderful opportunity to gather as missionaries and enjoy one another as when learn to be better missionaries.

The Miskolc Zone, January 21, 2016

Our Arizona Elders!  Learning to make a snowman!

Just out side of Eger you will find "Wine Cellars"  built right into the hillside.

More wine cellars.

Our Hungarian friend, "Eugene" proud of his American flag that was given to him by a previous senior missionary couple.

Gathering to watch the YSA Worldwide Devotional in Hungarian.   President and sister Békés, Elder Lawrence, Elder Larson, our YSA, Heni, Kristi, and Agi with Elder and Sister Peterson.

Enjoying a game of "Dominoes",  for FHE, just the two of us!

We had an opportunity to listen to President Nelson several times in English and once in Hungarian as he spoke to the YSA in the Worldwide Devotional.  We heard some wonderful counsel for our YSA and for us as missionaries.  He said that we should "Expect and prepare to accomplish the impossible." President Nelson shared his experience when he was first called to the quorum of the twelve, when President Benson  asked him to open the countries of Eastern Europe for the gospel to be preached.  It had seemed like an impossible task to him because of the communist rule which existed in each of those countries at the time. He was obedient to the prophet and he was successful  President Nelson said, "The Lord is able to do his own work and I was privileged to watch the unfolding of one miracle after another, always and only after I had brought my best thinking, my most courageous efforts, and my most fervent prayers to the task. You will be asked to accept challenging assignments and become an instrument in the Lord's hand.  And he will enable you to accomplish the impossible."
We know that when we follow the prophet, keep our covenants, and defend God's kingdom we will be blessed to accomplish those things which might at first seem impossible to us.  We have seen miracles on our mission.  We know that this is His work.  We feel privileged to be a part of it in these last days.  We love our Savior and know that through Him all things are possible.