Sister Hannah Schoendorfer in Hungary: Hello from Nyíregyháza!

I hope you have all had a great week. This past week here we did more work in Sárika's garden! She is so very grateful for the help and we had fun doing it, and I found a snail!

I also met with Dani again and worked with him on piano lessons. It is rather challenging teaching him because he has such a short little attention span, but it's good for my learning patience. We spent time this week trying to visit many more members as well as getting to know them which was very beneficial. One of the best experiences this week was when we were invited into the home of a néni and bácsi. They were so kind and also really accepting of our message. We weren't able to stay for too long, but we taught a really great lesson. When were we getting up to leave this bácsi was running all around the apartment trying to find their cat to show to us. He was finally successful, but it was funny watching him run around the apartment trying to catch this little cat, oh my.

We visited Péter and his family again this week and brought Jelena with us. It was another really great lesson with them and I just love that family so much! They are rather busy with school and work right now, but when we are able to sit down with them for just a little bit and teach about the gospel, it is so incredible. I also thought it was so amazing that we had two American girls, a Ukrainian (Jelena is from Ukraine) and this Hungarian family and we were all able to talk about the blessings of this gospel and the spirit was so strong. I love it! Also afterwards, Péter took us to a beautiful lake!! Jarrett Nővér and I even went running there the next morning. So peaceful and nice; this is a beautiful country.

Also this week was Nyíregyházi Nap, the belváros was full the whole day and they had moon bounces and little stands set up everywhere. It looked like a lot of fun!

On Saturday there was a Relief Society activity that went really well. Valika (the Relief Society Pres.) does so much and is such a great example to me of working hard, as well as how much love she has for everyone! She made a mason jar for each sister which had little quotes inside, because she is all about making every day into a great day!

Also a fun fact for this week is that we read that on average, children laugh 400 times a day while adults laugh about 15 times per day! So our goal for the upcoming week is to laugh more!

My favorite scripture from the week is from 1 John 4, verses 7-9 and 18-21:

7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and

every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

8 He that loveth not,

knoweth not God; for God is love.

9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us ,because that God sent his only begotten Son into the

world, that we might live through him.

18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth

out fear: because fear hath torment. He that

feareth is not

made perfect in love.

19 We love him, because he first loved us.

20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a

liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen,

how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

21 And this commandment have we from him, That he

who loveth God love his brother also.

It truly is all about love! If we love others, we will be happy! Have a great week! Sending my love from Hungary!