Salutations-sztok!

I have no idea where this week went, it just flew by! We had a lot of awesome experiences and fun stories. I got to go on an exchange with Ure Elder and we had a blast. He's super bold, which was scary at first, but it helped me to break out of my comfort zone. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet, embrace the awkwardness of a situation, and just go for it. You never know whose life you might touch just by talking with them.

When you're in a 10 story, you can actually get up to someone's front door sometimes. Every once in a while, we'll knock and the person will look through the peep-hole in their door and just hold as still as possible until we leave. It's really funny because we know that they're there, but they just wait for us to leave. The other day, we waited nearly 5 minutes, and we started waving at the person and then they opened their door. They weren't interested, of course, but it was still pretty funny. We always joke that Hungarians think that missionaries can't see you if you hold still! People crack me up.

We tracted into two new investigators this week! We'll be meeting with them again next week and I'm so excited to get to know them and help them grow closer to their Savior and Father in Heaven. The work is definitely rolling and it's very exciting to see. Attilla and Dora (super awesome couple taught by the other elders) are getting baptized next week!

Think about something you're grateful for this week. It's helped me to stay positive when things get rough. Every moment can become a learning moment and we can always improve. When life throws trials at you, turn those trials into a boost of strength and growth. It's way easier said than done, but it can be done! Remember our Savior in everything. He suffered for you and He knows how to help you through anything.

There's a story that I read recently that has helped me a lot. I don't exactly remember where I read it or every detail about it, but the moral of the story was this. A man joined the church and knew that his family would surely disown him, he would likely have trouble finding a job, and his whole life would be flipped upside down. He would have to make many sacrifices in order to be a member of this church, due to his circumstances. A friend asked him. "Is all of that sacrificing worth it to you?" and the man's response was, "Well it's true, isn't it? Then what else matters?"

It's true. Nothing else matters. Press forward and have faith and hope, because it is true. If you don't already have that knowledge, I encourage you to seek it. Search for the truth with real intent and be willing to sacrifice everything because it's true!

I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week. I'll talk to you soon!

Sok szeretettel,

Burnett Elder

p.s. Hungarian word of the week rázenditeni which means to break out into song!

Yummy soup:

Cool Guy:

This is their friend.  He speaks 8 languages and is wearing his camouflaged onesie. He got to talk with him on Mother's Day while the Elders skyped from his apartment.