Bucuresti!

Hello everyone!

I made it to the big city! And I actually like it a lot more than I thought I would. The business is actually exciting, and there are always new things to see. Riding the metro is still fun for me.

Also, the branch is a lot to adjust to. We meet in a chapel with actual pews, I'm not in charge of anything, and it takes four people to pass the sacrament! We had 77 people there on Sunday! It felt like a different world.

Another big perk is that we live two minutes away from the church. It's really nice, especially in a city where travel can take so long. Rushhour gets pretty intense.

Elder C is super cool. He is very talented with the guitar, and he is using it in his missionary work in very cool ways. I hope to follow his example and use my talents and personality the way he does. We have a new friend that he plays guitar with, and teaches guitar to as well, and after developing a sincere friendship we are also talking with him about having God in his life and about the gospel of Jesus Christ. The transition is not robotic. Learning how to be so real and personal with people will change my mission.

We are also helping a 7-year old in a member family here prepare for his baptism next week. His father asked us to do the missionary lessons with him, and it is so fun. He  has a lot of energy, and making friends with him and his older sister has been one of my favourite parts of Bucuresti so far.

We are putting a lot of energy into making English classes really big this transfer. We are putting up tons of posters, and the office is running a Facebook ad and page for the classes. The ad aready has over 9000 views, from what I heard on Sunday. This is going to be exciting. We are also planning a concert for this Friday after the Zone training meeting we are having, to gather more attention and recognition. We are so busy, and hardly have time to eat, but it is so fun.

Thanks for reading!

Elder Lybbert