It's been a great start to the new
transfer! Elder N is a lot of fun and we are working hard. He is
from San Antonio Texas, and is just hilarious. He arrived in the country
in December, but he already knows the language very well. Even if I am
techically a solo zone leader, he is a big help.
Bucuresti
seems to be getting all the more interesting this week.For some reason
more people are approaching us and contacting us than ever before. We
have had two people come up to us and ask about the church and we are
going to teach them more, but we have also had some more negative
experiences. Elder N tried to give an English card to a guy and he
responded by putting his fingers up like horns and saying "hail Satan."
Just today a man crossed himself and said "may the devil have mercy on
your soul" as he walked past. But it is all part of the Bucuresti
experience.
We had a couple of really neat
experiences too. We visited a less active man who can't come to church
because he is mostly paralyzed, but his story is really incredible. He
used to be a gymnast, then joined a circus, and was one of only very few
in the world who could perform a backflip on a tightrope. But then he
fell and severely damaged his spinal cord. He was told he would never walk
again, but he did his own therapy and did learn to walk. Even though he
is 70 now, he gets around his house just fine and works out for three
hours every morning. His wife fed us an amazing Easter meal of lamb and
sheep cheese with fresh vegetables and the best cozonac I have ever
eaten for dessert. That was a great night.
Then,
the following night, we got fed again! That was a great way to
introduce Elder N to Bucuresti! Our investigator barbecued
chicken and mici (Romanian ground pork sausages) and we had a good time
with him and met his wife too.
We have a great
district with all the new missionaries, and Elder B has a lot of
plans for the district. I am really happy to be here, and with the great
weather, I am very happy.
Thanks for reading!
Elder Lybbert
Here are some photos he sent from his trip to Peles Castle and Easter.
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