Kinley

This is one of the favorites drinks here in Hungary. It looks like some kind of alcohol, but it's actually Ginger Ale. I thought Megan and Marty's kids would get a kick out of this. So I took a picture especially for them.

Hungarian Smores

Last night was so much fun at FHE. We served Hungarian Smores for dessert. My good friend Laura Wood-Thomas sent a huge box of goodies to me. It was soooo generous of her. Anyway in that box were marshmellows. So yesterday I made chocolate chip cookies ( we can't get graham crackers here) Then we just put the marshmellows on top and put them in the oven for a few minutes. They got golden brown and then we served them hot from the oven. I hope you can see them. One of the girls made a sign ( which she is holding) It says kozonom szepen- thank you very much Laura and Melinda. Melinda is Laura's daughter. Melinda was in my seminary class a few years ago. Both have been very nice to write me while I've been here. Laura wanted to do something nice for the kids here. They loved it. It was a very fun evening. As you can see about 6 missionaries also benefitted from her generosity.

Elder Van ost de Man

This is Elder Van ost de Man. He's from Holland. His name is so long we just call him Elder Van. So I guess he ordered a new name tag with is nick name on it. Of course we had to have a picture of that. He's pretty funny. Sometimes he says things that are pretty bold and direct. We are sure if it's because he's just learning English and he doesn't realize what he's saying or if he's just really bold and direct. Anyway we try not to get offended when he says things to us. The other day an Elder came into the Center and Elder Van said " That is an ugly tie. You should never wear it again." So we all just laughed.

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Danube Cruise

We went on a Cruise down the Danube yesterday - May 2, 2011. It's hard to put into words how beautiful the scenery is here. These are just a few pictures of what we saw. Sometimes it's hard to believe I'm really here seeing all these wonderful things. We were so lucky because the weather was beautiful yesterday. It was a perfect day to see everything.

Esztergom Church

This is the second largest church in Europe. We went to see it on Saturday. We walked around the grounds while Deen listened to the Mass. She said the organ music was beautiful. They certainly go to alot of expense to build their churches. You could pay a couple dollars to walk to the top of the dome. It's 411 steps up a very winding and narrow stairway. We decided not to do it. Elder Bagozzi said he would have done it if it was only 400, but 411 was over his limit. : )

Shoes along the Danube

This is a tribute to the Jews who were killed and fell into the Danube. It is really moving to see the shoes they have displayed along the sidewalk. The Germans just lined them up along the edge of the river and shot them. Some of the shoes have candles in them. I'm not sure when but sometimes they light the candles at night. Sister Baughman says it's also very cool to see it at night when the candles are lit. Very sad that so many horrible things have happened here.

Renata Kovacs' Baptism

We were able to have another Baptism on Saturday for Reni. It's pretty amazing to me how many baptisms I've been able to see since I've been here. Reni is very good friend with Timi so that's how she was introduced to the church. The first picture is the Elders who taught her - Elder Gardenhire and Elder Miller. Peter baptized her. The bottom picture with Reni is - Reka ( white shirt- orange skirt) she's been a member for a year and has really helped with the missionary work. Then Heni ( Black shirt- brown skirt) she was just baptized last week. Next Reni - the girl who got baptized. Then Timi who is Reni's good friend. She has tried out for Hungarian Idol. She was doing very well but decided it was not good use of her time after listening to the Fireside with Pres Teixiera. It was really touching to see her make that decision. Last is Lavi - she was also recently baptized. She is so cute. She always says to us " I so happy"