October 18: Bananas Heal Heart Disease

Hi People!

So we were walking out of the Spar (Grocery store here) and I had a bag with some Bananas in it. A man that was sitting around the corner came up to me and told us that he had a hear disease and needed my Bananas.... Who knew that Bananas were all you need for a heart disease!

Scary moment this week. So some Hungarians give "puszi" kisses. It is just the traditional cheek ones. Well... In Hungary you go right to left when you are giving them. Well... I was exhausted one day and we got a let in! (My first one) The lady was kind of crazy and spoke with a really weird accent. At the end she was giving us puszi and she was very enthusiastic about it with my companion and so I was kind of laughing and getting scared at the same time for my turn. Well, I botched the right left thing and went to the left and she almost just fullout kissed me! Luckily I have amazing reflexes and dodged to the right for a regular puszi! Super scary!

This week we had a hilarious District meeting. Our district leader was on splits with the Zone leaders and so we also had the Zone leaders there. We were working on tracting approaches on each other. It was great! But the best one was when Elder one was tracting into the two zone leaders (Elder 2 and 3). Elder 2 was playing the part of a grumpy middle aged man and Elder 3 was playing the part of his grandma who made him stay at the door. At the end Elder two was getting tired of the missionary and when his mom said that they would listen he turned to her and said "anya! öreg vagy. Azért buta vagy!" (Kind of like "Mom, you are old, therefore you are dumb!"), and Elder 3 ,perfect old lady imitation, turns to Elder two and says "Én vagok az anyad!". Now... Unless you know a Hungarian you may not get the crudeness of this phrase. I cannot tell you because was bad but if you want to email my dad, unless the term got slagy after he left, he may tell you what was said. But all of the missionaries laughed and Elder 3 promptly went back home and prayed for repentance! (Sorry if no one finds this funny, it was mostly a journal entry for me to look back on)

This week we had cleaning inspections and we wanted to see how could we could get our apartment before the couple came to check it. We  got it to about 60 degrees F plus wind chill. The couple was in and out in 10 minutes AND served us lunch! But we got Godly wrath on our heads! (The intent was not actually to get them in and out faster, it was just a joke thing. Our apartment was just super nice and clean so everything went fast) Our water heater wouldn't work!! So it stayed super cold for a while and our shower and faucet would't give us any hot water! Well... at 11:30 that night (Lost track of time) I finally found what was wrong with the water heater and fixed it (duh)! It was super easy once I found out what was wrong, which is super nice because I heard that it goes out once every transferish. And now that we don't have to call the Land Lord every time it will be easier!

Well. We got our transfer calls today. I am staying in Pápa and I am getting a companion named "Elder Hughes!. I have heard only good things about him so this next transfer should be a blast!

K. First pic A smile faced pastry that was cheap but kind of gross!

2nd. Did you know that you could milk birds? madar is bird and tej is milk! Hence the ice cream is bird milk flavor!

3rd A new members son loves to use our cameras! He took that without us knowing and I was wondering why I had the picture on here!

4th This is a farewell phrase from an elder who "died" (lost enthusiasm) right after he left the MTC. And he left having served the whole time. The picture goes along with his departing words above it. His actual departing words was the entire Bilbo Baggins quote about Butter being spread over  too much toast and about the journey. It was a sad farewell quote! But kind of funny, he was clever, just not enthusiastic. 

5th the phrase on this wall says (while you are reading this I am picking your pocket"... I read it and nothing happened! He must have been on lunch break!

6th The hole and dent on the box full of copies of the book of Mormon were caused by my little toe and the one next to it when I accidentally kicked the box. Needless to say it hurt!

7th This was the most vivid rainbow I have seen! It was perfectly clear. You could see every single color. And later it turned into an almost perfect double rainbow! It was pretty spectacular!

Well... That is all from the thriving city of Pápa! Talk to you all next Monday!

Elder Biesinger 

October 10: méhekének and elder néni

Szervusztok,

So, explanation... When people struggle with my name (because in Hungary every letter has a sound that is made so the "Bie" in my name is weird) he tells them that my name is "mehekenek" which is one translation meaning "Bee singer" in Hungarian. So before I explain the other title of honor I will explain some culture. In Hungary you call the older ladies "Néni" and the older men "Bácsi". A young boy in our ward (funnies kid EVER!) calls me "Elder Néni", I have no idea why... And he calls my companion "Elder Bácsi".

Speaking of Nénis.... There was one that we met yesterday that would put the dirtiest mouth in America! She said every swear word in every different way. She was a super sweet lady, but her mouth was a very very..... Yeah... I'm not sure how to describe it. I am also convinced that if all of the youth were to leave, and young adults, and Hungary was invaded, the invading army would be destroyed by a couple of these Hungarian Nénis!! The are 89 years old and they will be riding their bikes around, raking HUGE piles of foliage with their rakes in their gardens. It is ridiculous how tough these ladies are. We were at the store today and I saw a lady with, like, a 24 pack of beer in her hand. She was like a million years old!! Crazy people here in Pápa!

There is a cool missionary here from Switzerland who speaks perfect English and has a lot of pride for hsi hari . He was in the army and drives tanks. He was bantering back and forth with Elder Szuch (who has a six-pack) and said "If a girl would walk through the door all she would see was a man in a white shirt starting to bald (Elder Szuch) and then she would see a similarly dressed man with gorgeous hair Elder Römer). She wouldn't even think twice about your hidden six-pack!" Flawless logic! Who needs a six-pack when you have hair!

This transfer I have been taking apart a mechanism in my suitcase because it broke on the way here. I bought some super glue to fix some of the plastic pieces. When I was trying to open the glue (it had glued the cap on) it burst open and I got super super glue all over my hands! It was great! I had to hurry and rip my fingers and hands apart and wait till the glue dried! Super fun.

After district meeting and during our lunch our in Tatabánya we went to a cultural competition that one of the Branch members from Tatabánya was in. It was like folk dancing and stuff like that and they would compete! I am kind of embarrassed to say that I would hands down rather learn, and watch, this rather than Ballroom and Cabaret. It was incredible to watch!! Just how coordinated they were and how they made craziness look orderly was amazing!

So... Sad moment from this week. We were looking up a less active and we got into their house and all they did was talk about how much they hated the church. So many of their reasons were dumb! You could tell that the members involved were trying to help them feel included, and the less active members chose to become bitter and hate because of it. They gave us a paper requesting that their names be removed and we left. I haven't felt worse after an event in my life than that one. I seriously felt sick to my stomach after feeling the hate in that house. But oh well... Sad stuff happen! I am truly glad that I was brought up in the church and I have been able to see the difference of happiness between those who keep God's commandments and those who choose to deliberately fight them. It is crazy the difference! 

So the first picture is a road we walked down to see if there were any houses. There weren't. But it was a super cool road. And it was raining a lot and wet!

Second is my companion and I with my second cone in Hungary. And guess what? It was absolutely FREEZING outside and raining and we couldn't find anyone to talk to. The girl at the ice cream place was sitting in the back and she didn't see us come, and when she saw us she started laughing because "Who the heck gets ice cream in freezing weather?". Well... Mormon Elders do! They aren't the most normal of people!

Third picture. Only stoplight in Pápa.

Fourth. I have been trying to learn more words, so if we are talking for a while to somebody and I see something that I want to know the word for, I ask. We were talking to a man with a great beard and mustache. I asked him how to say it. He drew a picture for me and everything! If you can't tell what it is, it is a man with a beard and a curly mustache! Super awesome

Fifth. It is the friend issue from the month I was born! April 1998! We found several boxes in the branch house full of English Ensigns! Super awesome, a true treasure trove for missionaries

Sixth and Seventh. We moved this much wood from the front to the back in 50 minutes! In the last picture my companion helps you see how big it is! I was pretty impressed with our massive moving skills!

Well... Sorry for the huge email! 

If ny of you have a favorite recipe, feel free to send it over! I am trying to broaden my horizons. I will not tell you my diet last week for fear that my mother will come over here and give me a spanking :D!

I hope you all are well and healthy! If not.... I pray that you will be! Love you all!!

Elder Biesigner

October 3: Spicy Bulls

​Sziasztok,

This week has been full of.... Hmmm. Nothing much. We had Zone training and I got a cool new coat. At the Zone training we had a cop come and talk about bike safety and Hungarian bike laws! Guess who was the reason they had him come? It was because of my companion and I! We left the Zone conference at about 4 and got home at 9:45! I love traveling to my cute little city! 

This week we had splits with the Zone leaders and I got one who is the most fluent person I have met who didn't have experience before with Hungarian. He sounded like a native and people thought he was. While we were on the street talking to people we got some super hot peppers from an old man (My real companion is eating one of them in the video below). Oh. At the end of the video he was like "it wasn't that bad". Five minutes later the real heat kicked in and he was frantically making chocolate milk to cool down his mouth and throat! Guess you shouldn't eat peppers that old men call "The Bull!"

This week we went to go billiards finding and we talked to a man and he said that he would come to General Conference this week. He came to a session and said that we could meet with him this week and that he would come to church with us next week! Super cool!

Well... I think that is all for this week! Hope all of you have a great week!

Elder Biesinger

P.S. BYU WON THIS WEEK!!!!

P.P.S. The ginger ale tastes like soap and I found some Mountain Dew! Although, I don't drink soda anymore :S