(The Brown's, cute missionary
couple serving with Adley)
Dear Fowers and D. families,
Sister Brown and I want to write and let you know what great missionaries your
daughters are here in Hungary. They are so faithful and diligent in serving The
Lord. We love working with them here in the mission field. Your daughters love
working together and are trying very hard to find those who are prepared to
hear the gospel here in Sopron.
We had the most spiritual experience we have had on our mission last night with
a couple that Sister Brown and I invited to our home for dinner with your
daughters. We had a great visit during the meal.
After the meal, your daughters
shared a spiritual thought with us. It was at that point that we felt a great
out pouring of the spirit. Prior to their visit we had asked your daughters to
give us a spiritual thought on families, the L's have three children and we
thought that would be what would touch their hearts. But when they started to
give the spiritual thought they felt impressed to change their message.
They spoke of their love for the
Savior and their appreciation for what he has done for them and how He had
affected their life, and then they ask each of us, including our company to
share how they had felt Christ in their life.
As each of us, shared our feelings
about how we felt Christ's love in our life, tears were shed and a sweet loving
spirit filled the room. It was a wonderful evening that we wished would not
end. We are so glad that your daughters are living worthy to have the spirit
guide them as they do the Lord's work here in Hungary.
Thank you for preparing them to fulfill so great a mission for The Lord.
Love,
Elder and Sister Brown
(Mission President)
Dear Brother and Sister Fowers:
Sister Adley Ray Fowers has been called to serve as a sister training
leader in the Hungary Budapest Mission.
As a sister training leader, Sister Fowers:
Is a member of and participates in the Mission leadership council; Is
responsible for the training and welfare of sister missionaries in the
mission; Maintains a vibrant proselyting area in addition to working regularly
with other sister missionaries; Conducts 24-hour companion exchanges with
sister companionships; Continues to function as a member of her district and
zone; and Supports, assists and reports to the mission president.
She will set an example for other sister missionaries in the
Mission through her study of the scriptures and the gospel,
obedience, hard work, proselyting skills and other aspects of missionary work.
She will fulfill a fundamental role in the success of the mission and of the missionaries.
Sister Fowers has been called to this position through inspiration and because
she is a trusted and faithful missionary.
Sister Smith and I are honored to be able to serve with Sister
Fowers in this great work. We look forward to her service in this new
assignment.
Sok Szeretettel, (with much love)
HUNGARY BUDAPEST MISSION
LOWELL V. SMITH Mission President
(Adley's Letter)
First, I got my
transfer call.
I am going to Budapest. As a Sister
Training Leader ( It is like a zone leader, but for sisters.) Oh man. I think I
am going to throw up. It is right next to the mission home, we will see the
president every day, I have to go on splits and try and teach the sisters
stuff. Oh man. I haven't even trained. I guess I am just getting old. WHAT AM I
SUPPOSED TO TEACH PEOPLE!!!?!?!
Alright. It is actually okay. I am
going to be fine, it will be very interesting. The Lord knows where he needs
me. ( Budapest was the last place I wanted to serve in actually. IT IS SO BIG.
I'm just a little country girl.....)
We had the most beautiful meeting
with the Br's. They described it to you already. The Br's had fasted and prayed
that this would go well. So it was actually them that made that lesson so
special. I bore the most pure testimony I have ever born about Jesus Christ.
There were tears in everyone's eyes and the spirit was so strong. I love this
work.
We met with one of our investigators the other day. She
snapped at us for asking her to read the BoM and was just so down. We bore our
testimony to her that we did these things for her to find peace. The peace she
needs so badly. She broke down into tears when she heard our testimonies.
Another investigator is experiencing many hard
things. She wanted to know why things happened to her when all she did was keep
the commandments. We invited Elder Br. to give her a priesthood blessing. Even
though it was in English. She could feel the power. It was beautiful.
We met a beautiful old néni in the
Hospital and sang to them and taught from the Book of Mormon. She wants to meet
with us.
We made Super Standard this week,
but it was because seriously all we did was serve. It was an INCREDIBLE week.
One of our investigators got mad at
us without a cause. I was able to stand up for us and rebuke him. ( I COULD
NEVER DO THAT BEFORE.) But I told him, even though he was really mad, that we
loved him. We left a Book of Mormon and a chocolate bar on his door step. He
called yesterday and apologized. Turn the other cheek, it works.
We went from 5 lessons in our first
week here to 19. Wow. The Lord is blessing this place.
We were prompted to go into a store
where we had met a lady on the street and she was there. She is so open to the gospel
and says she has been waiting for this. Her granddaughter is very sick and
could die. We prayed with her and she cried. IT was beautiful.
We have been visiting ward members
like crazy. The ward here needs so much support. We try to help our bishop in
EVERYTHING. The members have differences so we are praying for
love. We are loving them and we know they will love each other. We are down to
7 or 10 active members.
A sister in our ward who told us she
couldn't do it anymore and cried to tell us she was done, came back. The ward
embraced her. She has felt peace. We are all helping her.
This week was so full of miracles. I
have been REALLY praying. I only pray for others and it is incredible how
precisely and beautifully God answers those prayers.
People are beautiful. They are noble
and kind. They are honest and brave. Our lives our everything they were
intended to be. Beautiful, painful, tearful and in the end we look back at what
we did and just see how perfectly our Father planted us.
I love you all. I laughed so hard at
all the pictures. I love you all. BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!
Love Sis. Fowers
