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| Train station in Miskolc |
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| Our first train ride with the Zone Leaders from Miskolc Elder Robinson & Elder Seamons |
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| Walking from train station to the church in Eger |
We are on our way to Eger, a city about 1 hour away from Miskolc. They are having a baptism for 7 people today, February 4th. It is a very exciting day. This small branch only has about 30 members so 7 baptisms in one day is huge!
The man on the left was baptized about 2 weeks ago and today he baptized his wife and son and daughter. The other 4 baptisms were 4 girls in the same family. Their parents are not members yet. We are all hoping they will decide to get baptized soon. 
Almost everyone in the branch showed up for the big event. Since there is no baptismal font at the church, the program with the talks was held in the chapel and then everyone walked together to a nearby hotel where the baptism took place in the hot tub.
This is a pharmacy that we stopped in on our way back to the train station. There are pharmacies everywhere, but this has to be the most beautiful one we have seen. It was even more impressive in person.
After the baptism we went to the home of the family where the newly baptized father baptized his wife and two children. This home was tiny but their hearts were huge. They invited all 8 missionaries to their home for lunch. We ate in a bedroom/family room. There were two beds and a large TV. We sat on the beds with a table in front of us. There were 13-14 people in the room and not an inch of space to spare. The table was filled with open face sandwiches (thick slices of buttered bread with a thin slice of bologna/ham) They had tomatoes, peppers and pickles to add to the sandwiches. An assortment of pop and juices were in abundance.
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| Newly baptized family and Miskolc zone leaders who had both taught the family at separate times |
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| On our way back to Miskolc after a wonderful day |
Thank you for sharing your mission experiences. We were interested to read your comments about the humble homes of members. That is one of the things you learn as you serve and see how the regular people of a country often live in homes that are smaller than our living room at home. These are things that tourists to a country seldom see. Keep safe and thank you for adding us to your blog.
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