Days of Eni's life

One of the assignments for my English class was to write my autobiography. So here it is... a bit about myself ... this one is supposed to include my travelling experiences :)    I am a 29 year old customer assistant at Lidl in Preston, England. I am a wife, a passionate photographer, and en eager learner.    I was born in a loving family, to a Romanian mother and a Hungarian father. My childhood was filled with many adventures, just as many other kids'. Growing up, I learnt both Romanian and Hungarian. That makes me a bit different, and that is in a good way.    I was always called a 'nerd' because I loved school. I enjoyed learning, discovering, and studying. It didn't make me popular, but it prepared me for a life filled with many opportunities.    I studied Computer science for 8 years, and the funny thing about it is that only at the very end of my studies I realised that I didn't want to follow a career path in that field! My dream had...

Today was a very uplifting day at church. I wanted to see Edy teach, so I went to the Gospel Principles class. The lesson was about who we are, our relationship with God. First of all, we need to truly understand that God is our literal Heavenly Father. He created us before we came to this earth, we are His spirit children. We lived with Him before we came to earth. As we learn this, and get our conviction about this simple fact, we begin to understand where we stand in His plan. We are not outcast, He is not punishing us by sending us in this world. On the contrary, we are here because He loves us, and He wants us to go back home to Him. We are here to obtain a body, then to learn step by step to make right choices, to become more like our Father. As we do so, we will one day return to Him, and inherit everything He has. Yes, we fail along the way, but we have our Savior Jesus Christ to rely on. He atoned for us, and in return, we can repent every day, we can be baptized and clea...

I created a Mormon.org profile. It talks a bit about my faith, so here is the link(click on the picture):

Yes, we had our Seminary and Institute convention! It was a blast! I have to admit though that I expected it to be a total disaster. I wasn't good at planning the little details, and having to conduct the fireside was nerve wrecking. I stressed all the girls on the train: "I don't have all the music picked!" , "Will someone be there to open the door?", "What will people think?", "I don't speak Hungarian!" (and the list goes on...) and here is what happened: We got to the chapel, and realized 3 things: we didn't have hymnbooks, no assigned pianist and music conductor... So  I went running down the streets downtown Oradea to find a place at 6 pm where I could make copies of the hymns. Then, as the youth came, I just "attacked" them with the question "Do you play the piano?" Luckily, someone did, and she was very nice to accept to play. Then, from Hungary as well, someone volunteered to conduct the music (I LOV...

Because I have a bit of free time every day, I signed up to do the census - it's still about money, don't worry ;) What is required from me for this task is a lot like missionary work: I got my own area, very well delimited and marked on a map.  I have a big goal (talk to 80 families) which I get to break down into daily goals I go from door to door, trying to find people home I get into their houses, some are very reticent about answering my questions, while others share more than I need from them I get to meet new people I get to hear life stories of old people Every evening I have to report numbers (how many of each form I filled out) to my area supervisor   Sometimes I feel weird that I don't have a companion, or that people let me in a lot easier than on my mission. But I have been thinking a lot about my mission experiences, and I realized that during those 18 months I learned many skills that help me now not only in my service in the church, but also wi...

I took a break from writing - what a shame! But here I am again, trying to share with you the best event of this year....so far. And that is, I mean was, since it happened during the last week of July, the international YSA Convention  :D It took place in Oradea, and we had people from 11 countries participate. Being my first convention of its type, I had nothing else to compare it with. So all I have to say is that I enjoyed it - I enjoyed being the photographer, which gave me the chance to be around everyone, annoy everyone and get away with it, and get over my anxiety of being in big crowds.  I sent an article to the Ensign and the Liahona (I was the assigned media representative) , but I don't think they will publish it. So I will share it with you here. It's a bit long, but I hope you'll enjoy it :)                 CENTRAL EUROPEAN YSA CONVENTION - "HE SHALL DIRECT THY PATHS" Tuesday morning in Oradea, a city in Romania tha...

It's May - I haven't written since the end of March - I skipped Easter, two trips to Szeged, Labor day... so here I am writing again. I was going through some of my things today, and I found an essay I wrote on my mission about the atonement. It was an assignment President Lundberg gave us. I read it today, and I want to share it with you. I hope you will enjoy it.  THE ATONEMENT                 The atonement is the most important event in the history of humankind. It is Christ's selfless sacrifice, which comprises his sinless life, his sufferings in the Garden of Gethsemane, the beating and mocking that followed, his crucification, and his glorious resurrection. Questions are asked regarding it: why is it necessary? how was it accomplished? who needs the atonement? how can one use it in their life? what are the blessings we can enjoy because of it? Thanks to the scriptures we have received, we can answer each of these q...

Today I was too tired at church. I was supposed to translate for the senior couple for all three hours, but after sacrament meeting, my brain was fried. We had Sunday school with Sora Mogos, and to be honest, it felt good to enjoy a lesson without having to translate (I asked Elder Wirthlin to do it). We had a lesson about Jesus Christ, and we all shared what we knew about Him, and tried to learn from each other. At one point, we started talking about the atonement. As we were talking, I started understanding something about Jesus Christ that I knew before, but didn't really comprehend it, it only sunk in today. It started while talking about the greatest commandment in the scriptures: to love God with all our heart, and our fellow men as ourselves. I thought about him leading the people of Israel in the old days (the old testament times).I thought about his life, the miracles he performed. I thought of his sacrifice. I thought of him leading the church today. Why has he done ...

I have been listening only to Christmas music this month, and it feels amazing! I am getting into the Christmas spirit, and it makes me happy. Here is a Christmas video - a piano duet and organ rendition of "Angels We Have Heard On High". sing along :D

It's Sunday, only 12 pm. I feel a little uneasy, because usually, at this time, I would be at church. here is the fourth Sunday in a row when I am at home. It makes me feel empty, I feel like I am going numb. I try hard to focus on spiritual things, but I have to admit that it is hard. Do you know what I am listening to right now? EFY (Espeically For Youth). It feels good. I just finished reading the First Presidency message about the Book of Mormon, but I don't have anyone to talk to about it. Can I share it with you? The Book Of Mormon - A Personal Guide I just want to add that what he says in there is so true! There are many commandments in this book, and they are not to make our life hard and keep us from doing the things of the world. These commandments are here to guide us on our path, to keep us pure. Why are purity and virtue so important? I see many people making fun of them, or ignoring them. I gave it a lot of thought, and they do not act that way because they are ...