This past week was very different than normal. I've been in two different countries and I wasn't in Lelystad that much this week. I had to go to Brussels to renew my Belgium legality. That was pretty cool because I haven't been there for almost a year and I got to talk to alot of the French-speaking missionaries. It took us ten hours of traveling to get there and back, plus two hours down there. It was a long day, but it was still fun. We almost missed the last train for the night out of Brussels coming back to the Netherlands, that would have been bad.
The next day I had to go to a District Leaders meeting in Zoetemeer and I was there for the whole day, so I didn't get to go to Lelystad for two days in a row. But it was still a great week. We are now teaching Iris and both of her daughters and we're kind of teaching her son, but not completely. They'll be getting baptized in February. We are also teaching a lady named Saraida and her son Jamal, they were in church on Sunday, they're really positive. Oh, and we had an investigator read 30 chapters out of the Book of Mormon in between our first and second appointment with her, that was really cool.
It's been raining alot and my feet keep getting soaked because of the holes in the bottoms of my shoes, so the next day I'll wear my other shoes that are still pretty much brand-new and it won't rain at all, so I'll switch back to my more worn-out shoes and it'll rain again. But I don't care because for the first time on my mission, it doesn't matter to me anymore that everything goes wrong sometimes. I just keep going, no use in complaining about it, I can't change some things so I just forget about them. I'VE REALLY NEVER BEEN HAPPIER THAN I AM RIGHT NOW. I like where I'm at and I like the changes I'm making.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
January 19, 2009
I just got back from Amsterdam and I guess my shoes are just too worn out because water now leaks in through the holes in the soles. But hey, it's not cold any more. It's just really, really west because it rains none stop!!! Which is great because I just got the package with all my warm stuff that I don't need anymore because now I need a wetsuit to stay dry, or a drysuit would be better. It's actually still pretty cold, but not below freezing anymore.
By the way, the jerky you sent me expired, I figured that out about halfway through the bag, but of course, I still ate the whole bag because even stale things from America are better than fresh things from Europe. So, I eat really, really healthy now. For breakfast I eat a hug bowl of All-Bran cereal, oats, apples, yogurt, cinnamon and honey (all together). It's really good. And I eat fruits and veggies and all sorts of good stuff.
This week we set a couple of baptismal dates, two with some totally crazy people, and the others with really solid people. Iris will hopefully be one as well tonight.
By the way, the jerky you sent me expired, I figured that out about halfway through the bag, but of course, I still ate the whole bag because even stale things from America are better than fresh things from Europe. So, I eat really, really healthy now. For breakfast I eat a hug bowl of All-Bran cereal, oats, apples, yogurt, cinnamon and honey (all together). It's really good. And I eat fruits and veggies and all sorts of good stuff.
This week we set a couple of baptismal dates, two with some totally crazy people, and the others with really solid people. Iris will hopefully be one as well tonight.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Mission Pictures
We just got a picture CD from Sean. Here are some of the pictures. I labeled them as Sean did.
Almere Apartment 12.29.2008
Almere Apartment 12.29.2008
Almere Apartment 12.29.2008
Me and Elder Lystrup 12.29.2008
Me and Elder Stringham 12.29.2008
Me and Elder Tilleman 12.29.2008
View from apartment during Market 12.24.2008
Iris's dogs 12.22.2008
Me and some random African that I contacted in Amsterdam 12.22.2008
First loaf of banana bread 11.28.2008
Last Assen District 11.25.2008
Assen Apartment 11.25.2008
Assen Apartment 11.25.2008
Assen Apartment 11.25.2008
My bed in Assen 11.25.2008
Me and Alex 11.24.2008
Killer bloody nose 10.7.2008
"Personal Study" 11.5.2008
Jean Jacques baptism 9.20.2008
Service at member's (Lubbrinks) in Assen 8.29.2008
First Assen district 9.2.2008
Groningen Apartment 8.24.2008
View from Heerenveen Apartment 8.23.2008
Site of the first baptism in the Netherlands 7.28.2008
1st temple trip 5.28.2008
Almere Apartment 12.29.2008
Almere Apartment 12.29.2008
Almere Apartment 12.29.2008
Me and Elder Lystrup 12.29.2008
Me and Elder Stringham 12.29.2008
Me and Elder Tilleman 12.29.2008
View from apartment during Market 12.24.2008
Iris's dogs 12.22.2008
Me and some random African that I contacted in Amsterdam 12.22.2008
First loaf of banana bread 11.28.2008Last Assen District 11.25.2008
Assen Apartment 11.25.2008
Assen Apartment 11.25.2008
Assen Apartment 11.25.2008
My bed in Assen 11.25.2008
Me and Alex 11.24.2008
Killer bloody nose 10.7.2008
"Personal Study" 11.5.2008
Jean Jacques baptism 9.20.2008
Service at member's (Lubbrinks) in Assen 8.29.2008
First Assen district 9.2.2008
Groningen Apartment 8.24.2008
View from Heerenveen Apartment 8.23.2008
Site of the first baptism in the Netherlands 7.28.2008
1st temple trip 5.28.2008Wednesday, January 14, 2009
January 12, 2009
I picked up my dazed companion in Den Haag on Wednesday. He's still kind of in shock, but it's getting better. I've done so much talking the past five days. I do pretty much all the talking in the lessons and on the doors and on the street because he just doesn't understand anything yet. But I try to get him to talk as much as possible so he can get some practice and start getting out of his comfort zone. Having a greenie is like having a puppy, they run around completely confused and not really sure what's going on and then they pee all over everything. It's fun to watch and rewarding to 'clean up' after them, and what I mean is to help them get back on their feet and learn from the mistakes that they made and then to go further. It's fun and enjoyable, he has learned alot already and is making huge steps.
I baptized Jue on Saturday, her real name is Maria Jaoa dos Anjos Videria de Carvalho Pio!!!!!!!! And I had to memorize it! It was really cool and the spirit was really strong. Iris and Noor came too and like it alot.
I baptized Jue on Saturday, her real name is Maria Jaoa dos Anjos Videria de Carvalho Pio!!!!!!!! And I had to memorize it! It was really cool and the spirit was really strong. Iris and Noor came too and like it alot.
January 5, 2009
I'm doing pretty good. I finally broke down and bought a new coat, a North Face and it's way warm.
I'm staying in Lelystad/Almere. I'm also training a brand-new missionary. Oh, and I'm the district leader. Ya, it'll be fun.
New Year's here was crazy. It's the only time of the year that they can buy or light fireworks and they go crazy. On the 31st it was really foggy and there were bombs and fireworks of all kinds going off around us in the fog. And then at midnight it was really crazy. Just imagine Stadium of Fire or the city's firework displays, but times 100,000 because everyone has that many fireworks and they all light them off at the same time. It was nuts, but way awesome.
I have a baptism on Saturday. She is from Portugal and her name is Jue.
The lady with the cancer bore her testimony in church and said how she was so grateful for everyone and that her treatments were actually getting easier to bear and they're actually supposed to get harder, so that was cool.
Iris and her daughter Noor are progressing still and are getting really close to baptism, and we've found a ton of new investigators.
I'm staying in Lelystad/Almere. I'm also training a brand-new missionary. Oh, and I'm the district leader. Ya, it'll be fun.
New Year's here was crazy. It's the only time of the year that they can buy or light fireworks and they go crazy. On the 31st it was really foggy and there were bombs and fireworks of all kinds going off around us in the fog. And then at midnight it was really crazy. Just imagine Stadium of Fire or the city's firework displays, but times 100,000 because everyone has that many fireworks and they all light them off at the same time. It was nuts, but way awesome.
I have a baptism on Saturday. She is from Portugal and her name is Jue.
The lady with the cancer bore her testimony in church and said how she was so grateful for everyone and that her treatments were actually getting easier to bear and they're actually supposed to get harder, so that was cool.
Iris and her daughter Noor are progressing still and are getting really close to baptism, and we've found a ton of new investigators.
December 29, 2008
It's really cold here now. We're outside for most the day, so haveing numb feet, hands, and head are just regular daily things. The humidity and wind are what makes it really bad.
Well, I cooked fajitas for the family whose mom has cancer, as well as two loaves of banana bread. They loved it. They have four young kids under the age of eight that are sooo funny.
I have also done soooooooooooo much cleaning this week. I clean every day during lunch and then when we get home at night I clean something too. But our apartment is still not the cleanest place in the world but it's looking better and better.
Thank you everyone for the Christmas packages. The food was wonderful.
This week Iris and her daughter Noor (nine years old) came to church and absolutely loved it. They have accepted everything and will probably be baptized really soon.
I love and miss you all, but I'm having fun here and I'll see you in eleven months.
Well, I cooked fajitas for the family whose mom has cancer, as well as two loaves of banana bread. They loved it. They have four young kids under the age of eight that are sooo funny.
I have also done soooooooooooo much cleaning this week. I clean every day during lunch and then when we get home at night I clean something too. But our apartment is still not the cleanest place in the world but it's looking better and better.
Thank you everyone for the Christmas packages. The food was wonderful.
This week Iris and her daughter Noor (nine years old) came to church and absolutely loved it. They have accepted everything and will probably be baptized really soon.
I love and miss you all, but I'm having fun here and I'll see you in eleven months.
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