Dear Family,
... It's been an incredible week. I love it here in Antwerpen. And I love working with Zuster Fritz, we have so much fun together. President Brubaker always says if you're not having fun, you're not doing it right. I agree with that! Brugge was amazing last week. It really is like a fairytale town. Julia, Mom, and Brittney -- I got you each something made with lace, and I got to watch the ladies making the lace. Super cool and way pretty. The best part was meeting Zuster Van Wauwe's friend Dirk. It turns out he did speak Dutch and we had an awesome day talking with him. He accepted a Book of Mormon and told Zuster Van Wauwe that he was very impressed with us -- that would be the Spirit. We're seeing him again in 2 weeks when we go to Brussels for a P-day and we're going to get him together with the elders.
So we set 2 more baptismal dates this week! We now have 7 people who we are helping prepare, and oh boy are we busy! It's so crazy but so wonderful. Florence and Samuel are the story of this week. We met them in the train station about 2 weeks ago and gave them a copy of the Book of Mormon. When we went to teach them they had already read through 1 Nephi 5 and they loved it. They had so many questions about authority and baptism. Yes, they brought it up! It was so great! They committed to October 17th and we are so excited to get them ready. The ward has been so great with coming on joint teaching appointments too, so they will feel right at home. Everyone else is progressing really well. I love these people so much. Haha I frequently feel like a proud parent or something.
Anyway, we had a awesome lesson with Juliette and Hendrik on the Gospel of Jesus Christ on Wednesday. Br Nuyens came along, and it was more like a big discussion which I love, that's how lessons should be. And I had this really cool realization during the lesson. Right before we went to teach them all this frustrating stuff kept happening; people just fell through and it was blah. Really, I felt gross inside. But then as soon as we started the lesson, I felt this warmth inside, and I got really happy. So it sounds really stupid and really simple, but I realized in this “oh duh” moment, that I love talking about the gospel. It brings me so much joy. Nothing else can replace it. People would think that coming to Europe, you know, if you are having a bad day you should go sight seeing or shopping or do something cool -- but no. That's not it. It's just being with people, helping them, and teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ that brings happiness. I'm so blessed to be able to do it all the time! It's a happiness I've never felt before.
So here’s the crazy moment of the week. This part you HAVE TO MAKE SURE MY ROOMMATES SEE. :) So last night we went to a young adult fireside to talk about missionary work. We walked in and were talking to some people when all of a sudden we heard a group of boys talking in English. We turned around and asked them why they were speaking in English and they said because this guy doesn’t understand Dutch. And I looked at the guy they were talking about and it was this guy named Fernando who my friend Nikki dated Freshman year! SO CRAZY. He recognized me and we were both very… “Oh my goodness, what are you doing here?” Haha it turns out his parents are Belgian so he is here for a few months. Weird. But cool to see him. The world really is so small sometimes.
Elder Ballard comes this Wednesday! I am so excited and also SO nervous about playing my flute. Elder Relitz and I are playing “Beautiful Saviour.” Pray that it goes ok! I will definitely tell you all about it next week. Also, next Sunday is a special stake conference and Bishop Burton is coming. That will also be great!
Dad you asked about the Dutch -- haha it's funny, I guess I haven't really thought about it in a while. There are still moments when I get frustrated like when really old people speak Antwerps, a dialect that NO ONE understands. But I've noticed if I don't get frustrated and just pray and do my best, the language comes. I love it. I think Vlaams is beautiful and I'll be sad to leave it when I go to the Netherlands. I will forever have my Belgian accent though and say all the little French words they use. Haha for example here they say "Wat 'blieft?" when they don't understand, and in the Netherlands they say "Wat zegt u?' So I'll probably sound Belgian for the rest of my life. Oh well. ☺
Thanks for all the support, love, prayers, letters, cards, emails and everything. This gospel is true. The world needs it. We are all children of God and it's our duty to share the knowledge we have with others. Everyone on the earth chose the gospel of Jesus Christ once, we just have to help them choose it again! Ik zie jullie graag.
Met liefde,
Zuster Holbein
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Fall
Helloooo everyone. I never know how to start my emails. I feel like I always start with the same things every week. Haha I suppose because they are true. I do love you all so much and I am so grateful for your support, letters, emails, prayers, and all that. Zuster Fritz and I carry pictures of our families around and we show them to people all the time during contacting. Mom and Dad, I also tell people all the time about how you joined the Church and your reasons and everything. Belgium is a very Catholic country and so people find it interesting to hear stories like yours Mom. So thanks for the awesome pioneers you were/are. So baby Rhett is the cutest baby ever! I love the pictures. I pray for him all the time. Did my card come? That's so crazy Daniel Hall is home! I remember when he left. Tell him I said hola.
So I don't have a ton of time to write because today we are leaving Antwerpen to do an exciting P-Day in Brugge. We're going with Zuster Van Wauwe, a member in the ward who's picture is all over the mission blog. She is like our Belgian mother, I love her! I'm excited to go, I'll make sure to buy some pretty lace to bring home. Zuster Van Wauwe's non-member friend is also coming which is super awesome! I'm pretty sure he speaks French, but we brought a French Book of Mormon and she can translate for us. I'll take lots of pictures and send some home next week.
It's been an amazing week! The weather here has turned cooold (apparently not even close to how cold it will get though) and it's been raining a lot. Almost everyday actually. I prefer the cold weather though so I don't mind. I'm all about scarves. :) Zuster Fritz was actually sick 2 days this week and we had to stay inside. She got food poisoning from eating African Fufu at a member’s house. I guess sometimes we need to be careful. She's much better now though and we were still able to get a lot down this week.
So miracle of this week -- we set two more baptismal dates! Wahoo! An old Belgian couple named Juliette and Hendrik. They are a member referral from Br Schiltz. Really, member missionary is the way to do it!!! They're in their 70s but so oprecht and they love the gospel already. They live in a really prominent Jewish neighborhood so we never would've met them if it hadn't have been for Br Schiltz as that isn't an area we would go contacting in. Juliette loves reading everything we give her and is amazed she doesn't have to pay us -- haha. Hendrik is hilarious and goes on the LDS website all the time to look up more information. They really do their homework! The only English Hendrik knows is "How are you?" which he says every time he sees us. The funny thing is I don't think he knows what it means because when we say "We are fine, how are you?" He just laughs awkwardly and goes off in Dutch about something else. I love these people! Really, I didn't know it was possible to care for people so much. This is what makes it all worth it. Their date is for October 10th and I am so happy for them.
We've also met with a lot of interesting people this week. Zuster Fritz and I frequently joke that we teach the CRAZY children of God. We met with a man this week who we gave a Book of Mormon to and though he loves the Book of Mormon and reads from it, he claimed that he is on a special mission from Christ to destroy the world and that he is out to punish God. And he claims to be the original Joseph... yeah, I don't know. He said he wants to come to church, which he is of course welcome to do, but I don't think we'll be meeting with him again. Haha those are the times you just have to put them back in God's hands.
Time's up! I love you all with all my heart. Oh, other quick exciting news -- Elder Ballard comes next week! And it's almost September! Crazy awesome. The work is going on!
Met Liefde,
Zuster Holbein
So I don't have a ton of time to write because today we are leaving Antwerpen to do an exciting P-Day in Brugge. We're going with Zuster Van Wauwe, a member in the ward who's picture is all over the mission blog. She is like our Belgian mother, I love her! I'm excited to go, I'll make sure to buy some pretty lace to bring home. Zuster Van Wauwe's non-member friend is also coming which is super awesome! I'm pretty sure he speaks French, but we brought a French Book of Mormon and she can translate for us. I'll take lots of pictures and send some home next week.
It's been an amazing week! The weather here has turned cooold (apparently not even close to how cold it will get though) and it's been raining a lot. Almost everyday actually. I prefer the cold weather though so I don't mind. I'm all about scarves. :) Zuster Fritz was actually sick 2 days this week and we had to stay inside. She got food poisoning from eating African Fufu at a member’s house. I guess sometimes we need to be careful. She's much better now though and we were still able to get a lot down this week.
So miracle of this week -- we set two more baptismal dates! Wahoo! An old Belgian couple named Juliette and Hendrik. They are a member referral from Br Schiltz. Really, member missionary is the way to do it!!! They're in their 70s but so oprecht and they love the gospel already. They live in a really prominent Jewish neighborhood so we never would've met them if it hadn't have been for Br Schiltz as that isn't an area we would go contacting in. Juliette loves reading everything we give her and is amazed she doesn't have to pay us -- haha. Hendrik is hilarious and goes on the LDS website all the time to look up more information. They really do their homework! The only English Hendrik knows is "How are you?" which he says every time he sees us. The funny thing is I don't think he knows what it means because when we say "We are fine, how are you?" He just laughs awkwardly and goes off in Dutch about something else. I love these people! Really, I didn't know it was possible to care for people so much. This is what makes it all worth it. Their date is for October 10th and I am so happy for them.
We've also met with a lot of interesting people this week. Zuster Fritz and I frequently joke that we teach the CRAZY children of God. We met with a man this week who we gave a Book of Mormon to and though he loves the Book of Mormon and reads from it, he claimed that he is on a special mission from Christ to destroy the world and that he is out to punish God. And he claims to be the original Joseph... yeah, I don't know. He said he wants to come to church, which he is of course welcome to do, but I don't think we'll be meeting with him again. Haha those are the times you just have to put them back in God's hands.
Time's up! I love you all with all my heart. Oh, other quick exciting news -- Elder Ballard comes next week! And it's almost September! Crazy awesome. The work is going on!
Met Liefde,
Zuster Holbein
Wat ben ik blij
It was so great to get letters from you all this week! Thank you so much for your support and love and prayers. I'm so happy to hear that all with Rhett is going well. He is absolutely adorable! I sent him a card this past week, so hopefully it will be coming soon. I also bought him a my first words book in Dutch and I can't decide if I want to send it home or just bring it with me when I come back. I can't wait to see pictures from the blessing. You should send pictures of the nursery and stuff too. Julia I am sure you are an amazing mother! And Jake that you are a great father of course. It's crazy that when I get back there will be a baby! Haha weird.
This week has been amazing! We've seen so many people make so much progress and it's wonderful. It's hard to believe that Joseph was only baptized a week ago. He came on joint teach with us this week! Now that was awesome! And also slightly hilarious because he was using all the same questions and scriptures that WE used on HIM. Like, "So according to this scripture, why is baptism important?" It was so great to see; Zuster Fritz and I couldn't stop smiling. He also had us and a member Zuster Van Wauwe over for a Gambian dinner. A lot of times eating African food means fish, but thank goodness this time it was just beef. Haha though I am building up tolerance for it! It was a lot of fun and we also got to see our old investigator who he lives with. Turns out he is Muslim, but is still so friendly and open to hear things. He told us that he's never seen Joseph happier. We taught Joseph about the temple and he is going next month to do baptisms for the dead. Yeah!
All the rest of our investigators are doing great. We've had some really sad disappointments with a few people dropping us, but I really do know that they are in the Lord's hands and their time will come even if it's not now. And we definitely keep on praying for them. We have found so many new wonderful people! Last night we had a wonderful second appointment with twins Sarah and Stella and committed them to being baptized October 9th. They are super positive and are very excited about the Book of Mormon and seeing how it works with the Bible. Lilian is also doing really well. Her date is for the 19th of September and she has made so much progress with things like the Word of Wisdom. She now calls us and asks for more reading from the Book of Mormon -- who does that? She is golden!
One of our tender mercies/miracles for the week came in the mail this past Tuesday. We went to the church for district meeting and Brother Nuyens told us that a letter had come to the church for Zuster Fritz and me. That was a total surprise and we had no idea who would have sent us a note to the church. We asked him who it was from and he said that he didn't know, just someone from the Netherlands. He gave us the letter and it turns out to be from a man named Nico who we met in a consecrated hour a few weeks ago. We met him on a bench when he had just sat down and prayed that God would lead him to truth. We taught him a whole lesson on the plan of salvation, and prayed with him. It was a beautiful lesson. Anyway, he sent us a postcard. I wish I had it with me, but on the back at the end of the letter he wrote "It made my day to talk with you about the love of God and to pray. I read the beautiful book you gave me. It was nothing new or strange but like something I've always known in my heart. I am so grateful that God sent two wonderful young women to our little countries by the sea to spread his word. Thank you." It seriously made me cry. He gave us his correct info; we had the wrong number before, and we gave it to the elders in Amsterdam where he lives and they are going to start teaching him! What a blessing. Every little moment really does count. Every person you talk to, you really never know the effect you have. That's only one of the million reasons why I love this work.
Well that's about all I have time for. Ik hou van jullie. The Church has been restored. We have a prophet on the earth today. Christ lives. Wat ben ik blij!
Met Liefde,
Zuster Holbein
This week has been amazing! We've seen so many people make so much progress and it's wonderful. It's hard to believe that Joseph was only baptized a week ago. He came on joint teach with us this week! Now that was awesome! And also slightly hilarious because he was using all the same questions and scriptures that WE used on HIM. Like, "So according to this scripture, why is baptism important?" It was so great to see; Zuster Fritz and I couldn't stop smiling. He also had us and a member Zuster Van Wauwe over for a Gambian dinner. A lot of times eating African food means fish, but thank goodness this time it was just beef. Haha though I am building up tolerance for it! It was a lot of fun and we also got to see our old investigator who he lives with. Turns out he is Muslim, but is still so friendly and open to hear things. He told us that he's never seen Joseph happier. We taught Joseph about the temple and he is going next month to do baptisms for the dead. Yeah!
All the rest of our investigators are doing great. We've had some really sad disappointments with a few people dropping us, but I really do know that they are in the Lord's hands and their time will come even if it's not now. And we definitely keep on praying for them. We have found so many new wonderful people! Last night we had a wonderful second appointment with twins Sarah and Stella and committed them to being baptized October 9th. They are super positive and are very excited about the Book of Mormon and seeing how it works with the Bible. Lilian is also doing really well. Her date is for the 19th of September and she has made so much progress with things like the Word of Wisdom. She now calls us and asks for more reading from the Book of Mormon -- who does that? She is golden!
One of our tender mercies/miracles for the week came in the mail this past Tuesday. We went to the church for district meeting and Brother Nuyens told us that a letter had come to the church for Zuster Fritz and me. That was a total surprise and we had no idea who would have sent us a note to the church. We asked him who it was from and he said that he didn't know, just someone from the Netherlands. He gave us the letter and it turns out to be from a man named Nico who we met in a consecrated hour a few weeks ago. We met him on a bench when he had just sat down and prayed that God would lead him to truth. We taught him a whole lesson on the plan of salvation, and prayed with him. It was a beautiful lesson. Anyway, he sent us a postcard. I wish I had it with me, but on the back at the end of the letter he wrote "It made my day to talk with you about the love of God and to pray. I read the beautiful book you gave me. It was nothing new or strange but like something I've always known in my heart. I am so grateful that God sent two wonderful young women to our little countries by the sea to spread his word. Thank you." It seriously made me cry. He gave us his correct info; we had the wrong number before, and we gave it to the elders in Amsterdam where he lives and they are going to start teaching him! What a blessing. Every little moment really does count. Every person you talk to, you really never know the effect you have. That's only one of the million reasons why I love this work.
Well that's about all I have time for. Ik hou van jullie. The Church has been restored. We have a prophet on the earth today. Christ lives. Wat ben ik blij!
Met Liefde,
Zuster Holbein
Monday, August 16, 2010
The Smiling Coast of Africa
Tjonge Jonge. What an amazing week. Really, no email I could ever write could describe the wonderful, blessed week this has been. We truly have been blessed by the Lord is so many ways. I can't remember a time thus far on my mission that I have been so happy or felt so much love from those I serve and those I serve with.
Thank you so much for your prayers. I feel them. I received a blessing this week and was told that the prayers of those at home would be a great benefit to me. I believe that.
I am so happy to hear that all is going well with baby Rhett! He is so cute. I talk about him all the time, it's a great way to start a contact with people.
So there is so much to tell you all. First of all, we found out about transfers last night and... Zuster Fritz and I are both staying right here in Antwerpen! Yeah! I am so so so so happy to be staying. I wasn't worried to leave, but things are getting on a roll here and there are so many people I want to stay and help. So yes, another 6 weeks here in this blessed city. I have a feeling the best is yet to come. :)
Other random news, we found out at zone conference that the dress code for sisters has been changed. All over the world now we are no longer required to wear tights, and the skirts just have to cover the knee. And they want us to wear more color and pattern. Haha wahoo! :)
Monday night was spent in Amsterdam and was an answer to prayers. Zuster Cranford, who was actually in my younger group in the MTC, and I got to go out and do finding together. It was awesome! It was my first experience being the senior companion which was crazy but so fun. It helped me feel a lot more confidence in my Dutch and my abilities as a missionary. We had a blast talking to all kinds of amazing people and I rode my first bike since I've been on my mission. Crazy but true. We just walk everywhere here. I have come to realize that contacting people is the best medicine ever. If I'm ever feeling sad or thinking too much about myself, all I have to do is go contact someone and immediately I feel better.
Tuesday we had mission-wide sister exchanges. Zuster Sharp, Zuster Fritz’s MTC companion, came down to Antwerpen with me for two days and we saw so many miracles. Zuster Brubaker actually came with us on Tuesday and we found a new investigator, taught several powerful lessons, and got soaking wet while running to catch a tram in the rain. Haha Zuster Brubaker certainly got a real missionary experience! Wednesday night we traveled back up to Den Haag and stayed the night in the apartment there with 5 other sisters which was a lot of fun. And then Thursday was zone conference in Leiden. President Brubaker actually wasn't able to be there, which was crazy, because he hurt his toe and was in the hospital! No worries, he's fine now. The assistants did a wonderful job teaching us. The theme was “What is the doctrine of Christ?” We're studying 3 Nephi 11 and 27 and it's been really cool. Oh, and my flute came that day, and I played it at the last minute for a musical number at zone conference. It felt so good to play again, but I definitely need to practice before Elder Ballard comes. Elder Reltiz who plays piano, Elder Wood who plays violin, and myself are playing a really pretty arrangement of Beautiful Savior.
Friday night we had a movie night at the church and watched The Testaments. It was seriously so powerful and we had a lot of investigators come. It was the perfect pump up for Saturday morning and the baptism of Joseph Mendy!!! Oh my goodness words can not do justice to the beauty of that day. Everything was perfect. Joseph was so prepared and so happy. He was glowing. We had a wonderful turnout from the ward, and a bunch of the African sisters brought food to eat. Joseph is truly a different person now. We didn't take anything from his faith, but we really did just add so much. We got him a quad as a surprise for his baptism and he loves it. He brought it to church on Sunday and was already marking it up. I am so happy for him and am excited to help him progress and make his way to the temple. On Sunday after receiving the Holy Ghost he was telling everyone that this was the happiest day of his life. I think I've told you before, but he comes from Gambia, or as he likes to call it "the smiling coast of Africa." Gambia is actually 95 percent Muslim, so it is a miracle that he has such faith in Jesus Christ. Seeing his progression in this gospel has been a miracle. You'll have to look on the blog for his full story. Zuster Fritz and I are sending it in today.
I love you all so much. Thank you for everything you do for me. I know this gospel is true. It's everything, people HAVE to have it. I'm grateful for my chance to serve the Lord. It's the best thing ever. Echt waar. :)
Met liefde,
Zuster Holbein
Thank you so much for your prayers. I feel them. I received a blessing this week and was told that the prayers of those at home would be a great benefit to me. I believe that.
I am so happy to hear that all is going well with baby Rhett! He is so cute. I talk about him all the time, it's a great way to start a contact with people.
So there is so much to tell you all. First of all, we found out about transfers last night and... Zuster Fritz and I are both staying right here in Antwerpen! Yeah! I am so so so so happy to be staying. I wasn't worried to leave, but things are getting on a roll here and there are so many people I want to stay and help. So yes, another 6 weeks here in this blessed city. I have a feeling the best is yet to come. :)
Other random news, we found out at zone conference that the dress code for sisters has been changed. All over the world now we are no longer required to wear tights, and the skirts just have to cover the knee. And they want us to wear more color and pattern. Haha wahoo! :)
Monday night was spent in Amsterdam and was an answer to prayers. Zuster Cranford, who was actually in my younger group in the MTC, and I got to go out and do finding together. It was awesome! It was my first experience being the senior companion which was crazy but so fun. It helped me feel a lot more confidence in my Dutch and my abilities as a missionary. We had a blast talking to all kinds of amazing people and I rode my first bike since I've been on my mission. Crazy but true. We just walk everywhere here. I have come to realize that contacting people is the best medicine ever. If I'm ever feeling sad or thinking too much about myself, all I have to do is go contact someone and immediately I feel better.
Tuesday we had mission-wide sister exchanges. Zuster Sharp, Zuster Fritz’s MTC companion, came down to Antwerpen with me for two days and we saw so many miracles. Zuster Brubaker actually came with us on Tuesday and we found a new investigator, taught several powerful lessons, and got soaking wet while running to catch a tram in the rain. Haha Zuster Brubaker certainly got a real missionary experience! Wednesday night we traveled back up to Den Haag and stayed the night in the apartment there with 5 other sisters which was a lot of fun. And then Thursday was zone conference in Leiden. President Brubaker actually wasn't able to be there, which was crazy, because he hurt his toe and was in the hospital! No worries, he's fine now. The assistants did a wonderful job teaching us. The theme was “What is the doctrine of Christ?” We're studying 3 Nephi 11 and 27 and it's been really cool. Oh, and my flute came that day, and I played it at the last minute for a musical number at zone conference. It felt so good to play again, but I definitely need to practice before Elder Ballard comes. Elder Reltiz who plays piano, Elder Wood who plays violin, and myself are playing a really pretty arrangement of Beautiful Savior.
Friday night we had a movie night at the church and watched The Testaments. It was seriously so powerful and we had a lot of investigators come. It was the perfect pump up for Saturday morning and the baptism of Joseph Mendy!!! Oh my goodness words can not do justice to the beauty of that day. Everything was perfect. Joseph was so prepared and so happy. He was glowing. We had a wonderful turnout from the ward, and a bunch of the African sisters brought food to eat. Joseph is truly a different person now. We didn't take anything from his faith, but we really did just add so much. We got him a quad as a surprise for his baptism and he loves it. He brought it to church on Sunday and was already marking it up. I am so happy for him and am excited to help him progress and make his way to the temple. On Sunday after receiving the Holy Ghost he was telling everyone that this was the happiest day of his life. I think I've told you before, but he comes from Gambia, or as he likes to call it "the smiling coast of Africa." Gambia is actually 95 percent Muslim, so it is a miracle that he has such faith in Jesus Christ. Seeing his progression in this gospel has been a miracle. You'll have to look on the blog for his full story. Zuster Fritz and I are sending it in today.
I love you all so much. Thank you for everything you do for me. I know this gospel is true. It's everything, people HAVE to have it. I'm grateful for my chance to serve the Lord. It's the best thing ever. Echt waar. :)
Met liefde,
Zuster Holbein
Monday, August 9, 2010
Yea for Baby Rhett!!!
Hoi family! Greetings from Amsterdam!
We are doing exchanges tomorrow and so Zuster Fritz and I came up early to spend the night with the sisters here. So we ended up getting on the local train by mistake and are now super late so we don't really have time to email. Oh and in the Netherlands they have American keyboards which now seem totally foreign to me, I'm having a really hard time typing! Haha.
Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures of baby Rhett! They made me cry, though really everything has been making me cry lately, it's been a very emotional week. I am so happy for you Jake and Julia. What a wonderful blessing to our family. I have a card I want to send but I don't have your address, so if you could send it that would be great!
So a quick run down -- this week has been inspiring! So many blessings and tender mercies. Joseph is 100 klaar for his doop and the ward is already really taking him in. He'll be baptized this Saturday at 11. Oh man it's going to be so good!
We have also found a lot of beautiful new investigators and they are making a lot of progress. Ethel and her son Steven who we have been teaching English to came to our football match with the other missionaries and played along. We also had an awesome FHE with them and they are reading from the BOM and praying together daily. The gospel really helps families so much, it’s awesome.
I'm sorry but that's all the time I have for now! There will be lots more to tell next week this week is going to be crazy awesome including exchanges, zone conference, testament movie night at church, and Joseph’s baptism.
I love you all and will be praying extra hard for Julia and Jake and baby Rhett.
Met veel liefde,
Zuster Holbein
We are doing exchanges tomorrow and so Zuster Fritz and I came up early to spend the night with the sisters here. So we ended up getting on the local train by mistake and are now super late so we don't really have time to email. Oh and in the Netherlands they have American keyboards which now seem totally foreign to me, I'm having a really hard time typing! Haha.
Thank you so much for the beautiful pictures of baby Rhett! They made me cry, though really everything has been making me cry lately, it's been a very emotional week. I am so happy for you Jake and Julia. What a wonderful blessing to our family. I have a card I want to send but I don't have your address, so if you could send it that would be great!
So a quick run down -- this week has been inspiring! So many blessings and tender mercies. Joseph is 100 klaar for his doop and the ward is already really taking him in. He'll be baptized this Saturday at 11. Oh man it's going to be so good!
We have also found a lot of beautiful new investigators and they are making a lot of progress. Ethel and her son Steven who we have been teaching English to came to our football match with the other missionaries and played along. We also had an awesome FHE with them and they are reading from the BOM and praying together daily. The gospel really helps families so much, it’s awesome.
I'm sorry but that's all the time I have for now! There will be lots more to tell next week this week is going to be crazy awesome including exchanges, zone conference, testament movie night at church, and Joseph’s baptism.
I love you all and will be praying extra hard for Julia and Jake and baby Rhett.
Met veel liefde,
Zuster Holbein
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