Well, the weeks are flying by faster and faster it seems like! It's hard to imagine that I have been out on a mission for almost 4 months! Crazy stuff. This week has been pretty smooth. Nothing too crazy really. Really just hitting the grindstone. Not sure how many hours we spent on doorsteps this week, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that we are trying, and the Lord is blessing us with keeping our sanity and even being happy through it all as we continue building this area from the ground up. Still not seeing the fruits of our labors as far as numbers go, but as far as blessings go it's unbelievable! We are seeing some progress in working with less actives, teaching a couple families, and individuals.
I guess this would be a good week to talk about an investigator that we have. I haven't really talked about her in the past because I'm not exactly sure how to tell her story, and I will say that there is a lot I will leave out. But her name is Jxx, she is from Bulgaria, but has lived here in the Netherlands for awhile now though. She doesn't like the Dutch language, she says it makes her sick to speak it, so we just teach her and talk with her in English. She is a health nut, and just a super sweet lady! She is so loving it is unreal. I have really been able to connect with her, and have some really spiritual experiences with teaching her. This week we had a really spiritual lesson with her. She ended up relating to us why she started to take the lessons from us, and why she loves being around us. In the past, apparently she has had other people come to her house from other religions but she told us she didn't like them because even though they talked about God and Christ they always, as she puts it, were forcing their beliefs on her. She felt that they were angry with her even while they were teaching, so she didn't like them much. But with the Elders before us (Elder Johnson and Giles), they simply shared what they believed and took interest in what she believed and simply added to that. She said also when she sees us, she always sees a light around us, she always feels calm, and can feel the love coming from us. (We have been able to tell her that this is the spirit and the Light of Christ.) The final thing that put it over the edge was when she was talking to her teenage son about us he made a comment, "Oh Mom, it is good you are meeting with them, Mormons are the nicest people in the world." Although he shows no interest in meeting with us, I'm glad he can a least say that about us. She knows that everything is true, and wants to be baptized. But it is sad because there are some things out of her control keeping her from that for now. One day I know she will be baptized, and I will rejoice with her that day! I hope and pray thought that day will be sooner than later.
I love this gospel. I love our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I love the people of the Netherlands, especially those whom I have met so far.
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| Because of Him |
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| Witness of Christ - Dallin H. Oaks |
To answer Moms question from last week, everyone in this mission has at least a washer in their apartment. We are one of the lucky ones with a dryer as well. My Christmas package, if it happens at all this year, will be super small by the way. Packages are super expensive as you probably know, and so most of gifts and other things might better come in a few years when I get home.
Love you all so much!
Elder Hayden L. Lott
ps.
no pictures this week, I forgot my card reader at the apartment. Sorry everybody :/
Oh, one small thing I missed on the letter is that we are going to a zone turkey bowl today! That will be fun. I will miss going to Grandma and Grandpa's for Thanksgiving, but it is all worth it for 2 years. We are getting a Thanksgiving dinner from the Txx's though! They're sweet. Love you mom! [The Txx are the dear couple that Elder Lott watched General Conference with his second week in the mission. We are so in love with members who take care of missionaries!]
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