So this week has been anything but expected, but still super good! Still having some frustration with Sxxx not getting off work, but really that has been the only bump in the road, and if the only bump is one I can't really control then that's pretty good, right? We've had a ton of crazy, cool, and spiritual experiences this week. Well, a few more than normal that is. I'll start with a spiritual experience I guess. On the second day I was here in Brugge, we were out knocking doors and we came across an older man (ok, that doesn't really describe him, everyone is old here in Brugge; it's super rare to see kids), his name is Fxxx. After a little chat on the door about Christianity and the Book of Mormon I felt like we should pray with him, so we did, right there on the door and then asked if we could come back. We've been going back about once a week now, sharing a little bit at a time at first because the first time or two he was super prideful about his knowledge of the Bible. We kept thinking we might drop him, but we would find ourselves going back for some reason. On the time when we had decided was do or die, we ended up just sharing our testimonies and the spirit was super strong. You could see he was touched, and since then when we go back he has been opening up and telling us that even though he's been Catholic and studied the Bible all his life, he's had doubts that God even exists. We've been able to start to help him grow his faith, sharing Alma 32, and other things with him. He's gone from being very prideful about his knowledge, to listening and accepting what we are saying. You can see that what we are saying is starting to touch or fill a gap that he didn't know was there before. This is just the beginning of the well springing up unto life eternal. He's open to thinking about baptism now, and is going make it to church in the next couple weeks. It's so cool to see that even hardened hearts can be softened and filled by the light of the gospel.
One funny experience from this week would be when we were walking down a street in the centrum, on our way home, when a girl and her friends walked up to me and Elder Groesbeck and said she was looking for someone with a letter 'e' first name. Then she noticted our name tags and said 'Elder, oh that's great!' Then she asked if we could sign her arm and give her a 'zoentje' which is like a smooch, a little more than kiss that is. I told her that no, sorry we were volunteers from our church so we wouldn't do that right now, and we walked away. Elder Groesbeck had only caught that she wanted us to sign her arm, so he was like "Elder! What was the problem? She just wanted us to sign her arm!" So I told him, then he freaked out a little because he was about a half a second away from saying 'yeah sure, why not?' and then we had a good laugh about it, because I totally could have let him say it and watched things get awkward. What a good companion am I though? ;) Haha good times.
Love you all!
-Elder Hayden Lott
Question of the Week: What is one of your and Elder Groesbeck's favorite p-day activities?
Answer: It's super fun to go out the the Beachs in Oostende (city on the coast that I am in love with) on P-day. Play some sand soccer or frisbee with other missionaries or just people on vacation. Even though this city is super beautiful, God's creations are so much more so, like the ocean. Just saying.
Answer: It's super fun to go out the the Beachs in Oostende (city on the coast that I am in love with) on P-day. Play some sand soccer or frisbee with other missionaries or just people on vacation. Even though this city is super beautiful, God's creations are so much more so, like the ocean. Just saying.
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| Oostende Beach picture from Google |
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| Oostende Beach picture from Google |
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| Oostende Beach picture from Google |
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| Oostende Beach picture from Google |
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