tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46986575694904678822024-02-07T19:37:50.810-07:00Elder Hayden LottBelgium-Netherlands Mission August 2014 - July 2016Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-61423946286888426682016-07-11T13:36:00.000-06:002016-08-19T21:57:26.636-06:00In twee gesneden<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">De gevoelens die ik nu heb kan ik niet beschrijven. Maar ik voel me wel alsof mijn hart in twee word gesneden. Ik ben zo zeer dankbaar voor de twee jaren ik had om mijn heiland en verlosser beter te leren kennen. Elke dag de kans hebben om met hem te werken. Elke dag, heel de dag. Tijdens mijn zending heb ik van alles ervart. Ik had de diepste van dallen en het hoogste van bergen. Maar op het eind kan ik wel zeg dat ik weet wie dat ik ben. Ik ben zon van een hemelse vader dat mij zo veel lief heeft, en ik voor hem. Ik ben broer met Jezus de Christus, onze volmaakte vorbeeld, onze middelaar, en trouwe vriend. Door hun heb ik eeuwige en onbeperkte mogelijkheden. Ik mak deel uit hun gezin. Ik weet dat er goed in de wereld is, dat ik a verschil kan maken, met hun hulp. Ik ben er enorm dankbaar voor. Ik hou van de mensen in België en Nederland. Zij zijn ook kinderen van onze hemelse vader, net als wij alle hier op aarde. 'Want alzo lief heeft God de wereld gehad, dat Hij Zijn eniggeboren Zoon gegeven heeft, opdat een ieder die in Hem gelooft, niet verdwenen zouden gaan, maar het eeuwige leven hebben. Want God heeft Zijn Zoon niet gezonden in de wereld, opdat Hij de wereld veroordelen zou, maar opdat de wereld door Hem behouden zou worden.' (Johannes 3:16-17)</span><br />
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Answer: I'm going to miss the people that I've met, my second family. I'm also going to miss the cheese, natural sugar in food products, good public transportation, classic old architecture, a giant mix of cultures, vla, fun driving, busy overcrowded cities, speaking dutch, ahhhhhhhhh... yeah a lot of things. But I am looking forward to a lot of things in America as well. My heart is being torn in two as we speak. Good thing we live in a modern world and I'll get to come back some day.</div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-752565258601769042016-07-04T10:02:00.000-06:002016-07-04T10:02:11.317-06:00Finishing Strong<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span>
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So this week was fantastic! Mostly because I got to go back to Antwerpen for Mxx's baptism! That was such a great moment! She is such an amazing person, and there were miracles that followed her conversion. I feel like she is one of the people I needed to meet/teach on my mission so it felt good to enjoy that moment with her and her family.</div>
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Other than that I'm just trying to finish strong. It's going to be a good week.</div>
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I know that the Book of Mormon is true, it entices all men who read it to do good and to be good, to believe in Christ and to come closer to Him. I know Joseph Smith is the prophet who the the Lord used to restore His church in this last dispensation.</div>
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Question of the Week: Is there very much German influence in Eastern Belgium, or is it only Dutch and French?</div>
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Answer: There is a pretty small German influence in Eastern Belgium, a little piece given to them from after the war, but it's not really anywhere in our mission so we don't ever have contact with it. They stay pretty segregated as well so we don't run into very many Germans. Well, except for the beaches during the summer. I learned that last year serving in Brugge. Pretty much the Belgium coast becomes little Germany during that time.</div>
Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-22364099261315328132016-06-27T23:51:00.000-06:002016-07-03T23:00:44.468-06:00Ward Newsletter Article<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hoi!</span><br />
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Hey everybody! So this week was pretty good. Got quite a few new investigators and had some experiences I'll never forget.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">As my time here in the mission field comes to a close I don't have all that much to say, mostly because until I have a moment for me and the Lord to sit down and talk about it I don't feel like I could give everything I've experienced and learned the right words. There is a scripture that comes pretty close to summing everything up though. <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/hel/3.%E2%80%A6" target="_blank">Helaman 3:35</a> says: </span><br />
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'Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft, and did wax stronger and stronger in their humility, and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ, unto the filling their souls with joy and consolation, yea, even to the purifying and the sanctification of their hearts, which sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts unto God.'</div>
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Over the course of my mission I have seen that all those who yield their hearts to God are those who are blessed the most, and who are brought closest to the Lord. They begin to act like him, faith and light fills their lives, and the difference can be felt and seen. That goes for missionaries, members, investigators.... Everyone. We are are children of a loving Heavenly Father. He has a plan for us. Jesus Christ is central to that plan. Jesus Chirst is our savior and redeemer. Our example and our friend. I love them both and all they have done for us.</div>
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Question of the Week: Are Belgians crazy about their team in the UEFA tournament, or is it not a big deal?</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Answer: It is crazy right now with the European cup! Belgium is doing really well and pretty much everywhere we go we see Belgian flags and decorations. It is hard not to watch the games because they have all been at night and our apartment is really close to the Market square where they play all the games on a big screen. But the Lord has been blessing us for our dedicating ourselves to the work, and it helps give me conversation starters to ask about the game :)</span></div>
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So this week was another good one. Had some good lessons, church was nice. We got some new investigators. 1 from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica" target="_blank">Jamaica</a>, and 2 from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname" target="_blank">Suriname</a>. All really chill guys who can cook really well and are pretty open to the gospel. A bit of exciting news is that Bxx from Antwerpen is getting baptized this upcoming S<span class="" data-term="goog_41729741" tabindex="0">unday</span>, hurrah! That will be good. Unfortunately it is right after church <span class="" data-term="goog_41729742" tabindex="0">on Sunday,</span> so I won't be able to go but still a happy day. </div>
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[Mom note: I'm not sure how this week's email ended up focusing on food, but it did! I just mused in my email that I hadn't heard him talk about good Chinese food on his mission because we had enjoyed a wonderful Chinese meal with some out of town friends. And I speculated if there were good frozen friets there because they have a deep fryer in their apartment. And then I did ask about ramen noodles for question of the week, so I guess it was a lot of food focus this week..........]</div>
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Question of the Week: We were discussing with Bishop and his family this week that ramen noodles are not sold in Brazil. Can you buy them in Belgium/Netherlands?</div>
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Answers to questions: You can find Chinese food here in Belgium and it is ok. But the Vietnamese and Thai food is really good. Frozen Friets here are pretty good if you don't just get the cheapest ones, and you have to get the right kind of mayonnaise, otherwise its just not the same! You can't really find ramen noodles here. Only in international markets can you find anything similar, stuff from Korea and Japan and stuff. It's pretty expensive though.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Cooking<br />Mom, in response to some vibes I was getting from your emails... <br />yes, I've learned how to cook on the mission. <br /> More than just deep frying and ramen noodles. <br /> Here is a 4 cheese pasta dish I made this week.</td></tr>
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So this week was super hot and humid. We still went out and worked hard though and saw some cool miracles. We had prayed to know where we needed to go and felt like we should go to a street in the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mol,_Belgium" target="_blank">Mol</a>. There we met a wonderful lady from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname" target="_blank">Suriname</a> who is looking for answers about why so many people don't follow God and all the confusion in the world. We were able to share a little bit with her, give her a <a href="https://discover.mormon.org/en-us/topics/the-book-of-mormon/?gclid=Cj0KEQjws_m6BRCv37WbtNmJs-IBEiQAWKKt0Ep0rtoGGCXnh2k511zRj5Z8uYFJCrZv4Q5Ui3kFxRMaAl0a8P8HAQ&cid=99115149&s_kwcid=AL!3737!3!82543342455!e!!g!!book%20of%20mormon&ef_id=UsohUgAABLlCYjd0:20160613215646:s" target="_blank">Book of Mormon</a> so that was good. Loving just going out and doing the Lord's work every day.</div>
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Learned a lot from the priesthood lesson this week. A good indicator of true greatness is character. I feel like Christ's character helped him stay focused on the things he had been sent to do, and that drove him through to do them in all diligence. I hope to follow in His example, and invite everyone else to do so as well!</div>
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Question of the Week: There is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggae_Geel" target="_blank">Reggae Music Festival</a> the first weekend of August in Geel. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuven" target="_blank">Leuven</a> has Jazz. Do you hear reggae or other kinds of music in the centrum or other places around Geel?</div>
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Answer: Yeah we hear quite a bit of music, not necessarily just reggae, but lots of kinds. We actually pass by a music school pretty often on our way to different places throughout the day and there is always something going on in there. </div>
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So to keep it short,this week has been amazing. I love this city, it's another one I feel like I was pre-destined to serve here. Elder Waters and I were able to hit the ground running, get some solid work and adventures in. Taught a ton of lessons, found a lot of new people and were able to set a new investigator on baptismal date! Her name is Mxx. Elder Steenblik and Elder Waters had taught her the first lesson but she was positive enough we helped her set a goal for baptism on <span class="" data-term="goog_1497695764" tabindex="0">July 9th</span>, and she came to church and brought a friend! Super cool. </div>
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Elder Waters is super cool by the way, he is from the Idaho Falls area, super cool. This is his 3rd transfer.</div>
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Question of the Week: "Half of Geel is crazy, and the rest is half crazy,” runs a joke often told about the Belgian city of Geel. Have you heard the joke, and if so, do people in Geel say this about themselves, or is it outsiders who say it?</div>
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Answer: Haha, yeah Geel is known for being a 'crazy town' because of the psychiatric hospitals and clinics here. I've heard it both from people outside and also here in Geel. We've met a few people that are being housed in the clinics, some you could tell right away, others not. But they are all nice! </div>
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[Mom note: The second link is a little long, but an absolutely fascinating read about the history of Geel and mental illness treatment. What an amazing town for Elder Lott to serve in for his last area.]</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Dis (left) and Luc live with a foster family in the obscure Flemish town of Geel in Belgium. <br />Luc is 48 and suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder. <br />Dis is 89, no one even labels his psychiatric disorder. <br />(Courtesy Gary Porter, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/psychiatric-community-care-belgian-town-sets-gold-standard-1.2557698" target="_blank">Click here for a link to article from this picture</a><br /><br /><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/geel-where-the-mentally-ill-are-welcomed-home" target="_blank">Click here for a link to 'The Geel Question' by Mike Jay</a></td></tr>
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Well, after 6 wonderful months here in the beautiful city of Antwerpen my time here is coming to a close. I'm going to miss this place. Mostly for the people I've met, and because of the learning and growing experiences I've had. There is even more sacred ground here in these two countries for me now. The good news is though I'll get to come back really soon, and it will be easy. I'm being transferred to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geel" target="_blank">Geel, Belgium</a>! I'll go to church in the Turnhout Branch. I'll be serving with Elder Waters as my companion. It is going to be so much fun! He is a wonderful young elder. It is going to be a fantastic transfer! </div>
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I don't have much to say right now, my mind is still going a billion miles an hour. We had some amazing experiences this week. We had the chance to help quite a few of our investigators set a goal of a baptismal date this week. Also I don't know if I've mentioned her, but we have an investigator named Mxxx and her story keeps getting more and more miraculous every week. She has found a special place in my heart. I don't have the time or composure to put it in an email right now. Maybe next week. But I'll send a lot of pictures!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">Me at dinner with the Schiltz (Super nice couple) along with<br /> some recent converts here in Antwerpen. <br /> Ann (in front) and Ronaldo (to the right of me in picture)</td></tr>
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Question of the Week: Are the flags covering the front of Stadhuis (City Hall) in Antwerpen flown all the time, or only for special occasions?</div>
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Answer: The flags of Belgium, Antwerpen, Flanders, and the European union are flown year round. The ones with all the countries are flown between <span class="" data-term="goog_779380989" tabindex="0">May 1st and October 1st</span>. I'm not sure why it's those dates but I do know that much.</div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-21571644322609368252016-05-23T16:31:00.000-06:002016-05-23T16:31:05.191-06:00Just Sowing or Harvesting as well?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hoi!</span><br />
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This was a wonderful week. We had zone training, which went well. Based on the trainings we got from President Bunnell we focused in on studies. Both personal and companionship studies. Then for pretty much the rest of the week we were on exchanges. We exchanged with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genk" target="_blank">Genk</a> (Elder Mackay and Elder Mancer), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuven" target="_blank">Leuven</a> (Elder Byers and Elder Needham), and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels" target="_blank">Brussels</a> (Elder C. Williams and Elder Roberts). That was really good to get to work with quite a few people in the zone. One of the biggest lessons I learned from exchanges this week came from Elder Mancer, during one of our conversations it came out that he has noticed that in the scriptures that in missionaries calls to serve their main calling is to harvest. Not to just sow or to plant but to harvest. In other words to find those prepared and ready to receive the gospel with open arms and help them be baptized in his church. Not necessarily to convince everyone that comes across their path. That is not to say we shouldn't talk to everyone and try and do what good we can because it is through 'sowing' that we find those who have been prepared to receive and have the good ground talked about in parable of the sower. Sometimes though as missionaries we tend to put way to much weight on ourselves, and sometimes even think we can do this work on our own. But that is not the case. First of all, it is not our work, it is the Lords. We have offered ourselves up for 18 months to 2 years so serve him, and he has promised to lead and guide and help us as we look to Him, and sacrifice our own wants and desires to do so. Because this is His work, it will not fail, and we can be led and guided to an extent that probably wouldn't occur in other situations when the Lord is simply trying to tutor us. But because there are other souls at stake, the real test/lesson is learning to give up control to the Lord.</div>
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This week was also filled with miracles. Many of which came from cases of trying to 'Sow to Harvest' rather then just 'sow'. </div>
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Investigators are still doing extremely well. Many are now progressing, keeping commitments, coming to church, and having the light of the gospel enter their lives. I love these people with all my heart. </div>
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Answer: Yeah, most shops don't open until pretty late, especially <span class="" data-term="goog_676470539" tabindex="0">on Monday</span>. That's not just in Antwerpen, it's all over Europe, but it is much more prevalent in Antwerpen for some reason. Same thing with most business being done in the evening. I know that in some cases it is because of the time difference between here and the states. If they want to work with someone from the states then the best time is afternoon here, morning in the states.<br />
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So this week has been a really good one, with loads of miracles! We received a few referrals this week, one from a member, a couple others from other sources and they have all turned out to be really positive! A couple of them came to church this week and loved it! This was one of the most spiritually led weeks of my mission as far as having the confidence and courage to be bold and say things with honest love for those who I was teaching/talking to. Really trying to be an instrument in the Lord's hands. It pays off. I fear no man. I trust God and I feel like He trusts me. It is interesting that as I (and as I see others) try to act on spiritual promptings immediately and try to do things and love the way the Lord would do just how much power enters the work and the life of the individual acting. Everything runs smoother, and the lives of those around that individual are blessed. Super cool.</div>
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Got to go up to Amsterdam on Exchanges again this week, this time I worked with Elder Da Silva (from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal" target="_blank">Portugal</a>/<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels" target="_blank">Brussels, Belgium</a>). We also went on splits with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent" target="_blank">Gent</a> Elders.<br />
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Oh, and we got a new car! The old one wasn't bad at all, they just needed another Belgian one, so that gave us a new one and gave the old one to the Brussels elders. To get the car though we had to drive from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam" target="_blank">Amsterdam</a> to Gent, which because of traffic through the big cities ended up being a 3 hour drive.<br />
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I had been doing all the driving because Elder Sosa didn't have his license, but luckily it came in and the office couple gave it to him when we picked up the new car so I won't be doing all the driving anymore. I really like working with Elder Sosa, I feel like we're friends and not just colleagues and that's always super nice, makes everything more fun. </div>
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Answer: Favorite Dutch Hymns? Well, I really like a few of them simply because they are only in Dutch and not in English. Some of those would be 'Zullen wij elkaar ontmoeten' (<a href="https://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/music/hymns-dutch/2003-01-0620-shall-we-meet-nld.pdf" target="_blank">Lofzang 62</a>), 'Wat is het evangelie' (<a href="https://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/music/hymns-dutch/2003-01-0400-what-is-the-gospel-nld.pdf" target="_blank">Lofzang 40</a>). I like other ones though because I like the Lyrics better in Dutch rather than English. Some of those would be 'Meester, de stormwinden woeden' (<a href="https://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/music/hymns-dutch/2003-01-0710-master-the-tempest-is-raging-nld.pdf" target="_blank">Lofzang 71)</a> [Master the Tempest is Raging] and 'Jezus, Redder van mijn ziel' (<a href="https://media.ldscdn.org/pdf/music/hymns-dutch/2003-01-0720-jesus-love-of-my-soul-nld.pdf" target="_blank">Lofzang 72</a>) [Jesus, Lover of My Soul].<br />
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-87666422935753363122016-05-09T23:59:00.000-06:002016-05-11T11:03:51.093-06:00Tired, but Happy<br />
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So I don't have very much to say from this week, other than that I am very, very, very tired, and it feels awesome! We had a really busy week, with quite a few things pulling us away from working in our own area which was a little sad, but it will all pay off. One of those things was driving up to the mission home for mission leader council. We received trainings from President and the assistants like always, and the transfer focus for this transfer is going to be on <a href="https://www.lds.org/manual/preach-my-gospel-a-guide-to-missionary-service/how-do-i-study-effectively-and-prepare-to-teach?lang=eng" target="_blank">chapter 2 of Preach My Gospel, entitled "How do I study effectively and prepare to teach"</a>. I am so happy this is going to be the focus because it has been such a blessing on my mission learning how to truly study-feasting from the word of God- and how when we give ourselves up in the service and preparation of others the Lord can grant us access to the hearts of those whom we are preparing to teach/help. All these things can help us to 'hold fast to the <a href="https://www.lds.org/music/library/hymns/the-iron-rod?lang=eng" target="_blank">iron rod</a>' rather then simply 'cling to the iron rod' that god has given us. To lead and to guide us back to Him, and to the ultimate expression of his love for us, his son Jesus Christ. </div>
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We ended up getting a referral in a super rich drop (town) with super nice houses. <br />
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-52258507298365569072016-05-02T22:49:00.000-06:002016-05-02T22:51:57.525-06:00What I do, or who I am?<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey everybody!</span><br />
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It's been a pretty good week. Got everyone settled from transfers, got a new transfer set up. It looks like it is going to be another good one. Lots of fun. Elder Sosa is super cool. My guess was correct, he comes from Las Vegas, Nevada. We are actually from the same graduating class, that being 2014. He went to a year of university at that school down south before coming out, so he's been on his mission for about a year now. </div>
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Struggled a lot with appointments falling through and getting a hold of investigators this week. I hope we are able to get contact and resume helping most of them. But for some it is probably coming to the point where we will put them in the area book if they fall through again and move on. Try to find someone else that is prepared to receive the gospel.</div>
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For this week I'd like to share a lesson that I have learned a couple times on the mission, and that I hope is applicable to other phases of life as well. Every missionary will face a point on his/her mission when they have to decide if missionary work is simply what they do or if it is who they are. For those who choose that it is simply what they will be doing for the next 2 years or 18 months (it can even be a day by day choice), they tend to try and do the work in their own way, by their own strength, on their own time, at their own pace, and knowingly or unknowingly deny the access they have to heavenly help. Whether successful or not, they lack an underlying happiness and make very little if any personal progress. Those who make a choice that missionary work is who they are open up a whole new channel from which blessings can flow. They go throughout the day yearning to do what the Lord would have them do, they are supported by heavenly help, they don't count time they simply do the Lord's work, they need little motivation to work hard because they have a drive from within that is fueled by the spirit being with them, and although they also have hard times, they have underlying happiness, hope, and optimism that cannot be conquered. The reason I say that this is applicable to 'normal' life as well, is because as members of the Lord's true church we have to make the same choice. Is being a disciple of Jesus Christ something I do, or is it who I am? Am I simply doing things on the outside because it's what I should do, and still trying to stay the same person (holding on to the natural man). Or am I yielding my heart to the spirit and allowing God to change me, and bring more happiness into my life because of it than I could find anywhere else? It has been amazing to see what the Lord has done with my life at the times I have decided that I was going to try to be the best person I could instead of just trying to do the things I should. </div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-24690771600214631302016-04-25T12:47:00.001-06:002016-04-25T12:47:56.010-06:00Adventures, Holy Places, Ik blijf<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So what a crazy week, I've got to do this quick because we've got a lot to do today. First of all, transfers calls were yesterday... but I'll get to that in a minute. </div>
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We had a lot of success this week, seeing some progression in nearly all of our investigators. Except for Axx, one of the wonderful people that has a baptismal date. She hasn't come to church in the last couple weeks, because she's been going to another church. Sad. We'll talk to her though and everything will turn out fine. Like I said though, everyone else has made good progress and it's been wonderful to see!</div>
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We also had exchanges with the Assistants in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam" target="_blank">Amsterdam</a> this week, that is where the adventures come in. I got to work with Elder Hirsh, an Elder from my MTC group. First adventure is that after dinner we hopped in the car and were headed to a neighborhood to talk with a less active member and see if we couldn't share something with him real quick. We were driving down the freeway, chatting and listening to music, when all of the sudden Elder Hirsch readjusted his legs, bumped the keys and everything went silent. Somehow he had hit it just right and the car had turned off. We were cruising down the freeway, the steering wheel locked up, and even with repeated attempts to turn it back on it wasn't working. Luckily though the breaks still worked and Elder Hirsch was able to force this steering wheel enough to get over to the side. Once we were stopped we were able to turn the car back on and go on our merry way though. Super big miracle though that no one was around us at the time (impossible odds, big cities in this mission always have traffic) and that we were able to safely come to a stop. Heavenly Father looks out for his servants and I'm sure there was more than one guardian angel helping out. </div>
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Once we got there that is where the Holy places comes in. The less active was home but trying to catch up on sleep from a night shift so we let him be. So we started knocking around the neighborhood trying to find someone to teach. On the 4th door we knocked an older lady answered the door, gave us one look, and walked back in the house, leaving the door open. Then a middle-aged women came back and started talking to us about Utah and then invited us in. We ended up talking with them for a while, they weren't particularly open to a message so we were just chatting. But slowly the conversation changed and they were pouring their hearts out to us about all the struggles and trials they were having in their lives, to this point this isn't really anything new from stuff you experience nearly every day on a mission. But then they opened up even more about how they had been praying for help that day and they felt like we were sent to answer that prayer. They asked us to pray with them, and I won't say most of what was said, but the spirit that was in that room was so pure and warm it was breathtaking. The Saviors love and desire to bless them was evident. Places like that turn in to holy ground for me. They will be going back to visit that family soon.</div>
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Was I forgetting something? Oh yeah! Transfers! *drumroll* So Elder Reese is leaving actually, he is going up to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_Helder" target="_blank">Den Helder</a> in the Netherlands. I am staying for a 4th (I finally get to stay in a city for 6 months!). I am getting Elder Sosa as a companion. He is about a year out, and from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas" target="_blank">Las Vegas</a> area I think. Super cool, I'm excited.</div>
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I learned a lot about 'real' vs 'fake' people in the last little while. Sometimes you can tell when people are putting up fake wall or persona, while others are very genuine. It has a lot to do with intentions for why you are doing what you are doing. Those who fake being a good person or always seem to want to do the right thing, or claim they are trying to be good and glorify God, just in their own way; all these people can bring about good, but at the end of the day they are not very happy because they either are not or have not become who they have 'pretended' to be. This kind of person's intentions is to be good so that they can look good to others, and they have not yielded their hearts to God. Similarly, those who are genuine also want to be good and do good, and they often times bring about much good. They are happy though, and you can feel of their joy and sincerity. This is because their initial intention, desire, and motive in to become more like Jesus Christ and because they love God. These kinds of people yield their hearts to God, and even though they to might not be comfortable at first with everything the Lord asks of them, they are refined and changed by His love and the spirit, and they are happy to serve Him, and have lasting joy at the end of every change, and throughout their lives. So if we are ever not happy in doing good, look at your heart and why you are doing what you are doing, make the switch, and press forward in faith.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mission Leadership Council, December 2015<br />Elder Lott is on back row, second from right<br />picture from President and Sister Bunnell Mission Blog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Antwerpen/Eindhoven Zone Conference, December 2015<br />Elder Lott is on back row, somewhat centered between lights<br />picture from President and Sister Bunnell Mission Blog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mission Leadership Council, January 2016<br />Elder Lott is on the back row, 4th from the right<br />picture is from President and Sister Bunnell Mission Blog<br /></td></tr>
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So this last week was temple conference, which was super spiritually uplifting. Also a little sad because I don't know the next time I'll be back to the Temple in the Netherlands. But it's all good. I'll get over it.<br />
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We went to the tulip gardens in <a href="http://www.keukenhof.nl/en/discover-the-park/what-keukenhof/" target="_blank">Keukenhof,</a> which was pretty as ever.<br />
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<br />But the real highlight of the week was the success that keeps building here in our proselyting area. It seems like the more willing we are to go out and help our zone members, the more the Lord blesses us in our own area. The last week even with the short time we had in our own area, we were able to find 3 new individuals and a family to add to our teaching pool of nearly 20 other investigators. I haven't seen this much success numbers wise ever on my mission. We are starting to have trouble getting to everyone we have to work with. But what is even more amazing is watching the atonement shape, lift, and bloom in these peoples lives! Every night over the past couple weeks I have come home with overflowing thanks in my heart and joyful tears in my eyes because of the way I see God helping these people find the peace, knowledge, and light they are looking for. With transfer calls this next week, and the upcoming transfer being only 5 weeks even if I do stay, I don't know if I will be here to watch any of these people take that step down into the water for baptism. Seeing as many of them still have some things to overcome before they will be ready. But I know that it doesn't matter if I am here or not. I am happy to have been an instrument in Gods hands for bringing light and truth into these people's lives, and I am even more happy for them!</div>
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I love God, and His son Jesus Christ. They are so good and so loving. So willing to give us all we need to be happy in this life, and to learn what we need to one day return to them and recieve all that they have in store for us.</div>
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Answer: I haven't heard about that saying, I'll talk to some people this week and get back to you.<br />
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This week in short, we spent a lot of time in the car traveling around. It was good though, we got to see a lot of the people in the zone, help them out and go to some places that are close to my heart. With the attacks from a month or so ago and travel limitations on missionaries, most people have had to stay pretty close to their apartments working and haven't been able to go many places or see other missionaries. So this week we decided to go on a couple exchanges with people who haven't been able to see other missionaries recently. Ranging anywhere from splits with the Antwerpen Elders to exchanges down in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kortrijk" target="_blank">Kortrijk</a>. That was a lot of fun, and we saw a lot of good things and hopefully were able to help the zone out and make some personal progression.</div>
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Also, <span class="" data-term="goog_109555293" tabindex="0">this Sunday</span> because of renovations happening to the Antwerpen church building we had to go to church somewhere else in Belgium, so of course we went down to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuven" target="_blank">Leuven</a>! So good! It was so great to see everybody from that ward, I love them so much. They've meant a lot to my mission. </div>
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That combined with other miracles made this week fantastic. Like the fact that we got a call from an old investigator (from like a year or more ago) who was on track to be baptized until she learned she wasn't living some of the commandments she needed to be to get baptized. Then she went on vacation and lost contact with the missionaries. But those changes that needed to happen in her life have happened and she called us up for an appointment and wants to get baptized! Super cool. </div>
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Answer: Yes, I see them all the time here in Belgium, and especially when I was serving in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda" target="_blank">Breda</a> and traveling around <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Brabant" target="_blank">Dutch Brabant</a>. Not so much in North or South Holland. They range from super decorative, to heavy duty boot cleaners you see sometimes out in farms.</div>
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In in wake of last week, this week seemed to fit so nicely into place. Hearing the voices of the <a href="https://www.lds.org/topics/church-organization/the-church-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng" target="_blank">Prophet and Apostles and other church leaders</a> puts the stamp on feelings of peace and direction recieved by the spirit, thanks to prayer and the atonement of Jesus Christ. A shout out goes to those wonderful members who let us into their homes to watch conference!</div>
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This week continued to be a week of sharing the goodness and hope of God, and His son Jesus Christ. Though horrific, the attacks in Brussels have opened a door to Belgian's hearts as they recognize that we too, in some small way also know the pain they are going through, and they see the ever present and residing peace we have as we find our way through it. We were able to have meaningful conversations this week with so many people about Jesus Christ, His plan, and the peace a knowledge of those things brings. While most were still hesitant to take a next step and accept an invitation to learn more, some have taken that step, and it is humbling to see.</div>
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It has even opened the hearts of most of our previous investigators. Many send their hearts and prayers to those who have been affected by the attacks, and said they thought of us when they heard about our friends.</div>
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[Mom Note: We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers for Elder Lott, our family, and the people of Belgium. Thank you for putting Elder Lott and Elder Reese's names on the temple prayer rolls. I know that the strength that comes from prayers has lifted and protected them during the aftermath of this week's terrorist attacks. Today's letter is the first time we have been able to hear from Elder Lott since those attacks. It was not the letter we expected. We didn't realize that the Belgium/Netherland and Paris France missionaries overlapped, and that Elder Lott knows the Brussels Elders. Our son's testimony of God's love only adds to our own experiences this week of the comfort and peace that can only come from a loving Heavenly Father and through the atonement of our Lord, Jesus Christ.</div>
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Thank you again for your love and continued prayers. We have been strengthened by this experience. -Anastasia and Michael]</div>
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<a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/mormon-missionaries-injured-belgium-explosion" target="_blank">Click here for link to Mormon News Channel Article on the terriost attacks.</a></td></tr>
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"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities." (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/7.11-12?lang=eng" target="_blank">Alma 7:11-12</a>)</div>
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"Now, there is a death which is called a temporal death; and the death of Christ shall loose the bands of this temporal death, that all shall be raised from this temporal death.The spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, even as we now are at this time; and we shall be brought to stand before God, knowing even as we know now... Now, this restoration shall come to all, both old and young, both bond and free, both male and female, both the wicked and the righteous; and even there shall not so much as a hair of their heads be lost; but every thing shall be restored to its perfect frame, as it is now, or in the body, and shall be brought and be arraigned before the bar of Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God... Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is raised to an immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption." (selections from <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/11.42-45?lang=eng" target="_blank">Alma 11:42-45</a>)</div>
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My heart goes out to those who have been effected by the attacks in Brussels. I have seen firsthand some of the effects of those attacks, and although this is tragic, even horrific, it has proven to me even more that God is there, our loving Heavenly Father and that good does exist in the world and inside of each and every one of us. Just a month ago I was playing basketball in Brussels with Elder Wells and Empey. They are two wonderful missionaries, servants of God and I pray for them and their families.</div>
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I won't share all the details from this week, but I will share some experiences that I've had that have touched quite deep. Here is my witness from this last week:</div>
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<span class="" data-term="goog_2105400611" tabindex="0">Tuesday</span>: We received a call from some members in our zone that a bomb had gone off in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Airport" target="_blank">Brussels airport </a>and that the Brussels zone leaders (from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris" target="_blank">Paris</a> mission) had been at the airport. We drove down to the church and watched some news reports (side note here: if you know a local language, always listen to local news reports. CNN, BBC, CBS, and all the other big news stations were a joke and in reality knew less than we did. Only through the Flanders news station did we learn anything useful and get actual news and updates), then called President Bunnell to let him know what had happened. (He was in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol" target="_blank">Schipol airport </a>at the time so that was kind of crazy) We then called the members of the zone, and passed on travel restrictions to the members of the zone, and had the Brussels and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuven" target="_blank">Leuven</a> Elders stay in their apartments. We spent the rest of the day going between working and keeping up on news reports and relaying information to President. At some point during the day we learned from news reports that the missionaries had been hurt in the attacks, then things really started to hit home. The borders of Belgium got locked down for a time, Brussles was also locked down, as well as parts of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp" target="_blank">Antwerpen</a> and other cities for a little bit. </div>
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<span class="" data-term="goog_2105400616" tabindex="0">Sunday</span>: During sacrament meeting Sister Clain's Father and Brother walked into church, in the middle of a talk being given by the first member we had visit Sister Clain. After her talk, they had the opportunity to address us, which was a truly moving story. After church Elder Reese and I had the chance to go and give the <a href="https://www.lds.org/topics/sacrament?lang=eng" target="_blank">sacramen</a>t to Sister Clain. She was doing so much better! She was able to walk and she had the bandages off of her face and it was healing nicely! There were members that came up from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a> and the French part of Belgium there to give her gifts and visit her. We didn't talk with her much, let them chat in French but the spirit was so strong and I was almost crying.</div>
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Seeing the effects of the attacks, and searching for peace and understanding through prayer has given feelings that are undeniable. God truly loves all His children, and weeps when people use their freedom of choice to do evil things that hurt others. But He has provided a way through His son Jesus Christ that all losses can be made up, pains healed, and all sins forgiven. This life is only a small part of the spectrum of eternity, and it will all turn out.</div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-31652404265296063552016-03-21T23:39:00.000-06:002016-03-23T07:22:38.165-06:00RISK<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Dames en Heren, Jongens en Meisjes.....Wist je dat het al Maandag is? Ik niet, dat was ik helemaal vergeten.</span><br />
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Work is coming along pretty well. Another one of our investigators is on date! Jxx, super cool 18 year old kid who we found from calling random numbers still left in the phone. His date is for May 22nd. We're loosing Axx, she hasn't come to church in weeks and has started to be flaky on appointments. She still has a Bap. Date for May 1st but has lost steam since she has finished the lessons and still can't get baptized because of marriage paper issues. Still hoping and praying on that one. We still have a nice pool of other investigators, always looking to round it out though. </div>
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Answer: A lot of Belgians have land lines, immigrants don't really though. In both cases the land line doesn't ever really get used, pretty much everyone uses cell phones now. Belgium and the Netherlands are 2 of the highest using cell phone and smart devices users in the world (per capita).</div>
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Here's a few pictures with Elder Lott that I found on the <a href="http://www.bunnellbelgiumnetherlandsmission.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mission Blog</a>. Hooray for pictures!</div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-73515585933900747612016-03-14T14:41:00.000-06:002016-03-14T14:41:24.683-06:00Elder Lott's Mission Reunion<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dag Iedereen!</span><br />
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So, I forgot to mention it last week, but I'm staying here in Antwerpen! Elder Reese is staying as well. We are loosing some fun people from the zone, but there are quite a few others coming down. Like Elder Groesbeck, one of my former companions! He is coming down and serving as a district leader in Genk, so we'll get to work with him quite a bit which I'm super excited about just because I've never really served around any of my old companions before and he is super cool so it's a good start. Also, pretty much all of the sisters are training, and there is one area that is getting white washed with a trainer and a greeny so it is looking like it will be a fun transfer.</div>
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As far as our investigators go, the ones we have are still doing well but our progression is starting to loose steam. We haven't been able to put the attention we need to on our investigators and our area with transfer day and planning for the upcoming transfer. Hopefully that can change this week, we'll see. It has the potential to be just as busy. We have a zone training to put together for <span class="" data-term="goog_1041354986" tabindex="0">tomorrow</span> and a possible week of exchanges with district leaders and other companionships. We'll see.</div>
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The reason the for the title of my letter this week is because of a regional youth activity that happened this last week. All the youth for the Dutch speaking region of Europe (our mission), came together for a day of activities and a dance in the evening, and they met here in Antwerpen! It just happened to be that like 80% of the leaders and a whole bunch of the youth that showed up were from wards and places that I have been on my mission. So when we stopped by to help out and get dinner for a little bit, I saw a whole ton of the people from old wards on my mission! It was so crazy having everyone there at once but it was a tender mercy for sure.</div>
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I'm going to have to head out now, we have to finish setting up a zone p-day we're doing today. (Volleyball and ultimate frisby) and we have to get stuff ready for zone training and find time to go shopping and get everthing else done. Should be fun. Love you guys!</div>
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Oh, one last thing. Question of the week: Are the spring flowers blooming there?</div>
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Answer: The flowers are starting to bloom here, some tulips, some of many other types but I'm terrible at recognizing them.</div>
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Also I remember a while back you asking about Dutch/Flemmish sayings I had heard. I heard quite a few this week. Things like:</div>
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<i>Hij ziet de kat uit de boom</i>. (He sees the cat out of the tree) That describes a person that weighs all his options and picks the best one, and is diligent to solve problems.</div>
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<i>Spreken is zilver, maar zwijgen is Goud.</i> (Speaking is silver, but (shutting up) is gold.) This implies that sometimes the best thing to say, is nothing at all.</div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-85784209649876223992016-03-07T10:33:00.000-07:002016-03-07T10:33:32.835-07:00Find the '1'<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mission Leader Council at the Mission Home<br />February 5, 2016<br />Antwerpen Zone: Sisters Remich & Dobbler, Elders Lott & Reese<br />picture from <a href="http://www.bunnellbelgiumnetherlandsmission.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mission Blog</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full Group at Mission Leader Council<br />February 5, 2016<br />Elder Lott is third from the right, in the red and black stripped tie<br />picture from <a href="http://www.bunnellbelgiumnetherlandsmission.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mission Blog</a></td></tr>
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Wow, what a fun week. A week that took me to all kinds of places, and let me see miracles that maybe seem coincidental, but I know better. Those kind of things are always the hand of God. That's what I want to share this week. That is that God is truly working and trying to help us in our lives, and sometimes if we are not careful we might let the noise of the world drown out what truly are faith building experiences. So with that I'd like to share a few 'small' miracles from this week. None of these miracles are striking unique in the life of a missionary, or in the life of a disciple of Jesus Christ for that matter, but they are none the less miracles, and prove to me that God is still a god of miracles, and will be forever and ever, and that He works according to the faith of those who believe in Him. (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/morm/9.19?lang=eng" target="_blank">Mormon <span class="" data-term="goog_1745893546" tabindex="0">9:19</span></a> shout out!) </div>
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First miracle may seem small, but still very much a miracle. I was on exchange away from my own area with one of the companionships in our zone, and we were sitting on a bus having a heart to heart talk, when all of the sudden I get the impression, 'talk to the bus driver, ask him where your stop is'. I think, ok, I can do that. So I go up, and as I ask him, he laughs at me and says that we passed it ages ago. So we ask to get out at the next stop, (which was in the middle of nowhere, but a very pretty place, the Belgian countryside is gorgeous!) we get out, and crazy enough the same bus going the other way is pulling up, so we run across the street, and catch the bus. A bus that comes only every 2 hours, and because we caught it we were able to be on time to a dinner appointment where the member gave them some referrals of people to look up. </div>
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Second miracle: right now we are in the middle of looking up referals from a Facebook campaign the mission is doing right now. (People order a DVD having to do with Easter, then we go and follow up, try and give a short explanation, tie it to the restoration and set up a teaching appointment) This campaign has taken us everywhere! For the ones our ward got, we gave all the ones inside Antwerpen to the other Elders and Sisters because they don't have a car to get out into all the tiny dorps (towns) in our area. So we've been going all over, seeing some of the most classic and beautiful parts of North Belgium. One even took us into a group of houses that was in a forest. Dirt road, cabin, and everything! And because we did it at night it was so dark I couldn't even take a picture, the flash wasn't enough, it reminded me of home, and how bad I want to go camping, and not be suffocated by having people surrounding you on every side 24 hours a day. But that can wait, I'm on the Lords Errand and that is far more rewarding. Still though, I can count the number of times I have gone somewhere 'offroad' on my mission, 5. I'll tell the other stories another time. </div>
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Where was I? Ah yeah, miracles from these referals. Well, the one out in the forest invited us in and wanted us to teach them about the church. The rest we have looked up were almost all not positive, but we were able to find people around them who are prepared to receive the gospel. One of these people is a Belgian lady named Nxx who Elder Reese found while on exchanges, and whom we went back and taught <span class="" data-term="goog_1745893547" tabindex="0">on Sunday</span>. She has had a rough life to say the least, but she is so prepared to receive the gospel, and I really feel like the testimonies of myself and Elder Reese are the ones she needs to hear to help her look to the Savior and enter into His grace. Looking her up was a miracle in and of itself, seeing as we came right as she was pulling into her driveway, and otherwise she would have started working on projects and been too busy to meet or she wouldn't have been home. These are just a few examples of some everyday miracles I have seen this week. Love you all! Hope you have a good week!</div>
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Answer: Belgian bakeries do have a variety of sweet pastries as well as breads. Although specifics vary from bakery to bakery, some classics include chocolate filled croissants, apple-flops, Worst-filled pastries, and the list goes on. One of my favorite ones to get though is a pastry filled with a skinned and cored, yet whole apple. (So it is about the size of your fist) Then they fill the middle of the cored apple with either chocolate or jelly or something. I've only seen that at one bakery though so I'm pretty sure it's not classic Belgium, but still super good!</div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-91317649515073631462016-02-29T13:54:00.000-07:002016-02-29T13:54:38.041-07:00Exchanges in Amsterdam<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey everybody!</span><br />
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So this week has been pretty good. Just like every week on a mission I guess. No wait that's wrong. Every week is amazing! This week stayed pretty normal until the end but I'll get to that. We got to go to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leuven" target="_blank">Leuven</a> District meeting this week, which is always super fun. Afterwards we went with them to sing old Dutch and Flemish songs at a retirement home. That was super fun. Then <span class="" data-term="goog_2116417139" tabindex="0">on Thursday</span> we had exchanges with the AP's, all the way up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam" target="_blank">Amsterdam</a>. That was super fun because I got to work with one of my long time mission friends, Elder Bonner (from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona" target="_blank">Arizona</a>). </div>
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We had a pretty successful day, finding a few new people for them to teach. Then that night I got to drive through the super narrow, canal filled, gorgeous Amsterdam streets. I wish I had gotten a video, that was a cool experience. If I didn't know I was in Europe before, I sure did then. I love serving the Lord and His children. It just adds to the experience getting to do it in two countries that are so unique and beautiful! </div>
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Then this weekend we had a little less success than we did last week getting in contact with people. So we went finding and had some adventures. We got let in by a super loving Islamic family who listened to our message and shared some ideas from their own beliefs. They wanted us to stay for a meal with them but we had to go, so he got our number and wants to set up a time we can go back and share a meal with them. Probably won't go anywhere but they were super nice. I have really come to appreciate the family centered aspect of the Islamic faith on my mission. Nearly all of the people I have met on my mission who are Muslim really do love and take care of their families. Just goes to show that large parts of truth can be found in just about any religion. It makes me even more glad to know that the complete and whole truth is restored here to the earth, and is to be found in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We did get to go back to Txx and Hxx's this week. (Two neighbors that are super chill with each other) We were able to tell Txx a little bit about <a href="https://www.lds.org/topics/primary?lang=eng" target="_blank">Primary</a> because she is looking for a way to teach her little girls morals, and standards, and self worth. Where better than Primary and later <a href="https://www.lds.org/topics/church-organization/how-the-church-is-organized?lang=eng" target="_blank">Young Women's</a>? Axx has a new baptismal date for <span class="" data-term="goog_2116417140" tabindex="0">May 1st</span> just to give her time to get through legal stuff. </div>
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So this week was super good, a little scattered, but still super good! We had zone conference this last week which is what caused so much of the craziness. It was originally supposed to be here in Antwerpen but less than 24 hours before it was supposed to start we found out that we wouldn't be able to use this building, so we had some quick phone calls to set up another place, and had to move zone conference to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eindhoven" target="_blank">Eindhoven</a>. Which led to more phone calls and quick planning on getting all of the missionaries up from Belgium to the Netherlands on short notice to sleep over and be in conference the next day. Fun stuff though, it was a great conference. We talked a lot about the understanding and recognizing the spirit, <a href="https://www.lds.org/manual/preach-my-gospel-a-guide-to-missionary-service/how-do-i-recognize-and-understand-the-spirit?lang=eng" target="_blank">chapter 4 in Preach My Gospel</a>. Super good.</div>
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Other than that we were able to meet with all of the people we needed to this week, even though we only had appointments for 1 of our investigators! That was a super big miracle, just finding people home. We were even able to find quite a few new ones along the way. Axx is changing her baptismal date so that she can work around problems getting marriage papers. Bxx is no longer on date until we can get a good start on stopping with smoking. Fxx is going on vacation to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname" target="_blank">Suriname</a>. Some of our other investigators that we've met with for a couple times now include:</div>
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- Kxx (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">Belgian</a> lady who stopped me on the street)</div>
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-Rxx <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">(Belgian</a> Guy) </div>
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-Jxx (cool 18 year old kid from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" target="_blank">Africa</a> somewhere) </div>
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-Txx and Hxx (two super fun neighbors, one from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, one from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium" target="_blank">Belgium</a>) </div>
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-Fam. Pxx <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy" target="_blank">(Italian</a> Family we met door to door, this family is a miracle, our patience really payed off on this one. We had to wait nearly 3 weeks to teach them but they are super positive!)</div>
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-Axx (from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay" target="_blank">Paraguay</a>, studying here in Antwerpen)</div>
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and there are quite a few others but that is a taste. It is so crazy, we really are seeing quite a bit of success here. I'm loving it! The Lord is blessing us!</div>
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So this week has been pretty great. It has been one of the most successful weeks numbers wise on my mission. We were able to teach a ton of lessons, and were able to get 7 new investigators! Super cool! We saw miracles this week from talking with everyone that we saw and just being willing to go out for hours at a time and just work. We have a good mix of Belgian, African, Middle Eastern, and South American investigators now. Can I just say though that I love teaching about Christ and the restoration. For the honest listener and truth seeker, it just makes sense when the spirit comes into the room. We had to drop Bxx from date because we haven't had contact with him all week, and he's had trouble with smoking still. We'll have to move Axx's date; she and her boyfriend still need to get married before she can get baptized, but they are working on it. They had been even before we started teaching her. It's just funny stuff with paperwork holding them back, but their lawyer thinks they are close. Fxx is still good for his May baptismal date.</div>
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This week we had a wide variety of etenafpraken (meal appointments), ranging from the classic <a href="https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=nl&u=https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boterham&prev=search" target="_blank">Dutch Boterham</a> (single slice of bread, butter and one topping sandwiches) which was super good, all the way to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fufu" target="_blank">African Fufu</a>. Super cool to see and experience such diversity! </div>
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I love the Lord and His gospel. I have a strong testimony of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Lord truly is loving, because after centuries of confusion, just as He has before He prepared the way for His gospel to be restored through a young man, Joseph Smith, who had honest questions about how he could come closer to God and which church would bring him to that knowledge and truth. In answer to his prayer, God our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ truly did come to him, and answer his prayer personally, that no church had the complete truth or authority. They also gave him direction, (because he was willing to act on his answer if I might add) that he would be called as prophet to restore the true gospel of Jesus Christ. To top it all off the Lord has given us a way to know that Jesus truly is the Christ, our savior and redeemer, and what His true doctrine and gospel is. Also to know that Joseph Smith truly was His chosen servant to help restore His church and gospel on the earth. That way is the Book of Mormon. It has had a greater influence on my life for good, and for Faith in Christ and His Atonement than any other thing that has come into my life. I know that Jesus is the Christ, my personal Savior and redeemer, and that He is so for everyone else as well. The Book of Mormon is true and testifies of Him. That is my testimony of the Restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in the name of Jesus Christ. </div>
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<span style="color: #191919;"><span style="font-family: "arial narrow" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;">This week we were also able to have our first exchanges under the new system. (I don't know if I've explained this in previous emails. The old way we did exchanges was that zone leaders would exchange with everyone in the zone during a transfer, which meant that we would almost always be on the road, going from one exchange to another. The new way that the <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leaders/quorum-of-the-twelve-apostles?lang=eng" target="_blank">Quorum of the 12</a> and <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leaders/first-presidency?lang=eng" target="_blank">First Presidency</a> would like us to do it is having zone leaders always stay in their areas. They only go on exchanges with district leaders, and the district leader and their companion both come to our area. This is so that they can see an example of a model area to learn and pattern their work after. Also so that when missionaries get to their prime they have the biggest chance possible to see success in their own area and really make a difference rather then always be on exchanges all the time. I feel like this is an inspired move, and that the Lord is hastening His work.) With that, we were able to work with the Elders from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels" target="_blank">Brussels</a> this week. I got to work with Elder Roberts, from Dallas(ish) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>. He is a super funny kid and is amazing at contacting people, really not being a robot and treating people like people. Super cool to work with him. </span></span></span></div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-71840905214947828272016-02-01T10:49:00.000-07:002016-02-01T10:49:26.499-07:00Transfer Week<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey Everyone!</span><br />
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Haha first of all I'd like to say that from now until the end of my mission I'll repent and send more pictures. I've realized I've gotton pretty lazy as far as that goes, and that's my bad.</div>
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For the first couple of days this week we ran around letting Elder Harrop say bye to investigators, members and everyone. Then came transfer day, where I spent nearly a whole day sitting in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerpen-Centraal_railway_station" target="_blank">Antwerpen Train station</a> directing everyone on where they needed to go, which train to get on, or not get on, haha that was pretty fun. I spent too much time next to friet and waffle stands though and had probably too many. I don't know if I've mentioned this before but when you go to a friet stand here in Belgium it's not just the classic fries and ketchup in America. The fries are super good and you have anywhere from 20 to 60 sauces to choose from. You usely get them in either a 'puntzak' (paper cone) or a small tray. Some of my favorite sauces are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_cuisine" target="_blank">samurai sauce</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joppiesaus" target="_blank">Joppi sauce</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauce_andalouse" target="_blank">andalouse sauce</a>, or just classic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayonnaise" target="_blank">mayonnaise</a>. I don't think I could ever go back to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup" target="_blank">ketchup</a>.</div>
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Anyways, so after everyone was where they needed to be and I had gotten Elder Reese, we went back to the apartment to drop his stuff off and then went to have an appointment with a less active. That was a sad appointment, because even though he was a very nice man he is really struggling with his testimony. He has fallen into one of the classic trends/excuses found here in Europe, deciding that religion is simply a human psychological need, and that to a point all religions are true, it is just different for everybody. The religion that is true for you is simply the one that suits your psychological needs, and that in the end nothing really exists after we die. So sad, because no matter what angle you take it at, it is still their agency to continue to focus more on their doubts than on experiences they've had that are very much not psychological, or other answers that help to overcome and point out the flaws in such obstacles. On Thursday though we met with another less active whose faith is really in a good place, but he just isn't coming to church because of some disagreements with some members, and some troubles with the particulars with some commandments, such as which teas are and aren't allowed with the Word of Wisdom. He really does want to follow God though and do his best, so it was nice to meet with him; I'll really enjoy working with him. </div>
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As far as our investigators go, Axx, one of our baptismal dates, is really starting to do well. We changed her date to the 28th of February so that we can make sure she is ready, but she is really starting to search for the truth and why she would be baptized into this church verses another so that is really good. Our other Baptismal date, Bxx, is coming along well now too. He has still got to quit smoking but he has been to sacrament meeting twice in a row now! So good. The rest of our investigators from before are either out of town or haven't had time lately with university exams being in the last couple weeks. But since Elder Reese served here, he remembered some people he had taught when he was here and we've been looking them up. It's been wonderful to see the way that the Lord gives these people a second chance at accepting the gospel. Most all of the people we went to were open and willing to start up again. </div>
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Answer: Manual transition in cars does seem to be the norm here, even in newer cars. I've been given a variety of reasons for that. One is that it gives you a bit better gas mileage if you can do it right. Another is that it gives you more control of the car. There are probably other reasons as well. Our car that we drive as missionaries is an automatic. </div>
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Anastasiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07645559212005650205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4698657569490467882.post-22295200393066763662016-01-25T13:25:00.000-07:002016-01-25T13:29:27.694-07:00Switching up Antwerpen<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hey everybody!</span><br />
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So it was transfer calls week this week, and like usual it brought changes. Elder Harrop will be heading out, going to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eindhoven" target="_blank">Eindhoven</a>. I will be staying here and getting........ Elder Reese as a companion! Haha super cool because Elder Reese is from my MTC group. It will be fun to serve with him, and he's actually already served here in Antwerpen, for 4-5 months when he was first here. </div>
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Elder Cook, Elder Hirsch, Elder Lott and Elder Morrell at the desks<br />
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The last couple weeks have been super cool with finding new investigators, we have found quite a few and they are from all over the world. 3 of them are on the same street, with 2 guys from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> and are here for work and school. The other in from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria" target="_blank">Nigeria</a> and is here from school. We are also teaching 2 other people from Nigeria, and of course some of the wonderful people of this country, Belgium. We have 2 people that have a baptismal date now. The first is Axx, she is one of the people from Nigeria and her sister is a member in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">France</a>, so when she wanted to find a church for her she referred herself on <a href="http://mormon.org/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">mormon.org</a>. The other is an older gentleman named Bxx, and he is also from Nigeria.</div>
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I won't tell everything about the week but I do want to testify about out Father in Heaven's love for us. He is so willing to provide us with help and support and everything we need to be successful in this life if we are willing to go to Him, desiring to be who he wants us to be. Change and refining can hurt, but we come out better for it. We become more like our Father in Heaven wants us to become if we trust in Him and don't shrink away. God lives, his son Jesus Christ is our savior and redeemer. This is their true church, restored on the earth through a true and modern prophet, Joseph Smith. The book of Mormon is true, and is such a powerful influence for faith in Jesus Christ and for all else that is truly good.</div>
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Question of the Week: <span style="background-color: transparent;">Back slapping is a common occurrence upon greeting someone in the United States, but I read that it is considered offensive by Belgians. Would you say that is true?</span></div>
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