So, one of the
investigators that sister raun and I found in Lelystad, the one who read
all those chapters of second nephi? Was baptized this past week.
(This is from her email on 8/26/2013:
We also taught the investigator, who we found door to door, who was a
former investigator of the elders months and months ago, but he never
progressed and read the Book of mormon on his own. Well, this week in
the lesson, he told us that he had read 10 chapters out of 2 nephi. 10!
That's not even the best book in the Book of Mormon. It was super
exciting for us. Then he testified to us about Joseph Smith and the
Restoration, and then was like what do you think ladies, doesnt it make
perfect sense that there needed to be a restoration of Christ's church.
And we're like uh yes. Clearly. It's great. He's really awesome. )
That's
really awesome. It's good
to know that you made a difference somewhere, even if you weren't the
one that baptized him. Anyway, it made me really happy.
(This picture was taken on Christmas night; they went for a walk with the family who had them over for dinner and skyping. FYI, sunset is around 4:15 pm.)
The people we spent
Christmas night with were really nice to us, and got us a bunch of
presents. It was kind of awkward because we didn't know what to do,
we're not used to people giving us stuff. And we were sitting there and
she's like okay, im going to pick the first present and then whoever
gets picked has to pick the one after that and we're like okay. So the
first one was for me so I opened it and then went to get another, but I
picked up another present for me and I'm just like oops and picked
another one. and shes like oh thats okay, theyre pretty much all for you
guys, we never do this for eachother. And we're like oh.... Anyway they
got us some really cool stuff, and some like souvenir touristy stuff so
that we can bring that stuff home. It was really nice. Theyre a great
couple.
On Dec 26, it's second Christmas here, so they had us do a service project with the zone. They
sent us to this old folks home to sing christmas caroles, and it was
awful. oh my gosh. It was a little embarrassing, and by the end we were
just laughing with the old people because it was soooooo bad. But that's
okay.
We set another baptismal
date this week with our french speaking investigator, and she wants us
to teach her son too, so that's nice. She's actually really cool. But
i'm sad that I won't be in this city when she and the other guy get
baptized. that's a little annoying too, but whatever. As long as it
happens.
Sister Rigdon and I were both sick this week, and we lost our
voices yesterday, and we had to teach a couple lessons to investigators,
and the gospel principles class, and they had us say the prayers in
church. My voice was like squeaking, and it was awful, but we just
laughed about it later. Oh, the baptismal date who is a guy, the one
who wants to immigrate to canada, he's in love with sister rigdon. It's
hilarious actually. I dont know why this happens so much to us but
whatever. He even told the elders that sister rigdon gave him a hug, and
she was furious. She's like "Ew! I did not!" But he's pretty convinced.
Tomorrow is New Years,
and we have to be in the apartment at 4. Personally, I'm excited.... (She told us on Christmas that their New Year's Eve plans include a nap, food, and waxing their legs.)
A
member gave us some money at church yesterday because they can't invite
us over for dinner ever, and they felt bad, so we decided to use it to
buy food and candy for tomorrow night to celebrate. Speaking of
dinners.... This week we are going to have a lot of eating appointments
because we are talking to the members and we're like oh, can we come
over this week and theyre like oh we're so busy with the new year and
preparing to go back to work and school and blah blah let's make an
appointment for next week. And then I'm just like, oh, this is my last
week in Leeuwarden, so we can still do it next week, but I wont be here.
And theyre like okay! You have to eat with us this week. So that's
nice, considering we are super poor right now, and now we don't have to
buy as many groceries.
I think that's all for this week, but love you and miss you! Happy New Year. Have a good week.
Love,
Karoline
And here are some pictures from Christmas Eve/Christmas morning. Sister Rigdon and Sister Western did their own nativity play.
They were shepherds
and they were wise men
And, of course, "Pregnant Mary and Proud Joseph"
And then, on Christmas morning, they opened their presents/stockings. Karoline's very talented dad made their stockings.
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