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During district meeting (our first with the new district leader), which was about branding season, we had interviews with president and sister Robinson. It is always good to talk with them. They really are concerned about all the missionaries in the mission. 

Later that day, we were able to take the once elder Li (somewhat of a legend in this mission for his remarkable service) on joint teach to the 2 Chinese students we are teaching. He speaks Mandarin too, so he was able to clarify a bunch of stuff they had difficulty understanding. And he could also understand where they are coming from, since he too is a convert to the church.

A few days later, a Chinese member from the ward in Leiden came with us, though she spoke Cantonese. All the same, her participation and presence was such a great benefit to the investigators, I think.

Yesterday, I went with the other Leiden elders to the Stigters. We set off to the station to take the train, but it turned out that all the trains were stopped between Leiden and everywhere else. So we took a bus and ended up taking a bus that got us to a village in the middle of nowhere, with no other buses to anywhere but back to Leiden. The solution was for brother Stigter to come and get us, but he was late home, so we stood waiting for a while. While we were waiting, the son of the 2nd counsellor of the stake presidency accosted us and asked if we were missionaries. It turns out they lived right across from where we got off the bus. They invited us inside and gave us something to drink. Since brother Stigter was later than expected, the members there drove us over to Nieuw Vennep. We had a fun time at the Stigters, as always.

The week has been really busy and we have had a lot of lessons. So that's good.

Have a good week!