God's Finger Touched Him, and He Slept.

13-06-2015

On Monday, Elder and Sister Caldwell (who arrived on Sunday) were set up with legality, finances and their responsibilities as a senior couple. They will be serving in Mechelen (which is incidentally where I was born). This is a rather interesting assignment, since there has not been a branch there since the early years of this century. They will attend the branch in Leuven. 

Since this week we have zone trainings, we did not go to district meeting on Tuesday, but instead just worked in the office. In the late afternoon, we taught our baptismal date. She is such a great investigator and is still going just as strong as ever. Really keen to learn.

Wednesday was good, especially in the evening, when we had a lesson with a member present right before the now monthly YSA game evening in the church. The activity went well and there were a good number of non members present too.

The next day we were up an hour early, to drive two of the singing elders to Brussels for a driver's license exchange, before heading to Antwerp with the missionaries' orders. I saw two of my former companions there. We barely had time to return to the office, before we had to go again, to do a service project at a less-active member in Wassenaar (we weeded the front drive and mowed the grass behind the house). It was a fun project and the weather was great.

Friday was the day of our zone training. We met in Zoetermeer, together with the Den Haag zone for the first part. For the first hour or so, President and Sister Robinson spoke and pretty much gave their dying testimonies and last words of counsel to the missionaries (many of whom they will not see again on the mission, if ever). It was great. When they were finished, we split up into our respective zones and the zone leaders and sister training leader, gave presentations, about commitment and temple attendance. Afterwards, we returned briefly to the office, before heading to Wassenaar for a BBQ with the youth of the Wassenaar ward at a member's house. 

Today, we will be heading to Gouda for a baptism in a little while (since one of my companions served there and someone they worked with is getting baptised). When we're done there, we'll return to Leiden for a ward BBQ.

"Somebody once asked me how I found Peter Jackson, and I said: 'Well, I parted his hair, and there he was.'" - Christopher Lee (1922 - 2015)