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im blowing away!!
on to this week! all that i remember was this last weekend.. but it was a fantastic one! we set 3 baptismal dates, 2 that will happen next weekend because theyre children from a member and were just lucky enough to get to teach them a little, and then one for the end of next month with peter! my fav! im really praying this one goes through on that date cause ill be transferred the next week so im being a little selfish! but this man is great and i love teaching him and getting to know him better! he has really taken a hold on the gospel and i love reading scriptures with him and seeing how well he applies them in his life. the gospel just makes so much sense and he is loving that. we also received lots of referrals this week that are all going places! and should be setting 2 more super positive baptismal dates this week. the only bummer is one of our progressing investigators that i really loved just moved to amsterdam so we had to give him over to the elders :( but im feeling super blessed right now with all the work im able to do and the difference im able to see in the lives of others. were teaching one man (rene) who lost his wife about a month ago (i think of mentioned this) who has already started planning his own baptism! the ward has already picked him up and all we have to do is say hello at church and teach him during the week :) im hoping to see quite a few baptisms here before i leave and i love it!
i just wish the wind would stop blowing!! oh my! weve had crazy crazy winds that freeze your face off! im not sure how fast they are but the wind chill has been around -15 to -20 and its not so fun. we cancelled our pday plans today so we wouldnt have to go out in it. i guess this is the coldest march they have ever had here. i want to see pretty flowers! i live in the tulip field part of holland and am ready to see all the colors! but it will be here soon enough since time seems to fly by!
ok thats all for now! tot volgende week!
love zuster j
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Monday, March 25, 2013
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Amsterdam!
new/old comp sister schwab on exchanges
Sister Rigdon and ik at zone conference
MTC kids all grown up!
Sunday picnic at the windmill
Sunday, March 24, 2013
1st off! we can email each other now! so if you have something exciting to tell me or just want to say hi, send me an email! jenjones148@myldsmail.net
ok on to my week! it was a crazyy one according to my companion but i dont really remember.. haha ill send photos though so you can at least see some of the adventures. we sent to the anne frank house in amsterdam last pday and took lots of photos, explored, shopped and ate. everything i love to do. i love that city too as long as youre not on the wrong streets :)
we had sister exchanges last week and i was paired up with sister schwab again! she is from my mtc district and i served with her for 6 weeks in gouda. it was a super fun day and i was reminded of how well we work together! then guess what?? we got transfer calls last night and sister schwab is coming to serve with me in haarlem! were super excited to work hard together and get ourselves in shape mentally/spiritually/physically for our last transfer here. im going to miss my hilarious comp now but this is her greenie city and she needs to go somewhere new where she can really progress!
thursday we were in leiden for zone conference with president and that was definitely the highlight from the week! i got to see my elders from the mtc and just enjoyed being around everyone and feeling the spirit so strong. i love many aspects of missionary work but there is nothing like getting together with 50+ missionaries and sharing ideas/testimonies and having some fun! i wish i could just be a missionary like this forever when im in those moments.
funny moments from the week:
-our investigator opening the door naked covered in soap to tell us that she was showering and we couldnt meet. dont worry she was hiding her body behind the door :)
-i almost died when my brakes gave out on my bike and a scooter was flying at me.. ok maybe thats not funny but i survived so it is now.
love you all and cant wait to receive emails from you soon!
-zuster j
ok on to my week! it was a crazyy one according to my companion but i dont really remember.. haha ill send photos though so you can at least see some of the adventures. we sent to the anne frank house in amsterdam last pday and took lots of photos, explored, shopped and ate. everything i love to do. i love that city too as long as youre not on the wrong streets :)
we had sister exchanges last week and i was paired up with sister schwab again! she is from my mtc district and i served with her for 6 weeks in gouda. it was a super fun day and i was reminded of how well we work together! then guess what?? we got transfer calls last night and sister schwab is coming to serve with me in haarlem! were super excited to work hard together and get ourselves in shape mentally/spiritually/physically for our last transfer here. im going to miss my hilarious comp now but this is her greenie city and she needs to go somewhere new where she can really progress!
thursday we were in leiden for zone conference with president and that was definitely the highlight from the week! i got to see my elders from the mtc and just enjoyed being around everyone and feeling the spirit so strong. i love many aspects of missionary work but there is nothing like getting together with 50+ missionaries and sharing ideas/testimonies and having some fun! i wish i could just be a missionary like this forever when im in those moments.
funny moments from the week:
-our investigator opening the door naked covered in soap to tell us that she was showering and we couldnt meet. dont worry she was hiding her body behind the door :)
-i almost died when my brakes gave out on my bike and a scooter was flying at me.. ok maybe thats not funny but i survived so it is now.
love you all and cant wait to receive emails from you soon!
-zuster j
ok so this week! hmm.. we actually spent a lot of time knocking doors this week (which we dont normally do) to change things up a bit. im trying to figure out what is the most productive use for missionaries time in this area. every area is different, even if its only 20 minutes away. this country is super interesting. there is a different dialect every 30 mins basically and the accents are so different in every part that even the people in the same country have a hard time understanding each other. i think thats why this language is so hard for missionaries because everyone speaks it differently. but ive really come to love it. last night we had a stake fireside about missionary work and people came up and shared experiences they have had with reactivation. it was fun to try to figure out where each person was from based on their different accents. im in the den haag stake (the hague) but it covers from den haag all the way to the top of north holland (above amsterdam). there are only 4 stakes in our mission so they each cover a pretty large area and people have to travel pretty far to go to church functions. most people dont have cars either so for example in our ward if you live at the top of our boundaries and dont have a car it can take around 2 hours to get to church since the bus system isnt as frequent on sundays. dedication.
a family we had dinner with this last week shared this video with us that you should check out. its called "the difference between holland and the netherlands" on youtube. its hilarious how confusing this "country" is. holland is only a very small section of the netherlands.
people always ask about food too. food depends on the season here but since its winter almost every meal consists of a kind of meat (some kind of sausage or giant kind of meat ball usually), potatoes of course, and a green, usually spinach or other greens that we dont eat very often in america so i cant think of what you would call them in english. then you cover it all with a thin sort of gravy (usually just the juices from the meat). ive never had a "bad" meal here but after a few winter months you get sick of potatoes and meat. they also make this mashed potato dish that is just a potatoes and other veggies mashed together. so its just another variation of the everyday foods. there is also of course the strong indo influence here in with food so we also eat a lot of rice dishes (nasi) and noodle dishes (bami) that are filled with indo spices and greens. i love indo food! they use this sause called saute saus that is basically a sort of peanut butter fatty yummy thing that you put on your food. makes everything taste good but your boday (well mine) doesnt love it after :) i definitely dont go hungry here!
ok thats the cultural 101 for this week :) hope you all had a great week! it was sunny for a little last week but the rain and freezing weather came back yesterday and we even got a little snow.. spring will be here soon though i hope!
love you all!
<3<3
zuster j
a family we had dinner with this last week shared this video with us that you should check out. its called "the difference between holland and the netherlands" on youtube. its hilarious how confusing this "country" is. holland is only a very small section of the netherlands.
people always ask about food too. food depends on the season here but since its winter almost every meal consists of a kind of meat (some kind of sausage or giant kind of meat ball usually), potatoes of course, and a green, usually spinach or other greens that we dont eat very often in america so i cant think of what you would call them in english. then you cover it all with a thin sort of gravy (usually just the juices from the meat). ive never had a "bad" meal here but after a few winter months you get sick of potatoes and meat. they also make this mashed potato dish that is just a potatoes and other veggies mashed together. so its just another variation of the everyday foods. there is also of course the strong indo influence here in with food so we also eat a lot of rice dishes (nasi) and noodle dishes (bami) that are filled with indo spices and greens. i love indo food! they use this sause called saute saus that is basically a sort of peanut butter fatty yummy thing that you put on your food. makes everything taste good but your boday (well mine) doesnt love it after :) i definitely dont go hungry here!
ok thats the cultural 101 for this week :) hope you all had a great week! it was sunny for a little last week but the rain and freezing weather came back yesterday and we even got a little snow.. spring will be here soon though i hope!
love you all!
<3<3
zuster j
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
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great week in north holland! someone will hopefully be uploading photos soon but here is the weeks updates for now.
we got to go to the corrie ten boom house saturday for our lunch break and it was so interesting! i love the historical sites you can find all over this country! look up the story on this woman, shes quite an amazing person!
one cool thing from this week, we started helping our investigator maria stop smoking and its been a fun journey! shes been smoking like a chimney for 35 years so its not an easy thing for her at all. thankfully she lives in our building so we go see her whenever we leave or come home and we gave up sugar for her so she could feel that extra support. its been funny because im used to doing no sugar weeks but my comp has never tried. well be out and about where she would normally stop to buy a cookie or a treat and shell want it so bad but i just say, "think of maria.." haha poor thing i dont think she enjoys this part of being my companion. we had 4 positive investigators at church yesterday and we were so proud when peter, our investigator who is the sweetest man ever, answered another investigators questions using joseph smith as an example. he just gets it and its great! i love seeing the light and happiness that this gospel brings to these people. even when they dont fully except it they still make such beautiful positive changes in their lives and i am so happy that i can be a small part of this!
great week in north holland! someone will hopefully be uploading photos soon but here is the weeks updates for now.
we got to go to the corrie ten boom house saturday for our lunch break and it was so interesting! i love the historical sites you can find all over this country! look up the story on this woman, shes quite an amazing person!
one cool thing from this week, we started helping our investigator maria stop smoking and its been a fun journey! shes been smoking like a chimney for 35 years so its not an easy thing for her at all. thankfully she lives in our building so we go see her whenever we leave or come home and we gave up sugar for her so she could feel that extra support. its been funny because im used to doing no sugar weeks but my comp has never tried. well be out and about where she would normally stop to buy a cookie or a treat and shell want it so bad but i just say, "think of maria.." haha poor thing i dont think she enjoys this part of being my companion. we had 4 positive investigators at church yesterday and we were so proud when peter, our investigator who is the sweetest man ever, answered another investigators questions using joseph smith as an example. he just gets it and its great! i love seeing the light and happiness that this gospel brings to these people. even when they dont fully except it they still make such beautiful positive changes in their lives and i am so happy that i can be a small part of this!
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