You hear so many cool missionary stories here it's awesome. My mission prez went to Holland on his mission and he shares some good stories. There are people there that will listen! I can't wait for Matt to come. The Hungarians in my zone will still be here when Matt comes so I have been telling them about him haha. Oh I bought a mission shirt I'll send a pic later when I get it. Everyone here wears one.
I have a couple other things to tell you about
1. This Sunday I had to prepare a talk in case I was randomly chosen to speak on Sunday and it has to be in Dutch, I also had to do a lesson this Sunday in Priesthood with my comp on baptism and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. I was so nervous because I wanted it to be so good. Then we started doing it and the whole thing was perfect! Not only did the presidency congratulate us so did the guys in the class. I was super happy with myself afterwards it was just so good.
2. TRC we do once a week and it's when we get to teach members in Dutch for 2 20 minute lessons. I taught this old couple in Dutch with my comp and it went good. I was nervous that we wouldn't be able to fill the whole time but instead it was hard to leave on time. I was able to talk and teach good without using any notes.
3. We teach a mock investigator everyday and sometime 2 a day and for the past week I haven't been bringing in any notes to read off of, sometimes English ones but no Dutch ones at all. It helps me progress I feel because I have to come up with the words there and I think it's better for the onderzoeker because its more personal than reading off a paper. My comp and I have been successful with our mock onderzoekers so far! It's fun!
4. Dutch grammar is weird, for example I know that Jesus is real becomes I know that Jesus real is or do you love to read the scriptures? is love you to the scriptures read? It's hard to do on the spot.
5. I met a guy who is like 40 and he knows a Koelger from Lethbridge, he served with him on his mission in Marseille France, so its not Peter, maybe a brother???
6. Elder Cameron had to go to a dentist yesterday and that means we got to go off campus. Me him and Elder Tanner got on a shuttle to go to the dentist nearby. The first weird thing was being in a car. It's been so long since I have been in one. It was as if I was experiencing a car ride for the first time. It also felt really unproductive not being in class for even an hour... the next weird thing was being in public, seeing cars and stores and houses was odd and I realized I hadn't seen children in so long. The next thing was the dentist, they were playing new music on the radio and I had heard all the songs but it was heavenly to hear music again!!! Man I miss it, we sing in class sometimes the songs we remember. They played party in the USA on the radio and it was awesome. The dentist also gave us slushies before we left so when we got back we flaunted them to the others in the district. The whole thing was sooooo much fun and was really weird, it was like a vacation.
7. The MTC presidency switched and the new ones spoke on Sunday, the new president has a Texas accent it's so cool and entertaining. I was in the cafeteria and I met him, he tried to pronounce my name and I told him where I'm going and where I'm from.
[Questions from home:
1. How is your cold? Are you feeling better?
2. What did you learn this week?
3. I’d like it if you’d write some Dutch.
4. How was your trip to the temple last week?
5. Is your district/zone/branch athletic? How are your basketball skills?
6. I’d like to hear what gospel insights you are learning. Are you keeping a journal?
7. Do you feel like the MTC is new or do you feel like an old pro now, haha?]
1. I am still sick but its a lot better, so many people in our zone are sick and some a lot worse than me. Last Saturday was my worst day but I still get headaches.
2. I learned about verb conjugation and kickers and kissers and modals
3. Ik weet dat de heilige geest echt is en het heilspan echt is. Ik weet dat God kent mij en dat hij zon voor ons stierf. Hij steirf voor onze zonden en wij kunnen bekering omdat hij dat doet. Ik weet dat het Boek van Mormon is de waarheid en dat Joseph Smith vertalled het boek van mormon en dat hij is een profeet van God. ( I hope thats all spelt right and make sense when you use google translate. I don't have my books to write anything so that's all out of my head just now.)
4. Temple was really good, I did sealings for the first time with Elder Keller. It was so cool.
5. Ya we are and we just got 3 new Albanians, 2 elders and 1 sister. In our district we have a good long distance runner, a few good basketball players and an all around athlete. My basketball skills = not so good hahah.
6. Yup i keep a journal everyday so far! I know a lot about the restoration and plan of salvation and commandments and gospel of Jezus Christus.
7. I feel like an old pro now.
love lots elder fernhout
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| Water Fountain at Provo Temple |
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| Provo Temple |
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| Serious photo of the district |
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| The Zone |
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| Stack of study material! |
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