Land of the Tulips

Vandaag zal ik iets slimmer doen. Ik ga de brief eerst schrijven en daarna ga ik lekker emails lezen. time efficient denk ik.....:)

Well, 

The weather here is getting warmer (gellukig). You asked in a letter mom about the difference in weather here and Almere. It´s a little less windy here (volgens mij) not as close to open water. ....

We don´t have to wear our suit coats now :) so I went a couple times in just a long sleeve white shirt. I stand out soo bad heheh Like a bumblebee in your sock ......

We got to go to the temple Wednesday. really cool. And they did it in Dutch. It actually wasn´t that tough. I did about as good as I do in English heheh :) which, you know, is a definite average......
              Pretty temple, and you know what else was pretty? Keukenhof. We went to this like big garden area and they had like TONS of flowers really intense and pretty like. ANd other cool landscaping and verschillende dingen..... I got some cool pictures and i got to see ELders King, Muse, ANd sister Juchau from the mtc. And also Elder Pimentel :). 

Rowena is still on track to be baptized. She never like has any problems. She´s completely ready. It´s really a blessing to be able to help teach her.............You guys wanna hear somthin? Well you get to. Rowena´s boyfriend was introduced to the missionaries by a friend he had online who was a member....he was baptized and then now recently he invited his girlfriend to be taught. and she´s gonna be baptized. THen, she told us that her mom was coming to her baptism and she´s already given her mom different books from the church.... And with the Lord´s help we´ll be able to teach her as well. ....
         My point? All of this came about because one member introduced her friend to the church. Just a friendly invitation, that came about naturally cause the church was a part of her life.
                             Ideally missionary work for us would be just teaching. We only tract when we don´t have someone to teach. If the members are always open to invite. If they live in such a way that the gospel is part of their life, so that it doesn´t have to be awkwardly brought up out of no where. Then the work really will progress. And the missionaries will be able to teach these people soo much better because they will have more experience teaching. 

Maybe I’m lecturing a little (just a little;). This gospel is destined to fill the earth. I feel so much better when I know that I’m able to be a part of spreading it. 

I´m gonna send some pics. I can´t believe that next Monday we hear about transfers. Insanely fast. April´s already over half dead. man...
Love you guys. Thanks for all your letters and love.... 

love you guys,
Elder Chantry
(de gene die helemaal blij is)
(en de beste familie heeft)

Keukenhof