And very proud, of the Amsterdam zone. The missionaries here are busier than ever. They have so many people they are teaching. We ourselves are seeing an increase. We found a few more people to teach, and we have a busy plan this coming week.
Right now all the dike alarms our going off. You can hear it all throughout the city. They are designed to go off when the dijks break and water is flooding Nederland.
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BUT don't worry. Cause they test them on every first Monday of the month. :)
So Mom reminded me of an experience with Elder C. On Konings Dag. We had spent the day in Amsterdam. And we were going back home. I had left a bag in the Elders appartment, but I didn't need it. We could just get it next time we saw them. We were heading back on the train, to get to a dinner appointment on time. So we're all in a hurry (hence not going back to get the bag)..
Well, we ride the train, and arrive in Heiloo. We get out, and go to check out. See, the transportation here works with little cards. That have an electric chip in them. And a little machine scans them and checks you ''in'' to the train. And ''out''. Well, turns out that little card is slippery. And when one puts it in his pant pocket it falls out. I went up to the machine, and I couldn't find my card. I search bag, pants, alles, nothing. I tell my comp "man, I left it on the train.” I then hear the whistle, and the train rides away....If you could've seen the look on my face.....
Well, that's bad. But we have to go. We parked our car at the station, so that we could drive quick to the dinner appointment. We were real clever. Turns out clever isn't enough to counter-act idiocy. As we got to the car, my I realized I didn't have the car keys. I madly search my bag (for the 4th time in so many minutes) and my worthless gap-openness pockets.. And then I ask Elder C. My conversation went like this:
‘‘Elder, do you have the keys?''
‘‘No. I thought you put them in your bag''
'''WAIT. I did........oh......"'
''What?"
''I put them in my other bag''
''And that bag is....''
(In Amsterdam)
''........AAARGH!!"
So, we were forced, to walk home. Now, it wouldn’t be so a big deal, if we weren't now gonna be late to a dinner appointment. My comp had the idea, to take the bikes from the appartment to dinner. So we rush walk home. Finally get there, and grab the bikes.
Fun fact about the bikes, one of them is what's called a 'fouw fiets'. A foldable trasportable bike. So it's tiny and doesn't make you look dignified. The other one was a normal one. Down side was, it has no brakes.
The good part was, we got there. No one got hurt, and we weren't even too late in the end.
The moral of the story, is don't trust me with anything.
Love you all! Glad the 4th was fun. And Joseph Happy BDAY!!! Have the greatest time 14 jarige jongen :)
Elder Chantry!
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