We love to see the temple!

One of the big blessings of serving in the Belgium/Netherlands Mission is having a temple close by.  Lately we found ourselves there 3 weeks in a row!

First, we went with Timo.  Timo received his mission call to the Lyon, France mission.  He leaves August 15 for the Provo MTC.  He is so excited and we are too!  He’s an amazing young man.  We’ll be trying to attend as many times as possible before he leaves.

 

  The next week our darling Julia Oostveen, (on the right) organized a Young Women’s activity to do baptisms for the dead.  They needed additional priesthood holders to staff the baptistry so she asked Joe.  We had a wonderful Saturday morning with these three young women.  Jason Kabal, the tall young man in the back, also came to help.  If anyone needs assistance, whether it’s hauling a missionary bike to a new apartment, a table to Utrecht Centrum for Koningsdag for the missionaries or loaning a bean bag chair to a family with no furniture, he’s there.  He has been a real blessing in our lives since we arrived here in Zeist! 

The next week Sister Franca Oostveen in the Utrecht Ward, who is an avid family history researcher, invited us to join her and her husband, Jan, for a sealing session.  She had some family names that needed sealings done and  we had two sealings of our own to do! Sister Nettie (in the middle) also came.  One of my family names was “Nettie”!  That was a funny coincidence : ).  And yes…that is Jason again, always willing to be a driver and help in any way he can. 

After our sealing session we took a stroll around quaint Zoetermeer Centrum in the sun and enjoyed an ice cream cone together.  It was a super leuk (awesome in Dutch!) day!  

We love to see the temple... Especially with our dear friends : )