Hello everybody!
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| The Elders of Brussels |
Tuesday we had district meeting in the forest where Elder Holland dedicated the grounds of Belgium for missionary work. It was a super cool spiritual experience.
Wednesday we went to institute to help invigorate the missionary spirit within the members.
Thursday we accidentally found ourselves searching for a referral in a super Muslim neighborhood. After we got jeered a couple times we decided to leave. While we were there we saw two cop motorcycles flying down this city street making way for these two undercover Audi and BMW cop cars. They must have been going 90 mph. They were followed by a group of regular cop cars filled with police and military men. It was unbelievable. Something important was definitely going down. That evening we went to Paul's house. We taught a lesson and did some calculus. He has started to come to church more regularly!
On Friday we met up with the Dutch elders and had a meat triad. Afterwards we went and taught an investigator we found in the area book, Gaspare. Immediately after we got texted by our bishop to not go near grand place or Gare du Midi because of bomb threats. He is a Canadian colonel that works for NATO so he helps to warn us of things. That evening we organized an event for he young adults called PingPong, Pancakes, and Pensée Spirituelle (spiritual thought), aka PPP. We taught a lesson at the beginning, followed by pingpong, and finished with pancakes. It was an idea Elder Madsen had from his other cities. The purpose of the activity is to help the young adults invite non-member friends. We ended up having a great turnout, and I think everyone had a great time!
Now time for the crazy stuff. Saturday morning we got a text from our Bishop followed by a call from our Zone Leaders telling us to stay inside indefinitely. Brussels is under a stage 4 (the highest) terrorist threat level. The metro system is shut down and the city is deserted…ha. Church on Sunday got cancelled by the Area 70. School and main shopping areas were closed on Monday. We were told to wear regular clothing if we leave the apartment. The only reason I got wifi is because the Norby's came and took us to their apartment in their car. I doubt we will get to leave our apartment until they find these terrorists. That's all I know. Hopefully we will get to go outside soon. I can only take so many naps…
As far as transfers go, I'm staying in Brussels with Elder Madsen, the new District Leader. Our roommates are leaving and getting replaced by Elder Palfreyman and a new Missionary. Palfreyman was already in Brussels in the other apartment. They are changing that apartment to a Sister missionary apartment. I'm excited because Palfreyman is a really good cook and so is Madsen. I will be eating well, haha!
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| This picture indicates the number of transfers we have each been a part of. |
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| My Lebron James leaf throwing! |
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| My companion drew this picture on his iPad. It is of the Elders in my apartment. I am the one on the right. |
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| Out of boredom, I made a hockey stick out of a broken umbrella and cardboard. |
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| My GQ pose after district meeting. |
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| At a young single adult activity. Ping Pong, Pancakes and Spiritual Thought |
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| More pics from the forest. |
I hope you have a safe week. God Bless
Elder Hein
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