Dear children,
We started last week under the snow. It was pretty to see but the roads were also very slippery. Dad had to take the sister missionaries to the apartment and had a hard time coming back home because the car was on a little incline and the wheels were spinning. It took him to try twice before he could continue on his way. The next day, they had salt on the streets and all was well.
Yes, it feels like winter in Brussels, and in the Ardennes people have been skiing.
We had missionaries arriving from the MTC. Two of them were a couple assigned to Den Helder. The next day, they drove there without problems because they had a GPS. But after arriving in town, they could not find there house. It took them two hours to find it. They finally asked for the Police’s help.
We were hoping to have all ready in Moucron for the Arhets couple but it is as much we could have done to this point. We will have to buy them new blinds. I washed some of the towels left for them but the brand new dryer did not work. So, the towels will be hard to the feel and Dad has to call someone to solve the dryer’s problem a.s.a.p.
We learned that the two couples waiting for their Visas got them and will arrive on Wednesday the 3rd.
That was great news.
Yesterday, it was a real pleasure to have Teresa and her family for Thanksgiving dinner. I loved it.
Today, there was a big change in our ward. In Brussels, we now have Brussels 1 and International wards meeting in the same chapel. There is Louise Ward in the center of town. Starting January 1st, the International ward, that Teresa and her family attend, will no longer exist. Part of it will go to Brussels 1 and the other to Brussels Louise and the latter will be called Brussels 2. So, we will have 2 languages in each ward. The Bishop for Brussels 1 will be the one that is now Bishop in the International Ward. He is an American with a Belgian wife and truly bi-lingual.
Dad has a meeting Wednesday evening at the chapel and should learn more about what’s coming up.
It is cold here in Brussels. I miss the warmth of St. George but it will come in its due time.
I love to read what you put on the blog.
I love you and am waiting for some of your news.
Love, Mom
PS: We were freezing at the chapel this morning as the heat did not work. Brrrrr
1 comment:
That is always the question in church organizations. Should wards mix languages or should separate wards be organized? I think the general trend has been to organize separate wards by language. There are many wards here in Utah that are for Spanish speakers, but there is also an Asian ward which conducts Sacrament Meeting in English, but holds separate Sunday School classes in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English (for none of the above).
Post a Comment