Week 8! At least one miracle a day!

Hallo!

This week has been so awesome! I have seen so many miracles! There is a least one that I have to tell you about.

Last Sunday my companion and I were on our way to church on the bus, and we had decided that next time we would sit next to people who looked like they were going to church. As we were getting off of the bus, we helped a woman with her child and stroller. She said "Thank you" in English, so we asked her where she was heading. She said, "I'm looking for a church." AHHHHHHHHH!!!! That was so cool! She and her extremely smart 1 year old came with us to church and stayed for the full 3 hours. We are hoping that she will come back this Sunday, since she did not know her number yet, and the member who gave her a ride home doesn't remember the address (argggg). Keep her in your prayers! We think we know the street she lives on, so we are going to knock it tomorrow. I forgot to mention she is ​Filipino (my Dad served his mission in the Philippines, so that is kinda cool.

Next, I want to debunk a myth. First of all, my mission is not a hard mission. Everyone here is so nice, and miracles happen every day. Everyone may not be ready for the gospel here, but there are so many people who are. We currently have two people who have a soft baptismal commitment (said yes to baptism, but aren't ready to set a specific date yet). They are Joelle, an amazing woman from Kurasao, and Peter, an old man who plays the organ at the Catholic church. We also have Dionis, a woman from Dominican Republic, who was amazed at the first lesson, and I feel like she has a ton of potential.

Another miracle along those lines is Joka, an older Nederlander woman. She has been struggling with her health for a really long time, and she had become very scared. At that moment, we knocked on her door. She invited us in and started sobbing and telling us her story. She has allowed us to come back a few times more, and believes the restoration is true.

The language is coming along okay, I guess. I understand very little details, but most of the time I can understand the general context. I learn more and more every day. Some of you may have heard me at one point or another say that "the weather tastes good"-​ cause it totally does. Guess what! They say "Lekker Weer", or "tasty weather" here. So ​I'm not that crazy!

One more miracle is that some people here really are so prepared for the gospel. We were talking to a man on the bus, and our conversation turned to religion, of course! He said that he believes all of the churches have a "shard" of the truth, which is the metaphor we use all of the time for the reason for all of the Christian churches, and why the true church had to be restored. We got his information, and I am super excited to contact him.

Sorry it is long! I have so much more I want to tell all of you, but I only have time for the most important stuff. Have a great week everybody, and believe that miracles are so real, and can happen to anyone if they believe.

Love,
Elder Thornton