Hallo iedereen!
(Hello everyone!)
Some of you may have already noticed, but I finally moved my P-day to Monday, since transfers just occurred and it worked out well. I hope everything thing is going well where you are at! It is going pretty well in Nederland, and I have been growing spiritually and mentally a ton this week.
My first transfer happened this week! ... And I am staying in IJmuiden, but with a new companion! His name is Elder Ocampo, and he is from Texas, but his parents are from Mexico, so he speaks fluent Spanish as well as English. He is way more hipster than me, but we have been getting along pretty well. He is pretty awesome, and as far as I have seen he is a good missionary. I realize now that my previous companion, Elder Stanger, had an abnormal amount of drive compared to other missionaries here, and I am really grateful for that. Elder Stanger set an excellent example for me to follow for the rest of my mission.
With Elder Stanger leaving to be a Zone Leader in Apeldoorn, I have "taken charge" (Belgium/Netherlands Mission lingo) of IJmuiden, meaning I will be the guide since I know the area. With this extra responsibility, my Dutch has exponentially increased, and now I can have normal conversation with pretty much anyone, with both sides understanding each other pretty well. Sometimes I have to ask for clarification on a word, but most of the time there is no problem.
Our investigators are doing pretty good! We have starting teaching Jackie, and we picked Joka back up. Joelle is still keeping the Word of Wisdom! Yay! That also means that I still haven't had any candy, but it is definitely worth it.
We taught Luuk, an 8 year old member in our ward, about baptism, and it went really well. It was my first lesson that I "led," and I was really excited about how smoothly it went and how smoothly I was able to say my thoughts in Dutch.
Met Liefde,
(With Love,)
Elder Thornton
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