Week 20! #REDLIGHTs

Goede Dag Iedereen!

Amsterdam is still crazy! I think I already have more stories here tha​n​ in my first 2 transfers in IJmuiden. It has been a blast, but I am still trying to figure everything out since it is such a big city and Elder Bartolini is still super new here too!

I can now say that I have been in the Red Light District! We were trying to find a street in the the Centrum, and we started to notice that some of the shops were a little skanky, and then… well, red light district… We got out of there pretty quick...

On the other side of the story, we were looking up people f​ro​m the area book, and we saw two young men in white shirts and ties that we did not recognize. We were a little confused, and then we saw another pair... and then another! We realized that we were super close to the Jehovah​ 's Witness Church, and their service had just ended. There were so many! And we smiled and waved at all of them :) They said "Hallo Broeders," so I don't think they realized who we were :)

Thanksgiving isn't really celebrated here, but we had some nice enough members who fed us. Rob "One-Leg" fed us on Thanksgiving, and it was some delicious pasta (I love pasta). He is a super cool member who has some crazy stories.

(Here is a story from Lance's journal he wanted me to put here.) We had a special "Thanksgiving" Lunch with Sister Giok. It was pretty delicious, but not turkey, just a lekker pasta casserole. For some reason her food always kills Elder Bartolini's bowels, so he excused himself right before the spiritual thought. Right as the Zone Leaders started sharing, we hear Elder Bartolini's explosive reaction to the food in the bathroom. It was physically impossible not to laugh​, and we spent the rest of the spiritual thought trying to smother our laughing. It was pretty bad.

We ate a real Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday with some super cool British members, so that was kinda funny. It was absolutely delicious!

​Elder Bartolini modeling the Missionaries Nederland's favorite cereal

Me on the Tram! (But I think he was just trying to get a photo of the girl in the background :) )

​I totally would take more photos, but I would not know where to start! Amsterdam is so pretty. You could just try looking it up on google images. (be careful though, Amsterdam is known for a little more than their beautiful buildings #redlights)

Have a great week, and don't forget to share the Christmas Spirit!

Love,
Elder Thornton!