Hallo familie en vrienden!
This week has been a lot of ups and downs, but still super good. Transfer calls came this Saturday, and I am staying in Amsterdam. Elder Bartolini is heading to Deventer to be a district leader, and I am getting Elder McDivitt, an Elder who was in my MTC group. He speaks really good Spanish from high school and living in California, which is a really good thing, because we still have several Spanish investigators. I am really excited to work with him!
We currently trying to get Max into more of a teaching situation now because he has only really met with us during and after dinner appointments. We cooked for him and two other of Pedro's friends at Pedro's apartment, but we couldn't really pin down them because they were all just having too much fun. We did share a pretty good spiritual thought with the mormon message "Refiner's Fire." So hopefully we will be able to set up some lessons next time.
We found yet another Golden Investigator! Her name is Patricia, and she is from Suriname. She is super nice, and the entire first lesson I was just waiting for her to say something or tell us one of those hated phrases like "the bible is all I need," or "I already have a church," or even worse,"I'm a Jehovas Witness." :) But really though, there are so many of them in Nederland. But she gave so many perfect answers, and responded so well to everything. When we asked her about prophets, she said "God would call prophets in every age, especially in this time." We even checked to make sure she understood what a prophet was, and it was solid. I really hope she continues on this well!
I'm sorry that this is yet another long one, so I will end it real quick. One thing that I have learned this transfer, that it isn't What or Where we are doing it, but How and Why. Once we get the How and Why down, the What and the Where will come automatically.
I hope you enjoy the last few silly pictures with Elder Bartolini! Ik hou van jullie!
I feel a little guilty about this one, but it is just too good not to send home... I hope you guys get it :)
Beautiful view from one of the members's roof. (The crane was a bit annoying, but it gives a fairly accurate representation. There is always a crane on the horizon in any direction you look here.)
One last model shot with Elder Bartolini :)
Love,
Elder Thornton
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