The Brubaker Family

The Brubaker Family

President Brubaker and I are excited to be here as the Mission President and companion of the Belgium Brussels Netherlands Mission! We love your sons and daughters, and feel to thank you for the wonderful missionaries you have raised! This is a very unique mission. Our mission includes two countries, and five languages, not including many dialects spoken in the Netherlands. The missionaries are teaching many people from all around the globe. With the help of the Spirit, the missionaries are finding those who have been prepared to receive the Gospel. This is truly the best mission in the world, and we are honored to be a part of it. We will try and take good care of your sons and daughters. We love them so much already!

We have 5 children and 11 wonderful grand children. We have so much fun together! We are grateful for the support they have given us as we prepared to leave for three years. Our home is in Salt Lake City, Utah. We have raised our family in the Millcreek Holladay area. We enjoy many activities together. We are happiest when we are hiking in Southern Utah, cross-country skiing into our rustic cabin in the Uintahs, enjoying a good game of Train or Settlers of Catan, or just being together and sharing a meal with each other. We love our family so much!!!

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

A Day All New Missionaries Dream About

(Please excuse this post. Please start from the bottom. Thanks)
The Elders were up early the next morning. After a very appreciated warm breakfast they were on their way to the train station to meet their new companion and head off together to their first assignment.


Elder Bastian is our only Dutch Elder this time. He will be serving in Alkmaar, Holland
Elder Porter is going to Lille, France.
Elder Allen is going to serve in Arras, France
Elder Kirkland is going to serve in St. Quentin, France
Elder Helvey will be serving in Brussels
Elder Walker is going to serve in Brussels.
Elder McQuay is excited to go to Charleroi too.
Elder Crump is assigned to go to Charleroi, Belgium

We reached the Dedication Site and President Brubaker had a moment to share with the missionaries some of the things that Elder Jeffrey R. Holland had included in his dedicatory prayer. We had a moment to reflect and feel gratitude for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that these 8 missionaries have given two years to serve a mission.

We walked back to our cars and drove to the Grand Place and the missionaries had their first experience contacting. the missionaries were excited, and little nervous, but were able to talk with some people about the Gospel. After eating a quick dinner, we headed back to the mission home for the long anticipated time when the missionaries received their first assignment and new companion.
As we continued on our way, we stopped at this large, incredibly straight tree. Elder Simonson and Elder Christensen told the Elders that on the day of the dedication Elder Jeffrey R. Holland stopped and asked what this tree could represent. Elder Simonson asked the missionaries what they felt was the similarity between this tree and the Gospel. Many provoking thoughts were shared.
It was a beautiful day at Tevuren Park. The Elders were enamored with the beauties of nature as we walked to the site.
The Elders were happy to have a meal waiting for them at the Mission Home. After their tummies were full, we put them down for a needed nap. We woke them up two hours later and drove to the Dedication Site.

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  1. Unknown26 January 2010 at 22:11

    This is such a wonderful sight. Thank You. It means so much to me as a parent to be able to see pictures of my son, his mission and those things that he will cherish for the rest of his life. May God bless you and keep you safe.

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