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!!!

Friday, June 11, 2010

Zone Conference in Beautiful Appeldoorn

As we entered the parking lot of the church in Apeldoorn, this is what we saw! All white Clios all lined up in a row. You can see what our mission cars look like, and we were happy to see missionaries coming into the church as we arrived! It is a moment of gratitude and surprise that these are OUR missionaries!

We had an inspiring and special day with our missionaries. Hearts were opened as President Brubaker talked to them about humility. Being humble is not being down on yourself. You can be confident and humble at the same time. (Preach My Gospel pg. 120)
A humble person is meek and teachable.
He recognizes that he is dependent on God and wants to submit to God's will. ...

We have some new faces to welcome. Sister Tibbetts and Sister Harrington are a beautiful and very important addition to our mission!

All missionaries were asked to bring their member books to Zone Conference. In order to become more familiar with the ward members, the missionaries have been putting this book together which includes photos of ward members and pertinent information to become better acquainted with members in their ward. The member book is especially helpful as a missionary is transferred into a new area and has to start from scratch getting to know the members of his new ward. They are encouraged to learn the names of the members, and show a genuine interest in them when they first arrive.
Role-playing becomes a valuable way to learn how to become better missionaries.
The missionaries practice with each other how to best present the teaching calendar.
5 points of the Baptismal Calendar
- Present it in the first or second lesson
- Review it at each meeting
- Help them understand the purpose of the calendar
- Be flexible
- Keep the spirit involved
President Brubaker played the part of investigator as Elder Rayfield and Elder Mueller
presented the teaching calendar to him.
Excited, enthusiastic, happy missionaries to be in the best mission in the world!
Happy Day!
All old cell phones are retired, and new ones given to each companionship!

"But you will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness;
ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another."

Mosiah 4:15

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