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!!!

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Baptisms in Amsterdam

Our little golden nugget, Rob Lokhoff, LOVES talking about the restored gospel. On a Sunday, months ago he was fishing with his friends. Astrid, a long time friend came up and asked him if he had just come from the church. She had noticed change in him, and on this particular day was intrigued as to his manner of dress. He proceeded to tell her about the ‘Mormon’ Church and the two sister missionaries who were teaching him. A light was turned on in her. She had been briefly taught by two elders, years back. At that time, she did not go to the church or read in the Book of Mormon but she sure wanted to now. She begged Rob for his copy of the Book of Mormon- and reluctantly he gave it to her. Of course, requesting a new copy ASAP. She read the whole book in two days and knew that it was true. The next day after that, she came to an appointment at Rob’s house. She fell immediately in love with the message of the restoration. We started almost immediately teaching Astrid and her four children. She accepted every commitment, and immediately lived every commandment. Darrel, her youngest child prayed about the prophet Jospeh Smith. That night he had a dream that he was baptized. That dream came to be the 31st of July 2010 along with his Mother. They are amazing. They love the Lord and are firm in his restored gospel.

(story by Zusters Ekstrom and Crandall)

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