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, April 10, 2010

Victoria Manchie and Deborah are Baptized in The Hague

Victoria Manchie and Deborah –

April 10, 2010

Victoria Manchie was found a number of years ago by two missionaries on the street. She accepted the invitation to take a Book of Mormon but later threw it away and didn’t pursue the church further. As the years passed, Victoria decided to rent out a spare room in her humble apartment. At this time, her new tenant, Folly, was investigating the church. Victoria remembered her last experience with our church and was nervous that Folly was reading in the Book of Mormon and going to church.

During Folly’s conversion process, Victoria was noticing the light which was pouring into Folly. After Folly’s first trip to the temple, Victoria felt the Holy Ghost so incredibly strong. She decided right then to learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Folly surprised Elder DeMass and I as we met Victoria. Our first lesson was so interesting. Victoria’s sister was at her house and dominated most of the conversation, while Victoria was just sitting there intensely feeling the Holy Ghost. In our second appointment, it was Victoria’s time to say everything she needed to say. Her spirit was radiating as she told us about what she felt from Folly.

Along the process of teaching Victoria, we met her daughter, Deborah. This bright girl also accepted the teachings of the restored Gospel and asked to be baptized with her mother. In a matter of just a few weeks, both Victoria and Deborah changed their old habits so they could enjoy the full blessings of the Gospel.

Victoria bore her testimony right after her baptism and spoke about the power of the Holy Ghost. She is an amazing convert, person, friend, and our sister in the Gospel. I know she will help build the kingdom in the Netherlands. (Written by Elder Black.)

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