We got a jump start on Thanksgiving with the senior couples in our mission! On Tuesday before Thanksgiving all of our senior couples came from all areas of Holland to meet at the mission home.
Evelyn was a huge help to me preparing for this day of thanks. Each couple brought something for a wonderful Thanksgiving feast.
The table was just the perfect size for 12 of us plus Evelyn enjoyed an American Thanksgiving with us.
The Tibbits made a delicious appetizer. We alll wanted her recipe for Jalapeno Cranberry Salsa!
The turkey was cooked to perfection, thanks to brand new ovens in the mission home, and a little help from Martha Stewart.
President Brubaker made the stuffing and made the turkey look extra nice. Thanks to Elder and Sister Tibbitts for contributing the turkey found at the military base.
All four of these couples are serving throughout Holland assigned to the Centers for Young Adults.
L-R Elder and Sister Anderson-Rotterdam, Elder and Sister Pancratz-Amsterdam, Elder and Sister Lnngeveld-Rotterdam
Bottom Elder and Zuster Hofman-Deventer
Sister Tibbitts wrote:
The food was great and after dinner we all sat around the table and just shared things we were grateful for or any thoughts we felt like sharing. There were lots of cool stories told of ancestors who had joined the church and led the way for their families, etc. I talked about how close I’d been feeling to Dad and how much he loved missionary work and how he came to visit me on my first mission, wrote letters to my investigators, etc, and how I knew he would be doing that now if he were still around. It was a really nice afternoon with lots of heartfelt thoughts. Pres Brubaker’s comment was how we would always remember this Thanksgiving with each other – it’s so different than from being home with family, but it’s good. He’s right.
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