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, August 12, 2011

Alkmaar Cheese Finding

Elder Ellsworth and Elder Jones live in Alkmaar. This city is very well known for it's Friday Cheese Market. We decided to do some "cheese finding" with the elders before inspecting their apartment.

The elders live in a beautiful small village right next to Alkmaar called Heilo. The tree lined streets are dotted with unique homes.
As we drove to Alkmaar, we passed a chesse vendor on his way to the market.
In 1365, the city owned only one pair of cheese scales, but this increased to four in 1612. The kaasdragersglide (the cheese carriet's guild) was established on the 17th of June in 1593.
The market has always taken place on the Waagplein.
Lorries filled with cheese from the Campina and Cono factories drive to the Waagplein. The so-called "kaaszetters" start putting up the cheeses as early as 7:00 am.
Under the watchful eye of the market superintendent, they place about 30,000 kilos of Gouda and Edam cheese in long rows on the Waagplein. The number of cheeses varies from 700 to 1000. During the "stacking" samplers and traders inspect whether the cheese looks good. The way cheese looks is of major importance. Inspecting cheese is more than just looking at it's exterior. Cheese is knocked on and a special cheese scoop is used to obtain a piece, which is then crumbled between the fingers and smelled.

Today, the job of cheese carrier is an honorary job performed in addition to a person's normal job.
Elder Jones and Elder Ellsworth found "cheese finding" very beneficial!
The elders are loving their experience in Alkmaar. Their apartment passed with flying colors!
Missionaries are invited to talk to everyone! They live above a 2nd Hand Winkel. (Second hand Store). It was closed! Too bad for me! As we were getting their picture they contacted the man who came to go to the store.
The elders decided that this is a good place for contacting!

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