Miracles in Amsterdam

Marta, Amsterdam, September 18, 2011

If Marta's story had to be summed up in one word, it would have to be "miraculous". :) On Friday, 22 July 2011, we received a phone call from Marta, looking for Mevrouw Ingrid. We told her that she was speaking with the sister missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to which she replied, "Yes! You're the ones!" :) She told us that for a few years she has felt very lonely. A few months ago, she had a strong feeling that she should go back to church. She didn't know which one to go to because there are so many different churches, so she ignored the feeling multiple times and tried not to think about it. One day, an old MormonAd came to mind that she had seen on TV, and she remembered how happy the people had been. Marta called her mother to see if she knew more about the Mormon church. "I don't know much," her mother replied, "but I have a book that was given to me by two mormons about 3 or 4 years ago. You can come and look through it if you'd like." Marta received the copy of the Book of Mormon from her mother, and inside was a testimony written through a Sister Ingrid who had served here years ago. Sister Ingrid had also written the number of the sister missionaries here in Amsterdam, which Marta used to find us! :) Marta came to church two days later and has come every week since then! She instantly fell in love with the church and the feeling she received when she came. She was ready and eager to apply everything she was taught. During the teaching process, she often said things like, "I feel like Alice in Wonderland-I just can't believe a place like this exists!", and "When I called you a few months ago, I had no idea how valuable these things would be for me!". She entered into the waters of baptism on Sunday, 18 September 2011. After coming out of the water, she summed up her feelings with one word: "Heerlijk!" :) She truly is a miracle! (Written by Zuster De Groot)