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!!!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Zone Conference in Amsterdam

We had a wonderful Zone Conference today! The missionaries came prepared, having studied Chapter 13 in Preach My Gospel. We love being with out missionaries so much! We had a large group today!

Our senior couples are invaluable to our mission!
Elder Salden is enjoying something to the last drop!

Sister Dabel is adored by all of us! How will we ever survive without the Dabels? We have tried all kinds of tactics to convince them to extend their mission!!! We understand...........
grand children have been so patient, and can't wait to get them home in two weeks!
Elder and Sister Dabel have loved the missionaries as their very own. Our missionaries have been really spoiled by all the delicious meals provided with so much love and care!
We met in the Cultural Hall, and the missionaries were grouped around tables, prepared to be able to be involved in role-playing. The assistants asked them what concerns they had about working with members. Then they were divided in groups and practiced by role-playing, until their questions were answered. It was a learning and growing and discovering time to learn how to become better at getting to know the members, and practicing in engaging conversation with them. We had ward members come and help out, and give us suggestions and encouragement.

Elder and Sister Salden, and Sister Dabel all had birthdays this month! During lunch, the missionaries have a special robust traditional Happy Birthday song they love to sing in Dutch! Afterwards we went back into the chapel to start the afternoon session of Zone Conference. At the beginning of the afternoon session we have started a tradition where the missionaries have the opportunity to say something short that they admire about the missionary who has had a birthday that month. All the hands were immediately raised for the Saldens and the Dabels. The missionaries all wanted to say something. It was really a meaningful moment. I think this is one of the most special things we do! It has brought a feeling of unity and love among the missionaries, and we feel like one big happy family! I just wish we had had more time to let every missionary express their love to our dear senior missionaries.

Birthday Song......Enjoy!!!
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