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!!!

Sunday, July 11, 2010

What a Beautiful Surprise!

Look what showed up at our front door Sunday evening. Two of our French missionaries and their families!
We felt so honored that they wanted to spend some time with us, after being released on Thursday
from the France Paris Mission.
We grew so close to Elder Simonson and Elder Schmutz.
Elder Simonson was one of our assistants, and Elder Schmutz was our office secretary.
They were there to help us make the big transition when the boundaries were changed,
and all of our French missionaries joined the France Paris Mission.
Elder Schmutz' whole family came to Paris to be reunited with him at the end of his mission.
Brother Schmutz served his mission as a young missionary in the Geneva Switzerland Mission,
so as a family they will travel to Bern Swtizerland to visit the ancestral home,
and visit the temple. It was a delight for us to meet the entire family!
Elder Simonson has been on quite the journey since we saw him last.
He went to Paris as an assistant to President Staheli, to help with changes to their mission.
They received 57 of our dedicated and strong missionaries.
Elder Simonson finished his mission strong in our beloved Charleroi, Belgium,
and saw many people brought to the waters of baptism.

Elder Schmutz and Elder Simonson, we love you dearly, and look forward to following your life after the mission!
Best of luck to you, and don't forget the advice President Brubaker gave you!
STAY STRONG!
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