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, August 30, 2011

Three New Missionaries Arrive in Amsterdam


Elder van Rij, Elder Kunz, and Elder Mortensen arrived today in the Netherlands.
All luggage accounted for, we went directly to the train station at Schiphol airport, and let the new missionaries experience Europe at it's best! The mission office in Leiden is only a short 13 minute ride.
Once in Leiden, the walk to the mission office is only about 5 minutes from the train station.
That means no more driving to the airport, no more dealing with traffic, no more trying to find parking, no more lifting suitcases in and out of the mission van. The location is ideal!
The new missionaries were greeted by lots of friendly faces!
Our legality secretary, Elder Alexander was organized and prepared to handle this group all on
his own. He oriented the missionaries about being legal in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Elder Benson has been a joy to have in the office, and has trained Elder Alexander. We will miss Elder Benson, but Utrecht is going to be so happy to have him come! Elder McCarlie talked to the missionaries about the pertinent information about all the financial information a missionary needs to know in the Netherlands and Belgium
After lunch, the missionaries had their first experience contacting real people!
After having a much welcomed nap at the mission home, we experienced a new tradition!
Pannekoeken!
Pannekoeken is Holland's version of the pancake. A pannekoek (pronounced: paw-nuh-cook) (plural pannekoeken) or pannenkoek (new Dutch spelling) is a Dutch pancake. Pannekoeken are usually larger and thinner than American or Scottish pancakes. They may incorporate slices of smoked bacon, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, apples, seasonal fresh strawberries, or other fruits, stem ginger, cheese, or raisins.
We love this new tradition!
The assistants were happy to suggest their favorites!
The new missionaries took no time at all adjusting to the culture!
Leiden is a beautiful city.

Leiden is located on the Old Rhine, at a distance of some 20 kilometers from The Hague to its south and some 40 kilometers from Amsterdam to its north.

A university city since 1575, Leiden houses Leiden University and Leiden University Medical Centre. It is twinned with Oxford, the location of England's oldest university.

Back to the mission home were calls waiting to be opened!
Elder van Rij will be serving in Haarlem with a great trainer, Elder Marshall.
Elder Mortensen will love serving in the Hague with another marvelous trainer, Elder Andrews.
Elder Kunz is going to Apeldoorn to serve with Elder Sanford. There is no doubt he will be trained by one of our best!
President Brubaker brought out the map of our mission, and showed them where they will be serving.
We are honored and privileged to have these energetic, dedicated, willing, and able new missionaries join our mission!
"After all that has been said, the greatest and most important duty is to preach the Gospel."
President Joseph Smith 1830-1844
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