There might be more spelling
mistakes than usual...I guess the buttons on the keyboard arent
worldwide....I have to use the shift key for periods, the M,A, W and
some other letters are in different places and I have half the time in
emailing!
Yeah....mijn eerst staad is
Genk which is a reqlly pretty, old fashioned European city. We cover all
of Limberg and do a ton of walking, busing and even trains! I'm pretty
sure I was at the train stqtion that Elder Calhoon was picked up
at....it looked soooooo familiar. I think I got lucky with the trainer I
got. He works hard, he is q good example of how to serve out here and
he is always pushing me to do my best qnd not get down when I can't
understand the people or can't pronounce words right. We have been
super busy this week...pretty sure I'm going to be a leg model when I am
done my mission...they are getting a sweet workout! Things are soo
different here...it trips me out every time i am not in my bed...the
toilets are different, there is a toilet room with only a toilet and a
tiny sink and then a shower/tub room..the kitchen reminds me of Ikea and
the city....I will send pictures next week....I've been weak on taking
pictures. I ate a warm waffle and a kip brooje...soo good. We taught a
lot of lessons and are looking to finding more people to teach. My MTC
companion is in the same district so its going to be cool to see how
much 3 months of being surrounded by Dutch can help you learn.
ohyea...people here speqk Flaams so it is even harder to understand
them...their dialect is off the chain!
I've been doing my best trying
to calm myself down, relax qnd enjoy the journey without thinking how
great it's going to be when I can speqk the language better. It's been
super hard to not get discouraged when you can't do what you want but I've
seen progress and my trainer, Elder Robbins, gave some super
good advice; "Be happy with what you can do". That's helped a ton. As I
refocus and see the joy in doing what I am able
to accomplish..everything just kind of falls into place. I've
been implementing that in all of the aspects of life and as I work
towards becoming the man Heavenly Father is molding me to be. When I
distract myself and progress by focusing on the end...I'm going
to miss the things that mqke up the "race". How great is it that we get
to spend time here on this earth in order to become like our Father in
Heaven. How great the journey will be as we focus on what we
have accomplished and what we can do NOW as we work towards this. In I
think every circumstance...there is always a middle in between the
beginning and end...that middle is the progression and in order to
progress we gotta put focus on the middle part to be successful qt the
end. I can't wait to speak with you all again. Tot Volgend Week, Love
you and be hqppy with what we have accomplished and can do. Enjoy and
have the hope that we will reach our potential. Elder Holt
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