Mom!!! Your letter made me laugh really hard. I am not in the least bit concerned about the package. Even if I didn't ever get it, my life would be just fine, so please don't worry about it. I'm actually going to be blijven in Antwerpen for another 6 weeks, so it will probably be just fine. They only tell you to send it to the office so that we don't have to pay all the customs fees when we pick it up, but the post office is like a 20 minute bus ride from our house, so it really will not be a problem. You are welcome to send something to the office, but I will not feel bad if I don't get a present at their party thing, so don't stress. Yay for the book fair! I miss those things. And books. Also, as a missionary it is super awkward when no one talks at dinner, and really exciting when people just talk to you and laugh with you like family, so I'm sure it was much appreciated. Also, as a missionary I have realized that our ward is pretty supportive of the missionary effort. We're still working on that one with our ward here. I didn't realize how much of a difference the members made until I wasn't a normal member anymore. The whole biking trail thing sounds super fun except for the Abigail part. But your Thanksgiving one should be good.
Mr. CLUFFY. I am choosing to not comment on the diaper musings and let you draw your own conclusions. Haha, I miss Sunday nights with pantless protests, dumb challenges, kids crying, then you getting mad at them for crying, then the crying increasing. I can see it all so clearly in my head. Glad to know that some things never change. Then Belgians are very concerned about the whole Trump thing. Nathalie texted us saying that she was praying for us, and that we were just going to all have to stick it out together for the next 4 years. I swear, from the way the Belgians talk, you would think that they were the ones living in American with Trump as their president. They keep saying how they're just going to have to live with the results, etc. etc. I almost want to tell them that they don't have to live with the results, because it's not their country! But I'm a missionary, so I don't. I do remember the Bacher's! That's really cool that they're active again!
Alright folks, transfer calls are in and I am blijven here in Antwerpen! I am going to have to say goodbye to Zuster Burnham, though, who is headed up to the netjes land of Gouda. Zuster Berret is my new companion though, and she is actually in my district now, so I know her and am excited to get to work with her.
The zone leaders decided to play a really mean prank on us and gave us fake transfer calls. They told us that we were being whitewashed out, and I was going to Apeldorn and Zuster Burnham was going to Amsterdam. I may possibly have shed a few tears at the thought of leaving Antwerpen so soon, so I was very glad (and mad) when we got our real calls and I found out I was staying!
Never fear though, Elder Turner (one of the zone leaders) left his bag at one of our appointments, so we took it home and tinfoiled everything in there (including keys, coins, etc.) to get him back. It wasn't really a mean prank, but it was kind of funny.
This week was temple conference!!!! We were all challenged to bring our own name, so I did a little family history and saw that our lineage is traced back past Abraham on one line. Also, there is a lot of work to be done on our line. (hint hint) Anyways, it was a really powerful experience, and it made me feel really good about my Dutch, because I understood almost everything! (More from memory than actually understanding the Dutch, but still...) The Spirit was so strong. Our Heavenly Father loves us so much, and has such an incredible plan for us!!!!
Zuster Burnham and I had a lot of appointments fall through this week, which is a little frustrating, but we did have a few really good ones. We meet with an inactive lady named Susan. She has terminal cancer and is really struggling to have faith in God and His plan for her right now. When we were there, I felt very strongly prompted to tell her as a representative of Jesus Christ that her Heavenly Father loves her and the atonement is for her. I was a little hesitant, because this lady does not usually appreciate things like that, but I did, and the Spirit was so strong. I could almost feel my Savior there with us. It was a very humbling testimony to me that I have truly been called as a representative of Jesus Christ. I have been called to be His hands and mouth on this earth at this time. It amazes me that He uses weak and imperfect people like me to do His work, but I am doing my best to live worthy of His trust.
His gospel is real, His love is so very real, and I love being His servant.
I love you all so much!!!!! I feel like that sounds like a repetitive line, but I really do!!!!
zo veel liefde,
Zuster Cluff
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