Sta Op en Beklim de Berg

Well kids, we're officially back in full swing into the grind and boy did we see some miracles this week! We had been getting a couple referrals from members and just trying to talk to anyone and everyone we could! We got to meet some really sweet members and have some really cool conversations. 

But miracle for this week. A couple weeks ago we were walking somewhere and weren't in a rush, so I tried to stop and talk to everyone I could. We had a really cool conversation with a guy who actually knew quite a lot about the church. Not all of it was totally correct, but he knew more than the typical person who only knows about the musical when we bring up the Book of Mormon. At the end of our conversation, I invited him to meet with us some more to learn more, but he said that he was just really busy and wasn't interested. But he graciously accepted a card and we went our separate ways. However, this last week, we get a message from this same guy that he actually found our conversation really interesting and had never talked to full-time missionaries before and wanted to meet to learn more. THAT NEVER HAPPENS!!! We were able to have a really good lesson with him and he's still wanting to meet some more. Sometimes the climb up the mountain is long and hard, but if you stop every now and then, the view is beautiful!!

So spiritual thought for this week: patience. Now I'm one of those people that thinks I'm patient enough for my circumstances and is one of those Christlike attributes that I avoid praying for. Because I know that as soon as I start praying for it, that's when life gets difficult. But I've been having a bit of an inner battle with myself for a few months, trying to figure out how I can be better. And coincidentally during my personal study the other day, everything I was reading about had to do with patience.

So I gave in and studied the topic for the rest of my personal study and came to the discomforting situation. I cannot reach my full potential without developing patience. I cannot be the missionary/person Heavenly Father needs me to be without it. But thankfully, Heavenly Father doesn't expect us to be perfect all at once. But it's the continual process of getting up after getting knocked down or still taking two steps forward when you may have taken one backwards that helps us develop this divine quality. I love you all super tons and hope you have a stellar week!!

Love,

Zuster Kapp 

Pics: My ward mission leader's cute redheaded grandkids (we made a ginger club), as our photographer said...amazing, and the lovely missionaries te Rotterdam.