This is an outdoor market close to the Brubakers that is open 3 times a week - Here is Loel checking out the nuts at a Moroccan stand. It was raining, but that doesn't stop anyone from setting up their stands and lots of people still shop. The food in these markets is very fresh and competitive in price with the regular markets. Plus it's an experience to be out an about with lots of people. Paula found a new black sweater for her birthday at one stand.
There are so many different kinds of olives for sale at these markets and some yummy flat bread. These olives are re-e-e-eally good.
Last Sunday, the four African men in this picture, who were recently baptized, all received the Aaronic Priesthood. Loel ordained one, each of the Assistants ordained one, and a French speaking member ordained the last one, who speaks French. Andy stood in the circle and it was a powerful experience to be in the room at that time. It's been really special to develop a relationship with the African members. They are so humble and pure. They have a great faith and come to accept the Savior as their redeemer very easily.
We finally found the William Tyndale monument in Vilvoorde, which is only about 20 minutes from where we live. He's the man who translated the Bible from Hebrew into English for the common people to read and he was killed for it. This year is the 400th anniversary of the publishing of the King James Version of the Bible. Even though Tyndale was executed, his translation became the foundation for the later translation of the King James Version. The majority of both the Old and New Testaments came from Tyndale's translation from Hebrew.
One day we drove two elders to Den Bosch, a town a couple of hours away in the Netherlands, to get some legality things done. It was a neat town with the coolest, modernistic looking buildings - looked like something out of the Jetsons.
There were tons of these futuristic looking apartment buildings with this huge reflecting pond (which was frozen at this time). This is very close to a university campus.
Check this building out. It was a very bright sunshiny day, no clouds at all, but very cold. This building fascinated me
A cool monument with a gold dragon on top in the center of a big roundabout in town.
Loel loved this little folding bike. (Loel) I loved this bike. It has disk brakes and it has a belt drive instead of a chain. The belt is notched similar to some motorcycles and the design is cool. It folds up so you can carry it into an office or apartment and it doesn't take up a ton of room. This one is a little different since it doesn't fold in half like others we've seen.
And even got the owner to pose for him. (Loel) He offered to let me ride it, but I told him I was sure I'd fall off. He asked if I wanted him to fold it up for me. It seems kind of like a circus clown bike and you see these men riding them around town. It looks like a man riding a child's bike. In the Netherlands, no one wears a helmet. In Belgium, you're supposed to wear a helmet and a man riding one of these little bikes with a helmet is comical.
Den Bosch is famous for its bosebollins - so we had to stop there and try one. This is the bakery that is most famous for making the best ones. All the other pastries sure looked good, too.
More pastry delights.
Elder Matthews and Paula posing with the bosebollins. We bought one for each of us and one for a couple missionaries at home, plus the President.
Here are Elders Marshall and Matthews biting into these kind of like eclair things, full of a whipped cream type filling, yet covered in a thick layer of delicious chocolate.
I'm trying to show what the inside of these pastries look like - they were very rich and yummy!(She looks pretty happy, too. I think she liked it.)
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