What a Beautiful Day!

Hello family!

We just finished the most awesome p-day ever! We took a boat tour of the canals around the working docks here in Rotterdam, and it was so cool! You can probably look up the tour online. It was with the Spido harbor cruise company-thing. It was fun to see how they work with the boats and all, and with a little bit of Bonine in my system, I didn't have any problem on the boat. Dad, this little tour reminded me of you- they told us about how all of the different docks and cranes worked, and it was really cool and really intresting to see how they work with such big chunks of metal floating in the water and somehow make it come out useful. Very cool! Of course there were a few windmills thrown in the scenery for good measure :)

After that, we went to kralgingse bos (a little forest on the edge to some water) and played ultimate frisbee and wrote letters and such. It is beautiful weather now. The sun shines for at least part of every day, making it nice and warm, but there's always a nice breeze/monsoon-wind to cool things down if it ever gets too hot. I got a little sunburnt on my arms- they haven't gotten much sun for a while.

This Saturday is the baptism of Anilda and Miene. They are a mother and daughter from Capo Verde and are totally ready to be baptized. We are so happy for them! My companionship is also working out great. Zr. Higham and I are a lot alike, which presents some challenges, but is overall very fun. She is a great missionary and is totally NOT excited about having to go home, so thoughts about this being her last transfer are far from a distraction. We work hard, and find so much joy as we do. The joy you feel as you ride home after a day full of contacting and lessons is just indescribable. Last transfer, we had a lot of lessons and didn't do much tracting, but we've started making it a priority to tract more, and it makes missionary life so much easier! Tracting is still kind of scary and definitely not my favorite part of missionary work, but it is so rewarding when you are able to talk to someone who has never stepped foot in a church in their life and testify to them of the truthfulness of the gospel and give them an opportunity to accept such a wonderful gift for themselves. Its just great!

Mom, I'm so excited you get to teach the Book of Mormon next year in seminary. It is an amazing book- one that I have learned to love even more than before my mission.

Well, I love you all! Stay safe, read your scriptures, and pray!

Ik hou van jullie!

Love,Zuster Cherie Gulliver