Memorial Day

On Memorial Day we drove to a cemetery and war memorial owned by the United States that is located near Maastricht in the South part of Holland. It was raining and cold so Sister Everton wore her wool tights. By the time we got there which was a 2 hour drive it was sunny and warm.

This is the inscription on the memorial. There are flags for each state on each side of the reflecting pond.



Our mission president placed a wreath for our church as part of the ceremony. At the end of the ceremony four fighter jets flew over in the missing man formation.



The memorial is surrounded by graves of the fallen.

June 2011



Yes, this is a deep fryer. Appearently there was one in every missionary apartment years ago. We discovered this in Zoetermeer. It was hidden on the top of a cabinet. It was still full of oil. It was coated with a quarter inch thick layer of sticky oil. You might also notice I am wearing levis. I wear them when I work on apartments and bikes which is about 4 times a week. We were told you might need levis for a work project once and a while. We have learned to expect the unexpected on our mission.



This is Peter. He wanted to cook dinner for us. We went to buy the food with him.

Peter is cooking in our kitchen. The stove is next to the kitchen door so you get an idea how small it is. The fridge is on the left side of the photo between the window and Sister Everton. The dinner was a vegetable tomato topping on pasta. Very tasty.

Singing In the Rain! Sisters Perry, Jeffs, Reber and Holbein after Zone Training.



This is Anne with her daughter Abigail on skates and Rachel, who is celestial, on the front of the bike. The are returning from church which is a 3 mile ride. Abigail just joined Young Women. She is the only young woman in thier branch. She gave a wonderful talk in church on fathers day. They do not own a car which is freqently the case in the Netherlands.



This is Sister Evertons favorite spot in Leiden. We took another picture of this spot in March -- there was no one to be seen.

This is the Pilgram museum in Leiden. One of the Pilgram families lived in this home before leaving Delft Harbor in Rotterdam on the Mayflower. It is now filled with artifacts from the period. The man standing in the jacket is giving a tour. I think he came from saturday night live - he was so dry it was funny. Behind Elder Salden who is sitting is the master bedroom. It is about 6 ft by 6 ft by 4 ft wide. They were smaller then and slept sitting up.

This is the WC the pilgrams used. Sister Everton says it is nicer than what most Elders have in thier apartments.

This is Jackson, Morgan (his son) and Anada who is from Brazil. They were baptized in Leiden by Elders Bensen, McCarlie and Mueller.

Jackson and his son Morgan. His other son Quinton did not come because he was mad that he could not be baptized. His English was not as good so they wanted to work with him longer. The good thing for him is his father will baptize him July 17. We participated in two joint-teach sessions with them. The Elders walked past them on the street and were inspired to go back and talk to them. Jackson, when asked about the role of the Holy Ghost during one of our sessions said it was just like the computer Elder Everton used to find the path to the church from our home - it guides us. Jackson was surprised to see us at the baptism and was so happy. The Elders surprised us and asked us to talk about baptism as part of thier baptismal service.

In the Netherlands when someone grandutes from middle or high school, they put a flag and thier back pack out on a pole.

This is Sister Reber and Jeffs.

This is one of my favorite photos.
Sister Everton was able to capture the moment.