Doug and Marcia Glauser, Senior Mission 2021-2023

  SUNDAY After church today we were invited to have lunch with Travis and Heather Lybbert. They are from Davis, CA but are here on a six-month sabbatical. Both their son, Rockwell and their daughter, Hannah are serving missions right now. Hannah will be released from her mission in France in January and will join her parents for the last few weeks of their stay. It was a delightful time getting to know them better. MONDAY Mondays are always busy at the office. Besides checking on everything that came in over the weekend, we have our Mission Zoom call at 10:00 and the Office Staff meeting at 13:30. Today was no different. There are arrangements to be made to pick up the new cars in Gent, BE, medical issues to deal with, getting a bike for the new Elder coming tomorrow, paying the bills, reimbursing the missionaries for extra travel, etc etc. It's good to be busy! TUESDAY We started the day by driving to Den Haag, picking up Elder and Sister Black and driving them to S...

  SUNDAY I think Winter is here! The temperature is just a little below freezing, but the humidity is 98% so it feels really cold. But that doesn't stop the people from biking everywhere. We drive the 40 minute to church in a warm van, but several members of the Ward ride their bikes no matter the weather. It is so good to gather each week with the members of the Utrecht Ward. We have made many friends this past 10 months and look forward to deepening our friendships with each of them.  MONDAY Elder Stoner's came to The Netherlands to pick him up from his mission here. They stopped by the office today. It was delightful to meet each of them! And what a fun family adventure to meet your son and visit some of the people and places he has learned to love. Elder Zachary Stoner with President and Sister Watson in the middle surrounded by his family. The Utrecht Ward will be having a Christmas Activity on Dec 10. Doug has been asked to be Santa Claus. Sint Niklaas wil...

SUNDAY It was the Primary Program in the Utrecht Ward today. Even though there are only 10 children in Primary, they spoke and sang of their growing testimonies of the Savior.  The Colleyville 1st Ward and the Oak Valley Ward also had Primary programs that we were able to watch via Zoom. Technology is so helpful for us to be involved a bit in the grandkids lives. And today Adam Brown was presented to receive the Melchizedek Priesthood in preparation for his mission. It was a nice surprise for us to be able to sustain him virtually. Top left: Luke Brown.   Top right: older boys, including Ridge and Luke, singing Bottom left:          Julia Brown Bottom right:      Ridge Stouvenel Julia singing with the older girls Lilah Stewart As an added bonus, Lance Glauser spoke in his ward and we were able to watch virtually. MONDAY Lots of activity at the Office today. We love the energy when so many missionaries are there! TUESDAY We spend the...

  SUNDAY Yesterday we heard from our friend Jay Wilson that he and his son, Erick would be in Amsterdam today and Monday. They were able to take the train and come to Gouda to have dinner at our place. It was a good visit and so nice to catch up. Sadly, I forgot to take a picture. TUESDAY It was an early start today as we needed to be in Amsterdam by 8:00 to meet the new Arrivals. We thought we would be there about an hour before anyone else, but when we arrived we already had 5 new missionaries! Their plane had landed an hour earlier than scheduled. Elder Doxford was already getting the paper work started. We don't do anything but the essentials on this day because they are jet-lagged. Because of the early arrival, there was a lot of time before the next group came and the assigned companions would not arrive until 11:00. Elder Kempenaers decided to do a training with the new missionaries. I wanted to be a part of it so I went in and sat at the back of the room...