Doug and Marcia Glauser, Senior Mission 2021-2023

  SUNDAY I taught the RS lesson today using the recent General Conference address of President Nelson, Peacemakers Needed (April 2023). Some of the things we discussed were: What do you think President Nelson means when he says?… ”I also vowed that day never to throw anything in anger—whether it be scalpels or words.” What are some ways we can treat others with compassion, especially when we don’t agree with them? If “Charity defines a peacemaker” as President Nelson teaches, what is charity and how do we develop it? President Nelson taught “If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy” 10 that we can say about another person—whether to his face or behind her back—that should be our standard of communication.” How can we be charitable in our thoughts as well as our spoken words? What are some of the invitations from President Nelson? What are some of his promises? Elder Jones is being transferred to Haarlem. We have loved getting to know him as he ser...

  SUNDAY Today Doug spoke in church and did a wonderful job. Following is his talk (English), but he actually gave it in Dutch.  CHARITY (Naastenliefde) Some years ago a priests quorum decided to gather food for the needy as a service project. Pieter, one of the priests, was excited to participate and was determined to collect more food than anyone else. The time arrived when the priests met at the chapel. They all went out at the same time and returned at a specified time later in the evening. To everyone’s surprise, Pieter’s cart was empty. He seemed rather sober, and some of the boys made fun of him. Seeing this the adviser said, “Come outside, Pieter. ” When they got outside, the adviser asked Pieter if he was upset. Pieter said, “No, not really. But when I went out to collect the food, I really got a lot. My cart was full. As I was returning to the chapel, I stopped at the home of a nonmember woman who is divorced and lives within our ward boundaries. I knocked on the do...

 SUNDAY Leona Moortjes has been investigating the Church and has been taught by Elders Jones and Leman for the past several weeks. She saw an ad on FaceBook and contacted the missionaries. She plans to be baptized on 2 September. Today she needed a ride to church since the two families that she normally comes with are either attending another ward today or are on holiday. She is a lovely woman and seems solid in her growing testimony.  She came up with an analogy comparing solving a Rubik's cube to finding the true church. She has searched for a long time and when something about a religion is true, but the other points of doctrine don't make sense, it is like when one side of a Rubik's cube is solved but the other sides are still mixed up. She compared the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to a completed Rubik's cube...all sides are complete. Joachim Muurling spoke in church today and gave a great talk on love and hope. He said, "H...