4 June 1978 Sunday
Today was another beautiful day. Also a Fast Sunday and the warm weather didn’t help my thirst any, but fasting is a great principle and can be a great help. We stayed in and worked on reports most of this morning and at 11:00 we had a district leaders seminar in Brussel with the ZL’s. Those meetings can be real great and a help in our work.
The meetings were also great, especially fast & testimoney meeting. The spirit was real strong, it is too bad we didn’t have any investigators there. I really love being built up by the spirit like that. We had a good roasted chicken cooked by Elder Tibbetts, but his dressing didn’t work so great.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Missionary Journal - 3 June 1978 Zaterdag
3 June 1978 Zaterdag
Today wasn’t quite as hot as it has been but it was definately warm. We also had a real hard time to teach today. Our one and only appointment left a note on their door saying:
“Mijn Heer Elder Reber & Elder Leavitt, Familie Ver Leysen kunnen niet thuis zijn wegens anvoorzien omstandigheden”
[My Lords Elder Reber & Elder Leavitt, the VerLeysen family are unable to be home due to unforeseen circumstances]
In other words they couldn’t be home. In one of our areas today they had a small fair (kermis) which was quite neat. There weren’t a lot of people, but everyone had their houses all decorated and flags hanging up. It looked quite sharp.
This morning as were were walking through the markt an ambulance came driving through all the people and we didn’t think very much about it, but when we got further, they walked by us carrying a young lady on a stretcher. She was quite unconcious and real white. We overheard people saying that she had fainted or somehtiung of the sort. I think she worked in one of the stands. Well after a lot of working, we finally decided to go see if we could teach Mr. Suelze anything (an old investigator that we had dropped). We talked a lot, this time mostly about profets, but I don’t think we taught him anything. He isn’t at all open for new ideas. He is trying to get us on the straight & narrow path I think.
Today wasn’t quite as hot as it has been but it was definately warm. We also had a real hard time to teach today. Our one and only appointment left a note on their door saying:
“Mijn Heer Elder Reber & Elder Leavitt, Familie Ver Leysen kunnen niet thuis zijn wegens anvoorzien omstandigheden”
[My Lords Elder Reber & Elder Leavitt, the VerLeysen family are unable to be home due to unforeseen circumstances]
In other words they couldn’t be home. In one of our areas today they had a small fair (kermis) which was quite neat. There weren’t a lot of people, but everyone had their houses all decorated and flags hanging up. It looked quite sharp.
This morning as were were walking through the markt an ambulance came driving through all the people and we didn’t think very much about it, but when we got further, they walked by us carrying a young lady on a stretcher. She was quite unconcious and real white. We overheard people saying that she had fainted or somehtiung of the sort. I think she worked in one of the stands. Well after a lot of working, we finally decided to go see if we could teach Mr. Suelze anything (an old investigator that we had dropped). We talked a lot, this time mostly about profets, but I don’t think we taught him anything. He isn’t at all open for new ideas. He is trying to get us on the straight & narrow path I think.
Monday, October 27, 2025
Trunk or Treat
Monday, October 27, 2025
While I am completely sympathetic with and supportive of the Bishop, it is odd that we go to church and celebrate witches, devils, skeletons, ghosts and vampires, I was also a bit dissappointed that I might not get to wear my Dumbledor outfit. I am supportive of the bishop, but I was glad that the “Fall Festival” morphed into the “Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat” night.
It was a very fun night and I sampled three different chili recipes. They were all very good and went perfectly with Peter Odenwalders home made root beer. I even found one of my Hogwarts students there.
A while back we were in Arizona and Lisa and Kira were checking out some thrift stores. Lisa saw a dress that she figured would make the perfect Professor Trelawny costume for Halloween so that is what we did for Halloween this year. That plan was set, I was going to be Professor Dumbledor and Lisa was going to be Professor Trelawny.
The ward “trunk or treat” was Saturday night. The Bishop is not a big fan of Halloween and last year he suggested that we change it to a “Fall Festival” and get rid of the Halloween portion. That went over like a lead balloon.
It was a very fun night and I sampled three different chili recipes. They were all very good and went perfectly with Peter Odenwalders home made root beer. I even found one of my Hogwarts students there.
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Across all locations—and regardless of access to artificial light—participants slept less and took longer to fall asleep in the nights leading up to a full moon. The researchers think this may reflect an ancient adaptation: When the moon was brightest, our ancestors likely stayed up later to hunt, socialize, or work by natural light.
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Friday, October 24, 2025
Mission Journal - 2 June 1978 Friday
2 June 1978 Friday
We sure did work hard to teach today. We haven’t done very good this week and also I guess I haven’t done so real great as leader.
Monday when we went to Brussel. We wanted to leave early so we said we would have our companionship inventory (where we make goals among other things) until that afternoon. Well, just like a lot of things that we postponse, it doesn’t get done. Maybe that is why we have had a hard time teaching. This morning we held one [companionship inventory] (better late than never).
We taught Mw. Monique today, also we visited Mw (Zuster) Van Campenhout. She told us that she wanted to try & get a testimoney of the gospel before Elder Reber went home. She really has a lot of work esp. since she is in a hospital. Zuster De Siddert has been really great to her & worote her a letter already. Tonight we had to teach (we are low on hours) but all our appointments fell through. CB’s [call backs] weren’t home but just when we had one hour left in which to teach, we got in on a CB. The people were real fiendly but don’t want to hear any more. They are Catholic & just interested to know who we were. The Lord did help us to teach though.
We sure did work hard to teach today. We haven’t done very good this week and also I guess I haven’t done so real great as leader.
Monday when we went to Brussel. We wanted to leave early so we said we would have our companionship inventory (where we make goals among other things) until that afternoon. Well, just like a lot of things that we postponse, it doesn’t get done. Maybe that is why we have had a hard time teaching. This morning we held one [companionship inventory] (better late than never).
We taught Mw. Monique today, also we visited Mw (Zuster) Van Campenhout. She told us that she wanted to try & get a testimoney of the gospel before Elder Reber went home. She really has a lot of work esp. since she is in a hospital. Zuster De Siddert has been really great to her & worote her a letter already. Tonight we had to teach (we are low on hours) but all our appointments fell through. CB’s [call backs] weren’t home but just when we had one hour left in which to teach, we got in on a CB. The people were real fiendly but don’t want to hear any more. They are Catholic & just interested to know who we were. The Lord did help us to teach though.
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Mission Journal - 1 June 1978 Thursday
1 June 1978 Thursday
I’m starting to thing [think] we live in a desert here except that everything is real damp. It was hot again today. We could only teach once today. We had an apppointment with Mw Monique but she had a friend there and we couldn’t teach. Last Tues she showed us a note that she had gotton in their Post Box. I guess someone didn’t like the fact that she sees us, so they wrote her a note saying that she had to repent or else be damned. It wasn’t very nice.
Mr Blommaert had to take his car to the garage because of a flat tire so we couldn’t teach him. We did pick up a new familie today, no one was home at an appointment we had made with a lady for an G.A. [gospel timeline?] but we tried later and taught the man. He was quite interested so we made an appt. To hold a Family Home Evening. He has a broken leg plus torn ligaments, he says it will never be the same but he is going to work to get it as close as possible to that.
In the area where we are tracting we are sure making a lot of friends. Everyone sits out on thier step enjoying the sun so we talk to a lot of people, but as of yet, we haven’t taught a lot of them. I sure do have a hard time teaching on my week. Also, I don’t get very many letters anymore I guess because in the last while I haven’t written many. I never did get very many, but this week I’ve only gotten one from my mother. Last week also. Mothers are sure sweet.
I’m starting to thing [think] we live in a desert here except that everything is real damp. It was hot again today. We could only teach once today. We had an apppointment with Mw Monique but she had a friend there and we couldn’t teach. Last Tues she showed us a note that she had gotton in their Post Box. I guess someone didn’t like the fact that she sees us, so they wrote her a note saying that she had to repent or else be damned. It wasn’t very nice.
Mr Blommaert had to take his car to the garage because of a flat tire so we couldn’t teach him. We did pick up a new familie today, no one was home at an appointment we had made with a lady for an G.A. [gospel timeline?] but we tried later and taught the man. He was quite interested so we made an appt. To hold a Family Home Evening. He has a broken leg plus torn ligaments, he says it will never be the same but he is going to work to get it as close as possible to that.
In the area where we are tracting we are sure making a lot of friends. Everyone sits out on thier step enjoying the sun so we talk to a lot of people, but as of yet, we haven’t taught a lot of them. I sure do have a hard time teaching on my week. Also, I don’t get very many letters anymore I guess because in the last while I haven’t written many. I never did get very many, but this week I’ve only gotten one from my mother. Last week also. Mothers are sure sweet.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Mission Journal - 31 May 1978 Wednesday
31 May 1978 Wednesday
We are sure having a hard time teaching this week. We started out good, but today we got skunked. We couldn’t teach anyone. We had three appointments and a good call back but no one was home. Some of our appointments were on one end of Vilvoorde & then one clear on the other side. Oh! Yesterday we visited Zuster Van Campenhout in the hospital.She is doing alright. She also has pretty nurses. Today was another real hot day.
We are sure having a hard time teaching this week. We started out good, but today we got skunked. We couldn’t teach anyone. We had three appointments and a good call back but no one was home. Some of our appointments were on one end of Vilvoorde & then one clear on the other side. Oh! Yesterday we visited Zuster Van Campenhout in the hospital.She is doing alright. She also has pretty nurses. Today was another real hot day.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Mission Journal - 30 May 1978 Tuesday
30 May 1978 Tuesday
Today we found a lot of success. This morning we tracted in Kassei. The weather is unbelievably warm for me. Last week I froze and this week I cook. I guess I complain too much. Someone said that it got to around 30°C today. I would guess it was about the same yesterday in Brussel.
We had four appointments, but the one with Heyndels didn’t go through. We taught Mw. Monique, Mr Mornie (our Priest) he reads in the B of M and prays about it. He is a real religious person. “Whoops” I goofed! Yesterday when I said we taught Walter; that was wrong, that appointment didn’t go through so what [I] said happened then, actually happened today. Also Elder Rebers bike broke today so we let a guy fix it while walked half of the day. That is much more of a problem when you live ¾ of a mile from where you work, also some of appointmens were that far apart. Or farther.
Today we found a lot of success. This morning we tracted in Kassei. The weather is unbelievably warm for me. Last week I froze and this week I cook. I guess I complain too much. Someone said that it got to around 30°C today. I would guess it was about the same yesterday in Brussel.
We had four appointments, but the one with Heyndels didn’t go through. We taught Mw. Monique, Mr Mornie (our Priest) he reads in the B of M and prays about it. He is a real religious person. “Whoops” I goofed! Yesterday when I said we taught Walter; that was wrong, that appointment didn’t go through so what [I] said happened then, actually happened today. Also Elder Rebers bike broke today so we let a guy fix it while walked half of the day. That is much more of a problem when you live ¾ of a mile from where you work, also some of appointmens were that far apart. Or farther.
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