An awkward hug or two

Tjena !

What a time to be alive.

At the beginning of last week we had two AWESOME lessons. Some of my favorite lessons of my mission.

- we talked about the Plan of Salvation with our friend *Carlos, who talks at the speed of light, and he was very impressed with a lot of the concepts that we have. Great feeling.

- had a lesson with a man named *Mont that we met on the street, and he is SO prepared for the gospel. He's pumped to read the Book of Mormon, and said that when he met us on the street that day he went home with a huge smile on his face.

Otherwise, we did quite a bit of finding...

- met a guy who already had a Book of Mormon because he inherited it from his dad when he passed. He wasn't interested in meeting though. #dang

- met a group of French engineers

- had multiple people say that they've never once thought about what gives them hope in life.

We also went and visited some less active members, and when I went in for a handshake, he hugged my whole arm. Very unexpected.

I also got hugged by an old man in the ward, which was very sweet--but also unexpected.

The spiritual thought for the week is that Jesus Christ is truly the only way. The only way to lasting peace, purpose, and happiness.

Have a great week!

Sys Naatjes

Running in the morning

finding when it was super windy

a little tower I guess

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