BLESSING WEEK

SOOO.... hopefully you aren't sick of hearing about wonderful things that are going on.. but this week was such a wonderful turning point in my mission.. I think I might have written you about how the last little bit I have just felt like I could do so much better and that I had just felt a lack of faith and enthusiasm.. Well this week was finally a little break through.. WE HAD TONS of miracles... 
First of all we went back and talked to David before he left for vacation to Italy.. and he had read in the Book of Mormon and had liked it.. and he had a few questions about church... but he said he loved the church... We had a really bold lesson with him and talked to him about the importance of finding out whether the Book of Mormon is true..
He asked a few questions about 3 Nephi 11 and we got talking about authority and why that was important.. and then we were straight up and told him that this is the only true church with the true authority of Christ... and it clicked in his head... He just said..."WOW... WOW so you say that the Church of Jesus Christ is the only True church with the true authority of God... .. WOW.. now you really give me a reason to know if that is true because that is important..." and we challenged him to read the Book of Mormon on his trip (he will be in Italy for like 2 months ) ..so he said, "I have homework now.."  He understood that if he knew the Book of Mormon is true, then he knew that Joseph Smith was a Prophet and that the authority was given to him and restored in the church of Christ.. today... SOOO that was really good... He is great.. toO bad he is leaving... 
Also this week we worked a little with the Assistants.. and they found this really cool girl named Bayana... Bayana is probably on of the happiest people I have ever met and she loved talking to us.. she is from Kirkistan or something like that.. she is Siberian.. so she looks like a little Chinese girl but she really speaks Russian... She is pretty young and is studying tourism here in Brussels; Well we taught her with the Assistants and they passed her to us because she lives in our area... so she came to church this Sunday and LOVED it.. and the members loved her.. we have a bunch of Russian members and they all like attacked her; it was soo good... she stayed for like an hour after talking to members.. and all the Phillipino members loved her too... so.. she is really awesome as well... but she is leaving for vacation today and won't be back until next month.. THAT IS VACATION here in Europe.. everything closes up for TWO months and everyone leaves for months on end.. 
We had an insane week of finding a ton of new people to teach. We found a Brazilian guy last week and we went one night and taught him and his wife .. and they loved it.. they are coming to Family Home Evening and are friends with some of the members already.. their names are Inacio and Aurea .. you will be hearing about them more... 
Also we went to teach this new guy named Pierre.. and he had his friend there named Gaston and Gaston loved us.. he invited us over to his house and said he will be coming to our church next week... 
Then we went to visit Claire and see how she was doing.. and she had her cousin there and she just started telling her about the Church and invited her to church and we might be teaching her sometime soon...
Another miracle or two and then I am done... 
We were walking to talk to David after an all day meeting with Pres. and all the Zone leaders.. and we see these brothers unloading their truck, so I asked them if they wanted help and usually they say no.. but they said yes.. so we unloaded their truck and then they told us to sit down and share our message with them... .. their names are Uriel and Roland and they are from Benin.. They showed up to CHURCH too and they loved it and CLaire talked to them because she is from Benin (by origin) and she told them why she liked this church and taught them about some stuff.. we called Uriel last night to see what he thought of church and he told us that he loved it perfectly and that he would be there each Sunday.. Haha .. his exact words... I freakin' love it... things are just exploding in Brussels... 
Then last night a little tender mercy of the Lord.. the Assistants have been teaching this guy named Antonio.. and he is SOLID.. he is a Kingdom builder for sure.. well he lives in our area but they were teaching him and he was supposed to be baptized in our Ward this last week.... but he didn't feel quite ready and wanted to come to the Ward that he would be baptized in... soo he put it on delay.. well the Assistants finally decided to pass him to us... which was nice.. so now he will be baptized soon... 
One last thing.. we have been getting better at doing consecrated hours... where we give an hour to the lord and just do finding where he wants.. and well last night we went to the place we felt like he wanted us to be.. and we started with a prayer and started talking to this Polish guy and he had been to Salt Lake and had missionaries come to his house in Poland... well... he wasn't interested, but right after he rejected us.... This Brazilain girl starts running towards us yelling "ELDER, ELDER..." she had just moved to Brussels, she has been here for the last 2 months.. and she had the address of the church but couldn't find it.. she didn't really speak French so we had a member call her and she is coming to Family Home Evening tonight .. it was a little blessing.. it's funny how the Lord takes care of his children.. 
Well I gotta go, love you all... 
Elder Simonson