Week of December 21, 2009

hey hey howell family
it snowed like crazy here in amsterdam. i felt like i was in utah. we got a ton of snow. after church on sunday some of the members and us were throwin snow balls. they really dont see snow that often so when they get it, they take advantage of it.
kwami is doin so goood. he's gettin baptized on january 9th. he is so powerful. we went to a members house last night to eat dinner and have a lesson and i asked him to teach us the first vision and hows its effected his life. o my gosh, the spirit was soo strong. he's so sincere and humble, he's such a good example for all the members.
ive been enjoying the 12 days of christmas gifts that you guys sent. thank you soo much.
i cant beleive that andrew tousand is gettin married in may. thats so awesome. time is flyin by.
my companion is doin good. he speaks dutch already and english and french and he's already use to the culture here in belgium and the netherlands so that makes it alot easier on me.
i love you all so much. i cant wait to speak with all of you on christmas. my number is 0652338946 (im not sure about the area codes but im sure dad or jason can figure it out). if it doesnt work then i will call you. my companion and i have seperate phones so there should be no problem there. if you want you could call at 8;00 pm my time. and i tried calling my mission president to see if i could use skype but i havent been able to get ahold of him. if i get to talk to him this week and he says that i can use skype then i will call you friday during the day to tell you if i can if not i'll just wait for your call at 8 pm my night. thanks for everything. love ya.
elder j lew howell