Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Today we took a little trip out to see The Hague, Holland temple. It’s just a bus ride and a 35min train ride from Veroniek’s place in Vianen. As has been our usual custom, we slept in a bit and got out of the house around 11am.
While I was on the train, I read from Elder Cook’s most recent general conference talk in which he reminded us that when the pioneers were preparing to cross the plains, Brigham Young received a revelation in which the Lord told the saints that they needed to look out for those in need, keep the commandments, fill their hearts with gratitude, and pray that their hearts would be full of joy. I think those are great guidelines for anyone going on a journey and for any family, frankly.
Here is a link to his talk: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/44cook?lang=eng
It was kind of a gray day. Not really raining and not super cold, but not totally dry and certainly not warm. It’s sad that this temple is currently closed, but there is just no helping that. We were grateful to be able to see it and to take some pictures. It’s a beautiful temple. Not too big, but with a unique style of architecture. My favorite element is a little bridge with fountains on the side that take you up to the front doors.
Not far from the temple there is also a beautiful old windmill. We walked right past it on our way up there. I’m glad we got to see it.
The evening was really relaxed. We had delicious fried Dutch foods for dinner. Cheesy snacks, croquettes, chicken nuggets and fries. And we washed it all down with our favorite Dutch treat: a black current soda called Cassis.
Then we just watched Ultimate Beastmaster on Netflix until bedtime.
Oh, and I should mention we listened to the BYU basketball game on the radio. They won in the first round of the BIG 12 tournament against UCF. It’s been such an awesome season. These guys are so fun to watch.