Mercy is the tall one in the back, and Sia is the one that is stooping clear down and you can barly see her. :)
Here in Den Haag i feel like i'm in either Africa or South Americasometimes. It is amazing the places i've been here since i've been on amission. When i was in Deventer, i was pretty much in Asia, and Rotterdamwas my middle-eastern experiences, but here in Den Haag, there are so manySpanish speaking people. I am now applying what i have learned with myDutch to learn a little bit of Spanish, and, it actually isn't to hard.After learning one language, the second language comes pretty quick(assuming you don't have to learn a new alphabet or a language that usescharacters instead of letters) But we were so blessed this last week tohave two wonderful sisters enter the waters of baptism. Mercy from Ugandaand Sia from Sierra Leon were baptized. It was wonderful to be able to be apart in it. I didn't do to much of the teaching, but being able to stand inthe circle as they recieved the Holy Ghost was such an awesome experience.We also had a wonderful training in Leiden from President and theAssistants. We basically are going to be retrained as a mission in terms ofhow we contact people and setting up appointments on the spot. It has beendone in a mission in London and they have seen a huge increase in baptisms,so we are also going to put it to the test. I'm excited to be a part of itand to bring more of Heavenly Fathers children to him. It is kind of niceto be in a car now, especially when it is raining, but going on the bikeevery once in a while would be nice, except for the fact that my bike is nowa little bit broken. The new missionary that we are living with doesn'thave his own bike yet, so he used mine, until he broke the pedal off, and sonow he is using Elder Favero's. So we would like to go out every once in awhile on bikes, but that isn't possible right now. Oh well. I'm not evenmad. We are planning on going to Amsterdam tomorrow for district meeting,and then i'll be going to Almere-stad with my other old companion ElderOsmond on exchanges, (he is a district leader) Then, on Thursday, theassistants will be coming to Den Haag to go on exchanges with us. I'm notused to all these exchanges, since we only got to go on one exchange totalin Rotterdam. But it is a lot of fun to go out with other missionaries andto learn from them and also to meet more cool people in other cities here inNederland. Anyways, I can't think of anything else super excited that wedid or that we will do. Of course, missionary work is always exciting, buti don't have time to write everything up here!I do want to say some things to a few people. First of all, congrats Braydenfor being a stud and pulling off 2 state championships. You can really saythat you went out with a bang right. Sick and still stayed strong until theend! He taught me all I know (Shouldn't it be the other way around???) Second, congrats to Holly! I just heard about your marathon in Hawaii.That is so cool! All i heard is that you ran it and you finished it, notreally any details, but that is awesome. I should probably start workingout. I'm so out of shape. I would like to say that i ran a marathon oneday. . . dreams do come true. . . sometimes :) But anyways, i'll say itonce again, in Dutch, *gefeliciteerd!!!!*I wish everyone a very happy Valentines day. Love is the Key!!!"For God so loved the world, that he gave His Only Begotten Son. . ."I love you all!!! Have a good week ok.Love,Elder Bair
23. Let the mountains shout for joy, and all ye valleys cry aloud; and all ye seas and dry lands tell the wonders of your Eternal King! And ye rivers, and brooks, and rills, flow down with gladness. Let the woods and all the trees of the fields praise the Lord; and ye solid rocks weep for joy! And let the sun, moon, and the morning starts sing together, and let all the sons of God shout for joy! And let the eternal creations declare his name forever and ever! 
