Dear Mom
and Dad
The
internet here today is really slow, so i hope my email will make it through. I
am glad you enjoyed my birthday email. I looked at my planner right after we
left emailing on Monday, and remembered it was your birthday. It sounds like
you spent some good time with the family. I am glad that Randall and Katrina
were able to spend time with you on your birthday. It sounds like Toni is still
doing awesome parties and things!! That is really cool that they threw you a
surprise party. I am sure that it was really fun. That is funny that Lyn got
you Zorro to watch over and over haha!! I actually saw that on at a members the
other day, and it reminded me of Grandma. I will try to send a birthday card
once I can.
It
sounds like the Cedar team keeps doing well. I think it has been since I was a
freshman that we could beat all the St George teams. You will have to let me
know how they do at the CV invitational. It will be interesting to see how they
do up against some bigger teams. That would be really exciting to see them do
well at state, or even win.
Yeah dad
told me that you probably had like 70 people at the pie party. That is really
cool. It has probably been a while since you have seen a lot of those people.
Like some of Lyn's kids I haven't seen them for years. You probably had a good
time catching up with them again. That is really cool that Sterling and Stanton
will be coming home on the same flight. I am sure that will be a great
excitement to have them home for Marcus’s wedding.
I'm sure
you are nice and full after your two thanksgiving dinners. I hope you had some
good family time over the holiday. It sounds like you did some great stuff like
hiking and shooting and bowling.
I think
you can just stop worrying about the Christmas package. I will be fine without
a package. I really would rather just buy things. I don't think anyone else is
getting packages. I have
not heard from anyone else that they are getting packages. I think the best
thing to do is wait for the strike to end, and you can just send me a small
care package even if it is next year sometime. For Christmas I really can just
buy things. I would love to hear from people if they want to email, I just may
not have time to email back. I didn't get any further mail this
week. I probably wont for a few more weeks, but I will keep you updated. No one
else has been getting mail that I know of.
The week
has been great for the most part. Transfers on Tuesday was really fun. I got to
see a lot of missionaries that I have not seen for a long time. It is really
fun to just catch up and laugh and have a good time. I also got to see Elder
Robins. I have not seen him since he was my companion. He is now at a year on
mission which is just insane. We went out to lunch and stuff, so that was
really fun to celebrate his year mark. It is crazy to think a missionary I
trained is now at one year. Time really does fly. I said goodbye to Elder Zebe
as well which was pretty sad. I will miss him a lot. I think he will be someone
I do a lot of things with when I get home. We didn't do anything fun for
thanksgiving. We got fed by a member which was nice because that doesn't happen
very often.
The rest
of the week was just normal in the area. We did teach a decent amount, but it
just seemed like a really slow week. We had a lot of cancellations still, but
that is normal. We are really struggling to find new investigators. I am not
excited for December, and the work getting really slow. We already have
investigators leaving for the holidays. I guess we just need to be creative and
find people with creative ways.
Our investigators just all seem to be jokers. They aren't too serious. Like Kgaogelo and Manthole. I have been teaching them since I got here in September, and they still aren't going to make it to be baptized this month. I guess we just need to drop them for a while and let them see the importance of the gospel. Also Mandla and Voyage, one of our Father led families, we found out that they aren't all the way married. He hasn't finished paying lobola. That means they are breaking the law of chastity, and can't be baptized until they are fully married. Other than that we do have some good investigators. I just hope they won't all leave the next few weeks. Everyone as you remember from last Christmas leave to go be with family for the whole month of December. Remember it is summer break here. I am doing fine with my companion. We really do get a long, and he is a lot of fun. I would rather have him as a companion that a lot of other missionaries. I am really helping him to become better I hope. I will be with him the rest of this month, and his English is better.
Our interviews
with the president will be later this month. Like in 3 weeks. I think I will
talk to him about coming home in August so we can get things planned for that.
I guess Marshall has planned to come home early for school as well. If you can
find out when SUU starts and let me know what you think.
Because I will be staying in this area we can start discussing Christmas phone call plans now. I will be able to skype I think at the chapel. Really I will be free like
all day. Just whenever the best time is with your schedule will work fine with
me. Not sure if you have plans for Christmas already, like a Christmas brunch.
Just let me know your plans.
Well I
am glad once again to hear from you. Just off to the mall and the chapel to
play sports. WE do about the same thing every Monday. I might look at buying a
suit this week or next week because we have a meeting with the area president,
so I will wear it to that, then wrap it up for my Christmas. I have a big meeting with the area
president, so I need to look sharp. I'm so grateful for all you do, and I am
constantly thinking about you and missing you. Well I hope you have a good week
getting back into the routine after the holiday. I love you and I am constantly
grateful for the many great things you taught me. I use the skills you taught
me everyday.
Love
Your Son
Elder
Brown
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