So this is the last week of the transfer and we will find out if things are changing or not. Pretty exciting! Whelp, thank you so much for all the letters this week, Grandma Erickson, Grandma/Grandpa Brady, Brade, Lynds, Mom/Family! I love you guys! I have not yet received the "package" but I am super excited! Thank you!
This week has been pretty good. I went on companion exchanges with Elder Ruiz this week which was a blast! It's nice to be with other missionaries once in a while considering Elder Kennard and I have been together for 12 weeks! But yeah it was great, we ran into a VERY interesting guy as we were knocking... George... an Atheist! He does not believe in God. Crazy, I know. Poor guy. We had a very deep conversation and Elder Ruiz and George was going to get in a fight and I was trying to calm the situation... It got pretty ugly and I finally just said, "What would it take for you to believe there is a God, George?" then he said he needed some evidence and not to get brainwashed like we have been... Then we sat there in silence, then I slowly reached into my backpack and pulled out a Book of Mormon all Epic like and pushed it towards him across the table and said, "Here's you evidence, George" ......ha-ha he sat there stunned and was speechless. After a while, he finally kicked us out/ we ran away, but the Book of Mormon is still sitting on his table in his house. MISSION ACCOMPISHED. ;) After that experience, Elder Ruiz and I were a little shaken up, but experiences like these only make us stronger!!! I love it!
This week the Spanish Elders had a baptism!! And I was asked by Darleen (the one getting baptized) to participate in her baptism and give a talk, and I said yes. Then come to find out I was supposed to give a talk in Spanish...? Whoa, Como estas? What? Ha-ha so yeah we all know I don't know Spanish and I was about to give it in English but then we all decided it would be best if Arrieta gave it. Bummer, I know, Darleen is awesome and just turned 18 on Friday. Our whole District threw her a party and gave her a cake on Friday. It eventually turned out to be a disaster. Cake flying everywhere and smearing it in each other’s faces. 8 Whites shirts, Ruined. ha-ha nah jk it was awesome though. Darleen said it was the best party she has ever had! MISSION ACCOMPISHED. Anyways, about the baptism. We brought an investigator, Armando, (who plays soccer with us on Saturday morning) to Darleen's baptism. He thought she was sooo pretty and wanted to get baptized right then and there! Ha-ha very funny experience. Then I introduced them to each other and she bore her testimony (WHICH WAS AMAZINGLY AWESOME!) about baptism and how she felt so clean and pure and gets to start a new life sin free along with the commitment to follow God's plan. It hit Armando so hard and he really wants to change and follow through with this so we are all very excited about that!
Alright well I have to go now. I have become super close with Elder Bennett and he goes home in ONE WEEK! What? Noooo! So we are going to have one last companionship exchange and Do Work together on Thursday! Pretty excited for that. But besides that, Enjoy General Conference and sorry I won't be providing the treats at Priesthood this year...
Love you guys and thank you so much for all the motivation, thoughts, and Prayers! I can really feel it and I feel so blessed! Talk to you next week!
Love, ELDER BRADY
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