Wow! Super crazy week! Not a lot of success on paper, but we sure improved a lot this week! We had many meetings this week! First we had Zone Conference, then the adult session, ZDM, District Meeting, Stake Conference... yeah, a lot of meetings. It was awesome though! At Zone Conference, we had all the missionaries in our entire zone come up to Lancaster (about 75-100 missionaries)! We heard that a General Authority was going to come speak to us! We got there and it was Elder Golden. He is such a great guy. We started out the meeting with zone reports and stuff and then out of the blue, they called on a couple random missionaries to bear their testimonies and share some words with everyone. Talk about Pressure! After testimonies, Elder Golden talked to us for probably 2 hours! It was a very good meeting! Everyone was in Awe. Then at the end of the meeting, President Martin said," We will now have a couple of missionaries interview with Elder Golden." He called on 4 missionaries and... Yes... Wait... What? He called my name?? Wait, Elder Brady..? Yes. It was me! He was interviewing some zone leaders and then, there's me... ha-ha probably one of the youngest ones there. So we each got to have a personal interview with Elder Golden. It was awesome and very inspiring! An interview with a General Authority... nuff said.
Then, yesterday we were getting ready to go to stake conference which was at 10 instead of 9 am. We walked over to some investigators apartments and knocked on their doors to wake them up for church like we always do, and Jasmine and Larry came to the door dead tired. We visited with them and told them that church started in an hour and they said yes they would come! It was very complicated getting them a ride and getting us there with them as well. But we did it! Larry, Jasmine and their 2 kids came to church!!! First investigators we have had make it there! It was an amazing experience watching them as they entered for the first time and just observing them throughout the meeting. It was so much different and totally opposite from what they are usually around. They were amazed! We introduced them to a ton of ward members, showed them around the building, and answered some questions. Larry and Jasmine said, "These were the nicest people they have ever met!" They were excited and decided that they were going to come every week!! Hallelujah!! I feel like somehow I knew that they were going to say that (smart-alike) Ha-ha it was funny though watching Larry walk in for the first time wearing Sweats, a pair of high top Nikes, Tall white Tee, and a backwards baseball cap while holding his two daughters in his arms. Absolutely priceless. Different, but hey they made it and that's all that matters! Awesome experience.
Hey I actually do have a request this time! When you decide to send me a little something, something, could you send me one of those Plan of Salvation puzzles that they have at the missionary mall please? Elder Kennard has one and it is awesome for teaching that lesson to little kids! Thank you so much! I love you guys so much! Thank you so much all that you have done for me. You guys have made me who I am today and without you I wouldn't be at this point. I am very grateful to be on a mission and to learn so much everyday and strive to be better continually. Also to be raised in such an awesome family because I see every day out here how difficult it can be without one. We are here on Earth to Learn, Grow, gain experience, be happy, and PREPARE ourselves to me God. In order to reach the Celestial Kingdom, we need to be Celestial material! (D&C 88:22ish... I think) so let's live Celestial Lives now! The sooner the better EVERYONE always say!
P.S. we have been eating "Ghetto Cheesecake" (simply an Oreo with Easy cheese sprayed on top) Amazing... you should try it, ha-ha. I have been introduced to so many crazy things out here.
Love you guys!
Love, ELDER BRADY
--NO REGRETS--
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