So I only have like 5 minutes today so I figured that I would hurry and write a short story that happened this week!
One morning we started tracking just like we always do and when we left the apartment at 10 it was pretty overcast and felt extremely good outside for once! We were loving it, and loving the feeling that our faces didn't feel like they were on fire. So we were out talking to everyone and going from one appointment to the next, when all of the sudden, we felt some rain drops!!! Whoohoo! Then we heard some thunder and we looked around to see some huge rain clouds coming our way! Very exciting. Just then we saw a huge wall of rain coming down the street and everyone was freaking out! It was the coolest/most awesome thing ever. Just then it hit us like a ton of bricks and we were probably 2 miles away from our apartment and our next appointment. So we kept on tracking towards our appointment! Everyone was looking at us like we were crazy especially when it started Hailing! We were soaked and the draining system in Lancaster is not very good considering this happens about once a year. So the streets instantly filled up from curb to curb and until you couldn't even see the middle of the street! It was now a legit river. We were biking through 1-2 feet of water making our way to our appointment Yelling, “the Gospel must be shared!!" hahaha it was awesome! It was unreal and garbage cans were floating down the streets... The rain made it super foggy and you couldn't see anything past a quarter mile because of how much rain was coming down. So we finally pulled up to Keith and Vivian Cones house (the Lancaster Baptist family that is super nice but don't believe that God has a body and other things like that) (and also the picture that I sent you of Benjamin and Joseph, that family) anyways, everyone was looking out of their windows admiring the rain when we pulled up to their house. They instantly ran to the front door and said, “What are you guys doing out THERE! Quick! Get in HERE! (Yelling over the rain and thunder) Just then we got off our bikes, crossed the river and nonchalantly walked up to their front door as they waited for us. (At this point they was NO way we could possibly get any more wet) Then, with an epic voice as we approached their house, I said, “Keith, we came to tell you that God, Has, A body." and they all laughed and they really respect us and know that we truly do care about them. We have great conversations and I have a good feeling about them. They will know of the truth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saint! The Book of Mormon works miracles.
I love being a missionary and experiencing moments like this. It strengthens my faith and I know without a doubt that I am doing the right thing and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, not knowingly, has blessed my life so much! It's out here on a mission that I am now realizing how important it is to have in our lives. We are so blessed to know of this message and to apply in our everyday lives! I see it every day!
I love you guys so much and I thank you so much for all your support and I'll talk to you next week!
Love, Elder Brady
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