Hey Family!
I get to call you guys in one week!!! (It will probably be around noon!) I can't believe Christmas is already almost here! Time is going by so fast! Thank you for all the thoughtful letters! Baby Elle looks so great! Seriously a little Angel! I am excited to celebrate my first Christmas on the Mission!
Our Temple trip to L.A. was amazing! We had an entire session with like 70 missionaries and our mission president. The Celestial room experience was truly something I will never forget with all of my fellow missionary friends. All of us, a bunch of 20 year olds, conversing one with another, far away from our families, preaching what we know to be true, in the closes place to heaven, in EXACTLY the best place we could be in this EXACT time in our lives. We were all emotional as the spirit bore witness this to all of us together with our mission president.
We also all gathered together for a Zone Conference again back on Tuesday. It was an awesome meeting, the trainings that President Martin gives are always super powerful. I figured out many things that I could be doing better. The little things are what make the difference. By small and Simple means are GREAT things are brought to pass! (Alma 37:6 I believe?) Then at the end of the meeting, President wanted to end with a testimony meeting and selected 3 missionaries to say a few words... We'd now like to hear from Elder so and so, Sister so and so, and we will finish up by hearing from (I bet you can guess...) Elder Brady. Yeah. Every time without fail... Ludlow turned and looked at me and said that's you! I just looked at him and said, I knew it. He said, they told you before hand? And I said, no, I just knew somehow... ha-ha. So I just got up there again and blabbed for 5 minutes, cried, and told them what I have been thinking about lately and what has helped, (the usual) and hopefully it helped someone out there? I'm not sure if it did, but Heavenly Father wanted me to speak for some reason, I just know that we should never turn down opportunities like these to bear testimony, be his hands and serve.
Speaking of Service, This last week, we have grown very close to Miracle during this Christmas season and I ended up giving them the Christmas tree you guys sent me because they don't have one... Very humbling experience but it reminds us of the TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS once again. And brings us eternal JOY.
We should be having a baptism this Sunday, Christmas day! Jade Mundy wants to get baptized then and we just have to teach her a couple little other things then see if she is ready and passes the Baptismal Interview questions. We found her like 2 months ago and she has come a long way so hopefully it happens! Cross your fingers and that's where we need the prayers this week! I don't think there would be a better way to celebrate Jesus Christ's Birth by bringing a soul unto Him through the waters of baptism! That's as good as it gets!
I love you guys so much and I don't know what else to share but I know there is a lot of crazy stuff happening. Think of some good questions for our phone call because I feel like I have already shared everything that is worth sharing? Ha-ha
Talk to you guys on CHRISTMAS! Until then, have a good one!
Love, Elder Brady
---NO REGRETS---
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