Sup Family! Hey! :)
Thank you all for the words of advice
and pictures! They definitely lifted my spirit and made me laugh.
Well, I honestly don't even know
where to start for this weeks e-mail... I feel like I have experienced a month
worth of stuff in this past week. Going from the most comfortable/ laid back
"chill" lifestyle, all the way up to Zone Leader is definitely a slap
in the face... I didn't even have the opportunity to be a District Leader...?
Anyways though, I have never been so tired my whole mission. We are over 23
missionaries all in the Santa Clarita Valley. 3 separate Districts. This would
be super overwhelming if my companion wasn't so freaking awesome! We didn't
know each other before we became comps and now just after a week we feel like
we have known each other our whole lives! One of those feelings where you guys
just click right off the bat and work together very well. We feel like we were
best friends in the pre-earth life or something! Ha-ha
It's all really good though, I just
hate Drama. And missionaries are full of drama and we are in tune with what
every companionship is going through (and talk to President Martin like every
other day which is really cool!). It definitely is a handful. I feel like I
just got my feet wet this week. I got thrown into the ocean and it seems like
everyone is watching to see if I sink or swim... so far I am proud to say I am
still afloat :) We have Zone Leader Council (ZLC) tomorrow where president
instructs all the ZL's. Then we are attending Leadership Training on Thursday
where all ZL's and DL's meet together and we will be providing a training for
that. Then we have Combined District meeting on Friday where Elder Otis and I
will be giving another training to our whole zone! Goodie!!! Definitely not excited
for this week either... Trainings/Meetings/working with missionaries in our
zone, fill a lot of our time, but Elder Otis and I are dedicated and extremely
motivated to set a good example and progress our own area at the same
time!
I have never had a companion like
Elder Otis before, no offense to my other comps, but he is super awesome! He is
21, from Buffalo, Minnesota and only has 5 months left before he goes home. We
have been 100% obedient this past week and have really hit it hard so far! We are
exhausted 24/7 but it is well worth it. I have also never felt the spirit this
strong my entire mission! We just love it! We feel like amazing things are
about to happen so we just keep doing our best. We have set some awesome goals
to keep us going everyday and tools to keep our Zone focused. Heavenly Father
is definitely blessing us and helping us by giving us strength to obey Him. He
will never give us a commandment we cannot fulfill (1 Nephi 3:7). Anyways I
could seriously type all day from all the things that we have learned just this
past week. But I can fill you in on more next Sunday with our Phone call!!!!!
Yay!
I'll most likely call you around
1:30ish here, which will be 2:30ish there? Correct? It will just be after you
guys get home from church. Our church is from 9-12. This past Sunday at 7:00AM
we had a meeting with President Martin and the Stake Presidency about how the
missionary work is progressing. Definitely some inspired leaders! That was a
very uplifting meeting with them. Then at church it was fast Sunday and we were
the first ones to bear our testimonies, and together we dropped a spiritual
bomb in there! It was amazing and I think I know the entire ward already and
they are super cool and friendly. I already love this ward :) like all of them
came up to us and thanked us for our testimonies! I love missionary work! Not
so much of this Zone Leader crap but hopefully it continue to get better and
more comfortable. Well this is all for now, love you all! Have a great week and
looking forward to Sunday!
Happy 8th Birthday this week Abs!
Abby you are getting so big! When I saw that picture of you by the water I
thought it was Lyndsey or Kristin! Ha-ha
Happy Late anniversary Kris and Jas!
Love Elder Brady
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