Week 6- Humility keeps the spirit!

Hey Mom crazy week! This week was busy.  I will try to answer your billion questions again haha!  I love you but you still stress me out sometimes hahaha. Okay here I go...

1.) Zone conference was long! 9 Hours of sitting in a prolonged meeting, Holyyyyy crappers! But I got a lot of things out of Zone conference and probably my most humbling and spiritual experience of the whole week so I will spend a little bit of time on this. A lot of the theme was My brothers keeper and what the true meaning of Love is which is crucial to have in our lives because it is what allows the spirit to be present. What does it mean to be "my brothers keeper?" Well think about your family mom. Not just our family but your brothers and sisters. I'm laughing because your family may not be the best example hahaha just kidding that was a joke Dad might get a kick out of that. anyway, think about your family. Dusty Rob Amy Kory. What would happen if one of them was murdered and killed. I know that sounds harsh but think about it how would that make you feel. awful right! that would be terrible. And think about if you could go back in time and have the chance to do something that enables you to save their life. I know if you had that chance you would. But we need to ask ourselves,  would we lay down our lives so that our brothers or sister could live? Because that is what love truly is. "I will be my brothers keeper, I will protect him and I wont let anything happen to him because I love him." Now there came a time when the savior was on the earth and he was among his apostles including Simon-Peter. The Lord asked Simon-Peter do you love me. his answer was yes. he asked again, Do you love me. he thought about it again this time a little longer and said yes Lord. he then asked again, do you love me. Simon- Peter thought about this like it was a trick question and after a lot of time he said Yes Lord I love you. But without saying it when the savior asked do you Truly love me what do you think that means. Well now think about the Savior. He loved us so much that he laid down his life not only for me but for everyone. He is the keeper of his sheep. Now think about that the savior loved us so much that he laid down his life for us he suffered terribly not only physically on the cross but he suffered in the garden for all of our sins pains agonies and everything that is not of the spirit. Let that resonate deep in you and think about it. stop reading and think about that please. Now how does that make you feel. Lets go back to Peter and let peter represent us. Will we lay down our lives for the savior!  Will we follow him to the ends of the earth. Will we serve him. will we love our neighbor, Will we be the peace keeper in our families, will we look at others needs instead of our own selfish needs. I hope and pray we do. because he suffered in that garden and on that cross and we need to pay him back by serving him with all of our heart might mind and strength. I love my savior and no matter how much I am accused,  made fun of like the Eminem line "chewed up and spit out and boot off stage," I will be my brothers keeper. I will follow him to the end of the earth because I love him and he loves me. I will follow him to the ends of the earth because he is my Savior and my King. I can't say that I truly love him because nobody is perfect and  I haven't followed him at times because of my sins and decisions I have made. But I strive to everyday.  Just because I'm on a mission doesn't mean I am safe. But we need to work toward truly loving the Savior and not just loving him. Simon-Peter, was asked to lead the apostles and he knew that he had to leave his fishing behind and follow the Lord whole-hardheartedly. We need to do the same thing in our lives. We need to be truly converted and work towards that. As we do that the Lord will direct our paths and show us the way. That's all he asks us to do. Anyway that is my testimony of that sorry that was long.

2.) I'm fine, I am eating, maybe just send me money instead of gift cards because there are some places that we eat that I don't have a gift card to ha ha. Mitchel is at the MTC no way! On Thursday every time the Broncos scored, I literally could hear the whole neighborhood cheer at the same time.   It was crazy. People are more friendly when the Broncos play. They invite us in to watch but we say no ha ha. Its like when the Broncos play it is their Sabbath day. So Friday we find out the score and that's how we teach people lessons. Bring up the Broncos and their hearts are softened:)  So yesterday I beat to teach this kid playing basketball.  He was 16 and pretty good at hoops but I beat him so he had to listen to what we had to say.  He seemed really poor but super nice. He had a little bit of an African accent. We taught him the restoration and he retains information well so hopefully we can follow up with him. Oh somebody gave me their bike so I will try to live off of that but I am going to buy a tube because I popped a tire and the patch kit wont fix it.  Amanda and Brad had a Baby.  I'm happy for them! I live in a basement yes it is small but its good. I workout with my companion every morning we do insanity and p90x. Send me some protein powder so I can have some for breakfast instead of spending a bunch of money on food. My companion will stay probably for another transfer but I will leave most likely. Who knows.

Well Mom I've got to go! I love you so much and I miss you! Tell everybody I miss them. 

Dad thanks for the email I hoped I answered your questions as well. I'm trying to humble myself everyday! Humility keeps the spirit.  I miss you so much!!

Love always,

Elder Brown