Week 45- The Elder Brown Show

Sounds like you have had a loaded week! Dad gave me the scoop on everything! Oh my gosh Lauren sent me the video of dad laughing and I haven't ever laughed so hard! I'm in the library too so a lot of missionaries are staring at me,  like what the heck is going on with him! I miss dad's funny laugh so that made me so happy!  I did perform 3 musical numbers at the fireside and everybody nicknamed it the Elder Brown show! I wish you could of heard it.  I wasn't able to record it but I save all the music and when I get home I will put on a spiritual recital performance for you!;)  My duet with Elder Olson sounded awesome! My voice is way better than when I left!  Plus I got my higher range back too so I can sing songs a lot higher than usual! So wish you could have been there! The convert fireside was so awesome! My heart was full the entire fireside and with the music I felt like I was just glowing! At the end President and Sister Mendenhall(Mission President) gave a farewell talk and asked us to stand up and sing Called To Serve and the spirit was so strong! He and Sister Mendenhall were in tears because we also gave them a package of all the letter written from all the missionaries they have ever had! I cried a little! If I can tell you how amazing President and Sister Mendenhall are holy cow! I love them so much I really do! The spirit that they carry is amazing! I will miss them so much!

At the end of the conference a lot of people left and I walked up to President and gave him a hug, he looked me in the eyes and said you are a special missionary and you will have a very big impact on the mission.  Continue to be a light to the other missionaries! A lot of weight to carry but it was such a great compliment and there was a lot of power in the words he spoke to me! 53 Missionaries are going home with this transfer and next and only 18 are coming in! Most of those 53 are all the leaders so there won"t be hardly any left.  Only Elder Keith, Elder Fenske, Elder Sharptenteer, Elder Merkly and Elder Christianson, Elder Heiner and Elder Bird! Only leaders in the mission when everyone is gone! So we will be the seniors of the mission for the rest of our time! Elder Lytle might be going home. He might have bladder cancer! I feel for that guy! He hasn't had a good mission so far its been tough for him!  I hope he sticks it out!

As far as the work goes, we are starting to build a teaching pool.  We are now teaching 3 people consistently but they will each be a long road! They are all either boyfriends or girlfriends of members and they have agreed to meet with missionaries. They each three have different concerns some are more interested than others but it has helped me teach to their needs rather than teaching things in a specific order! But we have received another referral from other elders in the zone who says that she is super interested and wants to be baptized! We are meeting with her at on 5:00 Tuesday so hopefully we can start getting something going! The YSA had a ward barbecue and we had 5 nonmembers there and will be teaching one of them next week,  so I''m pumped for that! Good things are happening! We recently have been thinking out of the box. We set up an activity for Tuesdays, called basketball with the elders. Its two fold, one, we get nonmembers to come and invite nonmembers who are at the park to play with us! Its been working and I get to play a little bball too! We play in our white shirts and ties but I still ball everyone up! :) Elder Reynolds is going home in a transfer! Elder Gray is going home in 10 days! he's coming up to hike with us today! We are hiking castle wood canyon! and yes McKenzie is in boulder! I'm trying to see if she can come down.  She is only 1 hour away. 

Anyway that's been my week! I love you mom!  Happy me! Love you mom bye!