Dear Family,
Congratulations to Amanda! I am so excited for you! :D Things are going well up here in Springfield. I love it here. Still. We had Zone Conference this past week. It was very enjoyable. Mostly it was just reviewing things we've talked about in our Zone Conferences and District Meetings lately. So, nothing too mind- blowing. I had the opportunity to give my "departing testimony," as it was my last Zone Conference. It was a sad experience. Difficult for me to deal with, quite frankly. The end draweth nigh, and I freaketh out.
But fortunately I do still have time left, and I am going to use it as effectively as I can. I love being a missionary and serving the Lord. I know that I am doing what our Father want me to do. He loves us all so much. I am grateful for the opportunity I have to share this love he has with others. I hope that you have a good week and that all goes well.
Love, Elder Bracken
Monday, February 28, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Dear Family,
Life is going well for me. I'm loving Springfield. (yes, I did get the cake, by the way. And I ate it too!) I have also ate at Andy's. It was SO GOOD! :D
It's been a fun week. Lot's of biking. Talking with tons of people. There's some interesting folk out here. Missouri is a strange place, as I've said before(and will surely say again).
Stairs out in Missouri are crazy. Every step is a different height than the one before it and the one after it. It's totally random and inpredictable. I have a theory as to why this is. We went to Disneyland and saw ASIMO, the Accursed Robot made by Honda(who I hate). He can walk up stairs. Robots have the ability to walk up stairs! Creepy! However, I'm not sure that the Robot can handle stairs with inpredictable heights every step. So, Missouri is preparing for a Robot Apocalypse. When that day comes, we must all flee to Missouri. It will undoubtedly be the safest place.
My companion is Elder Nicholas Gardner from St. George, UT. He is an excellent missionary. Very smart. I am very happy to be serving with him.
I like the ward here. It's a good one. Decently sized. Good Bishopric. Excellent Ward Mission Leader. We have good things going on here.
Not much else to report. Things are going well. Have a good week! Go to the temple!
I don't know how I forgot to mention this. We have a Golden Investigator being baptized on the 12th of March. She's awesome. Her name is Christina. She's in High School. She is investigating despite major opposition from friends and family. She will be baptized on her scheduled day, no problem.
Love,
Elder Bracken
Life is going well for me. I'm loving Springfield. (yes, I did get the cake, by the way. And I ate it too!) I have also ate at Andy's. It was SO GOOD! :D
It's been a fun week. Lot's of biking. Talking with tons of people. There's some interesting folk out here. Missouri is a strange place, as I've said before(and will surely say again).
Stairs out in Missouri are crazy. Every step is a different height than the one before it and the one after it. It's totally random and inpredictable. I have a theory as to why this is. We went to Disneyland and saw ASIMO, the Accursed Robot made by Honda(who I hate). He can walk up stairs. Robots have the ability to walk up stairs! Creepy! However, I'm not sure that the Robot can handle stairs with inpredictable heights every step. So, Missouri is preparing for a Robot Apocalypse. When that day comes, we must all flee to Missouri. It will undoubtedly be the safest place.
My companion is Elder Nicholas Gardner from St. George, UT. He is an excellent missionary. Very smart. I am very happy to be serving with him.
I like the ward here. It's a good one. Decently sized. Good Bishopric. Excellent Ward Mission Leader. We have good things going on here.
Not much else to report. Things are going well. Have a good week! Go to the temple!
I don't know how I forgot to mention this. We have a Golden Investigator being baptized on the 12th of March. She's awesome. Her name is Christina. She's in High School. She is investigating despite major opposition from friends and family. She will be baptized on her scheduled day, no problem.
Love,
Elder Bracken
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Dear Family,
So, here's how it went down. Transfers are usually Thursday. Because of the weather it was moved to Friday. So, I got everything packed up Thursday morning and was good to go when, suddenly, we were told that Transfers would be moved back to Monday. So, it was kinda frustrating to live out of my suitcase for 3 days. It was good though because I was able to say good-bye to more people.
In consequence of transfers being on Monday, we took Preparation Day on Tuesday. That is why I am emailing you now.
Also, I did not get the cake.
I'm enjoying my new area so far. The work is going well here, from what I can tell. We have good people that we are working with. We always want/need more, of course, but it's nice to have a good teaching pool going.
Springfield seems nice. It's fairly decent sized. It doesn't feel much bigger than my Second area. It probably is though. It's a college town. MSU is here. There's Bible College's everywhere, which is crazy.
I got my bike fixed/upraded. I am very happy. It's nice for your mode of transportation to function properly.
I had a terrible night of sleep last night, so the first thing I got at Wal-Mart today was a Mattress Pad and brand new pillow. Worth it!
My companion, Elder Gardner, is great. I love him. Very good missionary. He's a good person who cares a lot about people. He's been through a lot in his life and so he has a lot of empathy for others.
As far as the Big Stamp goes, I don't know what the deal is. I just decided to try it one day. I realized that the Big Stamp has everything on it that the little ones have. So, why wouldn't it work? So I tried it, and it worked. I was happy. I think it's a big secret of the Federal Government. Everyone is throwing away a stamp that they rightfully own and can use. I thought it was so funny that it worked.
Last night for dinner we had a thing called Chipotle Mexican Grill. It's basically a crappy rip-off of Cafe Rio. But still good.
Well, I'll get going now. Have a good week family!
Love,
Elder Bracken
So, here's how it went down. Transfers are usually Thursday. Because of the weather it was moved to Friday. So, I got everything packed up Thursday morning and was good to go when, suddenly, we were told that Transfers would be moved back to Monday. So, it was kinda frustrating to live out of my suitcase for 3 days. It was good though because I was able to say good-bye to more people.
In consequence of transfers being on Monday, we took Preparation Day on Tuesday. That is why I am emailing you now.
Also, I did not get the cake.
I'm enjoying my new area so far. The work is going well here, from what I can tell. We have good people that we are working with. We always want/need more, of course, but it's nice to have a good teaching pool going.
Springfield seems nice. It's fairly decent sized. It doesn't feel much bigger than my Second area. It probably is though. It's a college town. MSU is here. There's Bible College's everywhere, which is crazy.
I got my bike fixed/upraded. I am very happy. It's nice for your mode of transportation to function properly.
I had a terrible night of sleep last night, so the first thing I got at Wal-Mart today was a Mattress Pad and brand new pillow. Worth it!
My companion, Elder Gardner, is great. I love him. Very good missionary. He's a good person who cares a lot about people. He's been through a lot in his life and so he has a lot of empathy for others.
As far as the Big Stamp goes, I don't know what the deal is. I just decided to try it one day. I realized that the Big Stamp has everything on it that the little ones have. So, why wouldn't it work? So I tried it, and it worked. I was happy. I think it's a big secret of the Federal Government. Everyone is throwing away a stamp that they rightfully own and can use. I thought it was so funny that it worked.
Last night for dinner we had a thing called Chipotle Mexican Grill. It's basically a crappy rip-off of Cafe Rio. But still good.
Well, I'll get going now. Have a good week family!
Love,
Elder Bracken
Monday, February 7, 2011
Dear Family,
You're probably anxious to know the news. So here it is. Elder Rowley is staying and becoming a District Leader/Senior Companion.
Oh wait. That wasn't all you wanted to know? Well, Elder Bartholomew(one of the spanish Elders) is going to Tulsa to be a District Leader.
What? More? Hmm.... Well.... One of our Ft. Smith Elders(the Zone Leaders) is being made the new Assistant to the President.
Let's see..... wasn't there something else? Oh yeah! and the District is being changed. The Sister missionaries are moving to a different ward, and the ward that they are currently in is being moved to a different District.
I think that's all the news.
Oh wait! I ate at Waffle House today! It was sooooooo good! I had a huge breakfast. Waffle House is a chain of Restaurants out here. They're open 24/7. They cook the food right in front of you. That was fun to watch. Kind of like a crappy American version of Benihana's. :)
We were snowed in most of the week. We were at the other elder's apartment most of the time. Ruining their lives and eating all their steaks, haha. It was so fun. Not the most productive as far as missionary work goes. But we had one sweet miracle. The non-member fiance of one of our Less-Actives wants us to teach him. We've "officially" taught him once now. It went pretty well. The Spirit was very strong. I thoroughly believe he will be baptized.
Well, I suppose that's all the news. Unless there was something else..... Oh yeah! I'm being transferred! That's what the news is! I totally forgot! ;) haha :P
So, I am headed to Springfield 2nd Ward(the Ward Dominique lived in) to serve with Elder Gardner. He's a missionary who was trained here in Van Buren and everyone here LOVES him. I am so excited. It's going to be so much fun. What's even more awesome, is that my area has Andy's Frozen Custard in it! Oh boy, I'm gonna make this "Andy" person a rich man! It's the best Custard on Earth. I truly believe it qualifies as a Celestial Food. Anyways, tangent. So, I'll be in a bike area. I have to go get my bike fixed. It's in big need of repair. But hey, maybe I'll lose some weight before I get home! :)
Here is my new address:
1005 E. Division Apt. A
Springfield, MO 65803
It sure would be great if there was a letter waiting for me when I got there......
Anyways. I'll talk to you next week!
Love,
Elder Bracken
You're probably anxious to know the news. So here it is. Elder Rowley is staying and becoming a District Leader/Senior Companion.
Oh wait. That wasn't all you wanted to know? Well, Elder Bartholomew(one of the spanish Elders) is going to Tulsa to be a District Leader.
What? More? Hmm.... Well.... One of our Ft. Smith Elders(the Zone Leaders) is being made the new Assistant to the President.
Let's see..... wasn't there something else? Oh yeah! and the District is being changed. The Sister missionaries are moving to a different ward, and the ward that they are currently in is being moved to a different District.
I think that's all the news.
Oh wait! I ate at Waffle House today! It was sooooooo good! I had a huge breakfast. Waffle House is a chain of Restaurants out here. They're open 24/7. They cook the food right in front of you. That was fun to watch. Kind of like a crappy American version of Benihana's. :)
We were snowed in most of the week. We were at the other elder's apartment most of the time. Ruining their lives and eating all their steaks, haha. It was so fun. Not the most productive as far as missionary work goes. But we had one sweet miracle. The non-member fiance of one of our Less-Actives wants us to teach him. We've "officially" taught him once now. It went pretty well. The Spirit was very strong. I thoroughly believe he will be baptized.
Well, I suppose that's all the news. Unless there was something else..... Oh yeah! I'm being transferred! That's what the news is! I totally forgot! ;) haha :P
So, I am headed to Springfield 2nd Ward(the Ward Dominique lived in) to serve with Elder Gardner. He's a missionary who was trained here in Van Buren and everyone here LOVES him. I am so excited. It's going to be so much fun. What's even more awesome, is that my area has Andy's Frozen Custard in it! Oh boy, I'm gonna make this "Andy" person a rich man! It's the best Custard on Earth. I truly believe it qualifies as a Celestial Food. Anyways, tangent. So, I'll be in a bike area. I have to go get my bike fixed. It's in big need of repair. But hey, maybe I'll lose some weight before I get home! :)
Here is my new address:
1005 E. Division Apt. A
Springfield, MO 65803
It sure would be great if there was a letter waiting for me when I got there......
Anyways. I'll talk to you next week!
Love,
Elder Bracken
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