Dear Family,
 
Well, I am glad to hear that things are going so well. I am a bit concerned, though. You are both putting way too much on your plate, at least from where I can see. Why are you doing that? Have you never seen What About Bob? Baby steps. Don't bite off more than you can chew. Do things a little here, and a little there. The house wasn't built in a day, and it surely won't be remodeled in a day. Your first grandbaby is en route, and your last child is about to return home from his mission. You just bought a brand new vehicle. You've landscaped the backyard and planted bulbs(GASP!). You've finished the basement, and now you're redoing the whole upstairs. This is a tad concerning. Why don't you wait for me to come home so I can help you with some of these things? Rome wasn't built in a day you know. When we read the accounts of the Creation of the World, God Himself took a great deal of time to make this wonderful Earth. He did things systematically, in wisdom and in order. He even took time to rest. There are principles here which we can and must follow, for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength.
 
So, we heckled a preacher this last week. It was great fun. We had our District Meeting(my last District Meeting. Weird.) at the Institute as we usually do. Afterwards, a member from the Singles Ward showed up and told us that there was a Preacher preaching at MSU campus. So we walked over there with him. It was only like a block and a half away. He was at the Public Speech podium thingy. He was yelling at everyone and telling them they were going to Hell. I had some fun asking him questions, but we left because it was cold. It didn't stop him, but it did entertain us. The young man from the Singles Ward tried to give him a Book of Mormon, but he wouldn't accept one. The Zone Leaders talked for a good while with a young man there who was fairly interested. Hopefully he will come to church sometime soon and check it out.

 We had an entertaining prank the other day. I was on exchanges with Elder Argyle(one of the Zone Leaders). We got back in at about 8:45 p.m. Elder Bell and Elder Fellows weren't back yet. Somehow, I still don't know how, we came up with a brilliant idea. We tore apart the front room, knocked a bunch of stuff over, turned off all the lights, and left the front door a little open. We went into Elder Bell and I's bedroom. After a few minutes we heard them pulling in. They were talking as they walked up the steps, but as soon as they got to where they could see the front door, they went silent. They slowly pushed the door open and turned on the light. After a few moments of silence, we hear Elder Bell shout, "WHO'S IN THIS HOUSE???" and we hear a loud "CRACK!"(which turned out to be Elder Fellows kicking in the bathroom door) and we see Elder Fellows run into his bedroom with a Baseball Bat. It was hilarious. We burst out laughing. They weren't very pleased with us, haha. Later, Elder Fellows took a Sharpie and labeled the Baseball Bat "THE LORD'S JUSTICE."
 
Well, I had better get going. Have a good one!
 
Love,
Elder Bracken