Thank you so much for the awesome
letter that you sent me once again! It was super crazy because we never really
did figure out why the conference call last week was having so many big
problems. It was just trying to be a pain I guess. ;) I think it was probably
more operator error than anything since there were like 28 people trying
to operate it at the exact same time that seems like a pretty safe bet! haha It
went a lot better this morning though because I got the names of all of the Zone
Leaders that I am supposed to call from now on, so then I don't have to deal
with all of the frustration of getting all of the Zones together. :D That made
me a little bit happier!!!
This week was a super crazy week
though. Usually on Mondays it is super hard to find something to do because we
are only out from 6-9 and most of the members are having FHE at that time so we
can't really go and visit them unannounced or anything. haha But last Monday was
one of the best Mondays that I have had in my entire mission so far because we
were able to find a member of the ward that would be willing to come with us to
a lesson that we had set up with this awesome lady who has been coming to church
for a while with here aunt in a different area! She is really cool and I can't
wait because we are meeting with her again today!!! :D I love days that you are
just running around constantly trying to get around to all of the appointments
that you have set up for that day. It is the best feeling ever when you are
busy!
Conference was AWESOME this year!
I never would have thought back home that conference would go by so fast, or
that I would enjoy it so much while I am here on my mission. I loved these last
sessions of conference. I found out that if I am not constantly doing something
with my hands, or just moving in general I get super distracted, and lose focus
really fast. So during conference I was taking lots of notes on paper instead of
my iPad, and then I also started to doodle. I drew almost all of the speakers on
the paper that I was taking notes on! It was super fun!!! :P
One thing that
really stood out to me is "STAY IN THE BOAT!" I thought that was super cool
because there are so many things that you can get caught up on and if you just
jump out of the "boat" then you cannot expect to ever understand it. God is
always here to help us, and he will never turn his back on us, but if we jump
out of the boat and turn our backs on Him, He cannot help us like He wants too.
I love the Mormon message "Wrong Roads" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland because it
explains super well that blessings don't always come when we want them. Same
with answers to our prayers. He says, "Some come soon, some come late, and some
don't come til heaven. But they come!" That is so awesome to be able to know
that God loves us so much that He WILL answer all of our prayers, and He WILL
bless us as we follow His commandments!
So tomorrow I am going out to the
Foot Doctor again to get my other toe looked at and get rid of another ingrown
toe. I'm sure it will be just as enjoyable as the last time I had it done, and I
am sooooo excited... NOT!!! :) But one thing that is really cool is that the Dr. that is going to be helping me is Dr. Crezee who I'm not sure if you guys
remember but I Skyped you from their home last Mothers day! They are super cool
and it is going to be super fun to be able to see him again tomorrow! It will be
awesome! I will make sure to send you guys pictures of it!
I LOVE YOU
TONS!!!
Love,
Elder Brandon
Wallentine
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