March 26, 2012

Hola Familia y Amigos,

Another good week has come and gone faster than the last. My mind just cannot wrap around how time flies on the mission. I look back to before the mission and one month was a long, long time, but here on the mission it feels like one jam packed week haha. First things first, Happy birthday to the lurp nation Caiden, haha. No, I am just messin', but really, happy birthday bud. I can't believe you are going to start learning how to drive. I still remember the time where I had to yank the wheel back so we would get back on to the road ha. Good camping times. Now your going to start driving without me right by your side so be careful haha. We are teaching a few kids your age right now and it is so weird for me to think that you are that same age. Sounds like the fam had a good time partying yesterday. Sounds like you kinda wore out dad a little ha. Don't be getting sick and stuff on me Dad. I hope that everything is just going swell back there in the great place of Orem. Out here I call Orem síon, ha, or Zion. I just love that place. It's so good to hear about all these missionaries heading out on the mish. There is no better place than on the mish and no better mish than 'la gran misíon Chile Osorno' ha. It's good to hear that you are still hanging with the Stewart family. I sure do love them. They are like my other family. Along with all the families of my friends. I have the best friends and their families are all amazing. I was and am so lucky for all them. Mom, please tell everyone of them that you see that I love them ( if they aren't already reading this.) 

Ok, now for a few of the questions to answer. Yes Mom, I am taking good care of myself. Elder Turner hasn't been feeling the greatest the last few days, but we haven't stopped working hard. I am eating fine. I eat lots of fruits and oatmeal with yogurt, so don't worry about that. Yes, all my belongings are holding up just fine. The insides of my shoes are showing wear but that's about it. Everything is still working good though. The Spanish is going really well. Still learning lots but I am more comfortable with understanding people now. I am still working on speaking about other stuff than the Gospel but I have seen that I can explain things a lot better and I am kinda just thinking in Spanish now. It is so weird haha. The weather is starting to get colder. In the mornings it is pretty cold but then it gets pretty warm during the day. I can tell that we are heading for winter though, woo woo haha.  

I think I just answered most of your questions. Now for a little about what is going on down here. We worked hard this week but we didn't have the best week we have ever had. We didn't have a baptism which was a bummer, but the good thing is that we are looking to have 3 THIS WEEK! WOO WOO, I am so excited. This week is going to be probably the best week of my mission; let me just lay it out for you. First, we have some sweet goals to find some new investigators using a lot of the members and inactive members. So I am so excited to start this week. Then, Friday we have Zone conference. I think the general authority of Chile is coming, so that will be sweet. Then, right after the conference we are going to have 3 baptisms oh yeah!!! Then the next two days are conference. I have never been so stoked for conference in my whole life. Every time me and Elder Turner talk about it we both get so excited! By the way we act you would think that we were going to play in the state championship this weekend. It's even better though. I am stoked. Missionary work is just the best thing ever. I have never been so excited in my life to go out and work our bums off. All I want to do is go do some work and get better at it. There are so many things to improve. It's so exciting to find better ways to do things. What a life!!! Well, that's about it from down here south. 

I love you all so much and I am so grateful for everyone of you. I do have one thing to ask of you Dad. If you could look up a talk given by F. Enzio Busche in the BYU Devotional 14, May 1996. I really want it. If you could send it in an email I would be so happy. Elder Hamblin showed it to me a long time ago and I forgot to ask for it. As well, if you could look up Bryce Herman on facebook and add him and get his email and put him on my list for this email that would be great. I love you all.

Love,

Elder Brown

Aunt Randy,

Thanks for your letter. It is so good to hear from the fam and hear how everyone is doing. That is so cool that Tom is in Chile with me ha. Love you so much and your fam.

Love,

Elder Brown

Sister Humphries,

Thank you so much for the letter. I will for sure be praying for Joey. I love you all so much. Thanks for all you have done for me.

Love,

Elder Brown 

Lacee,

Love you! Sorry I couldn't write much. Keep writing me.

Britt,

Same thing. Thanks for the email. Keep writing me. 

Love,

Elder Brown

The pics are of Mauricio's Baptism and our church.

March 19, 2012

Hola familia y amigos,

Hola everyone! I love you all so much. It was another good week as a missionary. I am glad to hear that you got that letter finally, ha. I can still remember like it was yesterday writing that letter sitting in the mission home, about ready to die because I was so tired from traveling too much. Time just flies when you are on the mission. I just don't understand how it works. Momita's family is doing really good. School just started back up so the little kids we don't see anymore or Momita because she is a teacher, so we usually just see the two boys and Papito. It's good to hear the weather is still the same in Utah. Sometimes it's like that here. It will rain in the morning and then all of a sudden it's hot, ha. So, I feel at home a lot of the time. I can not believe that Mom got an email account!! Way to go MOM. Does that mean you learned how to turn the computer on, hahaha, just messing with you Mom. That's the way to go Mom. It's good to hear everything is going normal there at home. Way to go on selling that banner Mom. You really are just the hardest working Mom ever. I am so thankful for you. I regret the many times that I didn't respect you like I should have. So many people told me that you will realize all that your Mom does for you later in life. I have already realized it. I love you Mom so darn much. You have really made me into who I am today. I always think about the 2000 stripling warriors and how from now on I will always listen to my mother, ha. They did not doubt their mothers for their mothers knew it. I love that so much. Learn that now Caiden. Dad just as much so has been an amazing influence in my life and I could go off about that forever as well but I won't because of time, but I love you parents very much.

I can't believe that Caiden is turning 15! He will always be little lanky, skinny boy for me, ha. That's crazy that Jesse is married. I am so happy to hear that you are reminding Bridger of me. Keep doing it please. I am pretty sure we will get to see all of conference. I am so so so excited, I can not wait!!! We might have 2 baptisms that day, so I sure hope so ha. I am so glad to hear a little bit about March Madness, oh how I love it. It sounds like it has been a good one so far to. Too bad BYU is already out. I am so sad about the poor truck. So many good memories with that thing. I hope what ever you end up doing works out. I sure do love that thing, ha. Good thing I got to give it a kiss good bye.

Now for a little bit on this week. We had....... 1 BAPTISM!!!! It was the baptism of Maria's son and I got to baptize him. Oh man, I love baptisms! I just love them. I don't know how to compare it. Here you go: it's like all week of having practice and working hard and then at the end you get to play in the big game. That's how baptisms are. Me and Elder Turner are doing really good. We are having fun working hard and running home every night to get home on time, ha. Sometimes we make up songs and break out into singing saying things like, Yo quiero bautizar yo quiero ensenar! Ha, it's pretty funny, or tengo que orar por mi gente. We are doing awesome though. We have a few people with dates for baptism so we are looking foward to those. Other than that it's been another week of teaching and testifying, ha. I know that the Gospel can change people. I have seen that a lot already on my mission. Maria's son who just got baptized is 9 and it is unbelievable what he has learned and even how he, as a little kid, has changed. Just looking back to when I met these people and seeing where they are now it is pretty darn sweet. As of right now there are three things I like most about the mission: 1.) Baptisms 2.) When investigators tell us they are feeling the Spirit or when they tell us stories about feeling it. 3.) Seeing the change in people. It's just the best the mission. Love you guys tons.
Love,
Elder Brown

Sister Brown,
I am so glad to hear from you sis. I love you so much. I am glad you are feeling better and that everything is going good in Cedar. That is so cool that you are going to work at EFY. I want to do that. You are going to be awesome. I love you sis.
Love,
Elder Brown

Britt,
I can't believe that Trent is Brent's zone leader, that blows my mind, you have got to tell him. I sure do love Trent. Brent is one lucky guy. I am so glad the boys are doing good. I love you all so much.
Love,
Elder Brown

Thanks for the letters I got this week from Jenna and Halee Clement. I will throw in the pictures from the baptism in next week, I forgot my card today. Sorry.

PICTURES!!!