District Leader, Goodbye Elder Hamilton

Email #25
Area: Grange area of the Firle Zone
Companion: Elder Danielsen-Jensen

Excerpts from Mom's email:

Hey Mom!

Yeah this week has just been so crazy for me! Elder Hamilton leaving was definitely really hard for sure especially saying goodbye and the day after. Never really put into perspective how he was a brother to me and how much I relied on him until now.  Keep me updated about him though as soon as you see him and everything. I miss him a lot still, but we are doing really good still. I know the area much better then I thought I did. I have had to take pretty much all of his responsibilities. Driving, leading, training, and the big one is now I am District Leader.... So that was a surprise. It's not to hard, the only thing I am a little nervous about is giving trainings every week.. We have a district meeting tomorrow and I still am not quite sure what I am going to train on. Wish me luck.

Almost to much happened this week. I barely can remember it all. Of coarse Elder Hamilton left, but there was just so much that went along with that. We went to the city so he could do the last of his shopping and to get a haircut. The guy who gave it to him btw is apparently is number 5 in the worlds best barbers and he was only 20 I think.

We have been following up with all of our investigators through the week and some are progressing and some took a nose dive. I think Elder Hamilton leaving hit some of them pretty good. Makes you realize how big of an impact he had on some of them. I'm not sure where to go at this point with some of them. It seems like we are stuck in one place at the moment. Still working hard with them and won't give up. L... is doing really well with giving up smoking and everything. Even her care, J...., has decided to quite with her. We saw M...... for the first time in a while at this ward square dance! Him and Sister M..... were just having a blast together which is so good.  They also came on Sunday and we found out they have decided on a marriage date and his baptism will follow a few days after. It is in October so don't think I will be here for it unfortunately, but hey I'm happy for him still.

Love you heaps Mom! Have a good week!
-Elder Bryner


Excerpts from Dad's email:

Hey Dad!

Yeah I can find my way around pretty well actually. I have to drive us now, so that is super weird on the opposite side of the road. We had to drive into the mission office yesterday and that is near the city, so long drive and we went there to drop Elder Hamilton off as well. I have had a lot of experience behind the wheel here at this point, so I am pretty confident that I will do fine with that. Not to hard just a little weird at first.

This week is just full of stories trust me. Probably the craziest thing we have found out this week is that our investigator, T...., house burned down.  We had the assistance look it up yesterday and that is really all we know at this point. Nobody was hurt so that is good, but here is the kicker... He was finishing my scriptures and I never did get them back. Elder Hamilton got his back the day before he left, because T.... new he was leaving. Mine were close, but who knows at this point. Good thing I gave him new ones and not your old ones, but still those things cost money lol. Praying that they survived! Idk what to do at this point with that because there isn't much we can do except wait.

Transfers are in two weeks, so it makes me wonder if they are going to keep me here or go somewhere new. Not to worried about it, but still all these changes I feel like another curve ball is on the way.

It has been really funny with the bikes lately. Elder Hamilton was always the one to have bad luck on the bikes, but now it seem like that bad luck has passed to us. Elder Danielsen-Jensen hit his front brakes pretty hard and went over the handle bars. Don't worry he is totally fine, but it was pretty crazy to see that (also a little funny lol). Then my bike fell over and the kick stand is now loose, but I think we can fix it at the office. We will see.

Well that's all I got time for at the moment. It is weird, I have heaps of emails this week and I also have to send reports to president being district leader now haha

Love you heaps Dad and have a good week!
-Elder Bryner