Area: Grange area of the Firle Zone
Companion: Elder Touti
Excerpts from Mom's email:
B.... is pretty cool he just needs to fully commit and then a miracle can happen not the other way around. No, F...'s kids are not members, but his wife's are. The funny thing is that his son, J..., has been playing ball with us and F... told us last night that he is now thinking a lot about it as well. Maybe he will start investigating soon as well.
I loved conference! There was just so much and I will have to go back through and read my notes and compare to the talks later on. Elder Stevenson and Elder Ardon both were here a short time ago speaking with us and they both spoke in conference which was pretty cool! I really liked Elder Ardon's talk!(don't know if I spelled that right). I love the talent show idea! I have been wanting to set something up like that, but the ward here is not the best with activities and the sisters are already trying to set up something else.Yeah always busy and are doing something all the time. It is kind of hard to always have something to do when I sometimes would love a few min to relax, but I know why we can't. Two years are a short time in my life to do this, so I want to devote all my time I can to it. Even sacrifice P-day to do what we can.
So this week was full of meetings! We have arrivers training #2 for my companion, then conference, and district meeting and everything else... it was really cool though when we were over at the mission office, there was a kangaroo just jumping around everywhere around the church. It was a smaller one, but still was pretty cool. Seen a koala bear there, but this was the first time they ever have seen a kangaroo by the office. Also for the first time I am experiencing Australia's heat! Man it gets pretty warm here and it's going to get even hotter! Going to get everything I need today like sunscreen, hat, and everything else I need to survive the heat haha. Now that summer is approaching, I am able to experience more of what Australia has to offer and I am scared and excited at the same time.
Love you!
-Elder Bryner
Excerpts from Dad's email:
Hey Dad!
District Meeting was really good except President wasn't able to make it this time, but the assistance did. They gave me good improvements to work on haha and told me what I am doing well as well. We seem to always be doing that, giving improvements so that way we know what we need to do to move forward.
The week was a slow one work wise unfortunately, but it went by really quickly. The hard thing is now since I have been here so long I can't completely remember where we have gone and where we have not. Our area is huge and we have knocked all over. Starting to realize how long I have been here... I wonder if next transfer I will be here or not.
The real highlight as usual was last night over at the H......'s! We had a super spiritual lesson! Had a mini testimony meeting which was super powerful (brought the water works haha). Then we taught the doctrine of Obedience and Grace. I really enjoy teaching in analogies and parables to help people understand things like that. This is one of my favorite things to teach and yesterday was probably my favorite lesson. As for giving up coffee, he is truly trying! Today is supposed to be the day he 100 % gives it up! I have full faith in him! I still am a little hesitant to bring up the baptism question with him, because he knows. I feel that soon as he is ready (I hope next visit) the spirit will direct and we will put him on date for a weeks time. That's how fast it will probably be soon as he is on date. I really really hope I will be here to see it! It's in the Lord's hands I know, but still that is a huge reason I wanted to stay in Grange, to see him through. I will try to take pictures with them next time maybe so you can see who they are. Gave him some homework to look at. First a talk by Elder Holland called "Safety For The Soul" and also a book called "The Book of Mormon on Trial".
Sorry not to many stories for this week though. I wish I could tell you in more detail about the lesson yesterday, but I don't know how to in full to do it justice... that's the hard part about emailing.
Love ya
-Elder Bryner
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| Kangaroo in the church grounds |
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