News for the week

Hi!

Last week was a great week! We got two new investigators. Now we have 3. That doesn't seem like a lot. But for what we have have for the past 6-8 weeks that is a lot.  We don't go tracting very much. Not at all actually. Tracting pretty much equals a waste of time/no success. As you know I am in the West Mission. But the East Mission has completely done away with tracting.  Missionaries are very dependant on members!! It's been said that "Members find. Missionaries teach". That does mean that we are not supposed to try to find though.

I was doing a thing that at In N' Out. I was going to start with a #1 (a 2x2 with a fry and a drink) Then each time I would go I would add a patty. So I did that all the way up to a 4x4. I had to stop there because they wouldn't add anymore than that. :(

So my few goals are to wake up on time, study every day. Be early to meetings.

I did get transferred. I got transferred to Tule Springs. It is just right across the freeway from my last area. I am on bike and live 4 miles out of my area. Because I live so far out, I live closer to my old area than my new one.  I have been on exchanges where I had to ride a bike. It is also flat here which will help. It will help with exercise a lot.

I love you!

Elder Brown

Hello to you

Hey!
Christmas was a lot of fun.  The family who I Skyped at, gave us some presents.  We went to a couple of families and chatted for a little bit and then went to some Elders place and opened the rest of our presents. The New Year is going good.  I made a resolution to be even more obedient.  I'm feeling good.  Of course there are the times that I get disappointed and discouraged as all missionaries do.  But otherwise I'm doing good.

Weather:  It doesn't get too cold here.  (But of course you know that already).  In the mornings and in the evenings it gets into the low to mid 50's.  But during the day it's usually in the 60s.  It was probably early Dec., late Nov. that it was the coldest that it was going to get.  That was because of the wind chill.  It was really windy.  It is much better being here than being in GA.  As you know...I hate the cold!!!

I am not losing weight at all.  Only gaining it.  I am almost 200 lbs.  Riding in a car and not riding on a bike would do that to someone.

We are only teaching one person right now.  Her name is B.   I don't know if I told you about her or not.   She is the mom of someone in our ward.  We have taught her the first two lessons and a few commandments.  She has a goal to stop smoking by the end of the month.  I told you about D.  He is moving so we won't be able to teach him anymore.  We are working with some less actives though.

Love,
Elder Brown