Hi again,
(Elder Brown has been doing some family history research and sending us names. I asked him about it.)
I do the family history when I am on the computer. A couple of weeks ago
Elder L. needed to do something on the computer. I didn't want to sit for two
hours and do nothing so I did some stuff then. I also do it during emailing and
mormon.org time. I am not exactly
sure how you do it. But I have heard that you take it to the temple and they
print it out the ordinance card for you. It is pretty exciting.
One thing that I can tell you is that a mission a the hardest thing that I
have ever done. Change happens a lot on a mission and change can be pretty hard
some times, but it will turn out to be better in the end.
Missionaries do get to give hi fives and fist bumps to kids. Also, we can give kids
hugs. To a certain extent of coarse. So I'm pretty glad that I do get to get
some what of a kid fix.
I have quite a lot of stuff to tell/ask you today.
- So last week we where ridding home and a lady flagged us down. She needed to catch a bus and didn't have all the money to do so. She asked if we had any money that she could have. Elder L. gave some and I gave the last two dollars in my wallet to give her just enough. It was a great experience for me. I actually was planning to repay another elder with that money who spotted me one day for lunch. It reminded me of King Benjamin's address. Read Mosiah 4:16-26 and you'll see what I mean.
- You told me in a letter a few months ago that you have some arthritis in your hand. I was talking to a member in the ward at dinner one night and she brought up that she was haveing some trouble in her hand. This is her remedy: 2 Tble. of Tart Cherry Juice daily. Make sure it is from concentrate!!! She takes it in the morning. You can dilute the taste in something like orange juice if you like. That's what she does.
- I heard a couple weeks a go that there was a shooting in the Kroger parking lot. Yikes! Sounds scary. I've been forgetting to ask you about that. (Everything was fine....No idea how he heard about this random news.)
- I've also heard about the missing plane. YIKES!!!! Even more scary!!! I've heard that it is a terrorist act. Is that true? (Missionaries live pretty sheltered lives, but they still get some tidbits of the "outside world.")
I have been living off cold cereal, instant oatmeal, and peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches. And occasional dinner appointments.
I had some "Michael moment" last week they are on line if you want to see
them. They consist of another bike crash and something else. Please don't you
and mom freak out. I'm fine.
Today in PS (personal study) I read Alma 36 and 37. I read about the 2000 stripling
warriors. It's amazing how they trusted in the Lord and they were protected. The
war chapters are the best!
Love,
Elder Brown
