Hey family !! Hola.
So people just
don't exist up here in good old Lakeport, haha we go by and people just don't
answer the door ever all day everyday, and if they answer the door they are
like oh yeah you can totally come back anytime next week and guess what we do?
Come by anytime he next week and guess what they don't answer ever it's like
they just disappear off the face of the earth, and we go at different times
each time it's just interesting. 🌧
that's my rain cloud this week.
So on Monday we
had a pday the end of the transfer pday. So we really just hung out at the
church and talked and signed journals my favorite sister left sister Jeffery
she is the one that came into the Mtc with me she is going to Vacaville. And
elder Taylor I got really close to him cause I have been with him since I was
born so it sucks I won't see him again. It was a good pday though.
On Tuesday we
had transfers, my companion is the new DL so we went and met he new
missionaries, they are pretty cool just super quiet, then after all of that
excitement we then went and saw well tried to see a lot of people here
Lakeport, after that we went to Denis and vessas hourse my favorite family to
go to, and we asked if they had any questions about anything about the church,
the.
On Wednesday we
spent the day up in Upperlake and nice and Lucerne, we saw a couple people and
found out what we need to report to the ward council. Then we went on a road
strip out to hear less active way put in the middle of nowhere it was a good
drive but saddle they weren't there. After that we went to visit a member in
blue lakes and had fun there.
On Thursday we
went through a list of a bunch of primary less active families that have kids
cause our primary has like 4 kids in it which is super sad :( but a lot of them
either moved or got evicted from there
house. So that is pretty sad, but we then went to service to move some members
out of a house I am a pro mover haha, I could probably easily get a job doing
that now but don't really want that job haha, but they fed us the best meal
right before it was so good! It reminded me of grandma and grandpa Browns
meals, so good!. I am kinda sick of the heat haha, it wasn't rained since I got
here 3 months ago and there are fires everywhere, there is a huge one in
Clearlake and lower lake, and people are getting evacuated from that. It's
crazy. We also had a earthquake here, it was a 5.1. So not that big but it was
kinda cool. I heard that it was a rolling one so it wasn't as bad as it could
have been. So then that night there was the meteorite shower that night we woke
up at 2:15 in the morning and went outside our apartment for a little and saw
the showers of them it was so cool, it's crazy to look and think about it and
it blows my mind on how it was created and how much knowledge Heavenly Father
and Jesus and Michael, had to have to create all that stuff it's crazy to think
about.
But on Friday we
had weekly planning for the next week our week this week is going to be so busy
we are going to the temple this Friday cause it closes on the 20th for a couple
months so thats crazy. And we are going to be driving eveywhere this week. It
will be cool, after weekly planning we went and moved out the jones family they
are the ones that are moving right by the Dolans I told them to look for them when
they get there they should be there now moving in, they definitely belong in
Utah they are a Utah family haha, out here you can just tell.
On Saturday was
a bummer cause everyone canceled on us we were going to do some cool service
for a less active family but we just went and did some finding it was cool.
Sunday was good
went to ward council and reported our findings, and had a good sacrament wasn't
very many people that showed up, but that is okay, after that we printed off a
less active list it was about 9 pages of names a lot, it's like a huge valley
of less actives, really good people that are just lost, I think it's definitely
clear that this is happening "The love of men shall wax cold, and iniquity
shall abound” (D&C 45:27). It's just spreading people's faith is failing,
they are getting caught up in the world and they cannot let go of it. It's
super sad, I have had hard times with my faith, it's hard it really is being
out here and trying to save people that hate the church and call us cults and devil
worshippers, and trying to tell them to look to Christ for help but they just
turn away and tell us to go away, but you just got to turn to Heavenly Father
in all things, it's one of the challenges that still struggling with. But
everyone struggles with something so it's okay, I am just glad that our
Heavenly Father was once like us he sinned and went through everything we did
and that's amazing, to know what we are really preparing for all the covenants
we are making and ordinances we do, it's getting us ready for he next begging
After this one, after this huge testing ground. But yeah haha, this week was
normal can't say it was good can't say it was bad, elder Warnick my former
comp, went home he called me right before he left it was cool, a lot of missionaries
went home that I knew it's sad :( but they need to start there lives. But yeah,
I hope everything is well back home, tell the kids I love them and to get good
at basketball cause I am going play them when I get home!! Well sadly 5 months
after I get home cause I am coming home in the winter!! Gross!! Anyways love
you!! May the spirit be with you 🌞🌞
just got your email the kids are growing up so fast I am not there to hang out
with them and watch them grow I miss them so much. It sounds like you guys are
doing awesome!!
Elder Devin
Brown
brown.devin@myldsmail.net
603 19th Street
Lakeport, CA 95453Note and pics from Sister Olson (a Lakeport ward member):
So excited we were able to
keep both Elders this last transfer!! They are a great companionship!!
We love the spirit they bring into our home and the service we see them
doing! With out even trying...they have become one of our very favorites!!
We have our youngest daughter, husband and children living with us!
They are less active and really enjoy us inviting them for dinner.
In fact it was our grandsons third birthday and I wasn't sure I'd be home
in time for the dinner appt. we had set up. We arrived home from the Dr.s
and our daughter said she had picked up pizza so the missionaries could still
come. I was happy to see they wanted to share their special time together
with them!!! I do have your phone numbers and want to call you ,so I can
brag, but worry calling at a good time.
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