Week 99: November 27

Hey!! I got my package thank you! And thank you dad for that little pie! Haha, this week was the exact same as last week. Elder Naylor is still dead. We took him to the doctor to get his tube out but they said the air pocket was still there and that he needed to keep it in so now today we are waiting for a call for him to go in and get surgery to fix it permanently, so yeah haven’t done much but sit and ponder life haha.

I did get him to go to thanksgiving dinner that was good had some non members show up. Sounds like you guys had a good thanksgiving but yeah I did do my plan it was a good section this week, what about continuously being a disciple of Jesus Christ and that we are always a missionary and to never forget that, also being that light at all times standing as a witness where ever we are, no matter what circumstance. It was good next this week it’s on eternal marriage 😬😆

I do like that analogy (we sent him an analogy Brother Fowler gave in Sunday School about going camping and having clouds of mosquitos. He used repellant but missed his wrists and ankles (the mosquitos of course found the “chink in his armor” and attacked). He compared that the Satan—he will find the chink in your armor and attack you there. An interesting analogy., as we put on the armor of god yes we protect ourselves from the big blows but Satan does know us and he has the dagger that fits perfectly between that armor but that’s what life is about even if we are doing everything we should be doing life isn’t perfect or going to be and that’s just fine cause life isn’t supposed to be that way we picked Heavenly fathers plan and that means we will face opposition to help us become like him, and that’s why the Atonement is so amazing cause we need it even if we have all the armor of god on we still are imperfect but it is so much easier to get through life with it haha. But yeah that’s pretty much my week.

Elder Devin Brown 

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

840 6^th Street

Fortuna, CA 95540

Week 98: November 20

Hey!! Sounds like everyone had a good week this week, my week was exciting but not at the same time haha. Had transfers was this week got my new comp Elder Naylor he is a cool guy. I was with elder turley in eureka while we waited for our comps on Tuesday.

But Wednesday my companion had to go to the Emergency room because he got a air bubble in his right lung that if it didn’t get taken care of his lung would have collapsed, so we were in the emergency room all of Wednesday and he got a chest tube put in to drain the air out, so he has been in pain since then we will go to the doctor early this week and get it removed and after that he should be good. But that’s my whole week we couldn’t go out and do anything.

I am also doing my plan it’s a online thing they have you do right before going home, its has you set goals so you don’t go less active cause 50% of missionaries do. And it talks about goals we want to have while going home, it’s pretty cool 😎 but that’s my week love you guys! 

Elder Devin Brown 

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

840 6^th Street

Fortuna, CA 95540

Week 97: November 13

Hello family!

So for transfers! I am getting a new companion obviously haha, elder Hathaway left this morning and he will be home tomorrow! Super crazy how fast time goes by. But I will be getting Elder Naylor I don’t know much about him he is probably from Utah and I have only met him like twice. All I know is he is super smart so that’s cool 😎 I am excited I got 36 days left and that is just insane to think about.

But a little recap of my week had pday on Monday played basketball sprained my ankle pretty bad but oh well I had it coming haha.

Tuesday we didn’t have district meeting because zone conference was on Wednesday, so we did some finding and elder Hathaway said goodbye to Peggy that day because she was going out of town for the rest of the week.

Wednesday we had zone conference which was pretty good it was great to see president wright and sister wright I will definitely miss them so much. But we learned about the new smartphones that we just got! That’s crazy haha. And we learned about the gospel of Jesus Christ the third lesson and we had to teach it in 4 minutes and that was insane, but it was a good time, we also learned about how to help investigators keep commitments because that’s a huge thing investigators struggle with (of course cause it’s change haha) but we got some really good advice on that. It was also awesome to see some missionaries I started my mission with and I got pictures with them. After zone conference we went to dinner out on the farm where we did the service chopping would, that was fun we got meat loaf the second time in 2 years! Idk why but people don’t make meat loaf out here haha. So mom you gotta make meet loaf when I get home 😜

Thursday Elder Hathaway got super sick with a head cold so basically we stayed away from everyone until Saturday.

Friday we weekly planned.

Saturday was awesome we got a referral from Utah for this young girl who moved up here in Fortuna and she was going to church in Utah and really liked it and her name is Irina, she was adopted from Russia when she was 4. And she has a sister still there and she wants to go back there to see her so that’s a crazy story, but we met with her and taught her the Restoration it was cool she loved it and wants to continue to learn more, that was the highlight of the week.

Sunday we actually drove down to maranda again and gave another talk down there which was crazy haha. But it was good Elder Hathaway got to say goodbye to all of them. And the rest of the day we went around saying goodbye to all the members and getting pictures with them, this morning we said goodbye to them and I am staying with elder dye for the day. But that was my week! Sounds like you guys had a good week to! Love u!

Elder Devin Brown

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

840 6th St. 

Fortuna, CA 95540 

Week 96: November 6

Hello! My week was pretty good Halloween was pretty sweet, we didn’t do anything fun really haha. Aspen the dog is doing really good she is super cute as usual 👍 I will try to get a pic with her tonight. Monday was good we had pday just did the normal ball and played magic, that night we went on Exchanges I was with elder dye up in Arcata it was fun, visited some people.

Tuesday we visited a lot of people and Halloween was sweet just a normal day it was good.

Wednesday we had district meeting that was the normal after we went finding a little bit. And we met with Peggy and made sure she was ready for baptism and she had an interview with our mission president, that all went well.

Then on Thursday was just another day went finding a little bit visited some member to say hi, that night we had the Book of Mormon class with a ton of old people it was fabulous.

Friday was weekly planning.

Saturday we got ready for our baptism with Peggy all day it was super good the baptism was at 4 was an awesome baptism elder Hathaway baptized her, a lot of the members showed up to support her that was needed.

Sunday was church, after we went less active finding. Had an awesome dinner with the Harrison’s. But that was my week!! Love u 

Elder Devin Brown 

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

840 6th St. 

Fortuna, CA 95540