Week 85: August 21

Dear family,

This week was slow, important news transfers are this Tuesday and elder Doubleday is getting transferred to Vacaville, I am sad I wish I was staying with him another one. I want to get transferred somewhere else. But yeah so Wednesday was pday and we went to a park and played ultimate frisbee and there was a small water park there so it was nice, we also played hot lava tag which was funny to see all these missionaries running around like little kids haha.

Thursday we went finding and visited a super cool member, and helped and gave him advice to stop smoking, he is super cool. Just got out of the hospital so it was good to see him, and after we had a good dinner with a sweet family that had some foster kids. 

Friday we had weekly planning and that was the same haha, I also had my doctors visit mentioned above. We also went on exchanges with our DLs for the day so that was good to be with elder Taylor. 

Saturday was good we had service at the farmers market and had some cool people come talk to us, after we went and did some finding we also took our car in and got it changed and we went on a long walk and contacted some people downtown Dixon so that was okay. 

Sunday we had church and we had a huge meeting before about the ward mission and how the members can help and what they can do, so that was crazy. We had church which was cool, some investigators came so that was sweet and after we visited a member and then elder Doubleday started to pack a little and then we had dinner at a awesome member house that night, that made us German pancakes delicious. But that was my week, love you guys! 

Elder Devin Brown 

1225 Linford Ln Apt D3

Dixon, CA 95620

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

Week 84: August 16

Dear family,

Another week has gone by it went super quick, one more week left in the transfer which is crazy. But this week was good Monday was pday we played basketball with some members and then we went and had a family home evening with our investigator which was really awesome 

Tuesday we didn't have district meeting because on Wednesday we have our zone conference but Tuesday was good we cleaned our apartment up a little because of inspections the following morning. After that we went and had lunch with a member at this Asian place, and she brand one of her friends that was not a member and we had a really good lunch with her and we were able to explain exactly what we did as missionaries and then we gave her a Book of Mormon and explained what it is and where it came from so that was sweet she was super awesome. After that we went finding a little which was okay. 

Wednesday we had zone conference it was really good we talked about a ton of things, we had president bell come and teach also and sister wright taught about whisperings of the spirit. And baptizing converts and other things, 30% of our mission is becoming new tons of missionaries are coming in, in the next couple months so tons of trainers will be needed this next transfer which ends next Tuesday! But yeah it was awesome we had a good lunch and brother Jay talked to us about cars and it was super funny. President asked at the end if I would bare my testimony and other missionaries as well so that was kinda nerve wrecking haha. 

Thursday was good we went finding and we had service in the morning and we went and visited Ron and joe at there farm and talked with him about missionary work and how Important it is, he was just called to be a ward missionary so that was sweet to see and see him grow. 

Friday we had planning and we were going to have a meeting with our ward mission leader but it was canceled so we went planning instead and then after we had dinner with a sweet family we had tri tip steak and tons of veggies it was super good. 

Saturday was decent we did some finding, and that's pretty much it haha. 

Sunday we had church and it was a good day, had a good gospel principles class my favorite member taught it he is in a wheelchair and he is super funny and just a really awesome guy, elder quorum was super interesting we went off on the super deep stuff about the priesthood and also about the crazy eclipse and dimensions I didn't even know existed like dimensions 11 and 12?? Brain exploded so basically it was like science class haha. After we went and had lunch with a awesome family there youngest son looks and acts just like Joshua so it was cool. 

Monday we went on a blitz with the ZLs and we went teaching and found a sweet dude named dean that lived in another area in the mission and was taught by one of my favorite missionaries, and after we talked to some cool people. After we went and had dinner and yeah! 

Tuesday was good we had a really goofy district meeting and that was sweet, it was my companions birthday so the district made a cake and then set up birthday stuff for him and we all sang to him so that was super cool. After we went and visited some other Missionaries and then went finding and had a sweet dinner that baked him another cake so that was funny haha. But it was chocolate zucchini cake which was heaven In the mouth. But yeah today we went to the temple in Sacramento.  It was really good had a good time with everyone it was awesome. Love you!! 

Elder Devin Brown 

1225 Linford Ln Apt D3

Dixon, CA 95620

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

Week 83: August 7

Dear family, 

This week was good kinda slow but yeah so Monday we had pday it was fun played basketball and board games so that was good and then after we had a sweet dinner with the relief society president at this Chinese restaurant and after we did a little bit of finding. 

Tuesday was district meeting and that fun, we had the APs come and join us it was a good district meeting we talked about comp unity and working with members, after we went and got some lunch and then we went and had a lesson and went finding until dinner. 

Wednesday we went to the doctor for my rash on my leg, I am going back on the 18th for a test to make sure it's not cancerous, so hopefully that goes well haha, after that we went and had a lesson with Ron a recent convert and talked about the Holy Ghost and just was there for him like usual and after that we did some less active work. 

Thursday we tried to meet with one of our investigators that I have never met yet, sadly they were not home so we just did the usual we also met with our ward mission leader and discussed some things with him 

Friday was good we had weekly planning and had a good dinner with a family and after we finished up some planning and went and visited a family, and took some Book of mormons to an older couples house for them. 

Saturday was super cool I called president last week cause there was a baptism on Saturday in novato and he said that I could go to that, so we drove to novato Saturday and went down to San Rafael to the baptism of Robert, so it was awesome it was a great baptism to see elder Christensen baptized him, and we got to see a couple of other missionaries as well so it was a good day. 

Sunday was church and we had a really good gospel essentials with a recent convert teaching it, it was on spiritual gifts. And after church we met with all the ward mission leaders and discussed everything there. And then we had a sweet dinner after with a huge family. ! Other than that elder Doubleday is doing good as well. 👍

We are working with a investment named Fiona, she is going to go to a temple open house in Utah at the end of this year and she is struggling with coffee so just pray she will overcome that.

Love you !! 

Elder Devin Brown 

1225 Linford Ln Apt D3

Dixon, CA 95620

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

Week 82: July 31

Dear family, 

This week was really good we had a lot of fun, Monday was okay we played basketball and it was elder southwick last pday which was super sad. But life goes on, after pday we went to our investigators house and cook us an amazing dinner with steak and lamb chops And lobster ravioli, and potatoes. Super good we visited with her and talked about life and the effects of drugs and some personal experiences it was cool. 

Tuesday we had district meeting it was a good district meeting we talked about listening to he spirit and we played this sweet game with a ball of string. Then we took district pictures for elder southwick cause he was dying so we put him on a table and pretended to have a funeral for him it was sweet. After that we went and did some finding which was okay, we had a sweet dinner that night with a huge family with a ton of kids. 

Wednesday we had an interesting lesson with a member that is struggling basically he told us that the world is dying and we are basically dead and we should be super scared and we shouldn't have kids and all the food was dying and the world is basically dying soo.. that was fun haha. After we did that we talked about the pioneers and what they went though and all the things they had to go through to get to Utah valley. After that went and tried to see our other investigator which was way out in Vacaville but sadly he wasn't home, and we kinda lost all communication with him cause he has gotten into some anti material sadly. But after that we went and visited a couple more people. 

Thursday was good we went to the thrift store and did service there and cleaned the whole place, and after we went to lunch with the other elders before elder southwick left, we did some finding and walking in the heat. And then that night we went to woodland and played basketball with a lot of non members and that was super fun. After we went to sonic and had some Powerade ice cream which I was kinda nervous for but it was pretty good 😊. Everyone sadly said goodbye to elder southwick so that was sad, but I will see him in almost 4 months haha 😜 

Friday was weekly planning but we also went and did service for our investigators parents and house did some yard work like last week, and did some other things and we talked with them for a long time and then after that we had lunch with them and then went on our way and did weekly planning. 

Saturday we had a service in the morning at the farmers market which was okay, lots of crazy people coming over to us but it was good. Then after we went and visited a couple people and had a good time with them we had a sweet dinner with this Asian family they made this awesome fu dish it was amazing! And there daughter was the cutest little girl haha. 

Sunday was good we had church and we taught gospel principles on the Holy Ghost it was good we had a really good discussion with them and then after we went and visited a couple families and had a sweet dinner with this awesome family in this huge house in the middle of nowhere so that was cool. But that was my week!! I got the package thank you!! And I sent aspen and birthday letter so look out for that! Love you! 

Elder Devin Brown 

1225 Linford Ln Apt D3

Dixon, CA 95620

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

Week 81: July 24

Dear family 

This week was good, Dixon is slowly growing on me their are some super sweet people here even though it's a small city, but to get into my week Monday we had our fist pday together as a zone we played basketball and soccer and then after we played board games and hung out and some elders made some really good deep fried chicken fingers. And that night we had a good dinner after that and we then went and visited some less actives after that. 

Tuesday was really good we had a sweet district meeting about planning and making goals and how important they are. And how if we don't have a goal then we don't want to improve ourselves. So goals are important! But after we went on exchanges I went with elder southwick he was my companion in Lakeport a year ago, he goes home in a week so that's super sad. We had a member take us out to get sushi and we got a huge platter sooo good! But we had fun we had a sweet lesson with one of there investigators and the sisters, talking about her conversion stories ( one of the sisters) awesome lesson. And that night  we went to institute and had an amazing lesson on sexual immorality. Super super good. 

Wednesday we had interviews with president wright, it was a good interview with him he gave me some advice and other tips. After interviews we exchanged back and we had a good lesson with a member named Ron he is a super cool guy who has been through a ton of stuff in his life and it's amazing he is at where he is. That why it's so important to rely on the lord because if you do he will take care of you and you will be okay. 

Thursday was cool we went and did some service for our investigator and then we went a little finding lessons fell through, but that night we went to our investigators house and we visited with him, he isn't ready to go to church yet but hopefully one day he will. 

Friday was sweet we had service for our investigators parents so we went over there and we did some garden work in the heat and sweat buckets. Then we moved this massive fridge out of the house and then they fed us lunch! The cooliest old people ever! 

Saturday we went to west sac to go to the stake pioneer lunch it was super good, lots of people to talk to and it was a good turn out, and after we went over to the sisters investigators house and we gave him a blessing to stop smoking and to have the strength to get over his addiction, we drove back to Dixon and went to dinner with a sweet family with lots of kids. And then we had an awesome lesson with an member after. 

Sunday was church it was a good turn out we had 4 investigators at church so that was awesome. And after that we had a meeting later that day with our bishop and ward mission leader and another member about less actives and the people that we could go see and also who we can call to ask them to feed us basically haha, so we can have contact with them. But that was my week! Love you! 

Elder Devin Brown 

1225 Linford Ln Apt D3

Dixon, CA 95620

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

Week 80: July 17

Dear family,

This week was good busy with transfers, Dixon is super flat super hot and small. So it's cool haha. Luckily we have AC in the apartment so we're are blessed for that. My bed is as hard as a brick. But it's good 👍 Monday was the last pday that we had in Novato. We said goodbye to all the missionaries going home I will definitely miss a lot of them. But after we went back to the apartment and I packed for the rest of the night. 

Tuesday was transfers so it was good we got there around 9:30am and unloaded our stuff and packed the cars with everything and talked to all the missionaries, and I went and said to sister jay, after we went to Olive Garden with the other missionaries for lunch and drove to Dixon it was scary to see the temperature go super high haha. But it was good I u packed and we went and had dinner with and a sweet family. 

Wednesday we met with our ward mission leader at Taco Bell is super super cool and we is the most hard working ward missionary leader I have ever had haha. It's crazy! Haha. We went over to another member and correlated with them. It was good after we went and visited Ron a less active member out side his work house, he is a care taker so we visit him on his lunch break, and it was super funny cause one of the guys there he takes care of is super old and he was crawling on the lawn picking the grass haha. And his prosthetic leg fell off it was a sight. 

Thursday was good we went and did service at a thrift store dusted and helped take stuff in and swept and sorted clothes. It was good. After we went and visited a less active family and did some finding, and we had a good lesson with this one family. It went well. 

Friday we had planning and we had dinner and we went finding and we went to our investigators house and visited with them. That went really well it was good to meet them finally. 

Saturday was district meeting in the morning so our whole zone got together first and then we split off after. District meeting was good we set goals for the transfer. And after we went to do some service for our investigator at this hot rod show, so that was sweet, and then we went and visited a less active. 

Sunday was church and this ward is huge, the biggest I have seen on my mission probably 200 or more that came, so it was different haha. Tons of active member we cover the Dixon ward, that's the only ward in Dixon. Our mission leader is new but he has been a mission leader 3 times before and man he gets after it. The members are cool so far haha. But after church we went and did some finding and went to dinner at our ward mission leaders house it was super fun. After we had the stake meet and greet with the stake our ward mission leader was in charge of that, and talked about how to get the members to help us. So it was sweet. My companion elder Doubleday is doing good, he is from Utah from a small town by Morgan Utah forgot the name he had been out for almost a year. He is a cool guy 😎 the weather is pretty hot 105 yesterday. Love you! 

Elder Devin Brown 

1225 Linford Ln Apt D3

Dixon, CA 95620

brown.devin@myldsmail.net

Week 79: July 10

Dear family, 

First new this week is transfers!! We found out last night where everyone is going I am bing transferred to Woodland zone! I will be serving in Dixon my new companion is Elder Doubleday! I will be going to one of the hottest parts of the mission. So it will be good. I have 4 more transfers! That's crazy!

This week was good Monday we had pday we played basketball we also went down to the bridge for the other missionaries in the zone that hadn't gone yet so it was good. We had a really good dinner with a sweet family. 

Tuesday was district meeting the last one, so it was really good. After we went on exchanges with our district leader I went with Elder Bartlett and we went finding and that night we had the Book of Mormon class which was good but only one person came but it was a really great discussion that we had about second nephi.

Wednesday we had the Golden Gate stake park service again and that was super cool we went to Muir beach and we dug up illegal fire pits which was super cool. We also got to go to the Muir Woods and see the ancient Redwoods so that was super cool. We drove back after and went finding we went to go see brother Bentley after that.

Thursday was okay we went contacting in the morning and then after we went to service to the food bank good to see the people there that we always see. We went to the church and Elder Christensen did my plan, he goes home in 4 weeks! So that's crazy. 

Friday was weekly planning nothing to exciting haha. 

Saturday we went finding and contacting downtown we made muffins for everyone and we went down to San Rafael and waited for transfers to come in. So it was good to see everyone before we left. 

Sunday was good we had church and I was able to say goodbye to everyone and it is sad cause I will miss everyone here I have learned a lot being here in novato seeing amazing people grow and make commitments, and watch them transform. It has been awesome serving here I will miss it a lot. Love you guys! Miss you!

Elder Devin Brown 

1225 Linford Ln Apt D3

Dixon, CA 95620

brown.devin@myldsmail.net