May 27, 2011

this week was really good. our investigator got baptized. it only took two times, which i was surprised i was worried it was going to be like 4 or 5, because he is a really big guy. we got a member to do it and he did a great job. since he is so big i was in the water as well, to try to lift him up. it was funny because the first time his feet floated up so i reached over and tried to push them under and then his head came up so the member pushed him under again and then his stomach came up, it was like that game wack a mole where just different parts of his body float up. but the second time was great. after he got confirmed he was crying a little bit, it was really cool. he is a really nice guy. this is the last week of the cambio, i think i am going to stay and my companion is going to leave but you can never be sure. cambios are always crazy because you never knows whats going to happen or who your going to be with but whatever happens will be good. we had interviews with the President this week, i think these are going to be the last ones, which is really sad. today we went to playa blanca which is the half way point in chile, which was fun. we are going to eat too bbq´s today. one of another companionships investigators got married today and invited us all to her party afterwards and gave us steak, and later today the ward mission leader invited us over to eat a bbq as well. i am so impressed about lota and some of the members. we have this lady who feeds all six us us every sunday rain or shine and she gives us so much good food, but the thing is is that she is poor and only works one day a week. she makes her two kids wait until she feeds us and we are done eating, she is awesome, such a good lady, and our convert she gives us such good lunches she feeds us every week. it was a really good week, we found some really good people that we are going to work with and see what happens. i hope i stay in lota but we will see what happens. love you and thanks so much for your letters.

Love

Elder Brimhall

May 23, 2011

This week was really good. This week if everything goes right we are going to baptize a 400 hundred pound 72 year old guy. the story how we found him is kind of interesting. we were knocking doors looking for this teenager that we had contacted early in the week. so knocked on his door and he answered. he cant really walk very good and has to use crutches. so we asked him if he knew where he lived and he told us not really. i wasnt even thinking about teaching him because he was so old and i didnt think he would be able to come to church because he cant walk hardly at all and lives at the bottom of this huge hill, that is so steep. so we were about to leave and then he asked us if we wanted to talk to him, and i looked at my companion and we said sure for a minute. anyway we went in and taught him a little bit and he was really cool, we put a fecha with him the first lesson, and has gone to church the last 3 sundays, he has to use a taxi but it works and he makes it to church. it just really made me think how much the Lord really does bless us, and how some times we dont even realize it. Hermana Swenson talked about that the last conference that when we are with the Savior and look back on our life we are going to fall down at his feet when we see really how much he has blessed us. So keep your eyes open there are blessings all around. the guy who is going to be baptized made us sopipeas (no idea how to spell that) it is pretty much like fried bread, that is fried in animal fat and oil. yummy!!!!jk they were so big, we should a picture to a member and she said they were the biggest she had every seen. we helped one of our converts paint her house this week. she made us steak with french fries and the fried bread with this mexican salsa stuff it was so good. so this week i think i gained like 10 pounds, everyone just kept giving us food, but it was really good. my companion is really good we have 2 more weeks together but we are getting a long really good. our president only has 2 more months left, and then he is leaving. it is kind of sad. but i have heard that the new one is really cool as well. he has kids of the ages 11,6, and 3 at least from what i have heard. Well thanks for everything love you all

Love

Elder Brimhall

May 16, 2011

Ya this year really has flew by. That would be cool if you guys ended up going on a mission. Just dont go foreign, we have a senior couple and the husband cant speak spanish so they have to work in the office, and he hates it. i had to work with him everyday, and i dont think there was one day that he didnt complain. so ya i would say that navoo would be a pretty cool mission, if you get to pick, but i dont think that you can, but i really have no idea. thats retarded about the goat, i really would report that to the police, because that really is ridiculous. But that is good that everything is going well, and that there are lots of marriages. i am surprised by haley because i think that she is pretty young and i think his son just got back off his mission a little bit ago, but as long as they get married in the temple you cant complain to much. well love you lots mom, thanks as always for your letters, and your love.

love,

Elder Brimhall

May 2, 2011

i am going to hope that g mail works because the other way seems really complicated jk. i am going to try to call at 5 or 6 here maybe 7 latest, but this saturday we are changing our time. i hate day light savings time lol. maybe you can look it up on the internet to find out for sure what time that will be. its great to hear from you, and that madelyn gave you the opportunity to babysit here. jk. thats crazy that jon is going to get married in one month that is insane. youll have to send me some photos. that is kind of crazy that dennis stopped by but hopefullly he had a good time. the stake presidency i have no idea who any of those people are, but i was only in the single ward so you really dont have taht many activities with other wards. i am glad that you are doing well, and am really excited to hear from you and get to hear your voice love you lots mom.
Elder Brimhall