Week Two!

Hello,

Hopefully my last email sent. I'll write a letter home just incase. I sent it to this same address.

I'm doing laundry again, actually I'm done but I have been waiting for a computer. I wrote out a pretty good lesson plan for lesson 1 of Preach my gospel. I have been working hard on my Tagalog and its paid off.

I printed out some pictures today so I"ll be sending my chip home with some other stuff hopefully this week. The days here are long but weeks are short. The food is not so good anymore. Class is sometimes fun but usually not. There is a lot of learning that goes on mostly spiritual learning which I love but it drains me.

Conference was great. I watched all sessions. Priesthood was so funny when the prophet wiggled his ears. This week has faced me with some challenges in my district. I wrote mom the full story so ask her to share it with you about the elder using sleeping pills to get high. It was way worse last night.

Some of my zone is leaving next week. Kinda sad but that means a new group is coming in. I can't wait to meet them. I was able to get 4 naps in this weekend. They were short but great.

Thanks for all your letters. Please keep them coming. Kyle and Aaron... tell me what's up!!!

I got a letter from gma and Colton today. I was so excited.

So I have heard Elders talking of an Elder Brunson that's not me. Today at the temple I did sealings and I finally met him. He is from Cali and related to the Seymour Brunson in the D&C. We were talking and I took down his name, his dads name and his gpa's name. They are from Southern Cali. Then I saw him in the barber shop and we were talking about our family and how we have the same last name and the lady cuttin my hair showed me her name tag and she had the last name of too. It was crazy. I wish I knew more of the Brunson side oand where they come from but come to find out the other Elder and this barber lady have some common relatives. They told me Seymour Brunson Has a book of genealogy out that only has 200 copies that were printed. I would really like to find out more about this book and try to get a copy. This sparked my interest in genealogy and family history. PLEASE FIND THIS BOOK!!!!

Sealings today were amazing. Kinda boring but very neat to witness. Missionaries can't be sealed as the couple but the sealer told me that an endowed member can even if they have not been sealed for themselves yet. He asked my companion and I to stay behind and he talked to us about what went on during the sealings and he told us to take part in temple work as much as we can and learn the meanings of what goes on. It was nice to get some insight from him.

Well that's pretty much it. I hope to hear back soon. I'm getting dearelder.com letters and they are the best. Thanks so much for your prayers. Look at D&C 100: 1-4 or something like that. THose scriptures give me strength while I'm out here. I know God loves me and I feel it and see it everyday.

I love you all and I hope to hear back soon.

Elder Brunson