Many of you know that Elder Bryson has had difficult with his health at the MTC. While his health is still not good, he loves being a missionary and is really struggling with whether he needs to come home or not. We would ask for your continued prayers and support on his behalf and joining us in a family fast on Sunday. He does meet with the doctor tomorrow to see next steps but he wants to stay so we will see.
At any rate, here is his letter this week... Enjoy!
Hi mom!
A lot of stuff has happened in the last few days so I will just quickly catch you up on everything for the most part.
We taught our TRCs this week and committed them both to baptism and found out later that they were both real. I would recommend reading D&C 18:10-11 because it gave me comfort. . I remember getting a box with chips ahoy and tootsie rolls and stuff and I have kind of shared it with my whole zone. I remember getting an enormous box and my whole district including the sisters wanted to know what was in it but you can't open them until 9:25pm so we all shared spiritual experiences with each other for an hour and a half until it was time to open the box and we loved it so much! The care package place was closed on Sunday and Monday but I have another notice so we are just gonna wait until I can go down and grab it. I am supposed to leave for Tennessee next Tuesday which is unfortunate because I have come to love it here, plus Elder Bednar is supposed to be here next week for a devotional so I missed it by a day. It is starting to get hot and humid here too and wearing a suit coat all day does not help either.
I was told this last week by one of our investigators that we taught that he had been to all of the different ministers and could tell they were all lying about their religion. He told Elder Kesler, McNaughtan and I that we were the best missionaries that he had been with in over 15 years and that we have a certain aura about ourselves that because of us, he wants to be baptized. I thought that was super cool because the first visit went by and he was asking us question after question and being angry about our church and McNaughtan and I just wanted to punch him in the face haha but by the end of our fourth visit with him, The Spirit was so strong and I had come to love him so much that all of us were shedding tears of joy for him. I wasn't physically there to commit the other guy Jose to baptism but I was told that it went really well and apparently they got the TRC member to pray for me. If anything, I am very grateful for the work that I have already done and I am grateful for the time that I have served. I just kind of wish that all of the problems would be set aside sometimes but I know that they are what makes my testimony so I am just stuck with them haha.
I forgot to tell you too. I have learned how to give priesthood blessings of comfort and they are insane! I have given about three to different elders and sisters who needed them but it has been crazy these last few days. I think we have almost all gotten at least one or two blessings now in the last few days and so i have been a part of like 20 priesthood blessings now.
