"The Crazy Elder" (Oct. 23, 2011)

Hey you all, well the mom got baptized, I found her last month on the street using the book of Mormon, she got in the water quick, she was one prepared soul, she would right down notes when we meet with her, and take them home type them on the computer and insert them in her book of Mormon, we told her she could just write in the book, but she refused and said she didn’t want to make such a beautiful thing ugly. She has a 7 yr old daughter who loves coming to church in her dress and spin around, like she is the princess of the world, she also has a 1 year old child, the father needs the gospel, he is not a family guy, and needs what the gospel has to offer. I have a picture of her family except the husband he decided to go play instead of attend her baptism. I would have emailed the pic, but I'm moving so all my things are packed, I’m going back to SHI LIN the place where I opened and first went senior, now over year later I get to go back and finish un finished business :) I’m excited its really gonna make me a fire ball these last 6 weeks. Still not trunky and probably wont be, home is home and mission is mission, two completely different lives why miss them, they're both great. But I am looking forward to my touchdown walk at the airport though, just so your not too surprised, let me make this clear.... I’m a little different then your average missionary so if you see a man sliding on the stomach in your direction you can probably assume its me :) ahahhah Just kidding,,, I shouldn’t be that crazy... I think? Love you ALL PEACE elder Brunsonator

51 more days!

Hey all we will be having another baptism this Saturday, its a mom with two kids,,, we are gonna try and get her husband in next... but she was the golden lady I contacted last month... so she is dunked quick :) passed her interview, and she is ready and excited, I’m happy for her,,, hopefully if I move next week I move to where she lives because she doesn't live in our area but works here a lot and her mom lives her, so she got baptized her... if I move to where she lives ill get her husband in too,, and that would be my mission family.... :) the beginning of this week was tough, for the first 3 days I didn’t see a single good thing, and it was all day on the streets 3 days of rejection, I was super frustrated, because I was like why on earth is God testing me, he has done it so many times.... why again.. But like always just kept pushing,,, then I had crazy miracles coming, I had never been hit with so many in one week, we ran into so many investigators on the streets and I ran into this guy who is the older brother of an investigator I baptized over a year ago.... when I contacted him he mentioned his brother was a member of our church, and I was like oh really what’s his name... not thinking anything of it, he said guo ming chang, and I was like oh snap, I baptized him!!! Just lots of things happened like that, and now I get to go out of zhong he with a sweet baptism!

I'm ok and alive not trunky at all, but look forward to spending lots of time with Brooke... AARON keep adding oil (jia you) means keep going... mission right around the corner,,, sweet!

Peace you alls!!

Conference Recap

not much to report on this week. Conference was good, i was spiritually exhausted by the end though... they gave us so many invites this conference, really pushed me to do all i can to honor the priesthood i have been given. i look forward to spending time in the temple consulting with the lord when i am home. i have a feeling this time here at the end is just going to fly, its a little scary, I’m not quite ready yet, but am ready to get into school and start working on the new project.... me lol

but i don’t got much to mention this week,,, just a lot of meetings we had.. handling zone leader stuff... well i love you all hope all is well

ELder Brunson

Oct. 3, 2011

hey alls I’m lows on time again , when is Tim going home? next month right? hey and you all stay happy, randy fill me more in on that apt. and stuff, how much is my part of the rent? Aaron keep aiming high, Brooke do good in school, Aubrea keep hitting the streets, i love you all, and miracles are just being worked out here,,, its a bummer i dont really write in my journal,,, and thats a commandment to from the book of mormon,,, i can see why. well im pretty sure next transfer there throwing me back down to DL ive been ZL for five now, and president pretty much already told me it would be that way. im excited for that, because i was only DL for one last time and trained at the same time. well time is here and its time for me to get off this thing prob, love you MoM love YOu Dad, and of course Lynette and chris you guys rock too, see yalls soon. peace ELda Brunson

Miracles/power (Sept. 26, 2011)

ok i don’t have tons of time so i figured i would write one of these big emails again in order to reply to you all. well lets see,,,, miracles are coming a lot more now that the mission is coming to a close, found a woman couple weeks ago, she has 2 kids and is married but the relationship aint so hot,,,, she calls me her angel... she said i found here when she was in her lowest time of need, now she is just this super golden women that screams with excitement when she can come to church,,, when we teach her in lessons she takes what we tell her then shares scriptures with us from her own reading, proving to us she knows its true,,, hahah she has also stopped swearing as a way of repentance,,, i cant explain how prepared she is,,, ooohhh the blessings of talking to everyone... how i found her was just showing her the book of Mormon and asked if she had seen it... she said no and asked if i wanted to give it to her... i told her she had to meet with us first. Then another miracle taking a man who rejected me right off the bat and after a few words i was then walking away from him with tears strolling down his eyes, as he said "i felt it, i felt it". (Aaron) the gospel is POWERFUL, when we are set apart we are given the ability to unlock the powers of heaven... but as it says in PMG pg #4 .... it says you "can" can meaning it is up to us to take that authority and turn it into power. as i was on exchanges with a 3rd transfer missionary i almost cried with him during comp study (it would have been my first time to cry on my mission), because it finally hit me of the POTENTIAL we have as missionaries and the authority given,,, and i realized it was going away soon. we can do the things of Alma’s missionaries after he clapped his hands on them... we just have to realize it, believe it and do it. ok now directed towards Aaron.. hey i know you dont like me preaching to you... but just a little advice as a thing to focus on... Learn the potential... Aaron when you are set apart as a missionary you are given the same exact power given in alma 31 as he claps his hands on them. The olden day people are not any different then us, times have change when you look through our eyes but not when you look through the eyes of God.... BELIEVE you can have this power, it’s amazing. You will work miracles, don’t worry bout ch3 in pmg the mtc will pound that in you.... LEARN the POWER of what you are soon to behold.... im just starting to learn it... but out here i cant get my hands on the things that would teach me a lot of it... all i have is the BOM and PMG but honestly it is enough...

ok all you now... i have really been trying so hard to get to know the savior now,,, and it is coming,,, i will be giving up things when i come home, so that i may draw near him.... if any of you are thinking of getting gifts for Christmas or anything for me... here are ideas BOOKS from prophets who speak about the savior, anything as long as it has been approved of the church and is about the savior... the thing i want the most though is a BIG NICE PICTURE of the Savior that i can just carrying around with me the rest of my life... i do not want to drop spiritually after the mission i want to keep going. i know it will be hard, and you are all just saying oh its just the phase of the coming home missionary,,, but no I’m being serious,,, i always told my self i wouldn’t be this missionary,,, but why not? its what the savior wants.

love you all !!!! ps dont worry im still Me ..... and Fun i will still be

She Contacted US!

Well aubrea made me do this again.... so world well I’m still in zhonghe... its my 5th here, and I’m with elder Visser, we are becoming quite spiritual. This man has really taught me how important it is to LOVE Jesus,,, man success is just happening from our faith in Jesus,,, we love it, mostly what we talk about is Jesus, now were not crazy spiritual freaks, we are just learning to love our savior Jesus Christ,,, I’m still a member of the Jedi council ( zone leaders) and this transfer our zone got bigger... it about doubled in size.. And we have lots of young missionaries. The mission is cruising right along and its just getting better and better... President was really happy with our zone this transfer.... we have four elders in our apartment right now,,, so sometimes that can be a little more stressful... but it spices things up and keeps us on our toes. What exactly am I suppose to write in these emails... there are lots of funny things that happen but they all just flash out of my head... biggest miracle of the week,,, found lady on the street who has read the book of Mormon and believes its true... she was riding her bike and we pulled up next to her and contacted us while we were riding... she didn’t understand what that meant though that the book of Mormon was true.. She is already Christian so I boldly told her it meant the restoration was true and she had to be baptized again... she don’t live in our area so I sent her info off to another zone,,, hope they get her in :) ummm the weather is getting nice and I’ve been really studying about Jesus Christ lately,, and learning how bad I want to get to know him... if started to make a list of things I want to give up so I can know him more.... well for all you punks thinking bout serving... GET OUT HERE! PS said with LOVE <3 really guys get on the mission if you look at my high school pics and me now,,, you will notice the changing affect it has ahahhahh BROOKE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I love YOU. You are 11 NOW.

elder Brunson

Super Late..... from 9/5/11

aub said i needed to send a blog... so okay well i have like 5 mins,, so ill try... ummm im alive and still kickin... baptism next week she's a miracle.. we found her on the street turns out she was investigating years ago. reads scrips and liahona everyday since but never could just quit smoking... well simple put, she doesn't smoke now mwhahahah... im staying busy out here and some days i feel like my head is going to pop... President caught me playing hide and seek with one of my new members in the chapel at the taipei stake center before our fireside.. it was more of the new member running over to hug me and i pretended to act like he scared me and was a pervert so i ran from him... i did all this knowing president was watching.... and i saw the smirk (smile) he cracked during it all... but he told the assistants i need to mature up a bit... they told me pres. thought it was hilarious but still had to deliver the message... all i read in the scripture is we are to be as children so i believe growing up would be apostatizing so ill just keep playing hide and seek ahhaahh :) well thats all i got time for.... LOVE yalls