Sorry that you had to wait an extra day to hear from me. This week is transfers, and as such we all have P-day on Tuesday instead. I was not transferred, thank goodness! Next week all will be back to normal and you will again hear from me on Monday until the next transfers roll around, which is about every six weeks.
This week truly has been amazing and I have learned and grown so much. We have been teaching our investigator, Balinda, now for a while and all has been going really well. She is progressing and is really loving the gospel and all that we are teaching her. We challenged her to baptism and she accepted! We are planning on having that service on September 14. It is so great to be able to help her and to see the gospel bless someones life. I am so excited for her and I look forward to being able to help her come closer to our Savior Jesus Christ.
Elders Peterson and Schmidt (the missionaries I room with) had a baptism this week for their investigator Ali. It was so cool to be able to go to her baptism and to see her enter into the Lord's church. Balinda ended up coming to the baptism and she loved it so much! It got her even more excited for when she can be baptized. I was asked to speak on enduring to the end at her baptism and that was a little scary at first, but all ended up going very well. I was so happy to be able to have that experience and to share my testimony with all the people that were there. This ward is amazing and they all were there to support and fellowship her. I love the Perrysburg ward and I admire their great love and willingness to serve those around them.
This week Elder Steele and I had exchanges with the zone leaders. I was able to go with Elder Berryessa to his area while Elder Huckstep stayed in our area with Elder Steele. I had a great time with Elder Berryessa and he truly taught me so much. He told me that he knows Dominic from when he served here, so that is cool! He wanted me to tell Dom hi for him. (So Jace please pass that on). While on exchanges I was able to truly be strengthened by the testimony of others. I loved being around different missionaries and to be able to learn from what they do. They truly are very amazing and such great and fantastic people. We were also able to give a church tour and that was very enjoyable and cool. The spirit was very strong and I became overwhelmed by it when I entered the chapel. We truly are blessed to be members of Christ's church.
This week we were able to provide tons of service at less active and investigators houses and I was so happy to be there for all of them. You truly are so much happier when you strive to serve and are helping and reaching out to others. I love serving and being able to meet and help so many amazing people.
I had a couple missionaries come up to me who have been having a hard time and have been seeking help. They were told to come to me and to get some support. I am so happy to be able to help them and offer them scriptures, words, and teachings of great comfort and strength. I never thought that I would be able to teach and help other missionaries! This week we also were able to get two new investigators: Roy and Dannielle. They are both amazing and I look forward to helping them as well.
Today's missionary thought is one of looking towards others. We are all surrounded by so many examples. Come to learn from others and to truly recognize that everyone you meet is there to leave a lesson to learn. Strive to learn that lesson and you truly will grow to be a better person. Stive to be the person that leaves a good lesson and leaves a great example. Always be loving, and strive to always be there for others.
I love you all!
Elder Brown
Elders Brown, Steele, Peterson, and Schmidt.
Transfers with Elder Berryessa
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