Dear Cody

Hey little bro I just want to write you and tell you congrates on all your achievements and feats in the pool. Mom has kept me up to date on it all, it's so good to hear it all. You are doing amazing. I also wanted to thank you for keeping me in mind when you went to swim at region that was really cool of you to wear my swim cap and use my towel at the pool. I hope it still brings you all the luck and skill you need for it all. Kido you are a great athlete and I am so proud of you. Your choice to take up swimming has kept us staying very close to each other. You have followed my footsteps even in the same events the same years of swimming; you are amazing I really look up to your ability at sports the way you look up to me. You will make it to state this year I know you will. My only advice I can give was something I did my senior year it helped me get to where I was at, was being a lane leader. My senior year I was in a slightly slower lane then Brady Wells but I lead it and it forces you to push through the water something you already do in the race. I can promise you if you are not already doing this that it will make you faster. Anyway bud I love you and miss you. I'm sad I can't see you swim but know I'm with you in my prayers.

Take care buddy

Brady

So this is the second email I have written you because the computer logged me off just as I was seriously sending it. But hello family

Well it's so cool to hear how the swim team is doing. I seriously love hearing about it and miss the water very much. In fact it's really funny because President Creer seems to think I'm going to go swimming on my mission. In our last interview the first thing he asked me was if I had gone swimming. I told him no, I'm not allowed to swim but I really miss it. Afterwards we talked for 5-10 minutes about how much we both miss the water. The way President was talking it sounds like he has done his fair share of swimming; something I really don't want to imagine is him in his swimming trunks at my pool. Gross! Anyways I'm so excited to hear we took seconds it sounds like both teams are doing awesome. I'm way excited that is a real accomplishment seriously. Dan always talked about how competitive our region was with Springville and us. And those two teams have always been thorns in each other's sides as we know. And Timpview has always had one good team then we have Mountain View, Provo. Not to mention the huge Lehi team our region is the most competitive region that's why the newspaper is always talking about us. So I'm so excited to hear about the team doing so well.

Well to talk about me right now. Things are going well I seem to be feeling a lot better now, I'm also doing things to try to keep me better like buying orange juice taking vitamin c and staying warmer those kinds of things and it so far seems to be working. Me and Byrnes are super good friends now, we love to talk to each other and really enjoy each other's company. We work hard and like I said the work is tough with all our investigators dropping us and stuff but we are replacing them. The cool spiritual story this week unfortunately I was not involved with, but on exchanges our DL and Elder Byrnes went to our new investigator Anu's home and her husband was in, who usually has nothing to do with us decided to sit in this time and listen, he was very touched by the first lesson and about Joseph Smith. He then said we were welcome to come by anytime and talk to them more about it all so that's really going well. So we are now working with a young couple I love to work with them, one cuz they are closer to my age and two because they are what we need - they are the kingdom builders, they help the church grow here in Ireland.

Well now for a really funny story. But heads up know that everything is fine. Well like I said we were on exchanges well when Elder Dinning (the DL) and Elder Bowman (DL's comp) where at our flat we were talking and the conversation turned to fighting. Not unusual because Elder Dinning is a UFC fighter and Byrnes was in a lot of street fights back home. Well they started to talk to me and I said I had never really been in any proper fight and had never punched anyone before. At that Byrnes said I had to punch him in the face, I said no but he continued to badger me saying some of his last comps did it and that all his best friends back home had punched each other. At this point the other two started in saying I had to do it. At this point I was cornered and they would not leave me alone until I did it. So we got the cameras and I punched my companion in the face. Only after he put a pillow to cover himself. Its super funny and I have it on camera so once I finally send you my stuff you can see it. By the way like I said Elder Byrnes and I are still super good friends he just has a sore jaw and knows I can throw a really good punch.

Well I don't know what else to say I love you all so much and miss you

Take care

Brades

Well we got moves call again and I'm staying with my comp Elder Byrnes his full names is Thomas Kyle Byrnes. He is from Bremerton Washington state next to Seattle. He is way chill like I said we get along really well and we get loads of work done we do some good stuff. We have gotten a new investigator named Tanya. She is an old referral we could never get a hold of. And then we decided that all of our investigators suck other than our brand new ones so we are dropping them. We are keeping only one and that's Jade. Because she is cool. We have to do loads of finding again which is gay but that's alright it comes with opening an area.

I really have no good stories this week because I got sick again this week and we got stuck in the flat. I'm so sick of being sick. Seriously I have been sick and stuck in the flat three times in the last 5 weeks.

That's really cool Cody is taking out Kelsie Wells she is such a cool girl. By the way all of those pictures opened up for me so I saw them all that's really cool tell Cody his hair is way long and that it looks good when I get home my hair is going to grow out again my look is going to be a surfer man with long golden locks and a tanned body. It's crazy how quick time is going by Cody is almost at region. I'm already getting sunlight back we have now gained an hour back so it gets dark at 5 now instead of 4. Which is very nice cuz once its dark work gets harder.

The air is usually cleaner here but you have to hold it in your mouth and wait for the air and the water to separate so you don't drown when you breathe.

Well sorry this email sucks so bad I really don't have much to say but I'm happy safe and getting better. I love you all so much

Brady