I'm sorry to everybody who has been reading Brady's blog, because I've been very lazy this past two weeks with publishing his new posts. I recently just moved and don't have access to internet in my apartment. Next week will also be late because I will be out of town. So sorry in advance.

Hello Family

Well this week has been another wet one in fact a lot of Belfast, Lilburn, and other surrounding areas are flooded. There is a tunnel they just got done building that is completely under water. They are pumping out 7000 liters of water an hour but every hour 5000 thousand goes back into it so that's going to be a slow one to get dry. Luckily Bangor did not have to deal with it too much other than our grass was flooded; by the way the grass it's alright. I quite liked it. Our grass is very green and happy. But that meant a very wet day for me and Elder Bruce.

Elder Bruce is a very generous man; he came over with a cold and decided to share it with me. So now I have a very runny nose and a sore throat. Which made choir very hard yesterday! By the way I'm not sure if I told you we are in the ward choir, it's a lot of fun because they make fun of me for saying words the wrong way. Sometimes just to be cheeky I will say, "Hey I'm the only one saying it right this is an American religion." They will just laugh at me more then. Our ward is really good fun.

We have another new investigator her name is Heidi, she is Malaysian and has been living in Northern Ireland for 4 years. She was a referral given to us by Elder Headington on his last day here. Anyways we taught her the first lesson and she started to cry at the end. We asked her how she felt and if it was a good feeling, she said yes. We then explained that it was the spirit telling her what we are telling her is the truth, and we are going to teach her again Wednesday. Also I know you would have asked about Elizabeth. She came back home from her vacation and then had more of her family come over. We called her and we are going to set up a time to teach her. She says she is very excited to hear some more, and is sorry for being gone for so long. We are very excited to teach her again and can't wait.

Brady

Hello Family

Well this has been an exciting crazy week. A lot has happened that's for sure and it's been good. To start off my companion's name is Elder Bruce I told you this last time. He is 6'2'', blonde, blue eyes and very skinny; so we basically look the same. He is from a little town called "Ware", but he tells everyone he is from Hartfacher or something like that, all I know is its 20 minutes from London. Yes he is the district leader. He is a really cool guy we get along pretty well its weird getting use to new things but I'm a very easy going guy as you know so I can deal with it well. We also have a brand new greenie in our district so I'm not the young one anymore. The greenie is named Elder Elis I like him a lot he is a cool kid, he is also English. I forgot where he is from but that's alright.

Funny Story time

So here is the funny story. We have sleep overs at our flat a lot because we live the closest to the church. Monday night Elder Elis is sleeping between me and Elder Bruce on the floor. All we have are these two small single beds, so he is in the middle. That night I have one of those crazy falling dreams and right when you hit the ground you jump. So I had that and I fell off my bed and landed right on top of Elder Elis. It scares me and so I jump up in my bed and both elder Elis and I are just laughing our heads off and Elder Bruce can't figure out what's going on cuz he woke up when he heard the bang. Any ways that morning Elder Bruce is trying to figure out what happened so he asks Elder Elis and he can't remember a thing. He never woke up and was sleep laughing. It was so funny!

Yes mom I got the package thank you so very much I loved it. I have my flag flying in my room big and proud. And I ate the candy all in two days and I was trying really hard to save it and eat it slowly but our fruit candies and caramels are just so much better than they are here.

Elizabeth just got back from vacation we have not been able to get hold of her just yet but we will. And I promise to tell you about her.

With the fourth book in the twilight series it has now gotten to be a big thing here. Girls are reading it all over the place. To them it's a brand new thing when I told them I have been reading them for a long time they think it's weird first cuz I'm a boy and second because it just got to Ireland. But after a while they do the same as every girl and just want to talk to me about it because the books are too much fun. In fact I was on exchange in Newtownards and I had dinner there and I was talking to them about it. This family is the mom and two girls and now they love me to death, and were really mad to find out I was not the new elder in Newtownards, because this was during the changing of companions. Now the Newtownards YW talk about me. It's crazy. I love those books it's the best way to build up a relationship with people.

Well I'm out of stuff to say. Love you all! And miss ya.

Brady

Well Hello Family

Life here is super crazy right now I know you know about moves; I do have a new companion his name is Elder Bruce, as I'm writing you, I have yet to have seen him and Elder Headington is moved, so I'm floating around as a third wheel in my district which is also getting super messed up. Elder Headington is the new zone leader in the north so I will get to see and hear from him all the time. My friend's in Bangor, two are leaving, that area is getting white washed.

Elizabeth is on vacation and we have not been able to see her, we are a little worried because she is with her brother, but if she is meant to be baptized she will.

I still have not got my package I might get it when my companion comes up, if not I will get it when we go to district leader training. Elder Bruce is the district leader. So I get to do lots of exchanges still. I have some more pictures to send you, I will try to send them soon, and because of how things are going today I probably won't be able to today.

Sorry this has to be quick again because everyone is waiting on me I will try to write everyone next week but we will see what happens sorry.

I love you all and I'm so sorry this is a crappy letter
I love you all very much

Jerame,

Hey dude I'm sorry about last week I had a really long good letter and the email killed it and now I'm running out of time again but I will do the best I can.

Well it's good to hear that we have been saying the Hafen name correctly that's awesome. People here cannot say it right I have given up on trying to correct them. Our bishop is from South Africa and has yet to have said it right and we eat at his house every Sunday because his wife is so sweet. She and all the kids are also from South Africa they say it right but he can't. So I'm glad we do.

Yeah I have heard from a lot of people all the movies right now are super good I will be excited to come back and watch them. And it is also really good to know I will at least be going back to have the Bourne in the theater. That way I can go to something once I get back. I thought I would really miss watching movies and TV and stuff when I came out but I really don't kind of weird I would rather talk to my companion and read books. Right now I'm reading the biography of J Golden Kimble I got it approved it's a cool book and the guy is super funny. He was the one who swore over the pulpit and things like that. I will be excited to read some normal books once I get back. By the way, the movie that you took me to in New York right before I left; "21," is that bringing down the house?

Well I have now told everyone in my district I have a stoner for a brother that sucks nitrous oxide. They all just laugh.

Well the work is moving forward and is great. Keep working with the missionaries and be the cool members they love to go to. We have a few and they are legends in the mission field. And if you work with them you will become a legend too.

G2g love Brady



Hello Family, this has been a fun week it's really weird though!

This is the last week I will probably be with Elder Headington we get our moves call this coming Tuesday. Any predictions? Jk You have no clue about the island so that's an unfair question. But I think I will be staying here in Bangor. There is a theory flying around our district that they might combined the two Bangor areas for this one move because president has to close down areas due to not as many missionaries are going on missions because of the raising of the bar. If that does happen I will be serving with one of my new really good buddies Elder Furlong which I would love to happen, but we will see what happens. All we know is there are going to be a lot of surprises.

Well we had president interviews yesterday and he wants me to be his assistant soon. So that means I will have to move to Dublin he said not this move but possibly the next one. NO I'm just pulling your leg, he did not say that, but he did say I'm doing really well and that he sees me training in the future. So he wants me to prepare for it. I would not mind training you get to boss around the wee one. And I know it would help me out because it forces you to become a better missionary to be the example. I know when they made me head guard I became a better lifeguard because you know you're trusted more and are considered the example guard. Anyways that is what president said to me.

Well I have not yet got my package; I think they are holding it down in Dublin hostage because they know I really want it. Which does not make me very happy! Anyways I'm glad it's a big one once I do get it I will tell Elder Headington it's bigger than his even if it's not because he will not see it so he won't know. Ha-ha. (Brady asked me to send him an American Flag, they put them up in their apartment (flat), and he wants it to be larger than his current companions flag that is from Wales-he says that it has a dragon on it.) All the European missionaries are raciest against Americans because we are all patriotic and they are not but it's okay there are a lot more of us then there is of them and president is American so he would join our side.

Well Elizabeth, we hope is good, she right now is on holidays with her brother we are hoping that he does not scare her off of us. But if he is anything like her, then we have nothing to worry about. The ward has really taken a liking to her too. When she was not there on Sunday I think every single one of them asked us where she was. They really do care about her a lot. The other sad thing has been the McCrudden family, the ones who have been the main people to fellow ship her have been out of town in Florida the past two weeks. So her main friends have been gone so that has also been a bit of a struggle, but like I said she is doing great and the whole ward loves her to death. It will all work out. Just wait and see.

Tell Katie if she wants me to write her I need to know what address to send it to, or if she wants me to keep sending it to her home.

Time to go I need to write Jerame again cuz of stupid ldsmail.
Love Brady