Yeah tests are done, now you will talk to me again. That's too bad to hear you were stuck with so many crappy tests. Flip, right now if someone put a 600 question test, I would get up and leave. I seriously could not be bothered with that kind of stuff right now. I think I'm just going to become the worlds Greatest Life Guard and do that forever! Then I wont ever have to take 600 question tests. I might have to be a pimp on the side to make some really money, but at least I would get by.

I'm excited to hear you will be getting the chance to visit Utah. Thats really cool but its too bad you just don't have the time or money to visit whenever you choose. I'm excited for you. It sounds like in Arizona you might be getting some kind of a job interview/"getting in" with some one. That's cool. I really hope and pray all goes well.

Life here in the mission has been really rough, like you said, I have to keep my chin up and continue to work hard. I love you man and I pray for you each night.

Take care.

Brady boo

Hello

Well this week is a very boring one so sorry about that. This week we had zone conference and loads of exchanges. So I really don't have any real cool stories to tell and I don't have really anything much to say so sorry this is a really crappy letter.

I'm really happy to hear Cody did well in swimming I knew he would, us Hafen boys once we get under the pressure in sports we always come out on top. I'm very sad to hear Kelsey did not perform as she would have liked but what I do hear, she did well. Tell Cody he is a stud for helping out and being a good friend to her.

It's funny how small the world is, we have missionaries who knew each other or have been in the same room together before their mission's, I hear that all the time. To be honest I really can't understand how you and Gina are connected in this one, other than your friend is marring Gina's brother or something like that, so that's really cool. While I have been here you have known two or three missionaries families that are serving in Ireland with me, and that's cool. Elder Dinning has met or crossed paths with almost every English elder here. That's cool.

That's really cool to hear that Dusty is riding Leadville again. I always wanted him to try for it again especially now that he knows a little more what he is getting himself into, since he has done it once. And I'm way happy to hear Julie is supporting him in getting his lazy butt up and moving jk I'm lazier then him. Ha-ha.

Anyways the one really good news I have is we are finally getting in touch with Jade again which I'm so happy about. She says she has been super busy lately with school and dance even though I know it's because she has had a boyfriend, but they broke up. Now its cleared up more room for her salvation. A very good thing. We have seen and talked to her a few times on the phone and on the streets so at least we have that much going on.

Zone conference was good it was on diligence and finding. I guess a lot of missionaries have been slipping up on those things, so now we are all suffering from it. Even I have found myself getting a little more lazy, so it was a good boost for myself. Anyways things are good I love you much and will talk to you later.

Much love

Brades

Well hello family!

Well this week has been nuts for the past few days it has been snowing a lot and its even sticking which are cool but a very bad thing most of the people do not know how to drive in the snow which has caused a lot of traffic problem as you can imagine. Also everyone here drives little cars which when going uphill in snow is not a good combination as you all well know living on our hill in Orem. So the garda (the Irish police) were having a heyday trying to control all the traffic Elder Byrnes gave up on finding and those efforts because for the past few days it became pointless, because they all hate the snow. So instead he decided to go about doing good deeds we went hunting for people who were stuck or otherwise did not know how to drive in the snow and pushed them and told them how to get out of stuck situations. It went very well and after all that we would disappear so they had no real clue who we where or had time to be able to offer us money. Here in Ireland nobody does a nice deed for nothing afterward they always expect pay or something. It's a really sad place.

Funny story: I was on exchanges the other day once again, and while I was on exchanges some really funny stuff happened. Elder Byrnes and Elder Bowman helped out a drunken man who decided to pass out in the road. So, they helped him up and set him in a bus stop shield and sat him there. People saw them do it and tried to help out. One person called an ambulance for him, other's just tried talking to the guy. Just before the ambulance got to him, he passed out again and started to piss himself. He just laid there in his puddle of pea. It was really sick according to Elder Byrnes and Bowman.

Elder Byrnes jaw is good he says it's not too sore anymore. He is really glad to know that even though I may be a skinny little guy I can defend myself just in case it ever came to it. Elder Dinning has continued to teach me how to tie box. It was fun to have him as a district leader because he makes things more interesting. But that's about it on the fighting subject.

Well I'm happy to hear Jer is doing well in school and that Culotta is taking such good care of him. He has been a great blessing for Jer and Ames.

Well I'm all out of things to say sorry about that. Tell Cody congrates for making it to state. He will do super. And Happy Valentines to you all. Loves and hugs

Brady