Hey family so here are a few of my photos with Jonathan in them. At lest I think they are. My only problem is I can’t see them when I attach them so I have to guess, but they should be him.

The week has been a good one we did not teach as many as last time but it was still a super week with the baptism and everything. We still can’t see André and Cecelia yet because her mom is still here; I thought she had left but not yet. We have an appointment to see them on Thursday the 5 of November but chances are I could be gone by then; which would really stink cuz I would really love to be there for it. Cecelia has only meet Johnson once when she came to church, and André has never seen him before. It would just make the transfer over much easier.

It’s now almost week five of this move and we change in week six; it’s really weird to think about how quick it is going. There is a pretty good chance I will be moving; I hope if I do I go to Clondalkin but I have no power over that. There is still the chance I stay but it’s just not as likely. The other great thing about Clondalkin is having been there before so I know the area pretty well and I know the members already so that will help out. Where ever I move is a possible last area for me it’s weird to think that.

Well tell Cody he needs to be looking for girls for me to date once I get home. Since all the girls I know seem to be getting married already or going on missions. I won’t know any girls when I get home. Its crazy loads of the missionaries here that went home are already married my friend Dinning just got married on Thursday. And a few others like Barber, Milo, Ridge and more. Milo has only been home a few months and is engaged to the girl who waited for him. Mom you will have to tell me about any other girls home I know that has gotten married.

On Sunday I confirmed Jonathan I was so nervous. It was like being on the blocks for the 400 free relay at state and you are swimming up against the fastest swimmer on the east high swim team. I could actually feel the adrenaline pumping into my blood my whole body felt really hot and tingly but once I put my hand on his head I calmed down. I said all the necessary parts but once I came to the blessing I couldn't say what I wanted to well; but it all came out and went well. Bishop commented on the blessing afterwards. Jonathan afterwards looked a bit goofy cuz there was no way to wipe the smile off his face. He was just so excited. He says he can feel the spirit so strong now. We visited him yesterday he says he can really feel it help him in his choices and his deeds he has no desire to do evil at all. He basically bore his testimony about what Christ said its exactly supposed to do. It’s so cool he is going to be such a strong member in the ward a great asset to them.

Mom I loved the package you gave me thank you very much for it all. I have eaten just about all the candy now. But not by myself I have shared it with all the elders who have come over. I still have the bat left to eat. But I don’t know he looks a bit scary to eat just cuz when I look at it, it kind of makes me feel a bit gross cuz I’m eating a bat. I have used the bleach trays a few times now the top fit great and the bottoms ones they work but they don’t stay on super well but I can still use it. When I get home if I can I would like a new bottom one.

Well I love you and miss you all, time is sure flying by. Love you all talk to you next week

Hugs and kisses

Brady

Hey Hey

So Elder Johnson has to email his family today about some funds stuff so we got approved to come once again which I’m super happy about because I had such a bad email this past week. So things are really good I just got off the phone with Amy not too long ago she is now on a plane ride back to the states. It was so much fun to be able to hang out with her and get to know her better. It made it even cooler cuz I got to do it in Ireland a cool place for it. So this week she took us to a Viking museum, Christ church, Dublin castle, and a few places just in the town nothing too exciting. She got to tour Ireland a good bunch. Yesterday she went to the really cool place called Glendale Lock. My spelling on that is probably way off but that’s how it sounds. I went there when I was in Dublin my first time in October. Cool huh about one year ago we went to the same place.

Man it’s so crazy to hear Cody is already doing the blue and gold meet. So who are the captains? I think I pieced together Michael Abbott and Joe Wells. But if I’m wrong let me know. I hope Cody wins; the first time I ever lost was when I was the captain. It really sucked to be against Brady Wells cuz he already had himself as a swimmer and then he got first pick also, so I was screwed. But that’s alright. Tell me what Cody swims and all that stuff, also when it comes to state you better film it so I can watch him swim once I get home. I think right now that is the hardest thing for me is that I will not get to see Cody swim his senior year.

So we have been doing so good this moves. We are leading the zone in lessons and just about everything I think I said this in my last email but it’s really cool. And we just keep doing better. Its weird cuz areas that traditionally are bad are the ones right now doing best other than ours Firhouse has almost always been a strong area. But when Sheppard came in it was dead cuz the elders just before him both went home together and were just not motivated to do anything anymore cuz they were so trunky. So Sheppard worked really hard and got it back up to a good point and we have just increased it slowly to now sweet awesomeness.

I just got done with Jonathan Manning's baptism I have pictures that I want to send but they won’t go on to the computer I can’t attach them for some reason. Maybe next week I can get them on with a new computer. But it was a crazy morning. We got to the church and got things going to fill the font but we could not get the hot water to work it was so annoying then we got it on after a half hour of trying and calling people who all told us the same thing we were doing. Then we filled it but it was too hot it started to burn them a bit, not to bad but I guess their feet hurt a bit. Also we did not have enough time to fill it all the way cuz of the original heating issue. So Johnson really had to push Jonathan hard under to get him all wet. Then to make things even worse it was all done off the fly because our ward mission leader forgot all about it. So we had the basic plans we planned out and all that stuff but we had no program to follow and he seemed very rushed cuz he showed up 15 minutes late. It was ridicules. He feels really bad cuz of it all but yeah it was bad. But overall it went well.

Anyway I better go cuz I can’t stay on much longer I love you all and can’t believe I come home so soon.

Much love hugs and kisses

Brady

P.S. can you send me the recipe for sweet rice? Thanks

Hey family

It has been another great week I really look forward to this Saturday; Jonathan Manning will be getting baptized. He is so good, Elder Johnson will be baptizing him and I will be giving him the Holy Ghost, which is really good cuz my cast is not water proof, so no getting it wet. I still have not gone for another appointment to get the cast checked, I have been too busy. It’s hard being the best missionaries in the zone, because your racing from one appointment to the next baptizing people along the way. Ha-ha just kidding. But Johnson and I have reached our goal; we are leading our zone in everything basically. President told us yesterday in interviews that we were the third best companionship last week. We are doing awesome. President wanted to know if having a cast would slow down my work, I told him "no" but maybe it takes some time away just cuz of hospital appointments.

André and Cicilia are not getting baptized this week, but hopefully by the end of moves; we will see. It might get moved back to the following moves.

Amy and I had a great visit. Call her up and ask her cuz she will give you a much better description of what went on then I can over an email, it was very good though- I loved it! I got to know her much better; I told Jer a bit about it in my email to him so you have permission to read that one mom.

We have been teaching a lot of less active lessons to boost our numbers, and to help out the less active members, of course numbers mean nothing it’s the people who count. It has been great we have some really good appointments lined up for tonight and the rest of the week.

I’m so sorry this is so short but I have to go

I love all so much and miss you

Hugs and kisses

Brady

What up dude.

So, your email made perfect sense. I look forward to being able to read other stories then just the scriptures. I think I have heard of the Sword of Truth but I'm not positive. So, I kept expecting you or Mom to call up Ames when I was hanging out with her. I'm still surprised Jude was able to resist. It was so much fun, my comp really like Ames, and said she was an awesome Utah girl.

I would tell you all we did, but I'm sure Amy told you everything already. We even had a really good talk on the Liffy River Board Walk. I think that was my favorite part of it all cuz it was just us talking and getting to know each other better. I have never really had that with Ames before. It was really good you have married an amazing girl.

Well Dude, I love you tons. I need to email Mom now. I'm pretty pressed for time cuz I have the zone leaders with us and we are going to play a game with them, but I hope to talk to you next week.

Much love
Brady boo

P.S. Your little bro is leading the zone in lessons and third in the mission.

Hey family! How is it?

Things are just great here. I am really enjoying working here and with Elder Johnson. This last week we taught: 13 other lessons, 5 less active lessons, 3 member lessons, have three baptism dates set, and had one new investigator. It was a great week. We had some other numbers but those are the best ones. I have not been able to see Andre and Cicilia in awhile cuz of work and Cecilia’s mom is visiting. But Jonathan Manning has turn out to be the man of all time. I think I told you the story but he referred himself by a pass along card. We called him on Tuesday and saw him Wednesday then on Friday, Saturday, he came to church on Sunday on Friday we challenged him to a baptism date on the 24 of October he agreed and is absorbing everything we tell him like a sponge and keeps all commitment. He has referred us to his friend’s one being a less active who will come back to church. And his friend Tom who said would like to sit in on a lesson with us. This should happen this Friday. John has turned into a golden investigator and a gold mine of mission work. Johnson and I have a goal to lead the zone by the end of the moves and are doing that by slowly going up by lessons each week; we should have it, our area is good enough to do it in and we really are putting the effort for it so it can happen

I can’t wait to see Amy. Dublin is a lot of fun it’s a really nice small big city if that makes any sense. And it has a nice look to it. Nothing is crazy over sized like New York. I also can’t wait to be a translator for her. Dublin is a fast accent. Not to mention all of the Romanians and Africans who live here also.

That’s very exciting for KC. I don’t blame him for being a bit scared either. Dad did something close but not for a family ward. He will do fine he got through medical school it can’t be much harder than that.

I’m glad to hear everyone is well. I can’t wait for some redemption post to come from everyone because I have not received any letters in 3 months! Now just so everyone knows who reads this I only have 6 months left and I know who has written and who has not!

Well much loves to all. I love you mom, thanks for keeping me up to date.

Brady

Hi ya family,

Well I will fill in the survey first cuz otherwise I will forget everything. So yes I have gained some weight but not recently; I weigh 140 pounds or ten stone. I have also grown; I am 6'1'' now but still looking too skinny; I want to gain about another 7 ponds but I just can’t do it yet. My health has been good Johnson had a bit of a cold he shared with me for a day but I got rid of it quick while he is still trying to finish it off which he is not too happy about. My favorite lesson to share would be the first cuz it’s the one I I’m best at and also it’s a lot more spiritual then the others. But because recently we have not gotten to many new investigators my first is a bit rusty and needs to improve some. I still have a hole in my chest that everybody loves, its fun Elder Johnson wants to see me eat cereal out of it. I’ve told him not now cuz it's too cold to eat cereal out of. Also I need my other hand to stabilize myself with. Other personal stuff is I love to teach member lessons and share spiritual thought it’s my favorite because of the books you have given me so it makes it very easy to do. Also it gets them more involved. I still don’t like tomatoes but I can tolerate them. I like African food especially spicy rice which super. I love Pilipino food and lots of it. Although I’m not too keen on fish heads. Oh and I don’t like to eat my chicken bones when I’m at Africans homes. And president still asks me if I have been swimming on my mission.

Conference was really good. I really enjoyed the priesthood session and the other part I got to hear. But I did not get to hear the last session of conference which was to bad cuz I hear Elder Holland did a great talk about the Book of Mormon. While watching conference I sat next to a Brazilian new convert named Clarisse she is from Sao Paulo and was baptized only two month ago in Brazil, then moved here for school-I think. But she was really nice and liked to talk a lot. She really loves America. She has done loads of nanning jobs in America and from that learned to speak English. So when you talk to her she sounds American rather then Irish English.

So I’m moving rooms again huh- wow this is just crazy. So Cody does not want the basement room then? I figured he would cuz it’s the only time he would get it. I also thought you would keep me up stairs that way when I got home I would always be around you. But I don’t mind the basement I get my own TV that way. Ha-ha just kidding.

Well this week or yesterday we had a miracle. We called up a referral named Jonathan Manning, we set an appointment to see him and he was amazing. He wants to be baptized as soon as he can and also is coming to church this Sunday. He investigated the church three years ago and was impressed but somehow got pulled away and went back to being catholic. When he came across a pass along card he called the number and wanted a Book of Mormon and then from there we got involved and he is great. That means we should have three baptism by the end of this move. We are very excited for it all.

I’m very excited for the package and for Amy I have not seen anyone I know since the lady in Bangor that would swim at my pool. Other then that I have met a few parents of missionaries or co workers from the pool. So I’m very happy for her. I will have to show her around Dublin and things, also probably be a translator as well the accent is hard at first.

Well I love you all to pieces and am doing very well, my hand does not hurt and will not need surgery so don’t be worrying mom, it’s just the same thing as the other two back home. Nothing to stress.

Much loves

Brady

Hi ya family

So, it has been a great week. Elder Johnson and I are really enjoying each other and have lots of fun. We hope to serve the next moves together as well.

Well, the wrist is broken. I just found out about an hour ago, and it’s already casted. It’s hasn’t even been an hour and I'm already trying to type. It’s not very easy as you can guess. So, it took them almost three weeks to know what I told them on the first day when I went in there. I wish I would have been going to Dr. Mortensen, he is the smart one. I have a blue cast on. I was thinking of getting an orange one for Halloween, but I thought a blue one is a more conservative color then orange. It’s great because now I can have all the Elders sign my cast. Amy can sign it as well once she comes to see me. I can’t wait for to come here.

Well, this past week we taught 15 lessons which is a big jump from 10. Elder Johnson and I are really excited about our companionship, and we want to stay together through the next moves. The only way President will allow that is if we teach big time and not let the area die down. I have been here 4 ½ months by the end of this move, which is ripe to move, but I want to stay so I can have 6 months here. The area is great and we teach great people. André and Cecilia are loving their new jobs, and Cecilia made it to church on Sunday. I was so excited. It was one of the greatest joys I have had one my mission. I felt like a dad watching his son score the winning touchdown. Everyone was there to talk to her, and she was so happy that she told André about it. André called us right after cuz he wanted to know all about it. It was amazing. Then Des was also at church, and he is so good. I love him to death. We taught him on Tuesday and it went very well. Elder Johnson and Des hit it off really well. So, once I do leave everything will be in good hands.

We have been doing a lot of less active work, and its going very well. We teach a less active family called the Addos. We have a great relationship with all the kids, and they can’t wait for us to come back. Even the mom likes us cuz we can help the kids with school work, and she can make dinner and relax. We also are trying to make better friends with the Wilson family. They have been hard to work with recently, but pray that we can visit and help them out. Also pray that they will be more excited about church.

Johnson is really cool. He is from Brigham City like I said. His dad is a rocket scientist for NASA, and his mom cuts hair. He has two brothers and a sister, all younger than him. He is very athletic. We really have lots of fun. Last night we decided to sleep in our attic just for fun cuz it’s so big. It was not the best because it got cold in the night. We still had fun.

Well, I’m out of time. If I missed anything you wanted, sorry. Tell me about it, and I will write it next week. I love you all.

Take care,

Brady

Dude, hey so what's the matter with my emails. I'm pretty sure they are still English. It's really the Irish that do not speak right.

I'm super excited for Amy to come. She will love it here in Dublin. It is a really pretty place, but it's not the sunny weather she loves. Ireland is cold and has similar temperatures to New York. The humidity is cutting.

I have been praying everything would work out for you and your job, and look at this, it did! Also, you will be getting a practice of your own very soon.

So, as I'm typing this, every word I have to fix it because I have just got a new cast (or plaster as they call them here) on. It has not even been on an hour. It's really hard to type with. As you can guess, I have broken the same bone as before. All three times it has been the scaphoid bone in my wrist.

Well bud, I love you and will make it out to Texas to visit. I have not spent any time in Texas, at least not that I can recall. So, it will be a new experience.

Take care and much love,
Brady

Hello family, how are you?

Well to stop mommy complaining and worrying, we don’t know if it’s broken. The bones are very sensitive and they will be doing a bone scan or something this Monday to find out. For the bone scan, they have to give me a shot in my arm (sick!) and then they scan my arm in a crazy machine. It going to take 3-4 hours and that’s all I know about the process. Then Wednesday morning I will be finding out the results. I will email you and let you know.


I got moves call again yesterday night. Sheppard will be moving and he is moving to the Bangor 2, the ward next to where I was trained. He is looking forward to being in the UK again, and using his native currency (the Pound). He is a little unsure of his companion, Elder Anderson, but he will do fine cuz he is a saint. I will be getting a new companion as well, his name is Elder Johnson. It’s not the same one I trained. His name is Bradley Chase Johnson, from Brigham City, Utah. He is a really good guy. I knew him when he was getting trained, and I really liked him then. I hope he has not changed too much.

The highlight of the week was by far Elder Bednar, of the 12 Apostles, was here in Ireland. I was able to attend 3 meetings with him speaking. He was never before one of my favorites but now is. It was great to see him talk multiple times in one week, because this way you get to see their personality shines through. We got to ask him questions, and he gave very powerful talks. I’m looking forward to conference this October, it should be really good. It will also be interesting to see what he says. This conference will be my third one. After that, I have one left and a week later I will be home, crazy huh?!

Well, the work this week is going great. We meet André and Cecilia yesterday for a short visit. André is now getting a new job. He will only have to work 1 Sunday a week, and it will be the same job as Cecilia. So they will be working together. They are very happy about it, and they have great faith and want to do what’s right. To make things even better, his job has a possibility of full time! This is better than his previous job. Cecilia already likes her job better. We are so happy for them.

Kevin Shannon, a member’s son, decided to go less active. However, he has found new respect for us and seems more willing to sit in the lesson with us. I’m really glad about that, because the Shannons are a really good family and care for Kevin a lot. He just wants to cause problems it seems. He met Elder Bednar twice, and his dad, Joe, said you can see Kevin felt the spirit and was a bit scared by it. So, we need to keep him feeling to spirit.

Well, I love you all and am very happy things are going so well for you all. I’m doing great and am happy here in Ireland. Things are really starting to look up. The improvements with André and Cecilia should allow them to be able to be baptized before I leave this area.

Love you all, hugs and kisses,
Brady

Hello

So this has also been a pretty eventful week for me. I'm glad to hear nothing is too crazy for you and that life has continued on as normal. No, Tanya or Paul’s wife did not poison us, only Sheppard and his terrible cooking made us sick. My release date is not April 9th, that was my estimation date. The real one is April 16th, exactly one month after my birth date and two days after Jerame's birthday. This is really cool cuz he came home on my birthday and now it’s his turn for me to come home on his. Maybe I can get a barf bag crown for him like he did for me on my birthday.

So the rest of Paul’s story, his funeral was Friday and I got to go to it. It was held in a Catholic Church, because most of his family is Catholic. That was very interesting to see the way they do things from the Good News Bible. They only change a few words, but the rest of the service was word for word from the Bible. During the service you kneel, stand, and sit a lot. This type of service makes it really difficult to fall asleep. They also have sayings which you are supposed to repeat back to them. So, after the whole mass (sacrament meeting) they then do the funeral portion. The priest does some voodoo hoodoo with holy water and incense over his casket. Then the priest dedicates the grave doing more voodoo hoodoo, and the rosary prayers (the lords payer, and hail marys) then it all over. Noel, Paul’s brother, then rededicated his grave the way our church does it, and then I got to go eat at a pub dressed as a missionary, that was weird, but the food was really good. Tanya has not been sentenced yet, as far as I know, but will be soon.

The weather has been changing here and getting colder and rainier. After this I'm going to the zoo, but it looks like it might rain which will be a real big bummer. I did not think about bringing an umbrella, but that is life in Ireland.

Andre and Cecilia are doing very well. We had a lesson with them last night, and Cecilia has found a new job but still works on Sunday for this next month. Andre is still looking. We will have to move the baptism back for awhile. I hope they figure out their job situation real soon, but their baptism won’t be this next week because neither one of them have been to the church. That’s their only hold.

On Saturday I was playing soccer and fell down really hard on my left wrist. It swelled up and hurt in all the same spots as before. I waited to see what was going to happen with it. Finely yesterday I thought we better take a look at it. They x-rayed it and have decided it’s not broken, but they want to be sure. So, on Monday they will be re x-raying it again. I hope it’s not cuz I don’t really want a cast and if it bad enough, surgery. If I need surgery they would have to send me home early and the probability of not coming back out, because at that point they say you’ve served your time. So right at the moment they gave me a write brace that I'm supposed to wear any time I'm doing anything laborious…so basically service.

Well I love you all I have a package to send home soon so be on the lookout for it.

Much love,
Brady