Dublin Ireland Missionaries

Dublin Ireland Missionaries

Elder Hafen's Areas Served

Elder Hafen's Areas Served

Pictures

To see some of Elder Hafen's pictures, we have created slideshows at the bottom of his blog. I wish we had more, but he doesn't take very many pictures of himself. So, we hope you enjoy them, and thank you for supporting him. Enjoy :)

New Pictures

There are some new pictures in a slideshow posted at the bottom of the blog. Enjoy :)

Letter from Mission President

Letter from Mission President

January 11, 2010 - Letter

Published by Elder Brady Lee Hafen under on 9:08 AM
Well this week has been crazy. We have been running from one appointment to the next. We have been stressed out. Me and Grone are best friends and get along super well everyone tells us that they can tell. They say they can tell by Groneman. Grone did not get along with his last companion so now he is smiling and laughing loads we both are hoping and praying for another moves together. And I think some of the people we are teaching are too. The weather here has been so cold the warmest day was 19.5 F; luckily we have a car, or unlucky trying to drive in it! It’s been snowing all week long and they don't plow the roads. Cuz it does not snow in Ireland so what's the point of making snow plows, that's their mentality. All the estate roads are ice 3-5 inches thick you could go ice-skating on them. It’s really bad, cars are stuck everywhere nobody has 4 wheel drive and it’s so hilly here they can’t go up them. Roads have been closed and taxis charge 2 pounds extra cuz of it. People here won’t leave their house cuz of it, not even to go to church. And all the humidity is frozen so the dryness has dried my skin out. My face flakes a bit almost as if I was on Acutane, and my lips have been splitting too.

Well for something to tell the ward about the new area. Its part of Northern Ireland and it’s in the high north. It’s the 4th largest city in the entire island. It’s very beautiful even in the winter. I’m close to the Atlantic Ocean and it’s very cold. The city has a very old feel to it like you would see in the movies. I really like it a lot. This city was hit really hard during the troubles and there are a few factions of Para Military who won’t give up. Small inconvenience for us some times. There was a bomb threat on a road a while ago but it ended up being nothing. It made us 10 minutes late to a dinner appointment which the member was not too happy about. I get fed loads here, every day we seem to have some sort of a dinner appointment, and sometimes it's twice a day. I’m sure I will gain some weight here driving and eating so much. Me and Grone cover the whole city all by ourselves and wish we had the sisters back here every day.

Karl Hamilton is a great member he feeds us every week and is way nice to us. He had just got a new blackberry phone I think for Christmas and took those pictures. He then asked who to email it to so I said my mom. I knew you would like those but what I was afraid of was that you might think it was a scam and delete it; good thing you did not. And yes mom that's my new companion Ryan Groneman. Glad you liked those.

Well like I have said we have been very busy. Our new top investigator is Janice Taylor. She is married to a less active member named Bob. Janice is a really good investigator one of those golden ones who ask all the right questions that lead into the next thing we are going to talk about. She listens very well and understands well. Her and Bob together have 9 kids but it’s a Brady bunch situation. Both of them where previously married and now they all live together. But if we can get them in the church, wow, this ward would grow. The only problem is the kids are older and can make their own choices. We have not taught the kids yet, but pray all will go well there. The ward could use another solid family. As all wards could.

Sorry this is not as personal of a letter and a bit more like a news letter. I’m just in a rush and the first one was deleted off so I’m sorry about that. I hope this was also detailed enough for you.

I love you all so much and miss you.

Hugs and kisses

Brady BOO

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