December 10, 2012

Elder Brady is full of life!! So willing to express his love and to do what is right.  We love him dearly. 
This is just a note we got in a quick email today from Sister Fluckiger, the Mission President's wife. It made my day!

December 3, 2012

Hey mom!!
Mom, I don't have a lot of time this week, or next. I'm in Lisbon this week for Mission Counsel, and then next week is our Christmas Conference, but I just want to say, I love you so much  mom. I'm so grateful for your rock solid testimony.  I join with the Sons of Helaman, "we did not doubt our mothers knew it". I don't doubt that my mother knows it.
Thank you so much for everything mom. I'm so grateful for your insight on the christmas devotional. I'm SUPER excite to watch it! we'll watch it at our Ward Christmas party on the 15th. I'm super pumped!!
So our weekly activities are still going. They're going alright. We lost a little bit of momentum. One week was a little bit weak, and now we're trying to gain momentum again, but it will be really really good.
I Love ryan so much!! I'm praying for him almost everyday. Heavenly Father is inspiring him every step of the way. Keep it up brotha!!!
Mom, i gotta run. This letter is SO lame I know it. But I'm super sorry- so please don't hate me. Today has been a little bit nuts. But know that I'm alive, and well, andloving life. I'm staing in gaia!!! YEAH!!!! everthing is going great! but I'll keep you up dated :)
Love YOU!
Loved, Elder Brady

Hey, Let's wait until Elder Brady's in Portugal, then we'll enjoy getting a Christmas tree. good idea :) November 27, 2012

MOM!!!

hi.

first things first, before I forget, idk if you guys are still planning on coming to portugal to pick me up, but if you are, I have lunch planned for us on the first day :) no I'm not trunky, but my old comp elder faias just wanted me to tell you now cuz he thought I'd forget later. So I told you, Elder Faias wants to take you to his house when/if you and dad come to get me. just saying :)

2nd thing, you should read 1 John Chapter 5 today. It was really interesting to read that chapter. It's just got a really neat and beautiful explanation of the Godhead. I really enjoyed it.

So, I got my new suit. and I think I look classy. The Lady at the store didn't like my tie though....which was really ok because it was ugly tie day in our companionship, so it really was an ugly tie, but i ended up buying a new one which was also ok, because it was really cool looking. 

I'm so happy for syd! I've been praying for her. She has been so blessed. I'm so grateful for her example of faith and trust. You're totally fine on the package mom. We're actually going to be going to Lisbon 2 times in the next 2 weeks, so I'll get it :) next tuesday we have Mission Council, and then the next week, I won't be writing on monday, and I'm actually not sure when I'm gonna be writing that week because on the 11th we're having a misison Christmas Conference which will be SWEET!!! so I'll be getting it no problems :) Voltage adapter, I think i'm ok. I haven't had any problems so far and i don't htink I need anything else. I have a little purple thing that i think is that voltage adapter. It plugs into the wierd European outlets and then my normal American plug plugs into it. So i think we're ok there.

Oooh. dad got the flu huh? That's super rough! dad never gets sick! I'm super sorry! but also super impressed that it was only 2 days. That activity sounds AMAZING!! who won the money?? :) And sounds like Thanksgiving weekend as a whole was great. I'm so glad to hear that! no one wanted to play ball with Matthew? oh yeah....it's cuz everyone is on a mission now! :) haha that's an ok place to be then :)

The FHE went really well! We were really pleased! We talked about the Word of Wisdom, and Isaías's son, Leonardo, loved the little activity that Sister Avelar put together! it was really really cool. and the Stake president is the MAN! He had such an amazing talk with Raquel, and i got to be a little part of it. we talked about the power of the temple and the purpose of families and also how we can know for ourselves if this is really true. It was super cool! Also, with them, I've seen the difference that the book of mormon makes in peoples lives. They stopped reading the book of mormon, just for a little bit, and we could tell immediately. Please please please pray that we can get those documents from Africa. they're starting to get a little discouraged because it's been taking so long. The Lord is taking care of them here, and they're still doing great, but we could just use all the prayer power we can get :) 

We've really been seeing the hand of the Lord here. and I'm starting to understand a little bit better the timing of the Lord. The Lord has got a time and a place for everything. For example, we've been trying to get a hold of this amazing Brazilian family for EVER! but we've had such a hard time. they always have something come up at the last minute and they have to cancel. But then last night, after church, right at the end of the night, we decided to pass them by. and it was amazing!! we were able to have such an awesome lesson! we watched the Restoration, to help them really see and understand who the prophet Joseph Smith really was. And the mom was there!!! it was amazing! we've never been able to teach her before. But then she left halfway through because one of her friends came :( BUT!!! after she left she took the little kids too (3 and 6 year olds) who were kind of distracting a little bit. So we wanted to teach everyone, but it wasn't really working out. So then after she left, we were just with the teenagers, Johnatan, Jenifer, and Jessika. (16, 13, 15 years old... ithink) and because it was just us, they opened up so much. They were asking questions, and were so sincere and they all understood so well! it was AMAZING!! please pray that Heavenly Father will help them receive and recognize an answer from the spirit ok? thanks guys! :)

WEll mom, I've gotta run. I sent a little something for you guys in the mail so keep a look out. I'm planning on sending something a little bit better for a real Christmas Present, but this is a starter :) I love you so much. Thank you for sending all that stuff, and thinking about me, and praying for me. I'm doing the same for you mom! I love you so much. You rock my world!

Love,

Elder Brady

Ps...i love the missionary updates....just saying :) Love ya!!

November 19, 2012

Oí mãe!! como estás?? estou bem, obrigado. :) Como está a vida em Grace Idaho? está tudo tranquilo? provavelmente :) 

Man, that fireside would be amazing!!! I'm super jealous! I love them so much. How's Britten doing as far as health goes? Is he doing alright? That's a really amazing principle that Karla talked about. How sometimes it takes work to overcome the temptations and distractions of the world, and to be closer to the Savior, but its so worth it. That's also been something that has been becoming more and more real all the time, that the adversary is becoming more and more powerful, and the tools that he has are powerful and advanced, but he also likes to use some of the most simple and old tricks in the book. Laziness, procrastination, basically the natural man. and it takes work. But it's worth it. always.

Thanks for that reminder mom, that really repentance is something that brings us closer to our Heavenly Father. That really when we look at it that way, we should jump for joy at the chance to put off the natural man, and become more like our Savior. Repentance sometimes is a hard thing for us to do. This is also a trick that the adversary uses. He doesn't want us to use the atonement, because he doesn't want us to be happy. He wants us to be miserable and have the weight of a guilty conscience. That makes him happy. That's the only pleasure that he can have, is seeing Heavenly Father's children lose their joy and happiness. I'm so grateful, that our Heavenly Father, knew that this was going to happen, and before He created the world, He created a way for us to overcome Satan, and the distractions of the world. He called His Son. He called His Son to be our Savior. I'm so grateful for Heavenly Father's wisdom grace and love.

I'm super glad that you liked the Eagles concert!!! sounds like a blast!! hahaha man they are super old! one of these days their vocal chords are just gonna stop! haha :) that's super great that you liked it so much! And it sounds like the temple was also so great! I miss the temple! One thing that has just been super amazing, is the focus that the ward has been putting on temple attendance. There has been such a huge push on the importance of tithing. I know, that as we pay a full tithing, with the intentions of thanking the Lord, He literally opens the windows of heaven, and pours out blessings. 

Hahaha I always knew my sisters were charitable!! haha hey girls, just so you know, it's easier to win if you just play for the right team :) haha but hey, you're both one step ahead of me, I didn't score for either team, so it's a step in the right direction right? :) and sarah, you're probably a lot faster now that you don't have all that hair weighing you down!   haha just kidding'

 So ash is thinking Dixie huh? Go for it man! you'll do great down there! I love how there's not like a Brady tradition. We basically just do what we want ;) Steph to dixie, alyssa USU, me BYU and then ash back to Dixie. So now Britt just needs to go to USU and sarah to BYU and we're all set. One thing ash that really helps us know what Heavenly Father wants, is just to read the scriptures. As we pray and ask for Heavenly Father's  guidance and direction, and then we read the scriptures, He's promised that they will guide us. So as you pray, and then ask Heavenly Father to help you know what to do, start studying the scriptures, and then pay attention to the thoughts that come into your mind as you read and ponder. That's how Heavenly Father guides us. The Spirit will guide our thoughts. 

Yeah we got to talk to Africa! We're actually gonna call again tomorrow to check up on that. cool thing about Isaías. He really loved going to FHE at the stake presidents house the other day, so yesterday at church, he invited President Ribeiro and his whole family, and us, to their house tonight for FHE!! We're super excited! It's gonna be a lot of fun!

OH MAN! Grace Idaho is just rocking the east coast!! haha that's super cool!! I'm SO pumped for Hadlee and Brandi!! When do they leave?? Man I honestly am just super excited about this whole situation!!! It's gonna rock! and Ryan is going to the exact same mission as Trevor! how cool! 10 € says that they're comps!! :) just kidding, I shouldn't gamble. And thanks for the update on Elder Mathews. I hadn't heard about him for awhile. And how aobut Elder Foster? Have you heard anything about him lately?

As far as we're going, everything is tudo ok here! Elder Bergeron has actually had a few stomach problems lately, but I've been super impressed, even when he's been feeling sick, he doesn't let it get to the work. And he never complains about it. He's really a rock star. I love him a lot. He told me that in his interview with Pres. Fluckiger, President asked him if he thought he could train.....uh oh.....haha we'll see what happens, but it looks like maybe the Lord is preparing something for Elder Bergeron! We're staying warm here, but we have to keep the heater right next to our faces as we sleep. The other day I did a division with Elder Gaertner (An elder that I LOVE from the MTC) in his area up north. Man that place was COLD! they didn't have blankets until like a week ago, and they just have one heater and we about died!!! haha I don't know how they are living up there! Elder Geartner wears long johns under his suit!! hahaha that place is cold! so the little bit of rain that's here doesn't bother me so much anymore :) The zone is doing pretty well. It's been a little rough up here the last little while. The work has been a little bit slow in the zone and so we're fighting disappointment a lot, but we've really seen the hand of the Lord recently. Almost every area has a family that they are focusing on. and there were a lot of people that came to church! we've got 5 baptisms marked in the zone for this weekend and we're working to help even more people accept the invitation. I'm really learning that our attitude has so much to do with our happiness. and it also affects the work. If we're happy, and we face life witha good attitude, our trials, our difficulties, the commandments, if we face it with a good attitude and with the attitude of becoming more like the Savior, we're happy. We're on the earth to become like the Savior, and to become perfect. And Nephi teaches us that we exist so that we might have joy. So really as we repent, and face our trials or temptations, or obey the commandments and become like the Savior, we become happy. That's where true happiness and joy comes from. 

I love you so much  mom. I'm so grateful that you are inspired. There are alot of things in this email that were exactly what i needed to hear. That were literally answers to my prayers. Thanks mom. I love you so much. And don't worry, there's not reallyanything dangerous or sketchy here that I'm not telling you, so rest easy :) Hahaha, love you mom!!

Love, 

Elder Brady

November 12, 2012

Oh my WORD!!! I'M SO EXCITED!!! I literally cried. I am so excited for ryan!!!! He is such an amazing person!! oh man I'm SO excited for him!!!! He is going to be such an amazing missionary. He will literally change the world. Man I love him SO much!! oh my goodness I really can't express the way that I feel right now. Oh MAN!!!! I'm SOOOOO STOKED!!!!!!And he's going to be speaking the language of the angels :)

Kendall Lloyd, where's he going? dad told me but I forgot.Nick's going to Canada huh? That's super cool! maybe he'll get to meet some of Gillian's family huh? Man everyone is taking off!! that's so fun!! I love it to death!!! man here we come baby!!

You have been in primary for a long time mom! 5 primary programs huh? that's crazy! How did it go? Everything run smooth? Sounds like things are changing over there! that's so crazy! Steven will receive the priesthood eh? One more holder of the Lord's power! how cool is that! 

Snow huh? I miss it! but actually, I hear that it might actually snow here in Gaia this year. It's been SUPER cold! haha a member gave me and my comp a pair of his really comfy thick socks! we were super excited! we get home, and our feet are wet, and we take off our shoes and put on those warm comfy socks.....oh a little piece of heaven right there :)

Eagles concert huh? right on right on. Haha last time condie went to an Eagles concert, me and hadlee and jaden and damian were there....that's funny! haha :) 

Í'm so glad that Syd's doing so well! I love her so much, and I'm super proud of her. I pray for her all the time. I'm so glad that she's doing so well!! too bad baby Ava's so rough, but what can you expect from a 2 month old right? :) Yeah I remember the Piano Guys! they just started right as I was leaving i think. That's super cool! did ash like them? It's amazing how John Schmidt is so Mormon Famous! Our stake presidents son plays waterfall all the time! haha :)

Hahaha way to be britt!!! play defense and pass the ball!! way to rock it! be intense, aggressive, but dont reach and foul.....i did that a lot. not very smart. play with your feet, not your hands ok? keep hustling! and ps....offensive rebounds and put backs are super fun. just saying :)

Ok, so Isaías is doing great!! I got to talk to a guy from Guinea, AFrica the other day! we did a division the other day with the Assistants, and I was working with Elder Cá, an elder from Guinea but lived in Cape Verde for a long time, and we went by Isaías, and it turns out, Elder Ca´s brother can help get the documents from Guinea here so that Isaías can get married!! Coincidence?? nope :) Its amazing how the Lord works! and Raquel, his girlfriend, received her own testimony about the Book of Mormon!! it was so amazing!!! the difference in her was like night and day. She prayed, and felt that the book of mormon really was the word of God, and the spirit in that house when we got there was 100% different. It was SO amazing! I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father loves His children enough to answer our prayers :) Now we're just waiting on the papers to get married, and the Lord provided us another miracle with Elder Cá's brother. It was super cool to talk to a guy in Africa too!! and then I gave the phone to Isaías, and he spoke in Creole!! which was ridiculously rad! haha :)

The Lord has just blessed this zone so much lately! Almost every single area in the zone has found families that are progressing, and the Lord is providing miracles everywhere! Last night we found the coolest Brazilian family ever! We had talked to Johnatan, the 16 year old son before, and then met the dad just real quick. Johnatan started reading the book of mormon, and then we went back to talk to him, and he wasn't there, but then the Spirit told us to start teaching the Dad a little bit more. So we talked to him some more and then we left a book of mormon, and then in the meantime, his other daughter and her friend got there, so we left them a book of mormon too and they loved it! Jennifer is 13 and is super intelligent. She's from the Evangelical Church, and is very active, and she was just so attentive and completely understood everything as we explained the Book of Mormon. It was SO cool! she said she was going to read it and pray about it and tomorrow we'll go back to talk to everyone!! it's been so amazing to see the blessings of the Lord in our area and our work. 

And we just starting teaching these amazing Families that basically live together but dont. Liliana and her mom Margarida, and then Rosa and her daughter Ariana. We just passed them in the street once, just talked to them, they gave us their address and said we could come by someother time. So we passed by but Liliana was leaving, and she was like, oh wait, come back on Monday and we'll feed you dinner. OK!! :) So we had dinner with them, left them a book of mormon, and then went back on Saturday, they had read, loved it, an were so attentive as we taught the restoration. And Liliana and Rosa came to Church yesterday!!! it was so amazing!! the Lord has just blessed us so very much this last week, and I'm so grateful! It's been super fun! 

Well mom, I gotta go, but I love you so much!! even if you got old yesterday ;) haha jk :) Thanks for everything! and thanks for finding that cd! haha :) love you so much!! até próximo! tchau tchau! beijinhos! :)

Elder Jordan Brady

PS....next week I'll try to send pictures of my european suit! :)

November 5, 2012

BRANDO!!!! OH MY WORD!! WAY TO GO STUD!!! man you are going to do great!! and you don't have that long to wait! haha! haha man that's super cool! He'll love it down there! I'm super pumped for him! it's ridiculous how many missionaries are going to south america. it's like an Idaho party down there :) And he levaes almost exactly a year behind. that's kinda cool! Here in two years he'll be home in time for my birthday party ;)

~ps.....last week you didn't tell me who was going on a mission....cuz they were gonna tell me....but i'm pretty sure I need to know. just saying. It«s been driving me nuts trying to figure out who it is!! haha :)

Way to go syd! I'm super excited to hear that she's doing ok. It's amazing to see how well she's doing. That's such a blessing. I know that everything is gonna be just fine. So mom, how long does the treatment work? What is it like? I'm so grateful that Heavenly Father is taking care of her. I know that everything is gonna be just fine with her. She's a tough girl. I'm still praying for her, and everythings gonna be fine. How have Ian and Owen been? Are they taking everything ok? And little Ava? How's she doing?

CONGRATS LUKE AND KYLEE!! brody is so massive!! haha! Luke's just gonna have to deal with it. Basketball players rock! :) haha man I can't believe that. I showed Elder Bergeron the picture and he about passed out! He couldn't believe the size difference! haha! How's Kylee doing? youre not kidding mom, there's gonna be a whole herd of a new generation that won't even know who I am! sad day. haha it'll be super fun!

Man I'm super pumped!! 12 new misisonaries from the stake! that's so great!! sounds like they kept pres. Christensen pretty occupied! :) That makes me super happy! Especially because we had stake conference yesterday and we only had 1 missionary from the Stake of Porto. How many do we have out right now? a lot. And Katie is going to New York! that will be awesome! and Trevor leaves here in a week or two right? Man this is so sick!! I love missions!!! haha :) Todd's home huh? How's he doing? Is he doing alright? How long has he been out on his mission. A year and a half or something like that right? man that's rough. I really hope he can get back out there! And Nick's papers are in too! man the whole world is going on a mission! Ainda bem!! the Lord needs all the workers there are. Elder Holland and the Brethren are saying that "The Lord is hastening on his work." What a great responsibility we all have to do the very best that we can. I'm so grateful for the Lord, and allowing me to be a part of His work. I feel very honored to be a part of it here in Portugal. I'm so proud of our stake! There are a lot of great warriors hitting the fields!! keep it up Grace Idaho Stake of Zion!!

But just so you know, stake conference was incredible!! Isaías went, and it was amazing! it was exactly what he needed and he loved it so much! We're gonna go by tonight to see how he's doing. We're still waiting on the marriage, but it's been incredible to see the extra time. he was ready and had a date set for his baptism, but he just still wasn't sure he wanted to get married, so we waited. And this last week has been so incredible! His testimony has been strengthened SO much! He started bearing his testimony to his girlfriend Raquel telling her that this was the "restored gospel and restored Church of Jesus Christ"!! it was so cool! and she's been reading the book of mormon and really wants to find out which church is the true church. She's progressing really well too! It's been SO fun to see her start to progress. And stake conference was basically all about service. It was really amazing! This gospel is a living gospel that changes the lives of those around us, and not just their lives, but eternities to come. That goes for those that are already in the Church as well as those who still haven't come to know that gospel. But one of the biggest parts of the gospel, is the fact that when we enter in to the gospel, when we've felt the effects of the atonement in our lives, we feel the desire to follow the Saviors example. And when we enter in to the fold, through the means of baptism, we make a covenant with the Lord that we will serve Him and His children. And in stake conference, they talked about our call to serve in the Church as well. We make a covenant to serve with all our heart might mind and strength, regardless of where we serve in the Church, as a primary teacher, Elders Quorum President, Home Teacher, we are called to help one another get home to the presence of our Heavenly Father. I'm so grateful mom, for your example. You've always understood that and you've always magnified your calling and sincerely served. I'm so grateful for that mom. you really are a wonderful example to me. 

The pipe broke again?? Oh man! that is not good. and they didn't even get out of school! sad day!! haha but how great that jim was just "accidently" at the school that day! wink wink :) Thanks for moving that money over mom! I'm gonna have to show you pictures next week, cuz this week we had interviews with president fluckiger, which were amazing, but I don't have time to go shopping, but I am incredibly offended that you don't think I can pick out a good looking suit. Especially cuz I'm in Europe, and all the suits are good looking :) haha just kidding :)

Well mom, I gotta run, But I love you so much. Thank you for everything. I'm super sorry that my letters are always so random and unorganized. I just have so much to say that it all kinda just comes out! and if I missed something, don't be afraid to ask the question again, I didn't ignore that question, it just got lost in my head :) Haha love you so much!!

Love,

Elder Brady

Ps, if you guys send a package for Christmas, we're having a Christmas conference in Lisbon, so you could just send it there and I'll get it easier. If you could just address it like this it will work better:

A Igreja de Jesus Cristo dos Santos dos Ultimos Dias

A/C Elder Jordan Brady

Apartado 40054

1500 Lisboa

Portugal

And then if you could label it as a gift, it makes it easier to pass through customs or something? Idk for sure....but the office said it's easier for them like that. thanks!! love you!!!

October 30, 2012

Olá mãe!!! Ok, Google Translate is completely blown. It took me like 6 minutes to figure out what you were trying to tell me!| I think I got it. I think it had something to do with the spook alley or something like that. Man, i dont' even know! and one of the problems is, i think google translate tries to use decent grammar, but here in portugal, even the native speakers say they don't use good grammar!! haha that's why the missionaries do so well! :) haha just kidding :)

and sorry I didn't write last week. We got a surprise phone call on Friday saying that we had to go to Lisbon yesterday. My bad.

This week was really great! I love this area so much and I'm so grateful for the way the Lord has blessed us. Clara still wasn't able to come to church, because she got sick and didn't go to work for a couple days. But we're gonna call her tonight to set something up for tomorrow. We're having stake conference this weekend, so we're trying to get a big extra push and get people to church! It's gonna be awesome! And another miracle happened! Isaías brought his girlfriend and 3 year old son to church!!! It was amazing!! we're going over there this afternoon to teach him again. We're still working on the marriage thing. Please pray that he can feel ready and the need to be married, and that we can be inspired to help him. He's super incredible! we just need some extra help. :) 

Babies are super great!! I'm super excited for Baby Ava!! I bet that's just an amazing blessing in their family. And it's incredible how Heavenly Father knows everything. The beginning from the end. And the fact that He loves us, individually and perfectly is so incredible. And youre completely right about the differences. We had a man ask us what was different. He believes that all of the churches are the same and that all of them are good, so what is the difference between the Church and the rest of the world. We told him that the difference was that this was the church that Heavenly Father authorizes, and that we can have the fullness of the doctrine, through the book of mormon. It was really interesting. That was one of the coolest lessons we've had, even though it didn't end the way we wanted it to. We talked to this guy a couple weeks ago at his door, and he said we could come back on sunday, but then the next day he called and rescheduled for the next sunday. So we get there, and he lets us in, and we meet his 2 sons and his wife and his dad. It was super cool! his sons stopped playing on the computer to listen to our message. We started teaching the first lesson, and it was really cool. They were asking questions and being very attentive, and the spirit was there super strong. We were just getting to the part about the book of mormon, and then the grandpa started getting a little frustrated and telling us that all the churches were the same because we believed in the bible and the book of mormon came from the bible. and he was pretty acusing. But it was really cool to see how the Spirit took care of everything. As we testified of the truthfulness of the book of mormon, the spirit took over, and the man calmed down, and we were able to have a really great rest of the lesson. Unfortunately this family didn't want to keep investigating the gospel. It really made us sad. They were super amazing and unbelievably nice! but they just said they didn't want anything. It was SO hard. But we really felt like the Lord had guided the lesson. It was amazing. Just another amazing reminder that there are such great people in the world, who just aren't quite ready for the gospel yet. They just weren't quite there yet.

Thanks for the ideas on the games guys! we can still use all that we can get so keep them coming! literally....we need some help :) This activity has been a super cool thing. The ward is really liking it and that makes me really happy. I just love seeing how the ward is starting to come together. I also love how there is something you learn from every single area. Every ward has something to offer. Every person is a great example of something. The Lord has blessed us all with gifts and talents that make who we are, and we can, if we're looking for it, learn from every single person.

I love the idea of preach my gospel!! I love that book so much! it really was inspired by the Lord. I know that as you us it in your studies, you are going to feel a special spirit. Its amazing. it really is. It doesn't matter how many times I study a section in there, I learn something new! 

Haha everyone is going on missions!!! I love it so much!!! Haha we had to joke around with one of the elders that finished his mission last transfer. He was going to BYU and we told him basically the same thing that Dallen said. don't plan on dating, everyones gonna be in the mission field! :) it was fun! it makes me so happy that everyones going a mission!! Brandi and Natasha are going??? That's so rad!!! They are gonna love it! keep me updated on the mission calls! especially brando's! I'm super pumped for him!

I haven't heard from anybody except for Elder Harrison. He sent me a couple pictures the other day! It was super cool to see him!! he looks like he's doing great! staying thin, which is a great thing!! haha I miss him! but by chance, do you know his address in mexico, and damian and sam's addresses? maybe for the mission office or something like that? that would be sweet if you did. I heard from Will Carver and that made me super happy too! I love it so much! They are such great examples, every single one of them. I miss them all!

Well mom, I gotta run. I'm sorry this is a little bit random and scrambled. Today has been a rush and it's just gonna get funner as the day goes one :) I love you so much and I know that Heavenly Father loves us so much. I know that sometimes, we accidently distance ourselves from Him,  and know that it hurts Him. He wants so very much to be an active part of our lives. We just need to let Him in, and when we do, He rejoices. The gospel makes me happy. Living it is the key to happiness on earth, as well as to our eternal progression.

I love you tons!! please keep me updated on missonaries, mother of all storms, and electoins :) Love you tons!

Love, Elder Brady