My Official Two Month Mark!

Oi familia e amigos! 

Eu amo voces muito! I hit my two month mark today and I cannot even believe the time has flown so quickly! Granted, I have only been in the field for three weeks right now which makes my claim of being on a mission for two months, not quite as valid :)

Did you know that Victoria, Texas is in the 80's and super sunny in the middle of October? I did not know a place like that existed on the earth, but it does and I quite enjoy it :) I have two really neat experiences that I want to share this week and then I might get a bit preachy :)

First, we are teaching a less active family, Sister Bianchini has been meeting with them all summer. They all FINALLY came to church on Sunday, plus our new investigator, their future son in law. They also paid their tithing. They don't pay their tithing, it was seriously a miracle. We dropped almost all of our investigators and our baptismal dates at the beginning of last week and we then turned around doubled our investigator pool and got a baptismal date. The Lord is truly mindful of us. We have been gardening an older lady's home all week, we are seriously amazing gardeners! Mom, thanks so much for making us weed and garden and mulch all summer, it definitely came in handy! We got to hear a member of the Seventy on Friday, he was fabulous! He just has so much knowledge and wisdom about he gospel, he told us things that I have never even thought about! I hope to someday be half as smart as him after studying the gospel for fifty years!

Conference was stupendous. I need to go back and watch it because I received so much revelation that I have to go back and just study what was actually being said! I have such a testimony of the Prophet and his apostles, they are truly called of God, they study, pray, ponder, and receive inspiration for us. All of those talks were absolutely inspired. I know that every single talk somehow taught me what I need to improve as a missionary. They also all applied to our investigators in some way or another.

I think the two of the biggest focuses of Conference was member missionary work and going back to the basics of the gospel. I cannot tell you how amazingly crucial it is for members to bring their friends, co-workers, and neighbors to the missionaries. There are only two missionaries, whereas there are hundreds of members who are out and about everyday! When nonmembers are able to feel of  the Spirit in member's homes and be taught there, the conversion process literally sky rockets! Please introduce your friends and neighbors and co-workers to the missionaries! We cannot do this work without you! Also, praying morning and night, diligently reading the scriptures, and keeping the commandments convert us unto the Lord. We have to go back to the basics to increase our Faith and draw closer unto the Savior. I know as you do these things, the Lord will bless you ten times over!

I love you all and  thank you again for support, prayers, and love! May God be with you in everything you do.

Sister Brotherson