First off, where in the world has this year gone? There is no way that it can be November already. I could've sworn that January was just a couple months ago. Honestly, this mission thing goes by WAY to fast. I remember thinking at the beginning of my mission that this would take forever. Then I blinked. So, in the way of mission advice, don't blink. Blink and your dead. (Sorry but I really couldn't resist)
Aside from my raging mission-mid-life crisis, this week has been pretty great! Not nearly as eventful as last week, but we still say some great things happen. First of all, we've started teaching Kyle. For those of you who don't remember, Kyle is Shannon's nonmember boyfriend who came to Eric's baptism. He's had a bit of a rough past, but he's cleaned himself up over the past couple of years and he's been on a search for God. He believes that He's there, but he hasn't been able to find a church that he's liked yet. So he tagged along to Eric's first recent convert lesson, and we ended up having a stellar discussion on the Restoration. He really loved the concept of the apostasy, and kept talking about how much sense it makes. He also readily accepted a copy of the Book of Mormon, saying that he's been wanting to read it for some time now. We also asked him if he would be baptized if he received an answer, and he gave us this weird look and just said,"...well duh?" Probably my favorite answer to that question so far. Anyhow, we committed him to read, pray, and come to church. Needless to say, we're excited to see where the Lord takes him.
Halloween was also pretty fun. This was my first one in the field (last year I celebrated in the MTC), so I was curious to see what it was like to be a missionary on Halloween. Sadly, we didn't get any compliments on our costumes, but we did get a lot of candy so it was a win for us. We were also the honorary judges at the trunk-or-treat, so we had the privilege of destroying childhood dreams. Always a good experience :)
We also said our goodbyes to Christina this week. She headed up to Oregon this last Friday, and we were sad to see her go :( It's been a privilege to have helped her as long as we have. She's a great woman, and we're excited to see where she goes. At the very least, we found a good friend in her :) Also, she appointed us guardians over her sons beta fish until we can find him a good owner. His name is Teancum.
That's all for this week! Hope you guys have a great one :) Remember to pray for your missionaries and always tip your waiter. Love you all!
Much love,
Elder Brennan Jon Rosenlof
2. Teancum
1. Us, Christina, and Myles.
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