Well this week was a good week. We had 30 lessons and we picked up 4 new investigators while tracting so it was sweet. Our area is really starting to grow I hope I will be able to find success in it. We have gotten 8 new investigators since I have been here. We started meeting with a former investigator family that have been meeting with the missonaries for years i really hope they will change and they will wanna be baptized it would really strengthen my testimony. I did my first 2 baptismal interviews yesterday. they went great both started to cry in the interview the ywere both in their 60s and they shared their testimony with me about how when they first met with missionaries they said they werent gonna change but the misssionaries could stop by. So elder Smith one of the missionaries in my district asked them a simple question will you read and pray about the Book of Mormon and they said sure it wont hurt. and so they read and prayed and said that the holy spirit just came upon them like somebody had poured hot water over the top of them. so it was nice to here their conversion story and feel the spirit in the interview. they were both hard core catholic but now they are gettin baptized and want to go to the temple in a year to be sealed. My district is still leading the mission right now. every companionship has people on date for baptism except our area. but hopefully this week we will be able to set a baptismal date with Destiny. But our district has 14 baptismal dates right now. so its nice. but I just hope we can have some baptisms in my are acause baptisms always make the mission easier. I dont really like my companion. I just cant get along with him president said I would struggle so I am just sucking it up and trying to help him become a better missionary but he never wants to listen to me he wants to do things his way.but I feel pretty confident in saying I will be with him for another transfer so I bettter just saddle up. Well i guess tahts it its been hot here this week.
LOve ya!
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Pictures keep coming, Elder Branham is enjoying his Mission experience
released June 28, 2012
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Look at the Beautiful Wyoming
Elder Branham's first email from Shelby MT, June 25, 2012
well this week got off to a rough start. Heading down here was a long ride it was like 13 hours. but I made it. I am starting to get used to the area. I have to do 10 baptismal interviews this week since I am the district leader. My companion and I went and taught a girl the 3rd lesson yest. She lives on the browning reservation she is a 4th native, she is really nice and cute. But she has a baby and we taught her the 4th lesson and i think it was the most spiritual lesson I have given my entire mission. She started crying and said she wanted to be baptized so this week we will set a baptismal date with her. She texted Sis. Reber some senior missionaries that we work with and said she loves the church cause out on the reservation everyone but her drinks and does drugs and she doesnt like it and gets harrassed for not doing those things. So I am excited to be able to teach her and see her enter the waters of baptism and make that change for the better in her life. The lord calls us all to the place we need to be. We had 5 investigators at church sunday and they havent had 1 at church in the last 4 months. SO hopefully things will turn up and we will start to have success. Oh the Sis. Reber might add you she is such a nice lady. I told her to add you on facebook well love ya have a great day!
Shelby Montana
Elder Branham arrived in his new area on June 19, 2012, Shelby MT. He said it was a very long travel to get there, 13 hours. He got to spend the day with his first companion Elder Akina and travel with him on the transfer bus. He got to spend time at the Mission Home with President Gardner who went home June 28th. Pres. Gardner was a great Mission President and Elder Branham respected and loved him very much, it is sad to see his time come to an end. Elder Branhm was made a District Leader and we are proud of him for this accomplishment. We received a letter from President Gardner telling us about Ryan's new calling and how he knew Ryan would do a great job. Ryan has amazing leadership qualities that will continue to help him be successful in his mission as well as in life. His new companion is Josh White and he is farely new, 3 months out. Shelby is 8 miles from the Canada Border and the weather is alot cooler than here in SC. He plans to visit Glaicer National Park while in that area. He has already met someone who knew his Aunt Aurelia from College when she went to Ricks some 30 years ago....small world. We are happy and excited about the growth and work that Elder Branham is doing. The one year mark is not far away!
New Area
Well after spending 6 months in Riverton WY, Elder Branham was transferred to a new area. It was hard for him to leave the great area of Riverton. He has made life long friends, grown to love the area and misses sweet Sis. Larsen. The Lord definitely calls you to the areas that he knows you need in your life, Riverton was that area for Elder Branham. He grew so much as a Missionary in this area and became a Senior Companion. He faced illness while there but because of the wonderful members he recouperated very well and was back on his feet in no time. Thanks to all those that he came in contact with and for the wonderful impressions that were forever instilled in him that he will carry a life time. Now he is on to Shelby, MT where I know he will continue to grow as a missionary and as the great adult he is becoming.
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