brandon - another awesome week

Hey! guys! thanks for the emails! This week has been great!

This has been an awesome week. I love it here. We got to hear from another apostle! David Bednar. He is probably one of my favorites. We also got to hear from Sheri Dew. She was really good.

            Elder Caggiano left and it was so sad but I’m happy for him. The Lord has huge plans for him, and he has already made a big impact on my life.

This week we got to go to the referral center. It was super cool. We get to call back families and people that have either been referred, called the LDS number from a dvd, or recently ordered a pamphlet, Book of Mormon or dvd. At first it was really frustrating. I got the answering machine or "not interested" every time. I made 80 straight calls (yes I counted) and no success. It was kinda hard too because everyone else was getting to talk to people and stuff.  I decided to say a prayer, we only had about 20 minutes left. On call 83, I got someone! It was an amazing experience. I talked to her for the whole 20 minutes. She was a mother, and thinks she will probably die from cancer within the next year. It was amazing to hear her testimony. The spirit told me exactly what to say. I got to bear my testimony, and tell her the impact the gospel has had on my life. She agreed to receive a Joy to the World dvd, and maybe have the missionaries come over to teach her family. That one call made the 80 previous answering machines worth it.

            Thanks for your prayers and everything you do. I’m doing great out here. My spanish is awesome. Also tell thanks to the Branhams, they left me a note the other day. I also got a letter from Lexie, Tyler and Evan from Chicago. tell them thanks! their addresses were not on the letter.