Life is good!!

HELLO FAMILY!!!

This week was awesome! We went to the Joseph Smith Memorial with Anne Marie and Sister Crory (her friend that introduced us to her). It was such a wonderful experience! And Anne Marie loved it. Her new baptismal date is September 14! Right after Dad and Rhen's birthdays :) I really, really, really, really, really, really, hope that we're still here for it :) I know I say it every week, but Anne Marie is just so great! She even said that she has thought about serving a mission one of these days. How cool is that?! I just love her so much and wish y'all knew her. 

OKAY. I forgot to tell you this story! A couple weeks ago we were walking to the Tinei's (a less-active family from the Marshall Islands) and a black fly (they're more annoying than mosquitoes and smaller) flew into my ear!!!!!! I was so scared! It was flying around in there and I had to interrupt Sister Tinei because I needed Sister Brown to get that fly out of my ear NOW! Haha. We were all laughing after it happened. I thought it was gonna lay baby black flies in there or something, but I haven't seen anything or felt anything in there haha. So just a fun story for ya :)

I love all of you so much!! This week I had such an overwhelming feeling of love from you and Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ while I was reading the scriptures. It was an amazing feeling and I hope I never forget it :) 

LOVE-E-OH-SAW!!!!!!!

Love always,

Sister Brown

Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial in Vermont

Anne Marie is the taller of the two ladies and Sister Crory is the shorter :)

The sun is shining!!

MY FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW. Y'all have just been party people this week! Sounds like a ton of fun! Our new mission vision is to help the members have significant missionary experiences so Sister Brown and I have been spending some time with the GREAT members here.

It was Sister Brown's birthday on Saturday! Y'all know I showed her a good time :) I love birthdays! On her birthday we went to Anne Marie's and helped out in her garden and Anne Marie gave Sister Brown a card and cookies. Anne Marie is the cutest/sweetest/best person! She wasn't able to make it to church though because she broke her foot a while ago and it's been acting up lately. Georgie and Artie didn't make it either because Artie was out of town with her brother and Georgie's aunt got really sick this last week and she's having a hard time with it. We're hoping that everything is okay. We'll be seeing them tomorrow. 

The weather has been absolutely BEAUTIFUL this week!!! And a couple of the trees are already changing colors! It's so crazy. I can't wait for the fall and all of the pretty colors. I'll be sending some good pictures of that for sure. Well I love you all VERY MUCH. The love I feel from you keeps me going :) I hope it is a wonderful week for everyone!

Love always,

Sister Brown

A cool cemetery I like

Just some fun pics

This is Liz Arnold. A girl from the ward. She got her mission call to the Colorado Denver South Mission!

THIS IS REAL LIFE

I LOVE YOU ALL!

Hello Brown fam!!!!!!!!

The week was good. As I told you we taught the Stop Smoking Program to Anne Marie, but she did not successfully quit smoking. She is still getting baptized though! Just not on the 24th. I really hope I don't leave so I can be here when she is baptized! She is such a hoot! Georgie and Artie came to church, so that's awesome! We are meeting again with them tonight. We hope all goes well.

Sister Brown and I ate some wild boar with this family that LOVES hunting. They killed the wild boar themselves. They have dead animals all over the place! It's pretty crazy. I wish y'all could've seen it. 

Also I didn't write yesterday because it was Zone Conference. So today is Pday. Zone Conference was at the Joseph Smith Memorial! I finally got to go! President Stoker and his wife are very nice!! It was good to get to know them a bit better. We'll also be going to the JSM with Anne Marie in a couple of weeks. I'm excited about that!

I know this church is true. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ know me and know all of you. Prayer is SO REAL, it's crazy. You just got to have faith :) I love you all so much, I can't handle it!! :) And Joe and Noelle, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Be looking in the mail for something. I LOVE Y'ALL.

Love forever and always,

Sister Brown

My sweet family!!!!!!!! Oh how I love you!!

This week has been good. We taught Anne Marie the Stop Smoking Program, so she is well on her way and we are SO EXCITED for her! I really do love her so much. She says that she wants to skype Sister Brown and I once we're home :) I wish y'all could meet her. We have two investigators, Georgie and Arite (they are a mother and daughter), who are fantastic as well. They both love reading so they were excited to get the Book of Mormon and some other pamphlets. We were excited to give them to them :) We'll see them again tomorrow and I'll let you know how it goes!

Also every Wednesday night we teach a Book of Mormon class with the Elders which we're really hoping is going to pick up. Georgie and Artie said they were going to come last week, but they didn't. Hopefully they will come this week :) Sis. Hastings (she has the super cool car) gave Sister Brown and I trims last week. I have to keep my hair healthy so it's really long by the time I get back! Thursday was another exchange to Hanover with Sister Morgan. That is where I saw the cows and horse. And every Saturday Sister Brown and I go to help Anne Marie weed and fix up her garden. It's a lot of fun. We like it.

Well family, that's it for this week. I want you to know that I know this church is true! The Atonement is real. Jesus Christ died for each of us individually! He knows exactly what we're going through and we can turn to Him. I love you all VERY MUCH!!!! Until next week.

LOVE, Sister Brown

Holly Housewife : )

More adventures with animals : )

A sweet ride : )

This is my hair flying everywhere in the back of a convertible!!! Sister Hastings is the one in the pic with me. It's her car. We love it : )

We just think this picture is SO funny!!!!

Sister Brown and I having fun : )