June 10, 2009

I love our new district. My companion is wonderful. He is so supportive, hard working, and so calm. I am so blessed to have him as my companion. We had a great zone conference with ELder Kopischke. I really wish that you could have been there so i will try to describe things that he taught us. He started by saying that a mission = people. He had such a great love and energy. He taught us on having an eye of faith meaning to dream and picture new investigators that we will meet that day. He challenged us to wake up at 6:29 thinking of the person that we will meet or the family that we will meet that day. I am making it my goal to find a family and baptize them before i go and i know that i can do it. This conference helped me realize the great blessing it is to be called of God and serve Him as a missionary. I cannot get distracted and will not as long as i keep my relationship strong with my Heavenly Father. The spirit was so powerful. He answered our questions with simple principles of truth always based on scriptures. I received answers to prayers that i have had for a while. One of these was to have confidence rather than fear. I asked him the question on how i could overcome fear and have confidence. He answered my question perfectly. I dont remember the answer on the top of my head but i wrote it down so i will have to go back to my notes. I can see the difference in me, before the conference and after. He helped me realize the importance of planning that it is sacred time. He showed the reality tv type movie that we watch in the MTC that is such a great example that really helped us. My companion and i are working so hard to put these things into practice and be the best that we can be. His wife is the most energetic, inthusiastic and loving woman. She helped us realize the importance of our nametag and what we need to think of every time that we put it on our chest. She also helped us realize that we can have a huge impact on those at home that want to hear our great insights, spiritual experiences, and success stories. I hope that i have been doing this well. I am striving to do better at this to inspire all. I know that this church is so true. The spirit cannot lie! I had the great privilege to sing with one of my favorite elders, Elder Cangialosi, "This is the Christ." It was probably the worst musically that i have ever done but it was the most spiritually filled and touching that i have ever sung. The spirit was expanding my heart. I know that this is the christ the savior of mankind and i will bear my holy witness to all of those around me that He lives and this is His restored church. I will invite them to come unto Him and to repent for the rest of my mission and the rest of my LIfe. I will not let the mission end when i go home. I will help my brothers and sisters that i love to come to their Father in Heaven and partake of His everlasting love. I still have time to do it here and i am so grateful for that. I am not letting a second pass me by without striving to do the will of the Lord. I love my mission. Love Elder Brewster