HOLA EVERYBODY!!

HOLA EVERYBODY!!
There's no one who speaks Spanish in our area. So that was me practicing my Spanish. . . This is a crazy rich area too, mostly Caucasian families with duel incomes. But I love it here! (Editor's note-He seems to love it everywhere!)

So this week has been nuts. It dumped snow all day Saturday and Sunday. Needless to say my arms are dead tired from shoveling for people. The Hill family called us and asked if we wanted to help them shovel all their neighbors walks. We shoveled about 25 driveways. It was nuts. So much fun though. I miss working hard like that. It's always nice to do some nice hard physical labor. We also had Zone Conference again. We were in charge, that's always fun. We had a great lunch. We always singto the people who feed us too, this time it was only 2 of them. And it was probably the best lunch we've had yet. We learned a lot during our Conference as well. Last time we learned about the Book of Mormon and focused a lot on that. This time it was all about baptisms. I loved it. It is weird being one of the older missionaries though. There are so many that have just left that I looked up to so much my whole mission, kinda weird. But it's all good. Our mission is pretty much the best too. I look at where it's come from and where it is now, its amazing. President Christianson is truly inspired. It's great to be able to see a lot of how the revelatory process works for our mission.

Either way I've got to roll out. . .
Love you all,
Happy Thanksgiving!
Elder Bragg

More snow for CO

On of the lady's in Colton's ward took these pictures for my mom...

It was dumping down snow on Sunday. Colton and his comp spent a large chunk of the day shoveling drive ways. They even canceled church. Crazy!

America is the best, isn't it!

America is the best, isn't it! I love it! During the 4th I studied pretty much all of Ezra Taft Benson's talks and all the others on the Constitution and the foundation of the country and even the bicentennial year issue of the Ensign. Sweet stuff. Glad you got to hear learn more about it too. It testifies to me the church is true.

So things are going well. Elder Brunton and I are making a lot of progress with the wards. We are working really hard on getting the 20 lessons a week program going in our wards. If you don't know what that is, you should ask about it. The bishop should know about it. It came from Elder Perry. So we are really trying to get that going.

I'm pretty excited, because the Columbine Stake Conference is coming up and we have an Apostle and a Seventy coming!! How sweet is that!! We are going to bring all our investigators!

Other than that we are just working really hard, slaving away, you know haha! It's the best. We have to get a missionary some where so I've got to go. Just know I love you all. Have a good week! Be thankful and Happy Thanksgiving!

LOVE
Elder Bragg

Mike got baptized

Hey,
Sorry, yeah Mike Doyle got baptized, I thought I told you. It was way sweet. But now we've turned him over to the Singles Ward and he is doing great.

I don't have much time, transfers are tomorrow and Elder Wanket is heading out. It's been fun.

There are all these reorganizations going on in the mission, it's nuts. I'll have to tell you about them once there all official, but our Zone is splitting so we'll see how it turns out.

Elder Burton is going home, so that's lame. He's awesome. He is killing it, so I'm happy he's leaving on such a high.

Yeah, I've got to write a president's letter, so I'll chit chat with y'all later! Love ya!!!

LOVE ELDER BRAGG

Tell everyone I said Happy Halloween!

Hey, Hey!
It was funny I told Elder Wanket that we were going to Tahoe and he just went off for a while about how boring it is, haha. No worries, it will be a blast. We should rent a boat and a wake board though. That would be way fun. Maybe take some Mt bikes down there too. I'm sure there are some way good places to ride.

Things are going really well. It's dumping snow over here right now. I love it. Elder Burton and I had the most intense snow ball fight ever with our 2 companions! It was way fun. I'm glad I get to serve so close to him for his last transfer/ week! dang! haha.

Thanks for being the best mom ever and feeding those Elders in Oregon! I love talking to the ladies that feed us. They always take such good care of us.

Also you should send Elder Wanket a package....that would be way cool. He doesn't care about healthy stuff but maybe just tell him your happy he's serving! If you want. If not that's cool too. He's and awesome Elder.(Side Note~ I/Kay sent him a package the day before! Phew, glad I was listening to the spirit that day!)

Tell everyone I said Happy Halloween! I'm gonna be an Elder! It's the best!!! I have a great costume all picked out! And I'll have to show you a picture of my pumpkin after I do it. I got a good one in mind!

Anyways. I've got to go. Sister Hill from our ward is driving us cause the cars are parked due to the snow. Lame! She's the best though, so it's cool!

Night love ya see ya in the morning!!!!
Elder Bragg

I got 28 emails

Holy Cow, I got 28 emails! I have no time left!! haha That was awesome! Thanks for everyone!! So uh, this will be short. LOVE YA ALL!!!

Things are going well. It's snowing a bunch here. I know, whats the deal, right!?

I got Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration book.

We taught seminary this morning. We had to wake up at 4:00 am. It was more intense then camping! haha Still funny!!!

Yeah, I got to go,
LOVE YOU ALL!!!
Elder Bragg

Lot's of Loves...

Hey! Sorry about being on late, we went disc golfing over in Conifer/Evergreen area. Tell Will if he wants to go somewhere, go there. It's so technical. It was way fun. It reminded me of the GP course. . .

Elder Dunn is doing well, same area.

I think we are going to go bowling right now. . . yeah I got to practice cause i remember killing dad before i left and i got to keep up the streak haha. you can rub that all in his face if you want! tell him i love him when you do it too haha.

the baptism was awesome!!! i love those things! i haven't had one in a while so it was good. i got to do the missionary moment while they were changing. i love those. i got to share a basic first lesson and invite everyone to be baptized. . . or take the sacrament, whatever haha. it was way good though. you'll see pictures soon i'm sure.

also for the vacation i'm thinking we need to go to the church historical sites. i'm all about that. in fact I've been wanting to do that for a while. . . and if that doesn't work lets climb mt. Kilimanjaro! DO IT! you know you want to!! that's right i'm peer pressuring you into it. . . haha. either way ill be happy though. first one is my top choice.

also tell all those rm's they are the best and that i'll invite someone to be baptized for them! haha its way scary to think that stu is home. give him a big hug for me. and i also heard elder broud was coming home soon. let me know his address. i wrote him a letter like 6 months ago and then they want and changed the stamp prices so i was all lost and still haven't sent it haha.

well tell kristin thanks for the update, my package is still in gj haha, tell hd steroids are bad and i love him, tell zannie to preview all the new cd's coming out for me and tell me how they are, and tell mick that she should "take another drink and drive yourself home. i hope there's ice on all the roads. . ." she'll know the rest haha and you tell her i love her to.

oh fancy info of the week. . .. battle mountin does have a foot ball team! I've wondered about that since i was a little kid and i finally met someone from there. she said they were pretty good too haha. have fun doing your undercover missionary work!!!

LOVE YA!!
Elder Bragg