Nutrition

This week has been way crazy. P-day was on Monday, but I didn't get to email, we totally drove to denver for a meeting! It was awesome! We went for a Zone Leader council that I always get a lot out of. We plan and get training and talk about things that could help the mission. It's way sweet.

Elder White and I started running. I'm now down to 160! oh yeah. I'm working on getting in better shape. We have been studying about nutrition and how it makes you feel. I'm learning a lot about the bad stuff we put in our bodies. It's not just about all the drugs, alchohol, smoke. It's cool, I've seen a big difference for me. Maybe in the next package you could send some home made granola for the morning! That would be sweet. Maybe Kristin could find a good recipe and learn to make it or something! ha-ha So yeah that would be cool, that's all I'm trying to say!

Elder White is way awesome. He was my Zone Leader when I came into the mission. So needless to say I'm learning a lot and we get along very well.

This next week is super packed too. We are going to Denver again for a meeting with Elder Shumway of the 70 and then he is going to hold a Zone Conference out here the next day, so that will be great being able to get to know him and hear all the great things I can learn from a General Authority.

I guess President Wynne, (Stake Pesident in the aera and we go to their house every Sunday night for a dinner and a lesson) is going to be the bad guy in a movie on the history channel. I'll figure out more about that. But you should watch it. He's an amazing guy and I learn a lot from that family. I'm even sure if you looked up Lee and Camarie Wynne online there would be a bunch on them. She's a great painter/ writer too and is writing a book for the Young Woman traits, like virtue, faith, knowledge. Pretty sweet.

Other than that, things are pretty normal. I'm way happy to be out serving God and doing my best. In fact I dont think I've ever been happier. ha-ha But, I do love and miss you all! Thanks for your support. Pray for the work to move forward!!!

LOVE!!!!!
Elder Bragg

Elder Holland's last conference talk

The new bike is perfect. It's just what I needed so I'm looking for a way to get my other one home.

Anyways, it was the last week of the transfer so we have been working pretty hard as usual. Everything seemed to just come together for us. Mike, Mikey and Julie were all baptized on Sunday. It was a great experience and they are way excited. The spirit was so strong there and this Sunday we will confirm them.

I found out i'm staying, but Elder Burton was called to be the Assistant to the President! hahaha I thought it was pretty great. Also Elder Pond is now a Zone Leader! haha That will be pretty Good too. I'm excited to see the changes in the mission and the new leadership that is coming in. It truly is incredible, the Lord is preparing missionaries left and right! It's great.

I think one of the best things that happened this week was a lesson we had with an older lady named Peggy. The spirit was so strong as we testified of the Savior and watched Elder Holland's talk from this last conference. its was great. After, we testified of the Savior. It was so great to be able the see that light that came into her eyes as we shared it with her. She has been struggling lately. As we shared and testified of how the Savior can help lift our burdens, we saw her become more and more attentive. Then she started to cry, then we started to cry. haha. It was great. I know the Savior can help us in times of need, or in times when we might not think we need it. But he is always there for us, always there to help us out. Listen to the talk by Elder Holland, I'm sure it can help everyone else too. Mom or Kristin, if you could attach that to the blog, that would be great. It's on lds.org

http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1032-27,00.html

LOVE YOU ALL!!
Elder Bragg

Patio

Sounds like all is well on the western front.

Maybe you should try to get some non- members to help you with that patio extention and then accidently have the missionaries help as well. Then invite them to dinner with the missionaries ( you know since they are already there) and then have them share a spiritual thought aka - - - the restoration! haha I know I'm a genius. You can let me know how that goes!

LOVE YOU!! Sorry next week will be longer. . . oh and it was awesome talking to you!!!

Elder Bragg

Dang, you all made my birthday a VERY happy day!!

What's up?!

Thanks so much everyone for all the letters and packages!!!! I was so excited to get them all!!! Just one day I got 10 cards and a package! Dang, you all made my birthday a VERY happy day!!

What has been going on? So my bike has been being lame. The disc brakes take forever to fix and it takes up a lot of our time if they get messed up. And I want to just go work. I found an old road bike on the side of a house and the guy said I could have it. I'm going to put a little bit of $ into that and just send my other one home. Shouldn't cost too much either and it will save a lot of hassle. Then I could use the GT when I get home!! So that will be sweet.

Thanks for the picture mom. YOU MADE ME CRY, DANG IT!! haha I read the letter first and I hadn't seen the pictures yet. I figured I knew what it was, but I wasn't excepting MY tree!!! I loved it! It means a whole lot to me, so thank you.

One last thing. . . THE WINN FAMILY IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!! I know right! I'm so excited. They are a great family and I can't wait. I'm sure you'll hear more later but I got to go. I love you all!! Thanks for everything!!

Love Elder Bragg