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

I got transferred

Yup Yup Yup. I got transferred, kinda glad kinda sad. Transfers are always the weirdest things in the world. I'm happy for change but hate to leave all at the same time. I loved the area and work as hard as I could. We had success and enjoyed it all. So now I get to start over again! . . . ha-ha

My address is:

Elder Bragg
C/O The Walton Family
7737 W. Chestnut Pl.
Littleton, Co 80128

I'm serving in the Chatfield and Columbine Wards,they are the greatest ever! I love it already ha-ha. Elder Penrod served here, Elder Burton served here, and Elder White served here. Now I'm in the club, way fun. I'm excited about this transfer and the progress we will be able to make! My companion is Elder Wanket ha-ha. He is the one I met in Dennys before I went to the MTC. It was pretty funny hearing I would serve with him for a while.

Oh and hey, if for a random mid mission present any one wants to give me a fist load of money so I can buy a couple books from Deseret Book that would be sweet. ha-ha Like Answers to Gospel Questions by Joseph F. Smith or Joseph Smith, A Rough Stone Rolling or mostly, I forget the name, but it's a book that 2 guys put together in dictionary form of a bunch of gospel topics answered by Joseph Smith in church history. So yeah, if you see any of those at a DI or something that would be sweet! ha-ha. . .

But yeah, things are going well. We are shooting for 4 baptisms by the end of the transfer, so it should be sweet. We are going to go hike so I'm gonna make like the early saints and head west! ha-ha. Love you all! I really appreciate all the support and love!

LOVE!!!
ELder Bragg

sick as a dog

Well, I'm killing everyone in reading the Book of Mormon. Because I've been sick as a dog lately, so all I do is read and sleep. It's way lame. But I like the reading part. I just got to Mosiah 6, not too bad. I'm highlighting a lot. The work is going very slow. . . it does that usually when you can't work. So that's pretty much it. Pray that I get better! I have the faith!! I need it quicktoo so I can go serve the Lord!

Love you,

Elder Bragg

Hey this is of a little girl in the ward who is the cutest little girl ever haha. just hold on to the picture till i get home.

BOM challenge

I have noticed Colton's emails are getting shorter the longer he has been out. That's probably a good thing; means he's probably not thinking about home much! I decided to include Dad's email so you would know what he was talking about in his email.

Elder Bragg, Mom read me your last e-mail. Sounds like some missionaries are calling you a missionary nerd?

If that is so, invite them to come down out of the large and spacious building, to get back on the straight and narrow path, get a hold on the iron rod and go tracking with you. The only reason they would call someone a missionary nerd is because their hearts have been pricked because they know they haven't decided to serve with all their heart , might, mind and strength. Many are called but few are chosen and why are they not chosen?....

Keep smiling and keep up the good work Elder Bragg! I'm sure Heavenly Father is well pleased with you and for what it's worth so am I! Your the best!

Love,
Dad

Hey Hey!! So tell dad his email was the best ever, haha. I was laughing way hard. It was better too cause I'm reading that part in the Book of Mormon right now. Oh and just so everyone knows we are reading the Book of Mormon again as a mission before Christmas as a present to the Lord! I'm excited. I loved it last year and I learned a lot. So if anyone else wants to join in again this year, you can! I remember some started and fell off. But let's do this together, because it's totally worth it. Plus, its the Book of Mormon. It's the most correct book in the world and a man can grow closer to God by abiding by its precepts then any other book! Can't get mush better then that!!

Anyways, I'm pooped, we tracted 50 hours last week. The mission's Standard of Excellence or what everyone's goal is for a week is 20 hours. The average is around 17 usually. . . well we like to try a little harder then that over in GJ! haha It was awesome. The Lord has definitely blessed us for our dedication

I've got to run. busy busy busy haha

LOVE YOU ALL!!
Elder Bragg

and the Lord said; go to work

Hey! Sounds like your having a great time serving. Pear Harvest, I can't wait to be able to go a pick some pears. I actually miss it. especially where I'm serving and its all just orchards, mostly peaches, but there are a lot of pears too. Fun place, though.
So we are tracting a lot this week. In fact, that is all we are doing. By the end of the week we should have about 44 hours. Usually we only get in about 17 or 18. The standard of excellence is 20 for our mission. So we are doing our best to exceed that. But I'm thinking all the other stuff we are supposed to do, like sit down lessons will suffer. haha. That's okay though, this is what this area needs, some good old fashioned work.

Oh and I found the coolest scripture ever the other day. It's the first line of Ether 2 :16 and the Lord said; go to work. haha I love it. It applies to everything we do. If we are going to get blessings in any way, it just takes some work.

Anyways. We need to go eat, then I think we might skip a little bit of p-day and go tract! haha I know I'm a loser even for a missionary. But hey, the only person you look cool for on a mission, is God. That's all that matters, right?! haha Love you all!!!

Have a great week and remember to do missionary WORK!!! haha

LOVE YOU
Elder Bragg Elder Bragg

c/o the Jarvis family
2872 Bear Canyon ct.
Grand Junction, Co 81503