Here's Brad's update for the week. He will now be in Frankfort longer than anywhere else he has served. (This will begin his 3rd transfer in the area.)
Hello!
How's everyone doing? I hope you're all doing well. It sounds like everyone's keeping busy. That's good.
Well, here's what's been going on here.
Last Wednesday evening we had dinner with the Fredins. They cooked us ribs that were really really good, but they were no Big Ed ribs. After dinner, we helped them come up with a family mission plan. After that, we went on splits. I went with Brother Giese and a young man to teach a lesson to the Portwoods. I taught them how to teach the first lesson, and we did it as if we were a missionary threesome. It was pretty funny... Mark, the young man, taught about prophets. He said, "...uh, Prophets are cool..." Rich. While we were doing that, Elder Collier and President Fredin got tubed, and had absolutely no success. It's pretty funny and sad, but that happened to him pretty much every time we split!
Thursday was good. Elder Collier had to email something to the mission office, so we came to the library. I was looking at Mokena real estate online, and saw this monster house. We decided we would go tract the 2.5 million dollar + home neighborhood. There are some ridiculously huge houses around here. The people were surprisingly friendly, but we didn't find a new investigator. We got yelled at by one guy, because we were looking around in the courtyard surrounded by 3 garages off of a wing of his castle. After doing that for a while, we went over to Lisa Young's for dinner and a lesson, which went well. After that, we headed over to Branch Council, which went very well.
Friday was awesome. We woke up super early to go to the temple with the Swensons. We got there before it opened, and got ready for the first session. We got to see Elder Philbrick and Elder Thornhill, and also Elder Na'a and his comp. It was pretty fun. After doing 2 sessions and hanging around the temple, we went to lunch at Moon Doggies - some greek place that the Swensons love. Then we went to the book store. I wanted to buy one of those Hugh Nibley books everyone talks about, but settled for The Great Apostacy, and some other little book Elder Collier wouldn't stop talking about. After that, we drove home, but stopped in Niles to go to a produce market. I think Niles may be the most diverse city ever. We saw so many people from so many different cultures in this store. There were Arabs, Mexicans, Indians, Asians of all sorts, Russians, Americans, and other random people. It was pretty fun. After that, we drove the whole way home. The Swensons like hot, so they didn't turn on the AC. It was so deathly hot and humid. I slept, and woke up sweaty and with an aching head. After getting home, we visited Jim who still hasn't come to church (you were right, Mom!) After that, we visited the Cravens and had a good discussion with James. After that, we went to visit the Weichingers, who are a family of investigators with a recent convert husband.
Saturday was good. We tracted, had a missed appointment, then left for Chicago. There was a baptism in Elder Collier's old area, so we got to go up for that. It was pretty fun to go up there. It was neat seeing Stockyards without snow too... And William! We stopped by to see him. He's doing alright, and is taking steps towards joining the church. He's scared to get out and go to church, which is lame, but he's a good guy. We also stopped in China town, and got poured on so hardcore. It was raining really really hard. We got completely soaked, even with umbrellas. It was a pretty good day though.
Sunday was great. We had church, of course. Sacrament meeting started, and the Cravens weren't there, so we were bummed. I was passing the Sacrament, and went into the hall to see if anyone was out there. As I went into the hall, the Cravens turned around the corner, and got to take the Sacrament. It was pretty great. I came back into the Chapel beaming, and got a funny look from President Hunsaker, until that turned into a smile when the Cravens came in right after me. They're doing so well, and we're super excited for them. After church, we went to lunch at the Ericksons, and helped them come up with a family mission plan. They're all preparing for missions. The son is going to put his papers in soon, and the parents will probably go on a senior mission. They're one of the best families in the Branch, and are such awesome people. After that, we went to outreach, and went out with President Fredin. We had some pretty good contact with some less actives, and even got a potential appointment. After that, we went to dinner at the Hunsakers, and had some mean Thai food. Sister Hunsaker is such a good cook. She cooked all sorts of food, including some crazy Squid stuff! I tried the squid, but didn't like it much. Elder Collier wouldn't even try it. We also had some SUPER SPICY papaya salad, which was too hot to handle, and some really really good chicken yum, and some chicken wing things. After eating that, they brought out Rambutan, which is a really weird fruit (and not as good as Mangosteen), and some ice cream. After dinner, we had a lesson, and helped them develop their family mission plan. After that, we went over to the Grey's home for dessert and a lesson. Almost their entire family came to church on Sunday, so that was really awesome.
Monday was good. We had district meeting, then left really fast for an appointment we had with Sister Bagnara and her friend Vicki. That went really well. They're both so awesome. After that, we drove up to the mission office to get a new car. We now have a Mazda, which is kind of lame, but it's still a pretty good car. It just feels like driving a go-kart compared to the Malibu. After saying hi to the office staff, we left for the Foerster's for dinner. Dinner there was great, and the Foerster family committed to think about making a family mission plan after we taught them a lesson, AKA we can help them do that next time. After that, we went to an appointment we had set up, which tubed us. It was pretty lame, because President Fredin came to meet us there, and we all ended up standing in the rain until we gave up and left.
Yesterday was actually really awesome. I got a hair cut in the morning at a beauty school, and ended up teaching a few of the girls as I got my hair cut. One of them was Lauren Grey's best friend, and was quite interested about the church and missionary work. After that, we went to visit the smoothie shop next door. We know the girl there since we really like their smoothies a lot. Elder Collier bore his testimony, and it was pretty nice. After that, we tracted, and had a great day. One guy had been praying for some help due to a family tragedy. We talked to him for quite a while, but unfortunately couldn't get a return appointment. We also met a family from Puerto Vallarta, who said they would come to church on Sunday, and want to learn more. They're awesome, and we should see a lot more of them. After that, we went to a rich area for Elder Collier to tract his last house (we left the $1 million homes for the $3 and 4 million homes). We had a pretty good approach, but unfortunately the person living in Elder Collier's last home didn't want to learn more. After that, we went to check out Sean Nordsells guitar collection, which was awesome. He's got guitars autographed by so many people, it's ridiculous. He's got a lot of Styx stuff, and gave me the autograph of one Styx guy, and some other cool stuff. After that, we went to visit Lisa Young, and had a good time over there. Right before we left there, I got transfer calls and found out who my new companion will be... Elder Hunt, from Las Vegas Nevada. He's coming from Ottawa right now, and is a pretty good guy. I don't know too much about him, but he was with the other Elder McMullin not too long ago.
This next transfer should be great. I'm excited to talk to you on Mother's day. I hope you have a great day. Take care everybody,
Love,
Elder Bradley Edward McMullin
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