The Good and the Bad

Hey Fam!!! This week was solid! I had a lot of ups and downs for sure! I learned a ton this week for sure so I loved this week. We still don't have our car so we are riding bikes and walking around downtown a ton. 

Tuesday was super hot and SUCKED!!! haha Everyone was yelling at us and swearing at us and just being rude. Things just weren't going right the whole day. One after another just over and over, so that day was really rough. But at like 8:30 we talked to this lady and she was way cool and we set up an appointment. But that was like the only good thing the whole day. hahah 

Wednesday was pretty much the same, we visited some people. There was a ton of mean people that day also so that sucked, but not as bad. So those two days were so long and really hard. 

Thursday was sick, we had our interviews with President Christiansen. He is a way cool guy, an attorney from Provo. He will be released next year though so that does stink. Thursday was fun and we were pretty busy.

Friday was trainer and trainee meeting and I learned a lot and it was solid.  I’m starting to understand the faster I just fully get in the work, the faster I will learn, the faster I will understand and the faster it will go. So I am really trying to learn as much as I can and just think about the mission. So that was a good day for sure. 

Saturday, oh man this was the sickest day I have had so far in the mission. I learned soooo much it is crazy! The travel assistants came for the whole day. I was with Elder Wilson, he is from West Jordan and he extended his mission so he is almost done. But man I had so much fun with him and I learned more that day then I have this whole time haha! It was so great.

Sunday we had ward council and church, it was good. Then had our studies. Then we went to the Cooks to eat dinner. They are the coolest family. Their son plays lax at SVU and is going on a mission to Ogden next week. Then at night we went to visit my favorite person on the mission. His name is Michael. He believes in the most crazy stuff ever!!  It is soooo funny!!! And plus there was football on in the back ground so that was sick to hear Al Michaels voice. 

Today, we woke up, I read some talks, did laundry, jogged to the bank to get quarters, cleaned and now we are here. Elder Merkley and Kulkarni are coming to hang with us in a little bit. First pday with someone else so it should be sick! Maybe go bowling or play ball. 

Overall my companion and I are getting along alright, he is very different from me. Not a people person at all. He likes his space, he actually told me to stop rapping hahah that's when I know I'm still representing baby. We have a baptism this Saturday at 6 pm! So that is pretty cool. James is getting baptized, he is a way sick kid, we have been teaching him and stuff so that will be really cool! BYU beat Portland St huh??? haha That is what I am talking about! I miss college football soo much but I am out here doing the work so it is better! Well good luck in school everyone, I love you all and I am doing good!!

Peace, Elder Brown

 

With Elder Wilson on splits

There are a lot of cemeteries in Westminster

A Lord of the Rings sword at an investigators house

Getting a package from home

With Michael

First Bible Bash

August 21, 2017

HELLO. A very solid week for sure. I just keep getting use to everything and it is good. We still don't have a car so that sucks and we won't have it till next Monday. We have been doing a lot of service: moving, Food Sunday (a food place that gives food to the homeless, and barn work. So that is chill. But we have also been really busy with teaching and finding. I had my first "bible bash" on Wednesday or something. AHH I wrecked him. hahah Just kidding but it was way sick for sure. My comp was telling me to leave at the start but then I yelled at him and said NO!! And so he let me just talk to this guy for like 15 minutes. He was saying that we were adding to the bible and that that was of the devil   It was so sick though. We were on bikes and he stopped us in his car yelling, "you guys are of the devil" and all this crap, so I put him in his place. Honestly it was one of the sickest moments so far. It ended by him pretty much converting. hahaha No I’m messin but I think he respects us now. So that was pretty much my week. We have a lot of people to teach, like James, Blanch, and some others. I love talking with them. James is a 17 year old and he is sick. Blanch is like 77 and she is very poor, but the nicest lady ever. So yeah, you know I am just chillin here in Westminster, doing the Lords work! I miss all of you and love you, hope you are doing good and having fun in Utah or wherever!!!

Much love, 

Elder Big Mac Brown

All wet from biking in the rain

Hanging out at the apartment

A Funny Investigator

WELL!!  I don't really know what to say. I am doing a lot better, staying very busy and having some fun!! So it is great. This past week went by way fast and it seems like I just emailed you yesterday. We have been doing a lot of service and talking to everyone. So that is good. We are teaching a couple of people and have a couple of investigators so that is good. We helped a member move, we painted someone’s barn, we moved some hay, and taught a lot of people this past week. Umm things are going good here. Not much to say I just hope everyone there is doing good and having fun in Utah. I have a quick story to tell, yesterday at church we had an investigator come to church and his name is Johnny Rocket, he had a stroke so there is a little thing wrong with him but he is a good guy and way cool and fun to talk with. But anyway, we were sitting towards the back and Brother Mercer who was conducting said, "morning" and Johnny yelled "morning" back. hahahahahaha That was hilarious and it took everything not to bust up laughing. haha Then during one of the talks he yelled, "AMEN". hahahahah Wow that was soooo funny. Maybe that is how our church should be. Good times here in Maryland, thanks for all the emails and prayers!!! Love you all!!

-Elder B

At his apartment

First Week

August 7, 2017

HEY!!! Baltimore is crazy!! I don't really know where to start honestly. I am in Westminster which is about 30 minutes out of Baltimore. Umm my comp is Elder Smith from Cali. He is a nice dude for sure, really tries to help me and stuff so that is cool. We are both new to the area so we have been really busy working and organizing things. We have so much to do, and it is hard that we are both new to the area. We just took our car in the shop so we won't have that for a week which really sucks. So we will ride bikes. There are some sketchy areas here, those are way fun to go street contacting on, lots of drugs, drunks, and smokers hahaha. I love talking with people like that. It is so much different from Utah and I love just hearing about their life. Some crazy stuff has already gone on, I've been in some very interesting homes and seen a lot of crazy sick stuff so I love that!! I am having a good time over here but sometimes it is hard, hahah a little bit homesick here and there so that stinks, but when I am working and doing stuff it is good. So just gotta stay busy and do the Lords good work haha. My apartment is nice and Maryland is very green and humid. I like it here, miss the mountains already. I haven't even been here a week but it seems like I have been here forever, it was a long week for sure. I miss all of you and hope you are doing good!!!!

First Sunday with Elder Smith

In Westminster apartment

Westminster apartment

District

Zone

Westminster

First Area

The mission home called and said McKay made it there safe and has been assigned to Westminster, Maryland. His address is:

Elder McKay Brown
404 Baldwin Park Drive
Apt. T-4
Westminster MD
21157

And he's off!!

McKay called us this morning from the airport. We only talked to him for about 20 minutes. He was excited, nervous and pretty homesick.  Dearelder.com was only for the MTC so now you can email him or send him mail. His pday will probably be on Monday. I will let you know his address when he gets to his first area. His email again is brown.mckay@myldsmail.net.
Someone at the airport let him use their phone and they sent this picture.