Current Location and Address

UPDATE: Reassignment (click)

Puerto Rico, San Juan - East Mission

Puerto Rico, San Juan - Mission
E-mail: Brandon.bryan@myldsmail.net


(Remember to keep things upbeat and supportive try to not to share or say things that might distract or make him feel homesick.)


He will be happy to hear from you all.

Current Location:

P.O. box 33
Adjuntas, PR 00601

Mark 1:4 and 9

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

Christ was not baptized for the remission of sins because he had none. But, as Nephi recounts, he was baptized for the following reasons:
(1) As a token of humility before the Father;
(2) As a covenant that he would keep the commandments;
(3) As a prelude to receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost;
(4) To gain entrance to and be saved in the kingdom of God, for no one, not even the Son of God, can so obtain without baptism; and
(5) As a pattern and an example for all men, and so that he could say: “Follow thou me” and also, “He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.” (See 2 Ne. 31:5–12.)

Bruce R. McConkie, “A Man Called John,” New Era, May 1984, 4

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

oh, wo is me.

Tue, Jun 22, 2010

*sigh* here I am. sitting here in the computer lab of the library and there is just NO EMAIL from my family. *sigh* OH, WO is me! WO IS ME! whatever am I supposed to do? how am I ever going to be able to tell you about the crazy fight between Elder Ralston and the Gremlin, or that we got shot at by a paintball gun on Friday, or my trade off with Elder Burton last Monday, or our Zone conference on Saturday. *sigh* I guess I just can't, cause I just don't have anybody to ask me about it. but it's ok. *speeds up* it's whatever. I understand that no one wants to talk to me, nor do they remember that this week is transfers except STEPHANIE! WHY CAN SHE REMEMBER AND NO ONE ELSE!? *deep breath* WHHHYYYYYYYY?!

*normal* but yes. speaking of transfers: hey, guess what? *drum roll* I'm...................................... STAYING HERE! YAY! but really. I'm staying here. so we're having P-Day on Tuesday just like every other six weeks my entire mission. just throwing that out there. so yes. me and elder Ralston are going to continue here in Santurce. Buuuuuuut, Elder Burton my district leader, and Elder Mason, his companion are BOTH getting transferred. WOOO, whitewash in Hato Rey! so, we're getting some SISTERS! :D we're going to have Sister Krout (from Washington. WOO! go Washington!) and Sister Vazquez (from Guatamala) I've actually had sister Vazquez in my district before (back in Caguas) and I've met Sister Krout and had her in our district temporarily (complications with her old companion... family issues... :-/) so we're getting some awesome sisters to be with us.

as for the paintball gun, it's not as Dramastic as it sounds. (that's right. Dramastic) we had just been out tracting on Friday, and (I'm not really sure if they were REALLY shooting at us, plus it sounded like the gun was running out of air) but we just kept hearing this *thunk thunk thunk* and I saw some paintballs fly by us so we crouch down behind a car and wait. well, they stop and wait for about five minutes behind the car, but nothing else happened after that. luckily, none of us got hit. But, the weird thing was that about two hours later, I look at Elder Ralston's back and he had this HUGE glob of paint on his back. I was like, "what...?" he said that he didn't feel like he got hit or anything, and I didn't see any shards from the paintball, so it just kinda... I dunno, teleported onto his shirt I guess. xD

so yeah... everyone else is done now... cause they just don't write ANYTHING TO THEIR FAMILIES! GAH! I don't even know what they say! "hi, bye, I'm still alive" and that's it? what the heck?

I don't know... but I'm sorry I kinda dilly dallied away my time... but yeah. I'm gonna cut this a little short cause we also have to go pick up some Elders that are going home tomorrow ''cause their going to work in Santurce for the day. so yeah... I guess that would have to be all for now... okthxbai!

but really though. I Love you more tha-- oh NO! THE MONSTER!!!! AAAAAaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuuuggghhhhhh.......

~Brandon
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