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Hello Mom and Dad!

How's it going family?! That's awesome that Bryson got his Driver's Permit and it will be scary at frist but he'll get the hang of it. Just takes practice and little by little he'll be cruising "safely" down the streets. Looks like you guys had fun that Fall Break and having cousins over! Bummer that Grant lost by a couple of points but there's always something we can learn from defeat, even in the mission field here. I would like to thank you guys for sending me that shirt, it looks a tad too big but I haven't tried it on YET, but it looks SOOO GOOD. Also thank you for sending me that Acne stuff it will help cleaning up my face. Good luck with those conferences coming up dadio! Hopefully you got that Email from one of the members, Brother Zavala, took us out to dinner at FarmerBoys and it was super good (sent to Mom's email I believe).

Turns out I was scheduled to give a talk this Sunday in the ward I am serving in so that'll be fun. I was thinking of writing a talk about Love and Forgiveness but I'm still kind of dwelling on it. I know during this recent General Conference we had a couple talks that included Love and Forgiveness with also some other quotes that I could possibly use. I'll email you guys some of the finished talk maybe next week if everything goes according to plan but otherwise I think it'll go pretty well, I want to leave a lasting impression on those that need to hear this message.

Little update in the mission field, I've been with my companion Elder Olson and we both love some of the same games and movies. Like we just have conversations about the most whack things and its so much fun while trying to talk to people about Jesus Christ and the Gospel. Except practically everyone we try to talk with turns us down and when we say "How's your day going?" they reply with "No thanks." and shut the door on us. Such a weird way of saying how your day is going right? People are weird. But to be honest when we get to talk with people we have conversations about almost anything with Members and Nonmembers here in Victorville. But something I realized that helps so much is when we have the chance to Pray and Read the Book of Mormon everyday it REALLY HELPS SO MUCH. There are blessings from our Heavenly Father and it can bring peace and other things we ask for into our lives. The power behind these things is so powerful and simple, almost too simple but its big acts of faith.

Work here in the mission field has been making more and more sense as I think deeper and deeper. The only unfortunate thing is I haven't had many opportunities to teach and its kind of hindering my ability to teach clearly and simply to everyone I get the chance to. And when I knock on doors sometimes I'm still awkward but I'm still trying to improve. But I know when I put my best forward the Lord can do the rest and I can still learn and improve otherwise me and Elder Olson have mostly been trying to find Investigators and visit/teach people that are less active to help them feel welcome and know the importance of coming to church.

I pray and hope everything goes well for everyone!!

From.
Elder Brimhall

- Yeah Elder Olson will be speaking as well except he won't tell me what its about soooo oh whale.

On Halloween we have to be back in our apartment by 6:00pm so that's pretty unfortunate but otherwise just regular work in the mission field until that time then we can do whatever. Thank goodness me and Elder Olson have music otherwise we might go insane in that amount of time we have. We'll come up with something fun. The Ward I'm in does this Chili Cookoff and TrunkOrTreat actually this Friday which we'll be inviting people to and having dinner at.

I'll have to see if I can get Brother Zavala when I meet with him again to send it to me or something.

- Elder Olson has some nice soundtracks from movies and other stuff so yeah. Unfortunately I again did not take any pictures, I am a terrible human being. But I'll make sure to take some at the Ward Halloween Party with Elder Olson. Thats funny me and Elder Olson shopped at a Winco Food today as well with the Zone Leaders. Winco is the goto for missionaries.

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