Nov.4, 2013

Okay so here's the deal, if you all got an email from trey then I'm mad! I didn't get one! What a turd. Haha that is pretty cool though about us being all star champs haha. I like it. Sweet! I'm excited for that package to arrive! Sounds like it's something fun haha so thank you! Well to tell you a little bit about this week, We have an investigator named Pepper. We didn't get a whole lot of lessons in this week, but we really developed our relationship with pepper and i think things are really about to take off with her. I didn't get the awesome news about what trey is doing in the mtc by the way cause he didn't email me. What is it? Is he one of the MTC zone leaders or something? haha. That would be cool. Dawn and Shane... They have one daughter who is like 17 or something like that, but I've never met her. She's never been there when i've been there. So Grant tells me that he's going back to bama for a week haha that's pretty cool eh? Man I cannot even believe that it's already november. It's ridiculous haha. Time is flying so freaking fast I can't even keep track of it. 9 months is gonna be gone in the blink of an eye. So I just found out that like 3 of my friends are on missions and I didn't even know it! I don't know if you remember them, but sarah james is in bolivia. Hillary young is in argentina. it's crazy! But don't worry about me here in issaquah! I'm doing great! Love you soooo much and hope that you all have a great week!!

Love, Elder Bailey Brimhall :)

Oct. 28, 2013

Hey hey family what's poppin'?? Dude trey, this is nuts eh?? But in such a good way!! I got your talk, but haven't had the opportunity to read it yet, but I will!! Probably tonight. I'm stoked haha it's probably way better than mine haha. Dad you're totally right. You and Mom raised a pretty freaking awesome group of kids. Way to go! Don't worry mom, you'll be okay!! It's a good kind of goodbye, remember? It's gonna be so sick having two of us out here at the same time for the next 9 months!! Double the blessings remember'?? ;) Oh please, don't you worry about sending me that surprise, i trust that you'll get around to it when you can haha, no rush for sure. That's so cool that Marc and Erica and Matt came to church! Man the gospel is working miracles in the lives of every stinkin one of God's children!! Elder Brown and I are just still working hard! We found two new investigators this week!! Dawn and Shane Clark. The just moved here from florida and are looking for a church, so hopefully things with them will take off really soon!! Keep it awesome fam!! Love you so so so so much!! Have a great week! Good luck little brother!!

Love, Elder Bailey Brimhall :)

Oct. 14, 2013

Issaquah, Washington!

 

 

Hey guys!! 

   How's the week?? Sounds super busy! Between dads job, painting, and trey's mission coming up it sounds like everything is about as busy as it can possibly be! Get used to it trey man. That's how the mission field is, busy busy busy! I know it can all seem overwhelming, but you get used to it. Not only do you get used to it, but you learn to love it! I seriously can't even imagine a life that's not crazy hectic! I love you all lots, and I'm glad things are busy and good, but just make sure that you are still taking time to slow down and love the small beauties of life. You'll go insane if you don't slow down for a little bit every once in a while. Even missionaries don't have ENDLESS energy...pretty darn close though haha ;) I'll probably write you a letter today trey, just to give any last few weeks advice kind of stuff you know? But for now just look up a video. It's a mormon message by elder holland and it's called "good things to come". When times get tough, which they undoubtedly will, remember that video. This week for missionary work went pretty slow. Nothing new to report really, we didn't get a whole lot of lessons this week because we were doing a ton of service. I'm okay with that because service always helps put a good name to the church, but having lots of lessons is fun too haha. We're gonna keep working on that part haha. It was good to get that picture of garrett haha good to know he's doing well. I haven't heard from him in a little while so that was awesome haha. Keep it up awesome fam! I love you all so much and hope that your week goes really well!!

Love, Elder Brimhall :)

October 7, 2013

 

Hey family!!

So to answer trey's question, yes I have been emailing amber on a weekly basis for like 3 or 4 weeks now, but don't worry, i'll stay backed off. It sounds like you're all over that one. To be completely honest, there are a couple of really cool sisters that I know pretty well that i want to take out when we get home haha. I know, i know...lock your heart....haha. Yeah It was pretty cool to see Ed at conference. I think my favorite talks were President Monson, Pres. Eyring, and elder Holland. I don't know if you guys felt it or noticed it at all, but this conference have such a different feel to it than any other conference I have ever heard! All the apostles, Especially the first presidency, got a whole lot more real and personal in their talks. It was really really cool. So wanna hear a funny story? I was waiting in line at Mcdonald's drive thru a couple days ago and there was a worker outside stacking boxes. So i rolled down the window and was like "hey, you want a picture of jesus?" and he accepted it and then i just told him that we help people to change their lives and become clean through baptism. I ended up putting him on date for baptism and getting his name and number, then i ordered my food and left haha and we have an appointment with him this week! I think he probably lives out of our area though so we'll have to refer him to someone else haha but it was a fun story! So yeah i got a root canal this week. So much fun!!! hahanot. But it really wasn't too bad. It's kinda freaky though when you see this inch and a half long drill start digging into your face haha. Oh hey! I gotta send you some pictures dad! So we went into the YWCA looking for service opportunities, and they didn't have any, but the lady working there was like, Hey if you know of any cheap painters around here you'd be doing me a service. And i was like, I was a painter for a few years, and I'll do it for free! She was like really?? and i said heck yeah! So she had this job of two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and we are currently halfway done (one bedroom one bathroom), and I don't want to toot my own horn, but it looks pretty dang good. I'll send some pictures when i get the chance. But yeah she texted us and was like, "wow, this looks gorgeous! Thank you so much!" haha and we're going back on wednesday to finish it. You taught me good ;) Well that's just about it for this week! Hope you all have a fantastic week!! I'll keep grandma's wrist in my prayers! Sounds like work is being pretty tough on you dad, so I'll keep that in my prayers as well. Love you all so much!!!

Love, Elder Bailey Brimhall:)

Sept. 16, 2013

 

Tongish and I in front, Vestal and Jensen in back...

 

 

 

Hey hey!!!

    Wow, Trey man is an officially endowed member now! I feel so old when i say that. It's a weird missionary thing. Things here are going really good! I requested to get sister missionaries to serve in this ward with us, and my request was heard and answered!! Sister Boyd and Sister Bretzing are absolutely freaking incredible! Such solid missionaries! It's really fun cause since they are in the same ward, plus I'm their district leader, Elder Vestal and i get to be with them a lot haha, so it's way fun! Olga is coming along great! Her daughter Valeriya and her son Roman both asked if they could be baptized soon! So of course we said yes!! Valeriya's birthday is coming up on october 17th and that's when she wants to be baptized. Olga is open to the option for her kids, but is still a bit reluctant when it comes to her own baptism. So we are going to continue to work with her.

   HopefullY I'll be able to get a few more pictures sent out today! As for the box, I have no more requests other than the Ipod and licorice, and I know the ipod probably won't be in this box, but I sent an email to Tiffani, so hopefully she'll be contacting you soon! Had a rough week this week for a different reason, but that email will be seperate and is for mom and dad eyes only due to the extremely sensitive subject about which it is. But other than that incident this week has gone very very well!! I love you all so so much and hope you have a fantabulous week!!

Love, Elder Bailey Brimhall :)

August 10, 2013

 

 These are my home-girls Sister Camilla Coombs(left) and Sister Madeline Morrison(right)

 

Hey hey fam!!

 So don't worry everything stayed the same. I'm still in the washington park ward (capitol hill), I'm still training elder vestal and am district leader, and I'm still lovin it! haha I'm so happy that trey is going through the temple this week!! That is so awesome! It's weird to picture him in G's though haha. And Trey you should be happy you have brother osborne, He's the freaking man. I never had him, but I knew him and he's great! haha to answer your question mom, i have done one quartet (singing) during a zone conference, and i wrote a song on the piano and played it at another zone conference, and I'm playing a song on the piano in sacrament meeting this sunday haha, so i've used it a little bit. request for my next box?? Um if you could but two things in there that would be awesome. Number one- some dutch licorice would be great!! and number two- if You could send my ipod back out, I would appreciate it haha. I don't have much music to listen to, but i know I have some awesome gospel music on my ipod:)  That's so sad to hear about bro Brewster. He's the freaking man. I'll keep them in my prayers for sure. Oh and another thing about the pictures, i don't have the pics you requested yet, but I am sending some home via email today! I don't have any real requests, just keep sending me pictures of our family. i miss you guys a hecka lot. thanks. So I'm way stoked cause this area has been doing so well that we are getting another set of missionaries in this ward that I'll be over. It's a new set of sisters, and it's going to be so awesome to have them in the ward!! Sisters are the REAL missionaries haha. So I hope everything is going well for all of you! Congrats on being finished with the acadamy dad! Love you! Keep being awesome! Keep working hard everyone! But most importantly keep yourselves close to the Lord, because His paths, even though they are not easy and sometimes foreign, will lead you ultimately back home to our loving heavenly Parents. I want you all to know that I love our Father and our Mother in heaven. They are real and they love us so much! I'm grateful that they sent me to the Washington Seattle mission to help others find them! I love you and hope ya'll have a great week!!

Love, Elder Bailey Brimhall:) 



August 5, 2013

Oh man i'm so bummed right now!

I wish so bad that I was at the ponds with ya'll right now! I haven't been shooting or fishing or swimming in a long long time haha. Oh yeah tell nana and papa that I got their letter and I will be writing them back very soon and tell them thank you so much!! I wrote them a few weeks ago, but I don't know if they got my letter. Are you all just super excited to start school?? If not then... i don't know haha just get over it, it's a part of growing up. i miss school. Yes you heard right, I MISS school. haha. This week has been pretty good. not overly miraculous, but not necessarily bad either haha. Oh by the way, we have transfers next week so p day will be on tuesday. I hope i'm not getting transfered. I don't think I will because we are still in the middle of his training, but you never know I suppose haha. Thanks for the pictures haha I always enjoy getting pics of my family! It's crazy to think that you guys are all hanging out at the ponds right now. I wanna be there so bad! don't worry, it's not to the point where i'm super home sick or anything, It's just that this is the second year in a row that I had to skip out on that trip and it sucks! but not next year, heck no, count me in! The work this week has gone pretty slow, we're still working with olga, she came to church this week again, which is the third week in a row that she came so we are super excited for her! She also show progress elsewhere, in that she said that she doesn't want to be baptized right now, but if she feels it from heavenly father then she will definitely be baptized. So even just that is a lot of progress for her! Man time is freaking flying! Here in the next several months I'm gonna have to start making plans for when I come home! Only 11 more months that I get to be a missionary! :( It's so sad and so exciting at the same time. I will tell you what, I don't think anything will help you learn to appreciate having your family around than being away from them for 2 years would haha. Oh yeah, dad, as for nana and papa's package, I don't know what the sheahart's need right now, cause they just got a D.I. order that was huge and helped a ton, so maybe just a little package of goodies would be nice haha thanks so much!! Love you all so much and hope you have a great week! have fun at the ponds for me!

Love you much- Elder Brimhall :)