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| "Look who I met!! I asked if she had met "Shelly Brady" at the Portland Time Out for Women and she said "yes! I did!" So i said "that's my mom!!" And then she told us to keep our beautiful smiles and to keep the sparkles in our eyes. 😇 What a sweetheart!! Sister Brady and her companion with Sister Elaine Dalton at the Mesa Temple.
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You were in one of my
dreams this week. This one wasn't as clear as other dreams I have
had, but I do remember that you were wearing a very nice scarf, you
were marrying a couple, and you were holding a chicken. And it was
all taking place at our old house on Nancy Drive out on the deck.
I came to realize
something this week about you and mom. You two are exactly obedient.
And you two have used the Atonement to become even better parents
throughout your years. Not to say that you were bad parents when
raising your younger kids, but you know how you hear from people "my
younger siblings get it easy because my parents got more relaxed as
they got older" well, you two did not do that! You have
consistently followed the words of the prophets and raised us kids
without backing down or "going easy" on us. I remember in
later years mom deciding that we should only read church appropriate
material on the Sabbath. I couldn't understand why we had to make
that rule NOW!! But I see now it was mom wanting to become a little
bit better! And both you and mom decided that 14 was too young for
boy girl parties once I hit age 14. I hated it then, but I see now
that you wanted to protect me and only allow me into the safest of
situations. And I LOVE you two for that!! It is exactly how I want to
raise my kids!!
Whew that was a mouthful.
Sorry. I hope that all made sense.
Anyway, I have been
giving a lot of thought about one thing you said last week, "beware
of pride." I hadn't realized it, but it has slowly been
creeping its way back to me this last transfer. I'm grateful you said
something because I wouldn't have noticed it otherwise. I am still
struggling very much in that area and I have a lot of humbling that I
need to be doing. I just tend to feel so deserving of everything and
I often feel very entitled. Its terrible. Humility is the attribute
that I am going to focus on this week.
I have been watching some
of the episodes of "the Joseph Smith Papers" during lunch.
Have you seen that series?! It is fascinating!! I love it!! I am
hype- focused on learning about the restoration. :)
I love you so much Dad
:). I have no idea if any of this letter made sense. But I love you!!
Love,
Sister Brady
Letter # 2
Dear Mom,
This has been a great
week!! I especially loved yesterday when someone gave a talk at
church that addressed my exact concerns at the moment! Also, I
received a few letters this week from friends, and all of them
addressed the same problem!! God is so very aware of us and our
needs.
I got the Christmas
package!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE CHRISTMAS SWEATER!! I have worn
it every day :)
I
keep trying to hide the box so that I am not tempted to open the
presents. I will forget about it for a few days, but then i
accidentally find it again and then I'm tempted to open it :/
ESPECIALLY when I am feeling grumpy :( hahahaha so then I go and hide
it again. Its been working so far! Only 25 days to Christmas!!
I am excited about you
working with the missionaries. I too can feel something powerful is
about to happen. And it all probably started because of a diligent
woman who faithfully did her visiting teaching every month.
Nope, dating is the
scariest thing I will ever have to face. Scarier than spiders and
scorpions and waves. Is there any way I can avoid it? I hereby give
you and dad permission to set up an arranged marriage for me.
[YES!!!!! - Shelly speaking here :)!!!]
Yes I think we will skype
for our Christmas phone call!
I forgot to get Benadryl
last week, so I will try it this week. I think I am most grumpy when
I can't sleep at night. Ugh.
Will someone (Emily)
kindly keep a list of all the movies I need to see when I get back in
seven and a half years? I am not going to because that would be
totally inappropriate, but I would appreciate it if someone (Emily)
would. :)
Wow, and thank you for
those quotes!! Especially the first two. I have been feeling mildly
gloomy this week, so those were all perfect!
OH and i had the most
wonderful thought of inspiration this morning. Education is going to
be a huge part of my life. I already know that. But I am convinced
that if I am always allowing myself to learn new things (both about
the gospel and temporal things), I will be given the strength I need
to endure. Learning makes me happy and it makes me feel uplifted. So
right now, as a missionary, I will focus on the spiritual learning
side of things, but I will make a goal to ALWAYS be learning
spiritual and temporal things when I get home in five years.
I love you mom!!
Love,
Sister Brady (bahaha I
almost signed it "Shelly Brady")
Letter # 3
Dear
family,
Guess who i saw at the visitor's center on Tuesday?!?! ELDER LINN!! It was so crazy!! I walked out of the bathroom, saw him, froze for about 5 seconds, and then finally went "Elder Linn!!" And I walked over to him, shook his hand and then he said "Como Esta!?" And I didn't know how to respond cause my brain was trying to process both Spanish and the fact that Elder Linn was right there, and then I realized he was sort of in the middle of a lesson, so I walked away slowly with a huge grin on my face. It was great and it made my whole night! Seriously, seeing someone from home was kind of a Christmas miracle!
And another Christmas miracle was when we went to go visit a less-active member of ours. He invited us to the backyard (cause there was no third female with us) and just when we were about to share our message (the He is the gift video).... Out walked one of the non-members who is living in his basement!!! We invited him to watch
the video with us and he pulled up a chair! After the video we bore our testimonies and we were able to talk with both of them about their thoughts on god. It was very good because we have been praying to know if we should quit teaching this investigator. This was God's way of saying "don't give up on him yet!!"
THANKSGIVING WAS SO FUN!!! We played chair soccer as a zone, and I owned it!! (Bahaha, well, my team owned it) We won all three rounds!! And then we went to play turkey bowl with another ward. That's right! I
played football for the first time in my life!! And I wore my Christmas sweater the whole time! And I scored a touchdown!!! Dad, add that to the list of sports we will play when I get back in six years!
Then we ate a lot of dinners, and in the evening we got to watch "The Work and the Glory" with all the Sisters in our zone. (With permission from president) Bahahaha there is WAY too much kissing in that movie!!!! I love that movie.
It was a fun week. I know that God hears our prayers and is mindful of us. I am so grateful for people who act on promptings they receive! Because this week i was on the receiving end of a lot of promptings acted on. It has inspired me to be more aware of the spirit and what things Heavenly Father needs me to do for his children.
Happy Christmas everyone!!
Love,
Sister Brady
Guess who i saw at the visitor's center on Tuesday?!?! ELDER LINN!! It was so crazy!! I walked out of the bathroom, saw him, froze for about 5 seconds, and then finally went "Elder Linn!!" And I walked over to him, shook his hand and then he said "Como Esta!?" And I didn't know how to respond cause my brain was trying to process both Spanish and the fact that Elder Linn was right there, and then I realized he was sort of in the middle of a lesson, so I walked away slowly with a huge grin on my face. It was great and it made my whole night! Seriously, seeing someone from home was kind of a Christmas miracle!
And another Christmas miracle was when we went to go visit a less-active member of ours. He invited us to the backyard (cause there was no third female with us) and just when we were about to share our message (the He is the gift video).... Out walked one of the non-members who is living in his basement!!! We invited him to watch
the video with us and he pulled up a chair! After the video we bore our testimonies and we were able to talk with both of them about their thoughts on god. It was very good because we have been praying to know if we should quit teaching this investigator. This was God's way of saying "don't give up on him yet!!"
THANKSGIVING WAS SO FUN!!! We played chair soccer as a zone, and I owned it!! (Bahaha, well, my team owned it) We won all three rounds!! And then we went to play turkey bowl with another ward. That's right! I
played football for the first time in my life!! And I wore my Christmas sweater the whole time! And I scored a touchdown!!! Dad, add that to the list of sports we will play when I get back in six years!
Then we ate a lot of dinners, and in the evening we got to watch "The Work and the Glory" with all the Sisters in our zone. (With permission from president) Bahahaha there is WAY too much kissing in that movie!!!! I love that movie.
It was a fun week. I know that God hears our prayers and is mindful of us. I am so grateful for people who act on promptings they receive! Because this week i was on the receiving end of a lot of promptings acted on. It has inspired me to be more aware of the spirit and what things Heavenly Father needs me to do for his children.
Happy Christmas everyone!!
Love,
Sister Brady
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