It was great to get your guy’s email, I feel like I really needed it today. Every time p-day comes around and I read my emails it’s like I’m getting my power back up for the following week. So I’m very grateful you guys write me every week, some of the parents don’t. But I don’t think you guys have missed one day. So thank you.
And I first wanted to start out and say so sorry to dad. I completely did not realize it was your birthday last Monday. I did not even know what day it was when I was emailing. Then the next day I saw that it was the 19th and I realized I had missed it. So Happy Birthday! I wish I could give you something! I will soon be sending a package for you guys. I think there will not be much in it but a CD, but hopefully I can bring some things back when I come home. I hope your birthday was nice though. There are some songs that me and my companion wrote on that CD so you can count that as your birthday song.
The week has been pretty good, we had another bap yesterday of a girl named Janet, so that was nice. I feel like we have had a bap every Sunday I have been here so far, so the area is doing really well. Me and my companion had a very long walk during the week to a place called phase 7. It was like a 2-3 hour walk and so we got to talking and I got to know him a little better which was cool. I found out some crazy things about him. He was telling me a lot about his family and how he never knew his dad and that his mom died when he was 17 years old. He was left to take care of his 2 younger brothers at the age of 17, to pay for their school fines, food, rent and everything else. He did all this while he was also in the process of saving up for his mission. When he finally got enough money to go on his mission he did not have any money to buy a suit or shoes or anything. I don’t know… I have been thinking about what me and him were talking about a lot this week and it’s just crazy at how dedicated he was to serving a mission, with no support at home, and with money he could have used on other things like buying a house or something. It was just crazy to me, and It made me realize just how freaking lucky I am to have the support of my whole family, that has supported me for all my life and is still supporting me now. So I just realized how awesome you guys are, I have no idea what I did in the pre-mortal life to deserve such a sweet family who are all members of the church. It’s just sweet, so I love all you guys and I appreciate everything everyone has done for me to go on a mission. I have learned more on my mission then I could have ever learned in my whole life, and I still have a year left. I have realized what is important in this life on earth as well, which is probably the greatest lesson I have learned on my mission.
And yes I am feeling a lot better now. I’m not sure what was wrong there but I’m fine now. I actually had to miss church for the first time on my mission which was kind of weird but I’m good now, thanks to the Morgan’s. They are super cool I love them very much. It will be sad when they leave. I have not received my package yet but I think I will get it before my birthday....just a feeling I have I guess. Ha-ha, I did not mean for the Comment I made in my last letter, to get out of control. About something crazy happening to me, but the reason why I don’t tell you guys a lot of things is because we are not supposed to until we get home. It can cause problems for the mission. But I will tell you if you promise not to make a big deal out of it. Just the other week we were teaching a lesson, and being a white guy in this area or just in Africa is kind of not good sometimes for a lot of reasons. So we were done teaching the lesson and we started to walk away and some drunk guy tried to steal my watch. So I pulled my arm away then after that another drunk guy came and grabbed me around the waste. Then pretty soon there was like 4 guys grabbing me all over the place, and so I was trying to get away, I was choking the one in front of me but he was not feeling any pain because he was so wasted. I finally was able to just like throw them off me and then me and my companion walked away very fast....and that was it. Things like this happen a lot but we are not support to say anything and this will be the only time that I will mention anything because it’s a no no! So you can’t call the mission office and say anything. Okay?!? Or elder Brey gets in trouble!
I’m glad everything is going well at home. I hope the piano lessons are going well mom. I am expecting you to be pro by the time I get back. Those pictures would be awesome dad for me to look at.
Anyway… love you guys very much and hope the rest of the week goes well. O! I forgot to say that I got like the best email yet on my mission from my last companion. When he sent me a picture of Nelson and his family, I was like nearly crying in the computer place because it was just so awesome! I do love this mission!
Love
Elder Justin Brey
Nelson and his family are finally together!!
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