We received this letter from Brigham after asking him for a play-by-play of a typical mission day:
Alright i will try and and answer them but i think we are going to check back later so if i missed some just email me quick and today around five we are coming back.
Yes i get to exersise every morning and also on tuesday nights we have investagater backetball which is nice to mess around. There are two other missionaries that come for P -day, so that is awesome
Well first thing we do is get up at six thirty and exersise about ten minutes of lifting then twenty of cardio usually running. After that we have breakfast and get ready for the day clean a little bit and by eight we are having personal study. Personal study is twenty min BOM (book of mormon) and the other time you study for the needs of your investegater. At nine we begin with a hymn then a prayer then share what we learned in our personal study and such. We then do companion study in which we do roleplays discuss the needs of our investegators and do a ton from preach my gospel.
Then at ten we are out. Usually in the mornings we don't have lessons so we do a bunch of street contacting and tracting. We talk to every one we see even if we have to nearly run them down.. and we don't take no for an answer, they have to say not interested three times before we let them go and we still give them a pass along card. If they will allow it we teach them a principle on the spot with a prayer and a scripture right there. i think you would be suprised at how many lessons we just teach on a doorstep answering questions and such for about thrity minutes. At twelve we have lunch which is just usually something simple and head back out.
Now days we have daily contact with Mary White whom you guys will totally meet when you come out. she kinda reminds me of mom she is 39 but you would never guess it and i don't know a bunch reminds me of mom. So we usually teach her for about forty minutes. She is being baptized on the 22 of august which will be awesome. i am kinda hoping i can get in the water with her but we won't know that until this friday. After her we visit the inactive families in the ward and teach them a lesson which is fun, it is nice to be around kids after the MTC with none of them but i think that makes me homesick the most. We do a bunch of drop by's until dinner dropping by referels recent converts and such, most of the time people aren't home but we continue to talk to everyone that is out on the street. Then we eat dinner which usually is pizza or something cheap and simple. so ya. After dinner is when we have our major appointments like almost everyday at 6:30 and 8 we have two. Members are present at this lesson and help us to form friendships in the church. So like we would teach samantha she is also being baptized the 22nd and i get to confirm her on the 23rd which is awesome, i am pumped for that, then we have to be home at nine or nine-thirty even if we have an appointment. So some nights it is a sprint home so we aren't late. Once we get home we usually plan for about thirty minutes the next day sometimes up to an hour planning every little detail, we also create a focus to use while contacting whether on the street or on the doorstep like today is "our purpose in life" so we are trying to help people find their purpose as we teach many of the lessons.
After planing we get ready for bed and just kinda rest for a little bit, usually fall asleep as quick as we can. Right here durring the day is when i am missing home the most thinking and praying for you guys. It is awesome though. then i am asleep till that dang alarm goes off again.
This week was great though. the work is moving forward so fast here. We are breaking number records left and right. it is awesome to have stuff to show for our obedience and hard work. The Lord is blessing us so much as long as we do those two things even when appointments fall though we are finding and moving the work forward just as quickly.
So like i said i think we are gettting on again tonight so ya, if you have any questions let me know. oh and i got a thing from FED EX today thanks a bunch that is awesome you guys are the best of the best LOVE YOU SO MUCH
Elder Elton
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