Another Great Week!

This week was great! We are super excited because we get to go to the temple tomorrow! It is the one in Los Angeles. I've heard it is really cool, but I get to go see it for the first time. And LA as well. It should be really great and a really cool experience.

We had a couple lessons this week with investigators.

Oh! I almost forgot. We had a worldwide training this past Wednesday. Missionaries all around the world had the same training. It was super cool. It talked all about preaching repentance and baptize converts. So we have been highlighting the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon. It is really cool to see how much the missionaries like Alma and Ammon really do preach repentance. Another cool thing in the training was to testify of Jesus Christ.

Well I'm out of time, but this week I want to challenge each of you to read the Book of Mormon, go to church, and pray. We like to call it spiritual CPR. It keeps us spiritually alive. Doing these thing is how we continue to live the gospel and how we continue to learn and progress.

Have an awesome week,

Love Elder Bronson

 

Another Awesome Week!

Hey everyone! How was your week?

We had another great week. On Tuesday we had a great lesson with an investigator. We taught her the Restoration. It was awesome. We had a young man in the ward with us and he just jumped in and bore his testimony. It was super cool. We had planned to invite Brenda to be baptized, and at the end of the lesson we felt prompted to invite her. Elder Hull felt the same way, so he looked over at me and made a face that basically said "Do it or I'll kill you." Not really that bad, but I thought that was funny. So I invited her and she was super surprised. She basically said no, but we'll have a couple more lessons with her and see how it goes.

I also got to go on exchanges this week with Elder Davis. It was really good. It was kind of a slow day, but at the end we were able to have a great lesson on the Plan of Salvation. The person we taught it to really liked it. It is cool to see how this knowledge can bring such great joy and peace into people's lives. It was a really great lesson.

So this week I would like to challenge everyone to try not to have fear. It is cool because as we know about the story of Adam and Eve, once they ate the fruit the first thing that they did was hide. God has been trying to teach man since then that there is no reason to fear. When we fear not we are really able to be guided by the Spirit and be able to do the things that our Heavenly Father wants us to do. So as you go though your week. Try not to be scared and if you are scared to do something that you know you should do, do it anyways.

Have an awesome week,

Love Elder Bronson

This was some bumperstickers that I thought were funny

 

I don't know what is up with Elder Hull here

 

Miracles and More Miracles!

This week was super awesome! There were so many miracles that happened. First of all, it rained and that is a miracle in and of itself. Also we had to take our car in to the dealership when it decided to rain all day. I decided to pray that as we were walking to our appointments the rain would lighten up since Elder Hull doesn't have a rain jacket. So when we finished up lunch and went out the rain basically stopped. It sprinkled a little bit, but it was really light. Then when we went in and had a lesson with a less-active member, it started to downpour. Then as we finished up, the rain slowed up and we stayed dry. That was a super cool miracle. Remember God answers prayers!

We had another cool miracle with a semi active part member family. We had a lesson set up and when we went in they were yelling and arguing. We basically said "Ok, lets have a prayer." We had a prayer and they started arguing again. We ended up being super bold and basically chastising them and basically brought some fire and brimstone. It was all under the Spirit. It was so crazy! The Spirit was really speaking though us. Now they are starting to progress after being worked with for a couple of years. That was a super cool miracle!

Well that was basically the sum of our week. We chastised people, walked in rain, saw a couple super cool views.

So this week I challenge all of you to pray for opportunities to listen to the Spirit. Then when they come, follow them courageously and remember that GOD WILL NEVER LEAD YOU ASTRAY! As you do this you will be guided. Just remember that God will not let you fail.

Have an awesome week,
Love Elder Bronson

Happy New Year!

Hey everyone! Hopefully you all had a Happy New Year.

This week has been great for us. I got a new companion! Elder Hull. It is kind of cool because he replaced Elder Routledge in Oxnard last transfer and now here in Ventura.

So we had a cool miracle. Last week we got a phone call from a random number. We answered and it ended up being a less-active member that wanted to get back to church. It was so cool. Really a desire is the start. Now we can start working with him to get him back.

So I would like to challenge everyone to really hearken to the Spirit. If something invites us to do good then it is of the Spirit. The Holy Ghost is a taste of Eternal Life and it is one of the best gifts we have been given. Having the Spirit with us is really true joy and happiness. It leads us to do the right thing. Really pay attention to the Spirit and make it important.

Have a great week everyone!

Love Elder Bronson

It's supposed to rain here in California, but we'll see if it does. Remember everyone "turn around don't drown."

Elder Hull and I

 
Part of our awesome area

Christmas!

How was everyone's Christmas?

This week was great! We got transfer calls! So Elder Routledge is going to Santa Maria! He is going to have so much fun there with his new comp, Elder Huston. I get to stay in Ventura! My new companion will be Elder Hull.

This week we got to go help a members neighbor clean his driveway. We moved some boxes and trimmed some vines. We also went caroling a couple times this week. Our whole district met up and we got to go caroling to investigators and less actives in our areas. Plus for a grand finale we went and caroled at our mission president's house. It was tons of fun. I got to call home on Christmas day! I was really great. It was nice to be able to talk to my family. It was unreal that I hadn't been able to talk to them for almost 6 months. We also got a new investigator! The Hermana's in the stake knocked on the door trying to find a member, but instead they got to sing a Christmas carol. We had a pass off lesson. It was funny because she asked us if we celebrated holidays. It was great.

This week I would like to challenge everyone to have more charity. Remember that we are all God's children and because of that we are all brothers and sisters. This week do something kind for someone else. Maybe try having kinder thoughts toward the person who cuts you off. Just remember the love that our Heavenly Father and our Savior has for us and try to show that love to others.

Have an awesome week!

Love Elder Bronson

This is our awesome Christmas tree that my family made for us

 If Elder Routledge was an elf...

 

 

Christmas is Nigh!

This week has been awesome!

We sang in the Christmas choir.

We also got to go on exchanges this week. It was tons of fun. I got to meet some great people in another ward.

We had zone conference this week! It was super awesome. We learned about angels. It is amazing. Angels are real! They can and will help us in our time of need. They are really all around us helping us. In D&C it talks about how the Aaronic Priesthood includes ministering of angels. This week I would like you to not only think about how angels have helped you in you life, but also help others. God sends angels to help us. We can also be mortal angels as well. Be an angel! You can really help someone!

Have an awesome Christmas!

Sorry my email is so short this week I'm cramped on time.

Love Elder Bronson

Also I think I forgot to put my address on here. It is

4667 Rossini Ln #203

Ventura, CA 93003

Great California weather with a great sunset

Christmas is coming....

How has everyone's week been?

Our week has been awesome! Yesterday we ended up singing in the Stake Choir for a Christmas program. That was a lot of fun.

We got to go on exchanges this week. It was lots of fun. I got to go with Elder Hubbard to his area. I got to drive for the first time on my mission. It was almost scary at first. California is a crazy place to drive. Luckily, the traffic wasn't too bad.

We also got to help someone mow their yard this week. Just think of that. Mowing a lawn in December! That is completely ridiculous.

On Saturday we had a ward Christmas party. It was lots of fun plus we got to help set up for it. There was a great skit and an awesome video about Jesus Christ being the reason for Christmas.

This week I would like to challenge everyone to be on the lookout for how they can help others. There may be just a small thing you can do for someone to brighten their day. Someone may need help putting their groceries in their car. Someone might just need a smile. Either way, just small things can easily make someone's day. Like the scriptures say,"by small and simple things are great things brought to pass."

Have a great week this week!

Love Elder Bronson

We got a Christmas Tree from my family! Of course, we decided to decorate it with everything that we could find.

 

 

Here is a picture of a picture of Ventura. My area is on the right side of the picture.