So i'm here in the wonderful land of Idaho or as Lynda Clark would call
it, "God's Country". Idaho is absolutely amazing. So when we got to the
mission home, the mission president and his wife fed us super well. They
had ham, salad green been casserole, rolls and of course baked
potatoes. Three people in my district stayed at an old members home
which was really nice of them. The next morning they fed us breakfast
too and it was really good. Many of you are probably wondering what area I'm serving in at I'm in a small town named Ririe. (its pronounced
Rye-Ree). It has a population of about 660 people but we cover a whole
lot of area. My companion and I cover 9 wards and its a lot of farm land
but the people are good to us. Members feed us every single night of
the week except Mondays of course and when I say they feed us, they
really do. They make sure that their missionaries are stuffed and ready
to explode! So when I got here, my companion and I (Elder Franks and 27
years old) went to Walmart to get some groceries for myself and when we
were in the check-out, a guy that was waiting behind us starting
taking to us and he was a member. He then out the blue said that he
would pay for the both of our groceries. It was such a blessing for the
both of us and nice people do exist. Later that night we went to a
members home and they fed us pork chops with corn on the cob, potato
salad, and apple sauce. They lived out in the country and their view in
the front yard was the mountains. I could get used to see those
everyday. On our way home we stopped for ice cream and i got me some
huckleberry! It was so good! Me and my companion live in our own house
and its a little run down place but we make it work. Our house is across
the street from one of our church buildings. In the Ririe, it only has 2
gas stations and a Mexican restaurant, which is actually super good and
cheap. We haven't had anyone to teach or asked anyone to be baptized
yet because we are in a rut. But I hope this week goes by much better
and we can find those people that are willing to hear our message.
Every Friday we help out in town at a food drive for the people
who are in need. It was so much fun seeing the smile on peoples faces as
we talked with them about whatever. And then on Saturday, we had to go
to Menan and help with peaches. So we had like 100 crates of fresh
peaches in the parking lot of the church and we had to put them in this 5
gallon crate, weigh them, and then put them in boxes for people who
ordered them. One crate of peaches was half a bushel which made 2 crates
one full bushel. We got there at 8 in the morning and got done around 1
in the afternoon. I was so itchy by the end of the day from all the
peach fuzz and as soon as we got home, we both showered and it felt so
good to be clean!
Well I think that is all
I have for this week. I have some pictures for everyone to see and what
I've been up too! Until next time! I love you all and i'm grateful for
your support and for all who keeps me in their prayers. I can see the
blessings pour in from those who pray for me!
Elder Browning
Idaho Pocatello Mission * 135 South 7th Avenue * Pocatello, ID 83201
My MTC teacher; Brother Mills( he reminds me of Nick Onyszczak)
Carlo Banez's brother
The beautiful mountains of Idaho. This was the front yard of a members house we ate at.
There are cats everywhere here and this picture is for Travon Visser.
