Keeping an Eternal Perspective

Hello Everyone,

It's been a great week!  Rainstorm for the first time in forever on Tuesday!

Y and N are doing very well.  Y is just so prepared, and then N needs a lot of help but we are seeing such great change in him through the gospel… Yes!!!

WE FOUND A FAMILY!!!!!  They are a family of four, and kids are our ages.  They also invited two cousins and a boyfriend to come listen to our message.  Then, as and after we shared, the family all committed to read from and pray about the Book of Mormon.  The Dad's boss is a member down here, at the American institute in Taiwan,  COOL!!!  They are such a quality family, oh my goodness!!!  Very interested in WHY the Church had to be restored...and they're getting it know.  Please pray that they can be converted together in the right place!!!

Esp. need to read the Book of Mormon!!!

Our Kids were cute in English, they grab me for a "train ride" every time....like marching behind me just turns into "oh, grab Elder Brown's shirt tail pull it out and ride along the floor behind him his sister's a kindergarten teacher so he loves this train stuff" type of activity!  Haha!

Oh yes, my reflection went well, I'll send you what I have so far...I got all the GaoXiong missionaries laughing so hard, it was great (cause everyone likes marriage jokes ;)...then I faked 'em out at the start, then I talked about how an eternal perspective gets us through anything!!!  Because of that perspective, when we get out the door in the morning...as soon as the rubber meets the pavement, we can smile, look up, and say: This is going to be a great day!!!  Oh yeah!!!

I'll send it to you!!!

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference...

In the name of Jesus Christ...I would like to share my reflection!

Now, you may all be wondering at this time "Elder Brown...your mission's wrapping up...what's next, what are you going to do next?"

Let me tell you:

As I entered Zone Conference today, and saw all of these Elders who were trained from the very start with me: Great Friends, 帥哥s, ...I was hit with a realization.  In the upcoming months...I'm going to have to book a LOT of tickets and travel time...to attend a LOT of Weddings!

Haha, what was the game plan again Elders?  If I'm not mistaken, it's going to be Elder Page and Elder Munger followed closely by Elders Jensen and Jardine...

Don't get me wrong, I too am an avid advocate of following prophetic counsel to efficiently establish a righteous home and family.  But let's just say I've come to know for myself: these Elders are really good at dropping in Week E goals!!!

(Alright, enough with the jokes...well, that last one wasn't a joke ;)  ..In that week E goal; E stands for Eternity.  And as I share with you my reflection today, Eternity is just what I would like to talk about...) About six months into my mission, I received a note from my little brother.  At Christmas time he gave me this gift, it said "Hey Drew, Mom told me you needed a Temple Recommend holder.  I picked this one especially for you.  REMEMBER TO ALWAYS KEEP AN ETERNAL PERSPECTIVE.  I miss you and love you so much.  Your little Bro that loves you, -Trevor"

Remember to always keep an eternal perspective...that really hit me hard, and reminded me...

***Okay Pause; we're almost out of time, so I may have to finish next week ;)***

Love Elder Brown

Love Drew

WAhooooooo!!!  Yeah Trevor!!!

YOU ROCK BRO!!!!  Done with AP!!!

Elder Page is Drew's MTC Companion.
They are now in the same 4 man apartment.
They took a picture with these very same shirts in the MTC.

I can't wait for the news next week!!!  Go win Regionals, you and CV!!!!!

AND then the news NEXT NEXT NEXT week even more!!!

Love You.

Love DREW

Can't believe this is all wrapping up!?!?!?  AHHH!!!  Nationals at Oregon sounds like so much fun though!!!

Thanks, I love you,

Love Drew