I Love Texas!

Hey y'all! 

I am loving it here in Texas! This has definitely been one of my favorite weeks.

 On Monday we went to the Zoo with our district! We had so much fun looking at all of the different animals! We then went to lunch with Mo, which was also super fun she is so sweet. Then we emailed family all day and had dinner at a potential's house. It was a lot of fun talking with her and getting to know her. She gave us the best Blue Bell ice cream ever. It was called brides cake and it tasted like funfetti cake!

 On Tuesday we had district meeting most of the morning. I love district meeting and the things that are shared. An elder shared John 15:12-15 it talks about the Savior and how he suffered and died for his friends. We are Christ's friends. I love knowing that I get be friends with the Savior Jesus Christ the one who made it possible to return to live with Heavenly Father once again. After district meeting the elders so kindly moved our beds and bigger furniture to our new apartment. I then got to meet a potential investigator Brett. He is really interested in the Gospel and we are hoping to meet with him again soon to see how he likes reading the Book of Mormon. We had dinner at Pablonos that night with a member in our ward as well as Robin our investigator. I never thought I would teach the Plan of Salvation in a restaurant but I did. It was really good and she believes in what we taught her.

 On Wednesday we had a huge rain storm. I love rain so much it was the best day. We did service for Melinda which is always good I love going to her house. We then went to Theressa house to have another little lesson which went good she always asks the best questions. Then we had another lesson with a lady named Rebecca. She has different views of things then we do, but it is always good to visit with her. We then had Book of Mormon class which is where our ward and Tradewind get together and read the Book of Mormon. It is so fun. On Thursday we went to the Botanical Gardens and mowed lawns. I never thought I would mow a lawn on mission but I did! I loved it. Our Investigator Theressa came to the gardens and she loved every minute of it. We had a lesson with her later on that day. We also go to go to dinner with Donald and Alby a couple we help at the community market each week. They are the sweetest and I have loved getting to know them. We went to ARP later that night which is so good. We learned about how you can control your brain to stop bad habits.

 Friday we planned and went to the library to do family history. It started raining and it was bike day so we had to ride home in the rain. We then went to the TEXAS play with members in our ward it was in Palo Duro Canyon. It was such a good play. We also went to this super good diner called Feldmans Wrong Way Diner.

 On Saturday we went to the Community Market. We had another lesson with Robin which went well she is always so open to what we have to teach. On Sunday we sang in Tradewind ward. Then we went to our church where we taught Sunday School. Our lesson was CPR- Church, pray, read. These things are how we can come closer to our Heavenly Father. Without doing one of them it can become harder to come closer to Heavenly Father and it gives Satan a chance to grab onto us. One thing that we have been inviting our members to do is write their testimony's in the Book of Mormon, and then give it out to someone or give it back to us to give it out. It has been so awesome to receive the Book of Mormons back their testimonies in them. We love handing them out. Kind of like a kid when you are younger you rely on your testimonies until you gain your own. When we hand these Book of Mormons out with the testimonies in them these people will have a testimony to rely on until they can gain their own one day. I invite you all to get a Book of Mormon and write your testimony in it and give it out to someone or give it to the missionaries that are in your area and ask them to hand it out. Also I invite you if you have not read the Book of Mormon or if you have not read it in a while to pick one up and read it. I love that book with all of my heart. I have never felt so much peace, comfort, or guidance reading a book than I do the Book of Mormon. I love being able to share it all day everyday. I can testify of the blessings that come from it and how much of a difference it can make in your life. I am grateful for the opportunity to be here in Texas and share the truthfulness of the gospel with those that are around me. 

Love y'all Sister Browning!

1. Community Market shirt

2. TEXAS 

3. Palo Duro Canyon

4. Donald and Alby

5. Rainstorm