Stand! And... Baptise!!

Check this movie out! :)

https://www.lds.org/youth/video/stand-2013-theme-song?lang=eng To all my family friends and peoples :)

So this week was really good. Elder Bond and I are kicking butt thanks to some awesome searching we have been doing! And for the awesome guiding the Spirit has been doing haha :)

We found a family and a few other people. The Family are Jehovas Whitness but they came to church and are reading The Book of Mormon :)!!!!! Its been super awesome to meet them because they are so prepared! 

Church was a disaster... No one was prepared in their classes or anything and we have some hard core apostasy in our ward right now.

Story time:

As I walked into Gospel Principles class I saw our teacher was a new member and I was like uh oh... I walked up and.
Elder B: "hey! did you get to study the class before hand?"

Jeff "Uh.. No."
Elder Brooksby Smiling supportitivly "Haha No worries! whats the class on today?"

Him "............ The Fall of Adam and Eve............"

Me: "Oh no."

The fall is the hardest thing to teach JW´s, or ANYONE basically. Its really complex!

so we got going and.. 15 mins later everyone was yelling and saying their own thoughts.

I had to leave the class and I just sat and prayed that HEavenly Father would protect these new sheep we are trying to bring into Hid Fold. When I came back into the room Mario (JW) was basically teaching the class and helping everyone understand!! :)

It still ended badly but I literally saw God´s hand move infront of the faults inside the church so that our investigators were understanding only what they needed! :) I hope ;)

Theeeen...

We had a family night at a members house and they came^!! then we watched a show about theh restoration and people all bore testimony of what they felt about the movie. When it came down to the family of JW the dad looked at his hands then back up at everyone and said "I only know these two boys for three days.. and Ive only heard a little... but I love what I hear... I.. I feel like I was in the same situation as Joseph.. I.. I didnt know where to go for the truth.. and I think that God has shown me."

We were all like... woah. 

So yeah! My Companion is awesome. He is a runner!!! we are like UNITED!!! :D:D we are different types of people but we are united in our work and its soo AWESOME!

Mom and Dad I love you two a ton. I dont have the words to tell you all about whats going on here I wish I could! I am praying everyday to gain the knowledge and testimony I need to have the power God wants me to use as I teach His Children.

I am in alma 13 for my read the book of mormon allthe way through exp and then I will put to the test the promise of the Prophet Moroni. Dad. Thank you for your story It was what I needed to hear.

I feel so cool having alll these missionaries in my family!! I am so happy to hear about trey and everything he is learning Here are my answers.

"anywayssss...... sleep is good, focus is better, spirit is best, so sleep to focus on the spirit when you are awake. I know my district has problems focusing sometimes so we just pull up a conference talk on the computer and get the spirit, then the focus comes and I sleep easier at night."

You are you inteligent cookie.

Elder Brooksby, our sleep schedule will be screwed when we get home....

Amen:)

President, we aren't perfect missionaries. We don't have all the smarts or the connections or the money to get the word out as fast as many others can. It's like you said, if we were a company, we would be SO unprofitable. But that doesn't matter!! We're doing the Lord's work, and we can expect and rely on Him to guide us to those He's prepared. Just like Nephi told his brothers- (I paraphrase :) 

"Yeah, Laman has got fifties and hundreds to his army. And yes, there are only four of us here. But when we're working with the Lord, there's no number that can stop us when we're doing His work."

Moroni quoted Christ when he said, "If ye will have faith in me, ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me." -Moroni 7:33

I think that's one of my favorite verse now. I'm really seeing that come to pass. And we can see more and more miracles happen as we're sincerely trying to be His hands-giving all of what we have to help Him!

I needed to hear this. Thanks for answering prayer

Love you alll

Elder Brooksby

Time goes by... I look back and think.. wow.

Well... I guess this was a really great week. 

I cleaned our house on tuesday right before we had inspections. It took about 4 hours. 1 Bottle of bleach. 4 towels. and lotso f yelling at the other 3 Elders to do work :P

OUr whole house was a wreck (since I got there it was,a nd we have NO time todeep clean) so I was super happy to clean it all out! Our inspectors got there and it was the couple that was serving with me in Beja! :D So they were like... Elder BRooksby.. Did you clean the whole house? (Because they know me..) and I was like... Noo... Elder Lee organised the books on that shelf! hahahaha and Elder Lee was like... Grinning he was so proud hahahahahahahahaha.

It was good.

This week in Coimbra there was this party thing that last 3 days and on the last day is free beer and food. We were pretty restricted in the work we could do..... (My ideas of preaching on rooftops were shot down... :( )

Haha but we still had a great week! The HIGHLIGHT was as you see the baptism of xxxx! The coolest kid I have meet here on the mission. He prayed last saturday that Heavenly Father would give him more understanding to be able to memorise all the scriptures so he could be an Elder some day! 

Weve been seeing some great changes in the lives of people too. 

We had a pretty sacred exp here.

The first day when I got here in Coimbra we went to visit a recent convert, as we entered the house I felt SUPER strong all the sudden and after talking with her a while we discovered that she needed a new work. Really badly.

We shared a scripture about when we ask Heavenly Father for help and with faith, obeying his commandments, He WILL help us.

Before leaving I felt powerfully to kneel and say the last prayer. I offered up the faith of those in the room and asked my Father that he would bless this RC with work.

The next week as Elder Lee and I were starving looking for new investigators we said a prayer that we could find something to eat. (we had no money) as we walked I saw a man carring like 100 bags and we offered help. He denied and continued to walk.. then stopped and turened to look at us.

" Do you two want an orange?" he asked. Elder Lee and I look at eachother. then back at the man. "Yes! Thankyou!!" 

A few other exp like that happend as well.

Anyways that day or the next we went to visit this RC, we told her about our exp and testified that she would get her answer.

We got a call this week and answering to a screaming RC "I got a new job!! I get sundays off and it pays really great!!" She was sooo happy! We went and taught a lesson about Jesus Christ the next day... Then I saw her faith jump. I saw her whole countance change. She much like xxxx turned to us and said "I need faith.. I Need Jesus Christ!" She was so happy and I saw the light enter in her soul. That Daughter of God is on her path back home :)

ITS SO COOL!!!

Anyways.

xxxx is awesome. This week we have NOTHING to do... All our investigators are dropped or... dropped.

Anyways. Talk to you all laet!

Elder Brooksby out

Some thoughts....

Well the days have been coming with more miracles each step of the way. I am serving with Elder Lee (an old friend from the mtc) who has been in the mission about 10 1/2 months now. Its been a crazy ride until now he says!

 

The mission here is taking some big changes as we get ready for 54 new missionaries in 3 weeks. Its pretty exciting to see what will happen and how it will all work out!

 

Our job really is to teach the Gospel to people, I hope we can help not only wake up the people in the streets but the ones who are inside the church as well to the many wondrous blessings that are waiting in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

I can really say I'm fluent in English or Portuguese at this moment, I am pretty terrible with both. Language is not something you get over ever!

 

This week Elder Lee and I went on a division with our Mission President.

It was pretty terrible :P :P We talked with a few people and taught one lesson and it all seemed to be pretty garbage. I felt so bad with how it went I was like off the cliff of depression in no time. (Not really depression just super sad lol) and I was like.... WHY ME?! I used to be so strong at teaching and this and that!! Why cant I do the same thing now?! I just want... RAWR!!! I was so frustrated at how I have been here for one year now and I still have terrible days :P

 

Luckily at the end of our 3 hours together the Assistants were also to be doing a division with us... So If the first failure wasn't enough, I thought to myself, now this will really seal the deal!

 

I was assigned with Elder Andrade from Africa and the division started out with us walking down the hill and talking about a few things (mainly the division w president) I got to feeling the spirit pretty strong all the sudden. I was with someone who was going to run with me :)

 

So we started doing a few contacts in the street, we were getting rejected left and right but our faith was high and our excitement rate started to climb as we started to see the potential power that was brewing within us, being fed by The Lord!...........

 

At the end of the night we were laughing and walking home sharing some pretty deep feelings of the spirit and smiling talking to all who would cross our path.

 

It was a moment in which I just thought... Could this go on forever? Could I continue to feel so blessed and loved by My Heavenly Father as to share His Plan with His loved but lost Children?

 

The Division ended all to soon and we were pulled into a room for our evaluation and then went home.

 

President told me to be more patient with my companion and with people around me. Show more love for people and when people need help just because they are missionaries doesn't mean they don't struggle and I needed to help more then just kickin butts.

 

I can see his point. 

 

I'm so excited for this new year I have to be spending all the time in the service of the Lord.

 

Last night I had a dream.

I was sitting in general conf watching what looked to be the oldest man in the world talking to me. he was one of the quorum of the twelve apostles. He was describing to me the pain and suffering that my Savior passed through as he paid for my sins and faults. In an Instant I was taken to a Garden, where I was shown a man on His knees praying intensely. I saw the blood leave each of his pores and run to the ground as He trembled and cried out the Glory was for The Father.

Instantly I was taken to see A Man perfect in all ways looking upon His suffering Son and a tear left His eye. In an instant the dream closed before me and I was lying awake in my bed. I could no longer sleep. I felt no pain, no sleep, no worry in my body as I lay there. I felt.... paid for.

 

I bare my testimony to you that Jesus is The Christ. God is our Eternal Father.

They Love us. They care for us. They cry as we suffer the pains of this life.

 

I know HE Lives. I know the Book of Mormon is True. I know the Priesthood is real. I feel it´s power guiding my life as a Worthy holder of its magnificent blessings.

 

There is no way or means by which men may return to God, Only through faith on His only Begotten Son Jesus Christ.

 

It is true.

 

Elder Trey Brooksby, You are about to live it.

 

Elder Tyson Brooksby

Well... shoot.

Well,

I got emergency transfered out of my favorite areas of my mission.

 

I dont really want to say too much, basically I had to leave because someone was developing feelings that dont work for missionaries.

 It was a really big big dissapointment. I was pretty bummed after so much to get shoved out was pretty rough.

 

Now I am in one of the most desired areas of the mission appraching my 1 year mark. Its been pretty cool here. Its like californa here.

 

basically the area is awesome and I spent the week talking to everyone in the world trying to grab some new investigators with a little sucsess. It looks like this battle is to be fought with members and our best effort in following the spirit to find.

 

I had a cool exp with a lady this week. Sitting in the bus stop I began asking questions really simple that ended up teaching this woman the plan of salvation. after a moment she just gasped and said "I feel so good talking to you! I just had so much on my mind and so many problems but I feel that I can be clean through church!" Then after getting on the same bus as us she turned too the lady next to her in the bus and said "Im going to the church of these two little boys! They make me feel so good!" Her friend made some remark about how we only want money but that was brushed aside quickly and she said "No, I feel you are wrong" somthing like that. I was pretty happy to be able to see the faith of someone Ive only known for 15 mins grow and a Daughter of God take the first steps to the path of Ether Life with our Father.

 

I know the Book of Mormon is the means by which we in the latter days are "healed" "Cured" and "woken from a deep sleep" I testify that it is the most correct of all Books on the face of the earth.

 

Elder BRooksby

Super Blessed

Well I feel like... Super Blessed.

This week we've been moving forward with our plans to help this area blow up. The Lord has been at our side through the rough and the best of it.

Some really cool experiences with people that I'm not sure I will send through email :) 

GC was awesome! We had some great exp there too!

I got a letter from someone who I love more then anyone in the world: My Mom. Along with her email I was blown away with the way she views one of the ways we can show our gratitude for the Atonement of the Savior Jesus Christ.

You are a child of Heavenly Father

He sent His son to reconcile us (Or, make us better again) with our Heavenly Father.

This way when we follow Jesus we can go back to live with Them one day :)

Its true

Love Elder Brooksby