Feliz Natal

Feliz Natal! (Merry Christmas)  Enjoy the pics.

Smile for Sorriso

Merry Christmas!!! So after  packing my bags i said goodbye to Rondonopolis!! it was a sad day because i loved 

that city, but the Lord has some different things to do and i will go where ever he calls. This week we had the 

mission Christmas conference in Cuiabá. it was a party!! i had so much fun seeing all my friends and i felt the 

spirit so strong and we watch videos of Christ. it was a conference that i will never forget and that i will always

 remember. After conference i caught a midnight bus to Sorriso that took 7 hours to get there. and by the way, 

i didnt sleep to well on the bus. it was bump after bump. When i got to Sorriso i thought that i sent home to the

 US. the city looks a lot like a small american town. Clean streets, houses without big tall fences in front and a

 whole lot of white people! ahaha. there is a lot a German people that live here and i fell just a home. Now it is

 back to work and time to get ready for Christmas!!! I hope everyone has a great Christmas and enjoy the 

COLD!!!!!!!

Love Elder Browning 

And here we go again!!!!

So this week has come to an end and also this transfer as well. so i have so good and bad news to tell. the bad news is that i am leaving Rondonópolis and getting transferred. i am sad because i only have 3 months here and i wanted to stay longer, but big news is to come. the good news is that i am getting transferred to be a Zone leader in a new area. i am going to a city called ,SORRISO. i am pretty excited and i know that it will be a good time for me to learn a lot. So now lets go. Also yesterday we had a Stake conference were we watch a broadcast for salt lake! it was really cool and was only for the people in Brazil. Elder Holland was in charge. All the talks were in Portuguese and Elder Holland's was translated, but he did open in Portuguese, which was cool. They talked about who Brazil as a country is growing fast in the church and that we cant stop working. i loved the conference a lot and i felt the spirit so strong. I love you guys and will be writing you guys from my new area next week!!!

Elder Browning

The work here is progressing

 So i don't have a lot of time to write but i want to tell everyone what is happening and how i am! This week we

 had an activity at the church for the whole District( stake) and it turned out great. everyone loved it that went 

 and the ones that didn't go missed out. The activity was on Friday and one Saturday we had an open house to the

 public. the church was opened and people we guided around the church! I talked to over 100 people about the 

 church. Then Sunday came around and it was the best Sunday on  the mission. we had 10 investigators,  less

 actives and 2 baptisms yesterday at church. I was great to see the reactions of the members as the chapel 

 filled up!!! so this is is for me. now it is back to work here in RONDONÓPOLIS, MATO GROSSO!!!

 Love, 

 Elder Browning 

Mission Conference and a quick week

SO this week was a quick one!! We had a mission conference in Cuiaba and all the missionaries in the north
part of the mission went there! it was really great because i got to see some good friends and i learned so
muchfrom the conference. we talked about how we need to use the Book of Mormon! so now all i will be using
is the Book of Mormon!! Them when we can home we had to get to work because we lost half of the week in
Cuiaba! we visited everyone we needed to to invited them to church! And the results turned out great.
yesterday atchurch we had 7 investigators and we marked one one baptism date for December 3! I am glad
i am a part ofthe lords work here in Rondonopolis! Thanks for the support and love!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

 When we arrived..... 

and 1 year after. ( the blonde one (on the far right) went home early because he was 

really sick)

Keeping busy make the time fly by.

The week has gone by fast.  That is what happens when you are busy working.  The area here is keeping me busy and we are still in the midst of transfer and I have found out that my favorite missionary companion is coming to this area.  We did not move last week, as we had hoped, so we are going to try and make it happen this week.  I am still with my companion, so that hasn't changed.  There is a great work here to do and I am grateful to be a part of it.  Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers you send my way.  God lives and loves each one of us.
Love- Elder Browning

I'm Baaaaaack!!!!

So i know that it has been quite some time that i have not talked with you guys back in the states. So this past week
was full of craziness!! We had the AP's come in to town to give some training and then President Oliveira came into
to have a Conference with everyone here. Well it turns out that when we were at the church doing an activity our
house got robbed!! Someone kicked in the back door and stole little things around the house like, cologne, shoes,
watches, food and unfortunately a camera that had all the pictures from the mission i am happy it wasn't mine but
sad that it happened to another Elder. So it was a big shock to us but we are moving house anyways. Also this
Sunday we had a special conference in which President Oliveira split the Branches here and made one more Branch.
It was a historical even on the mission and in the city!! I was glad to be apart of it! Now this week i will be moving
house and opening up a brand new area again! Life is just moving on and that is what i like!! So that is all that i
have to say and will keep doing what i am doing!!

Elder Browning

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Praise to the Man

So this week we kicked some butt out here in the field!!! WE worked and worked and worked! I love my new area and there is nothing to complain about except that it is SUPER HOT!! Friday was 120 degrees and i was dying!! i am so glad that is passed and now it is just average hot, like in the 100s. SO we also had General Conference and learned so much from all that was said!! It passed by really quick but it was just what we all need to hear. I am grateful that i have a new church here that we watched conference. I love my new area and glad that i have the opportunity to work here for the time that i have. Now this week is back to work!! love you all!!

I have ARRIVED!!!

SO i left Ponta and it was Super sad to sy goodbye to an area that i love so much!! I headed to Cuiaba to to get my new companion (a greenie) and to get some training. I hung out with some old friends and then headed to my new area!! I arrived in Rondonopolis and it is HOT!!! i mean in the 100s. An guess what we did, got to work! It was a bit hard working because we didn't know the area but the hard worked paid off. we had 5 investigators go to church yesterday and made me super happy! Well that is about it. i am getting into the swing of things and hope i can do what a was sent here to do!! Love you guys and thanks for the support

Elder Browning

1 Year, 12 Months, 365 Days, 9 Transfers, 50%

So i have come to the Mark of one year and nothing really was special for me. We did get a bit to eat a night to celebrate, but really nothing! Also this was my last week in Ponta Porã and its pretty sad. I will leave here with 7 and a half months in my favorite ward and favorite area! I am so grateful for the time i have had to pass here in Ponta and help all those that i meet!! I love Ponta Porã and will never forget the memories i have made. Now it is time to make a new chapter to the Mission Book. I am getting transferred to a city called Rondonópolis and will train again. i guess there is something i do to keep on train. Now one more kid to add to my family! haha. Also i will be the District Leader and will have the privilege off opening up a new Branch in that city!! SO yeah and lot has jumped in my face but i am excited for what the future holds!! I am grateful to be here in the one and only MIssã Brasil Cuiabá!! Love you guys and áte mais meus amigos!

Elder Browning  

The usual stuff and lots and lots of pictures

SO this week was another week that passed bye and nothing really happened! we did the usual stuff and that is about it! I spent my one and only Independence Day here in Brazil and was nothing special. They don't do anything for the holiday but they are all happy because they don't have to work. so yep that is it for me. this week is the last week of transfers and the week i will make one year on the mission!! Also i hope you enjoy the big picture upload! (click on images to enlarge)

Elder Browning



Trapped in the closet and The Poop Shoot

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!!

SO this week fly by because we had a Zone Conference with President Oliveira and was SUPER awesome. We did a lot a practicing and how we can teach better to baptize. The rest of the week we worked in the rain. the weather here is super weird because Friday was SUPER HOT, i mean in the 100s and now it is in the low 40s. Where am i at? But a good cold front is good once in a while. The problem is the rain! This week was slow whit the work but are are doing our best to find and teach. Well that pretty much sums up my week. I only have 2 weeks until i hit 1 year and then it is all down hill! this coming week should be better and i am ready to call more people to repentance! Thanks for the support and the love!!

Elder Browning

I feel like I have traveled the world

So this week was pretty fun because i went all the way back to CUIABÁ!! i had to renew my visa in Brazil and all went well!! I Saw my old companion and another missionary that i arrived with!! It was super fun to see and hang out with them in Cuiabá. We went shopping for random things and went to McDonalds to end the day of festivities. I traveled back to Campo Grande on Saturday and went to Church there on Sunday. After Church i went home and finally slept in my own bed!! It was a fun week and glad that i had the chance to see such great friends that i have made on the mission. It was really tiring and all in all i traveled for 40 hours on a bus. But i am home and i am back to work. Until next week my fellow Americans

Elder Browning

 Thank you, Thank you very much

 We were in heaven,  3 Americans!!!

 Look what I found!

I know why they call it hard work

If a mission was easy, everyone would serve.  I know that I am not doing this alone and I am glad to be serving the people in Brazil.

 

 The Book of Mormon is true no matter what language you speak or where you live.