First Zone Conference of the Australia Sydney Mission

Good day, everyone! I am loving life down under! It has been a slow week but I still feel the spirit and am learning so much about the restored gospel! It is seriously being such an incredible experience!

So with investigators... the week was going pretty good nothing out of the ordinary. We had an appointment with the Southams on Sunday evening and as we were driving out to Branxton we get a call saying they can't do it tonight and they are probably going to have to wait a while because they are moving down the New England Highway to a town called Windella. It was kind of heartbreaking! 1) We really want to teach them because they will love the church and 2) Windella is in Maitland Ward boundaries. So it was a big bummer but I know that it is in the Lord's hands! On a brighter note, Bishop Faustini went and visited a less active family, the Emertons, and he told us that they want their children, there are three over the age of accountability, to be taught by us so that is exciting and we are working on setting up an appointment to do that so that is pretty exciting!

I read a cool scripture... Doctrine and Covenants 123:17. It is a great scripture and I feel it basically sums up what missionaries need to do.

We had our first Zone Conference as the Australia Sydney Mission! It was so good! I love President Simmons so much! He and I get along great. He always puts me in a headlock but I love it! I love how there are are so many inspired men in this world and how lucky we are to have one leading our mission! He announced the new mission curriculum, basically interviews and Zone Conferences are now quarterly. Pretty crazy. eh? I don't have another Zone conference till October. It is a little bummer but it will make Zone Conferences that much more incredible!

Last Preparation Day Elder Hill and I went to Grant Hamilton's home and finished up our didgeridoos! They are so cool and I can't wait to show you guys.

That is basically it for me. Life is good and I love this work I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! I just love being a missionary. I look forward to hearing from you next week!

Cheers!

Elder Landon Brough

(Note from Nancy: He did clarify the "taking out a tree" comment and they actually did dig up a tree, NOT hit one with their car! Whew! I was nervous, especially after the "hitting the roo" incident.)