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Oh, man! Oh, man! I love being a missionary! Even though we only have two investigators and they had to a cancel our lesson and were not able to attend church and basically all we do is talk to people on the street and tract all day and no one wants to talk to us because they all went to a Catholic school when they were younger and they were turned off by religion... but besides that it was a really good week!

Like I said, Shelly and Derren Southam cancelled their lesson with us on Sunday because they had the opportunity to take their 4 year old son down to Sydney to go to the aquarium so they did that instead. She did say she read and that she has questions so that always makes a missionary happy. We set up another appointment with them next Sunday so we will see what goes down next Sunday.

Robert, Ryan and Ali are doing really good. Yesterday Robert recieved the calling as the YSA rep for the Cessnock ward. Elder Hill and I were able to participate in the setting apart of Ali as the Young Womens secretary and Ryan finally got interviewed for the Aaronic priesthood. So they are all still progressing in the Gospel which makes a missionary who has to tract a lot more then teach really, really, really happy! They are also going to do baptisms for the dead later this month and Robert is working on getting the Melchezidek Priesthood in September. So, yeah I am a happy elder.

I was able to have my first interview with President Simmons. He is so incredible! I can't believe how inspired mission presidents can be! It is so incredible! He is so relaxed, even more then President Scruggs. I didn't think mission presidents could get anymore relaxed. But President Simmons has a special talent of connecting with the missionaries! We can go up to our ankles into the ocean! I know! Crazy, eh? Anyway, President Simmons is the man. His wife is awesome, too. As you are getting interviewed by President your companion visits with Sister Simmons. She is a very sweet lady and she makes amazing fudge brownies. She and I will get along great!


Elder Hill and I took out a tree the other day, isn't that cool? (Note from Nancy: What? We have no idea what this means and didn't get a chance to chat and ask for more clarification! Hopefully, it means they dug up a tree for someone for a service project and not that they hit one in their car! We'll find out next week.)

This past Saturday we went up to Lake Glen Bawn for an Elders Quorum activity. We fished and had a bbq. Just for everyones' information, no, they don't throw shrimps on the barbie (They call them prawns anyway). It was very fun. Robert brought some friends and they all seemed to have a good time! No one caught any fish which was sad but it was a good time had by all! They also played baseball... I know, weird! For some reason somebody brought a bat and we played. It was funny to watch some of these people swing a bat exactly how you swing a cricket bat, but we throw rugby balls like a football so it is all good. I love this ward so much, especially the Elders Quorum!

That is all that is going on down in Cessnock. I love you heaps and can't wait to see what lies ahead!

Love Elder Brough