Finally!!! Conference

So I only wrote a few days ago so I don't have much to report on. So, since Thursday I have just been out and about de junking the mission. Whatever, I still love being in the office.

So Friday was pretty fun. I went on splits with the assistants so they could go to two different district meetings. I went with Elder Modlik, whom I love. We went to the Openrith district meeting and then he and I got to go down to the assistants' area in the city. So in the city or the Hyde Park area they have about ten missionaries serving there and it is one of my favorite places to visit because Sydney is such a beautiful city. I can't wait for you to come here Mom and Dad!!!! Anyway, we went to the teaching center in the city. So to clarify that, the church rents or owns a floor of a high rise where they have a chapel for the Ashfield Ward which is a Chinese ward and the Hyde Park Branch which is a YSA branch. Anyway, along with that they have a teaching center. At the teaching center they teach English along with the restored gospel. I love going down there. Since Sydney is a very diverse place so are the missionaries. They are from all over! There were two I really loved, Elder Ding who is from China who didn't even know about Joseph Smith until he came on his mission, and Elder Puentes who is from Chile who I just love. Now, I don't know why I just spent the last five minutes writing this but I just love being here!!! This is my second favorite place on Earth!!!

So I finally was able to watch conference. I sadly have not been able to see all the sessions yet. I have missed the Saturday sessions which broke my heart a bit because I really wanted to go but due to poor planning on another elders part Elder Tou and I had to move one of their investigators while they played rugby... but I am not going to go into details there. Anyway, wasn't conference just incredible? I don't think I have ever been so spiritually edified before and never felt so rebuked before but I love it anyway! The church is so true. President Uchtdorf is the man and I loved Patrick Kearon's talk. I am so excited to see the rest of the talks in the coming weeks. So it was just a really great conference and I can't wait till April!!! Also it was fun because I am in the Greenwich Stake which is the same stake Winston Hills is in. We watch conference at the stake center so I was able to see many members from the Winston Hills ward. Oh my gooseness!*** I love that ward! I was surprised they remembered my name but it was so awesome to see them all again. I am going to try and see if I can end my mission there. But we will see. I still have a while!

The highlight of the week though was Sunday night. President invited Elder Tou, Elder Roessler, Elder Modlik and I to dinner and it was a really good evening. President made a pasta he had a lot on his mission in Rome. We had a wonderful evening. I love President Simmons with all my heart. After dinner we had a really good spiritual thought which basically turned into a huge thank you to President and Sister Simmons. It was just so good!

I just love this work and I am loving life and I love you. I am just full of love!

Love Elder Landon Raphael Brough

***Note from Nancy - that wasn't a typo. Once, years ago, when we went to Rocky Point we were trying to get someone to lower their price on something we wanted to buy and when we said what we wanted to pay, the vender said in his broken English, "Oh, my gooseness, no way!" So, from then on in our family instead of saying, "Oh, my goodness!" we sometimes say, "Oh, my gooseness."