Elder Brandon Perkins

Staying in ZIONSVILLE 🤙

G'day, G'day everyone. As you can read from the email title I'm staying in Townsville! I will be training a new missionary so I don't know who my companion will be until Friday when they come in. I'm excited and nervous for this new challenge ahead of me. This past week was really good.

Yoooo join my photos 📸

https://photos.app.goo.gl/r9bVRUjSG8u6uZof6

Highlights

- hit up some op shops, (thrift shops) for district p-day

- Last DCM of the transfer

- Mowed a 6"0 tall Lawn ☠️

- Visited jill like 4 times and got bundabergs 😂

- Hungry Jacks w Brother Kutu

- Lesson with our Fijian friends George and ilimo 🇫🇯

- Had a lesson w Chris

- Dinner w the Luis

- Interviews

- got lots of bevs 🥤

- Sushi back to back days

- visited merv 🥰

Our friends are doing good! We miracoulsly found two Fijian Book of Mormons in our flat to give to George and ilimo. Ronan is our friend who has the hat and the rugby jersey. He is the man. I feel like we're genuinely close friends, which will make it easier if he ever wants to be taught.

We ran a branch sports night Friday night, and it went pretty well. We had like 4 friends show up and we had pickleball, volleyball and basketball. The only problem is we have a mission rule that we can't play sports with members or friends so it was super awkward just standing there.

Spiritual Thought:  This past week I relistened to "Peacemakers needed" given by President Nelson. This talk is one of my absolute favorites and everytime I listen to it, I learn something new. This time around this quote stood out to me "The Savior’s message is clear: His true disciples build, lift, encourage, persuade, and inspire—no matter how difficult the situation. True disciples of Jesus Christ are peacemakers". I love this principle because not only can I apply this to companions but members and friends as well. It sounds simple, but as we apply these simple truths in our lives, we will be examples of our savior Jesus Christ.

I love you all, send me heaps of emails 🥰.