The 99th Chronicle

Hello family and friends! 

Here we are. It's an unexpected end but also a glorious beginning. We now turn the page in the Book of Life to a new chapter. A fresh start and I am so excited! I knew the world would be different once I returned home but not quite like this. Just as new missionaries adjust to missionary life... we as returning missionaries must also adjust to home life, and what a home life is waiting for me! I'm looking forward to seeing my family the most. Not only are they all my best friends but they have been there from Day 1 to Day 710. We will have the opportunity to kneel in family prayer again, to have scripture study in person, and to watch General Conference together. My Dad and I will get to workout together, play basketball, and discuss business ideas and gospel insights. My Mom and I will have long talks and tackle big projects together. My sister and I will get to brainstorm our next acting production to perform for the fam. My youngest sister and I will be pounding on the piano as she teaches me how to play like a pro again. My little brother and I will run the field as he megs me with his new soccer skills. I will follow my dreams for the future as I get additional education and start a business. I will reconnect with past homies and make new connections with many more. I'm so grateful for my mission. It is the opportunity of a lifetime and it's been wonderful. I've learned a lot. I've cried a lot. I've laughed a lot too. 

If you want to hit me up then drop a message on messenger, a DM on insta @austin_k_brady, or send me an email at valiantwarrior22@gmail.com.

Also, you might be interested in some of the numbers I've kept track of during my mission...

1 life-changing mission.

2 years (almost).

23 months.

710 days.

3/5 states (IA. NE. MN.)

6 areas.

7 wards.

3 mtc companions.

9 in-field companions (plus two ET comps).

2 trios.

2 sons (trainees)

3 grandsons.

2 great-grandsons.

10+ temple trips.

15+ visits to the mormon trail center.

18 baptisms.

34 weeks hitting SOE

99 weekly emails.

285+ new people taught.

2,000 approx. miles walked.

26,000+ miles driven.

A LOT of knocked doors.

One more disciple converted to Christ!

Quote of the Week: "My brothers and my brethren, behold I say unto you, how great reason have we to rejoice; for could we have supposed when we started from the land of Zarahemla that God would have granted unto us such great blessings? And now, I ask, what great blessings has he bestowed upon us? Can ye tell? Behold, I answer for you; for our brethren, the Lamanites, were in darkness, yea, even in the darkest abyss, but behold, how many of them are brought to behold the marvelous light of God! And this is the blessing which hath been bestowed upon us, that we have been made instruments in the hands of God to bring about this great work!" -Ammon

Kia Kaha!

Elder Brady