Brandon is still in Alton, Illinois and is still companions with Elder Pratt. He is loving the mission and the people there. He speaks very highly of all of the people he has come in contact with, and seems to have a deep love and appreciation for both the area and the people.
Here is part of an email I received from Elder Pratt about the mission and Brandon:
"Your brother has been an awesome companion. He is a great guy and it has been a pleasure serving with him. It has been awesome helping him learn and become a great missionary. We have alot of fun but we work just as hard too haha."
Elder Pratt and Elder Stewart (our Branners) had a baptism on November 13th. Her name was Robin and Brandon wrote this about it:
"Her name is Robin. She is the coolest person I know. I am very happy we helped he find her way to the gospel. When Elder Pratt asked her to be baptized she used the analogy of feeling like a boat had taken off without her-I would love to follow the example she set."
This is the picture we got from Brandon--Elder Pratt baptized and Brandon confirmed.
The next pictures are just some random ones we got from Brandon. Please ignore the dates on the bottom of the pictures. He obviously hasn't changed it. ;)
Here is a picture from when he was serving in St. Louis, Missouri. This is him and some of the other Elders in his zone sitting on the steps with the arch and capitol in the background
These next few pictures are from The Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Brandon has been in the arch twice now and loves it. These pictures are from his second time up. (The first time he forgot his camera. Whoops!)
The sign at The Gateway Arch:
This is a picture of Elder Tui, Brandon, and 2 other Missionaries serving with them in the St. Louis, Missouri mission:
This picture is a picture of the street that Brandon's first apartment was on. It was while he was serving in St. Louis.
While Brandon has been serving in Alton, he was able to go to a science museum and at the museum he was able to touch one of the wheels that was on Apollo 13.
"Her name is Robin. She is the coolest person I know. I am very happy we helped he find her way to the gospel. When Elder Pratt asked her to be baptized she used the analogy of feeling like a boat had taken off without her-I would love to follow the example she set."
This is the picture we got from Brandon--Elder Pratt baptized and Brandon confirmed.
The next pictures are just some random ones we got from Brandon. Please ignore the dates on the bottom of the pictures. He obviously hasn't changed it. ;)
Here is a picture from when he was serving in St. Louis, Missouri. This is him and some of the other Elders in his zone sitting on the steps with the arch and capitol in the background
The sign at The Gateway Arch:
-View of the capitol building from the arch-
-Cardinals Baseball Stadium from the arch-
-Another view from the arch-
-Last view from the arch-
He's definitely not in a small town any more!!
This is a picture of Elder Tui, Brandon, and 2 other Missionaries serving with them in the St. Louis, Missouri mission:
This picture is a picture of the street that Brandon's first apartment was on. It was while he was serving in St. Louis.
While Brandon has been serving in Alton, he was able to go to a science museum and at the museum he was able to touch one of the wheels that was on Apollo 13.
As you can see, our Elder Stewart is having a blast and taking advantage of all the opportunities he is being presented with. We also received a letter from one of the ward members where he is at saying how awesome him and Elder Pratt were. She said that it is very obvious every time that she sees them how extremely hard they are working. The only down time they take is on their P-Days. We couldn't be more proud of Brandon and know that he's out there due to the wonderful support, love, and prayers from friends and family. Thank you all for everything you have done. Last, but definitely not least, just to show that Brandon has not lost his sense of humor, or that crazy personality we all know and love...I have included the following picture:
Yes...you are in fact seeing this right. Parked out on the street is the GHOSTBUSTERS car!! He thought this was really funny and had to take a picture to send. I know the picture is kind of small and it's hard to read but on the side of the car above the front wheel well it says "We Believe You" and gives their phone number. Pretty funny! Once again, thanks to everyone for your love, support and prayers. They are much appreciated!
