WEEK 15!

 January 13. 2014

Friends & Family,

Well let's just say.... it was freezing cold this week.. I thought I was going to die! haha so Monday night around 3am the electricity went out.... I woke up FREEZING!!!! I woke up and put on 4 pairs of pants and sweats, a scarf, 3 jackets and 2 fuzzy socks!! hahaha It was the worst thing ever! It was off till like 7am... I only had one blanket.. WOW words can't describe how cold it was! haha but then the next day the Elders gave me 3 blankets! :) and I didn't even mention it.  It was 15 degrees outside and during the day it was 18... SO YEAH.. haha but anyways this week was really good! We had a FHE with all the Hispanics!! So that went well!! We had dinner at the Pendleton's, we eat there every Sunday! haha but anyways when Elder Hart and me get together we laugh so hard we cry and choke and laugh.. so something happened and he started choking on his chicken, like really choking and his face was bright red and he was crying! then I started laughing about something he did and I was choking and crying! It was so FUNNY!!!!!!! haha

Our new investigator Shelby! She is English.  We are teaching her because the Elders taught her but she didn't feel comfortable.. so we started teaching her! and she is so cute!! :) I love her! I hope she will want to get baptized but her fiancé has brain damage so she can't make any big decisions until 3 years.... so I don't know where that is going! haha but Wednesday we got a new car... Ford Fusion 2014 :) haha it is so nice and fun!! :) I love it! We went to sister Andersons house and cleaned her whole house.... haha that was fun! :) haha

I re-started reading the Book of Mormon and I am already in Helaman! I wake up and just read... I never want to stop! Whenever I am eating at home or before bed I just READ...... haha I never really realized how important and amazing the Book of Mormon is!! I love it so much! and I challenge all you guys to read it again!!! My ward here said if they read it... the missionaries will come over for 2 hours and do any service for them! haha soooooo I'm excited haha :)

So on Friday we had a zone meeting and I have never felt the spirit so strong!!! It was so amazing! I love ALL the missionaries that are around me! One of our zone leaders at the end of the meeting asked me to bear my testimony.. and I just started crying!!!! These past 3 months have strengthened my testimony so much it is so crazy!! :) Then the closing song was I Know My Redeemer Lives.. I couldn't even sing cause I was crying!! That song is literally the best! I Love this church so much and watching people and how it  brightens their lives and seeing people change right before your eyes. It is the best thing in the world! I wouldn't want to be doing anything else in my life but this!!! I am so grateful for my amazing family and parents that raised me to be who I am today!! And for all my friends that support me and are there for me! :) I love you all and miss you! Have a great week!! :)

Hermana Brugman

P. S.  So we had a tornado warning!!! haha It was so windy and a crazy storm!!!!! We got alerts from our phone and our Mission President who told us to get inside and stay inside! So we did nothing from 5pm to bed time! haha :) But it was so scary!!!!!! haha but nothing happened :)

Her district

The electricity went out in the middle of the night!

Jaymee's getting to be a good cook! :0)

Look!  Jaymee's ironing!! :0)