Letter from Elder Burns, 04/11/10

Dear DAD+MOM



Havent I been away from home for 7 months now I went into the mtc on september 9 and now it is april 12 i think thats 7 months lol but thats ok...

That is so awesome that you guys had fun at grandma and grandpas place a mint milkshake sounds really nice. conference was awesome I really liked the talk that was given by Elder holland he is always so bold i also liked the talk on patience by elder uchdor... it was really awesome. we had 3 of our investigators come to conference and they enjoyed it tons. we had a chance to teach metui this last week and he is starting to progress once more we have an awesome week set up this week we set up a meal appointment every night this week with part member families that want to hear about the gospel its gonna be awesome. me and elder bryner are still together and still the best of friends. we have transfers coming up on the 27th of april so its not really to far away we think that we will still be together for another transfer. I sent the pictures on last tuesday I think they should be their soon. everything here is going great and margaret still has her baptismal date.

I love you guys tons

YOUR SON

ELDER BURNS

Letter from Elder Burns, 04/06/2010

DEAR DAD


yesterday was a public holiday so email was closed so i am emailing on Tuesday.

this week has been really really good we had an easter fireside that me and elder bryner set up and there where heaps of people there that were nonmembers the work in richmond is really starting to go forth very very well. margaret is still doing well and will be baptized in the coming weeks .
Today I had the opportunity to go to zone conference and learn more about the atonement. I had a wonderful spiritual experience in one of the workshops we went around and shared a spiritual experience that we had. I shared the one about margaret and as I shared that I was crying pretty bad and me and Elder sunnex the assistant to president were both bawling our eyes out the spirit was so strong and I am so thankful for the gospel in my life. BTW my trainer ELDER KINGI IS NOW ONE OF THE ASSISTANTS TO PRESIDENT SCRUGGS SO ME AND HIM CAN GO ON EXCHANGES WHENEVER ITS AWESOME.

that is so awesome that you are finishing your book about Azrandrek make sure you get it published so that you can make some money... that would be awesome. ILL QUIT USING MY CARD...LOL

you guys are so awesome and I love your messages every week thank you so much

LOVE

YOUR SON

ELDER BURNS

Letter from Elder Burns, 03/28/2010

Dear Dad,


I have found that as well that bearing your testimony is the way to end a bash I havent had that measure of success yet but i hope that i will eventually. this week we set a baptismal date with margaret for the 24th of april. it will be so exciting for her to enter into the waters of baptism we also met with metui's girlfriend this week it was really good. richmond area is really on fire things are going so great here I have been on a diet these last 2 weeks and have been losing heaps of weight i now weigh 227 pounds we have been running a mile every day and lifting weights and I have lost heaps of fat and gained tons of muscle... its awesome.

I continue to love australia and the people here are great thank you so much for all that you do for me.



LOVE your son



ELDER BURNS

Letter from Elder Burns, 03/21/2010

This week has been awesome thank you so much for putting my name in the temple we have been greatly blessed with miracles. This week we had 4 people at church who are all progressing towards baptism richmond area is really starting to take off with me and elder bryners companionship. we are finding really good people we had a family that we are teaching at church just yesterday... Because its monday here. Its amazing what bringing a family to church does for the ward. Everyone is so excited and the ward is just taking off were getting heaps of referrals because we have been working tons with members. BUT NOW I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT A STORY THAT IS GOING TO GET ME INTO THE ENSIGN...LOL MAYBE... SO LAST MONDAY NIGHT ME AND ELDER BRYNER WERE PLANNING FOR TUESDAY AND WE FELT THE NEED TO DO STREET CONTACTING FOR 3 HOURS IN THE MORNING SO WE STARTED THE MORNING WALKING AROUND TALKING TO PEOPLE AND EVERYONE WAS TRYING TO BASH WITH US AND TAKE OUR BELIEF AWAY. SO IN ALL THESE STRUGGLES ELDER BRYNER TURNED TO ME AND SAID "YOU KNOW ELDER BURNS WHEN SO MUCH BAD IS HAPPENING SOMETHING GOOD IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN" SO WE KEPT WALKING AND WE WALKED BY SOME SHOPS AND WE SAW THAT COKE WAS ON SALE FOR 1$ A CAN WICH IS REALLY CHEAP HERE IT WAS A MIRACLE!!!!


SO WE TOOK A SHORT COKE BREAK IT WAS GREAT THIS 90 YEAR OLD MAN TRIED TO BASH WITH US IT WAS AWESOME.

THEN WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD TO GET TO OUR INVESTIGATORS HOUSE SO WE TOOK A ROUTE THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD GET US THERE AND WE GOT LOST. AND WE WERE WALKING DOWN THE STREET AND WE SAW THIS LADY WHO WAS MOWING HER LAWN AND THE DUST WAS FLYING EVERYWHERE AND GRASS WAS FLYING EVERYWHERE . SHE LOOKED REALLY BUSY SO WE WALKED BY AND WAVED AND THEN I HAD THE IMPRESSION TO TURN AROUND AND I DID I TURNED BACK AND SMILED AT HER AND SHE THEN SHUT OFF THE LAWN MOWER AND ASKED

"WHO ARE YOU GUYS" AND I WAS LIKE "WERE THE MISSIONARIES" SHE THEN CLAPPED HER HANDS TOGETHER AND SAID "GREAT IVE BEEN PRAYING FOR 3 WEEKS THAT GOD WOULD SEND MISSIONARIES TO MY DOOR IVE READ THE BOOK OF MORMON I KNOW THAT ITS TRUE I KNOW THAT JOSEPH SMITH IS A PROPHET AND I WANT YOU TWO TO HELP ME ON THE STEPS TO BAPTISM INTO YOUR CHURCH.

SINCE THEN WE WENT BACK THAT NIGHT AND TAUGHT LESSON 1 AND WE HAVE TAUGHT LESSON 2 AND SHE HAS COMMITTED TO LIVE THE WORD OF WISDOM

SHE DOESNT HAVE ANY CONCERNS. ITS AMAZING HOW MUCH THE LORD IS PRESENT IN MISSIONARY WORK .

AQUA GOLF IS A DRIVING RANGE THAT YOU HIT GOLF BALLS INTO A LAKE AND THERE ARE BASKETS IN THE LAKE IF YOU MAKE IT INTO ANY OF THEM YOU WIN MONEY.

THIS IS MY LETTER TO THE WHOLE FAMILY I WAS TEACHING A LADY WHILE I WAS EMAILING YOU SO IT TOOK ME THE WHOLE HOUR TO WRITE THIS.



ILOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH YOU ARE SO AWESOME



LOVE YOUR SON



ELDER BURNS.