August 12, 2013

Hey T,

 It was a really long week.  We don't have any new investigators and we only have one coming to church, it's hard. We don't teach very much because they are always gone or just tell us next time, but we just keep going back to them. I would love to be there for Holli's wedding, but we can get them to get married in the temple and I can be there for that one. That means that you will have to start working on them. I really love it here, but i just want to be in America.  Everything is so dirty and you know how I am about dirt. I clean my apartment while all the other missionaries are sleeping. We had a typhoon last night so we had leaves in our house. i dont know how that happened.

Love you T,

Elder Doney

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August 5, 2013

Hey T,

Elder Black was never my companion. I knew him in the MTC and we hung out a lot. We had a lot of fun together. It was transfer week this week, so we were in meetings a lot of the time. So nothing exciting happened. We got a new Elder in out apartment. His name is Elder Cass, he is from St George Utah. He is cool we have a lot of fun. I want to go back to the golf course we went to for Heathers wedding that was a lot of fun. You will have to see if you can get me back on it when I get home. School sounds really fun, so does volleyball. I wish I could be there to watch Mackenzie play, but I will be able to see her play her senior year so that will be fun. Well I dont really have much to say. Thank you for everything. I love and miss all of you like crazy.

Love you,

Elder Doney

July 29, 2013

My Mom received this e-mail today from a Mother of one of the Missionaries that Bracken has got to know. 

Hello, Sister Doney

This is Elder Blacks Mom.  Your son and mine have become really good friends.  I am so happy that Jed (my Son) has found a true friend.  He speaks so highly of Elder Doney.  This last few months as been a struggle adjusting to the phillippines.  My son is in Burgos Area, and he has struggled with the language and companions, but now is doing so well.  Each Letter I ask him about Elder Doney, and each time he responds with how much he misses him and loves your son.  I am grateful for you in raising a fine young man.  Someone who has high values, and will keep in contact with my son. 

Jed is my oldest and first going on a mission.  I had a hard time in letting him go, but now I can see the blessings of a mission, without it he wouldn't have met your son.  

Thanks again

Sheila Black

Ephraim Utah

July 29, 2013

Hey T,

I never liked rodeo week, but now I wish that I was there. The food here is okay, we eat a lot of rice- like a lot. I really like chicken curry, but they have a lot of good food.  We have a mall here and it is just like back home. Then we have another place and there you do try to get the price down. I don't really do it that much because I don't shop there very much. I do have some people there making me some pants. I can't wait for them they are going to be so nice. I really like my companion. We have a lot of fun together.  We found out today that we get to spend another 6 weeks together  so we are happy about that. My President is cool. He is really nice, but he is just new,  he hasn't changed anything yet so that is good. My favorite thing to do on p day is sit around then go and email. I have already seen all the places I can go to so there is nothing else that we can do. We just work all day.  I love you like crazy  and miss you all.

Love you,

Elder Doney

July 1, 2013

Hey T,

Things are going good. My new companion is awesome. We have a lot of fun together  and we get along together really well.  I have not met my new Mission President yet. He just got here Yesterday. I will talk with him next week. The pictures on facebook are probably from the members here that will come work with us sometimes. They are cool and we have fun. I can't believe how fast the girls are growing up. They are going to be totally different it will be weird. They might not know who I am,  so I will have to make them love me all over again. I know i can do it. Love all of you so much and miss you like crazy.

Love you,

Elder Doney  

June 24, 2013

Hey T,

My companion is way cool. We already get along really well and have a lot of fun. He has been here for 7 months and has already trained an Elder and is now a district leader. He is way cool. His name is Elder Saba.  My week was okay it felt like we didn't get much done because we had a lot of meetings and stuff to do, but it was fun. The language is still really hard. I still feel like I have not learned anything, but they say it just takes time. I have learned a lot just not in the language department. I really like the people. We have a lot of fun.  This week we just got a new Elder in our zone. He is from china. He is the first Elder to come to our mission that is from China. He is awesome! He can speak a little English, but he doesn't know that much, he just reads and teaches us chinese. It is a crazy language. I would never be able to learn it. Other than that things have been going the same. I love you and am always thinking about you. Keep me informed so I wont be behind when I get home.

Love You,

Elder Doney