week 2

Hey How is everything going at home i hope everything is well, and in New York. Everything here is starting to pick up. Elder Henley is helping a ton, it is amazing i never thought i would actually be out here doing this and being able to talk to random people about the gospel. But here i am, so there isn't anything worse than being sick, except for being sick on your mission, over conference and easter weekend ya talk about fun, i had the flu!! Good for me i have an awesome comp that i can tell loves me and an amazing area. One of the members Bro. Clark brought some gatoraid and medicine over which was very nice. But i felt really bad cause we had to miss Priesthood session because i was throwing up everywhere, but thanks to Brother Clark he recorded it on a CD and gave it to us so ya a way nice guy.
So this week i found out how much people like to bash with you and they really don't know what they are talking about, the baptist preachers tell them what to say and what they think we believe. you always know that it is false when they mention this Joe Smith guy.. And they do not listen just put words in your mouth. We had a Crazy experience on Friday when we have been trying this house for a while, just since i have been here i think we have knocked on this door like three times, but on friday she finally answered and she told us she does not believe in mormons. so we asked why not and all of those questions. She answered she doesn't believe in the plural marriage and marrying your kids and weird stuff like that when we told her that we did not believe in that either she said " well i like Marie Osmond and what she stands for so come back tomorrow and if you can convince me you have a deal." Kind of a shock, but we went back and she wasn't there.
SO Conference was way good at least what i got to watch. it is crazy how much will stand out when you are focused on it and taking notes. President Cotterell told me as we keep a study Journal more knowledge will be reviled and i am really staring to find it true as i focus on the words of the lord. ya we had to watch it at the stake center and we had to bike there which is a 5 mile ride and that is rough when you are sick to!!
This week i finally saw some deer and let me tell you they are about the size of jake they are so small, and i see a lot of dead possums and a lot of geese. When i went on exchanges this past Thursday we stopped by a members home and he had a blown up picture of the Teton Mountains and man do i miss the mountains, oh what a sight they are. we have zero mountains here only little hills and tons of trees.
Well love you all
Elder Bradley Joseph Phillips