10/25/2010 News from Burien!!!

Hello,
This last week was awesome. We had an awesome baptism this last Saturday the 23rd, one of our chuuk people got baptized, 1 down 9 to go (Pres. Larkin told me to get 10 chuuk (pronounced chook) by the end of the year). His name is Tarson Arongaw Iphraim he is 9 years old and an awesome kid. I will send you some pictures. Oh did I tell you guys about the chuuk branch we are starting up? Well not quite a branch yet give it a couple years and it will be, but anyways my bishop started the chuuk class so that all our chuuks, about an average of 6 to 7 so far, can have a place so that they can learn gospel principles in their own language. It has been a blast for me and Elder Armstrong, we switch off one week I go to the chuuk class and he goes to the English class and then we switch the next week. I'm also starting to pick up a little chuukese as well, so that is pretty fun and it's so funny all the chuuk call me Elder Chuuk or my howlie chuuk, howlie transelated as white boy in chuukese LOL. So yeah this week was great.
I have gotten my memory card back did you like the pics?
Anyways love ya all have a great Halloween I guess and talk to ya next week.
Love,
Elder O'Brien

Here is the baptism of Tarson Arongaw Iphraim baptized by Elder Nathanael Read. enjoy

10/18/2010 News from Burien!!!

How y'all doing?
Life is great here we have still two people on date and am working with them, Tarson one of our on dates. We just taught him all the lessons so all he needs is an interview and then on to baptism this Saturday the 23rd. I am way excited this is the only person so far on my mission that I have taught from the first lesson to baptism I am so excited for him.
Anyways love y'all and y'all are in my prayers.
Love,
Elder O'Brien

10/11/2010 News from Burien!!!!!!!!!

Hey family how are you,
This last week was great we where able to find a new investigator named Debbie Ballard she is an awesome lady who Elder Read and I found and who Elder Armstrong and I just taught. We are going to have a church tour with her and put her on date in October. Also all our other investigators are doing great and progressing very well. It is always a joy to watch, as the gospel changes lives for the better.
Today the temperature is pretty nice it's not as cold as Utah, but it's a little nippy probably in the lower 60's to higher 50's not too bad.
Love ya much,
Elder O'Brien

10/4/2010 News from Burien!!!!!!!!!

Hi Family,
This week was great with conference weekend and yes I did go to all five session why would I not. They where all awesome I think my favorite one was in the priesthood session and it was on pride by Pres. Uchtdorf become I have a real big problem with pride.
Yeah sister Luksan is the the best, the sister that called you. She makes great dinners and yes that stir-fry was amazing not as good as yours of course but amazing. It reminded me of the great Sunday dinners that we make. The funny thing is tho when I was talking about it to sis Luksan some other member heard in and invited us over to dinner so I had my favorite stir fry two days in a row, which both of them if I say so myself was delicious yum yum.
Love ya much,
Elder O'Brien