Arriving in Tennessee

Dear family we finally arrived at the Mission Presidents house.  I'm not going to lie it's a lot better than I expected.  Knoxville is really just kind of the same as home.  The weather is way better here.  If I was to describe it is like when we were driving to Nauvoo but a heck of a lot more trees.  I really have not done much yet so this letter might be pretty lame.  Next week will be a lot better so I'll keep in touch next week.  I'm here and safe so don't worry.  Love Elder Robison

Brenan and his companion Elder Robison

Brenan with President Griffin and Sister Griffin

Brenan got to see Jordan Jenson, Sundee's son, who was coming home from the Knoxville Tennessee mission.  Jordan told us he was headed to Dalton Georgia.
In Brenan's email today it said he liked his companion.  He is in the biggest Spanish area in his mission so he was excited so maybe he'll be able to learn Spanish better.  He goes to the Spanish Branch on Sunday and also the English speaking branch.  He said it is great because there are true "red necks" down there.  He said I just sit and stare at them.  He's loving it because Brenan is a "red neck" at heart.  He thinks they have some pretty good investigators.  He said it is starting to get pretty hot there.  He sounded good.

More MTC pictures

Brenan sent more pictures from the MTC but none of them were labeled.  He was leaving and just hurried and threw them in.

Brenan sprained his ankle playing basketball

Don't know and don't want to

Brenan and Elder Stokes

Letter 2/17/11

Dear family, the time has come and only 1 more week in the MTC.  I'm excited but at the same time a little nervous.  I finely have received my travel plans this wee.  I leave the 22nd for sure.  I leave the MTC at 4:00 a.m., leave Salt Lake at 7:05 a.m. then we go to Atlanta.  We get in Atlanta at 12:41 and leave at 1:50 p.m.  We go to strait to Knoxville at 2:43 p.m.  Hopefully I have time to call you guys maybe in the morning and around 1:00 or so.  Maybe you will get a call.  I havae not decided yet, haha J/K  This week has flown by so fast and all of my TRC's and stuff are over.  That will make this even better.  This week has not been too bad.  First just same old same old.  Then I figured out that I am able to play basketball again so that made my week.  Next thing you need to know.  Yesterday we went to the fireside and fell asleep for the first time during the prayer and woke up 15 minutes later and I had drooled all over the place.  When I woke up 100's of kids were looking at me.  I'm not going to lie I was a little embarrassed.  Oh well.  The next big thing that has happened this week.  On our way to the temple.  There were 3 natives to the language, so in other words Mexicans.  They were way chill.  I just walked up to them and started talking to them in Spanish.  They had served a mission and spoke both english and spanish.  We had a conversation for about 15 minutes and he helped me with some spanish.  It went well.  We just talked about his mission and mine.  He told me my Spanish is good for 8 weeks.  I think he was just being nice.  I'm really excited to get out of here.  Pretty soon I will be counting down the hours because the time goes by so fast.  I'm doing good and still alive so you guys be safe and keep in touch.  Love Elder Robison

Letter and pics 2/10/11

Dear family, this week has been hectic.  First it starts with me spraining my ankle in basketball and now I can't play or even work out my arms because I have to do therapy.  That has made my week really slow.  My spanish is coming but not confident in it yet so not much new there.  I still don't know when I leave because I haven't been given my travel orders yet.  I might find out this next week.  That will be good.  My best buddy just left this morning, Elder Stokes.  I slept in his room last night we were pretty close.  He told me we are going to live in his parents house down in St. George.  His parents are dentists and have 2 houses down there and we can just go to school down there.  That would be cool but not for sure yet.  On Thursday we had a sub for class and he looked at my tag and asked if I had a bro that served in Panama.  I told him that was my cousin.  He knew him pretty darn good, he was a good teacher.  Not much goes on in the MTC.  I have been studying on my free time to try to get ahead but it feels like no improvement.  We got 10 new missionaries in the zone.  4 hermanas, 6 elders they seem pretty cool but I haven't really got to know them yet.  Enough about me tell me how everything is going back at home.  It seems like I don't know anything because I haven't received
my weekly news yet today so I feel behind.  You guys better give me some info.  The cabin is looking good and it's good to see dad shoveling the roof off.  The snow looks amazing.  Thank you guys for the package it really means a lot.  Thanks for everything.  Have a good week.  Elder Robison

Elder Smart and I, cool kid from Utah.  He plays golf on scholarship

Everyone on my bed

Elder Lulla just doing his thing

Elder Mendenhal from Utah.  His uncle is head coach for BYU football.  Me and him are tight

Jordan & Stokes

Elder Perry, he put on 20 since MTC, Elder Hamilton

Elder Hanson

Rockwood

Zone

Elder Maki

Elder Makhilhil from Hawaii.  He leaves tomorrow

Elder Jordan

Elder Rockwood.  He is helping me with my inventions he is very intelligent

Crofts

Elder Hamilton, he is way chill.  We are pretty tight.  He is on a scholarship for University of Utah

Elder Haron

Elder Hanson and I.  He is way cool.  He hunts and stuff.

Letter 2/3/11

Family, How has it been going.  It sounds like you guys are having fun back at home.  The good old MTC is still here so don't worry.  I just found out that I might be leaving on the 22nd so I have to stay another 6 days so that is exciting haha j/k.  Not much has gone on since last week.  Right now I'm sitting on the stairs in the laundry room bored out of my mind.  This week I've seen 5 new Elders from Rigby so that was nice to see someone from home.  Not much goes on here.  We have not had anyone special come and talk to us so it's kind of lame.  My Spanish has not improved much this week.  I don't know why because that is what I have been studying the most.  I still speak the same.  Days are good and bad here.  One day last week I felt like I could teach any lesson in Spanish.  I could understand it and I could even speak it but then the next day I'm back to square one.  It's weird but I'm hoping I get better because if not I'm in trouble.  So I don't know.  But enough about me how is everything back at home.  How is the cabin coming?  Rachel said they were going salmon fishing in the reservoir behind it so that will be fun.  How is the sledding going and how is the flying without me.  You are probably wondering why I put that note in there.  I had a bad dream and felt like I needed to send that so thats why.  Next week I should be sending home some pics so you guys need to send some.  I'll talk to you next week.  I love you guys and hope you guys are being safe so have fun love Elder Robison.