wow that is so great mom! I love it! sounds like you guys are still just the cutiest ever! I feel so spiritually uplifted! I love the scriptures. and I will never go a day without reading them! I have learned so much! this week is going to be different as my comp and I have noticed a lot that we lack and need to improve on! this week we had a great exp. We saw this kid who was playing the claw. and he lost the game. and walked away all sad. we saw all of this happen. and so we decided to do something about it. we saw the toy he wanted. so right then we ran over to the game and skillfully caught the toy and won! it was great. then we ran over to the kid and gave him the toy. he was shocked as I am sure he was heading home to his mom empty handed, who probably didn't have the money to play again. however, as we saw him walking away playing with his toy. we felt the love of christ! and this week we are going to change. and think more of our savior! we are going to focus on what he would do. As utchdorf said. the things that you can count usually dont matter, but the things that you can't count really do count.  the service stat is not in the agenda, and you can't really count it. but angels up in heaven can! so this week we will focus on the things that don't count but that are going to be written up in heaven. we are going to change our mentality to the mentality of the Lords, or at least strive to the best of our abilities!
I love you so much mom! I really miss you, but in a way that it makes me work harder. I am working or will work the most efficient that I ever had before this week. I love you and I am sorry for the lack of detail that I give. but I will try and do better! I am so greatful for all that you have to offer me as a missionary, but first off as a son! I am trying to be molded through the atonement of our savior, and change and become more like him! this week I can't wait to change the ideal work. I wish I could have seen you as a misionary. I am sure you would have been great. remember the challenge I gave you and the fam! to find or better said, save a family! you don't need a plaque to be a missionary! you can do it! I love you mom!
love your son!
elder clark!

 My comp fell Asleep During Companionship prayer!  I was dying! HAHA!

The spirit is always willing to guide us

Well I can't wait to talk to you soon, its coming up. But like I said, I have been staying up till like 1 or 2 trying to catch up, but I know the promise from Elder scott last conf is true as I have truly lived this promise, everytime I study late at night, I ask the lord for energy, and he always gives it. SCRIPTURES>sleep. The scriptures are more important than sleep.

But this week we had a pretty cool exp., after this meeting or training that we have with President Douglas, he told elder Ivancovich and I that he felt impressed to tell us that we needed to find a family that day. So we were super pumped all day, just looking everywhere. all afternoon, however we werent finding anyone. Until about 8:15 came around and we were like , man we are running out of time.. and we have no one to visit. and we only had 45mins left till we had to be in the house. And then we both decided that we need to say a prayer. So we went around the corner, and elder invancovich offered the prayer, that we would find the family, that our Saviour had promised us, because President is the mouth piece of the Saviour, and right when he started the prayer, a map showed up in my mind,  not a specific map, it was like a dark map, then a darkish dot showed up on the map, and I knew exacted where we needed to go! and the Spirit indicated that we needed to go up the hill. And when he finished the prayer we felt good, and I followed the spirit exactly where it had indicated me to go. And just a little bit up the hill was a man playing in the street with his kids. And I knew it was the man we needed to contact, we contacted him , and he asked us where we were headed, if we were going visit someone in the neighborhood. But we told him or asked him if we could teach him. and he gladly invited us in his house. And we taught him and his younger crazy little kids that are super cute. they are great.

however the ward limits changed so we had to give them up.

But I know the spirit is always willing to guide us, if just listen. But we cant listen if we are not worthy or obedient. We had to be dilligent to the rules and instructions of the mission, or better said, the Lord.

Elder Cl-rk

I know this might sound cheesy but , the story I told you is true but like it says in alma 56.44 I was was called, or I chose to accept the calling. And the 46-47 verses talk about the mothers, and I know that through your teachings and counsels your were able to help and you helped me and are helping me complete my acceptance to the calling. So thank you. You are the best and would have been a better missionary than me. you are the best. I love you so much!

Love your son.

* Mom note:
Brandon challenged Bryan,  myself & himself to read the book of Mormon in 30 days & end on our anniversary. That's what he us referring to when he says he's trying to catch up to finish this week :)

Well, I have learned a lot this week mom, this week my comp and I have realized many things, last night especially. As the spirit opened our minds and helped us realize what we need to change. We are very good at reaching our goals and things, however, we sometimes have felt that they are not true offerings unto the Lord that we can offer.

We have felt that we are doing well, however we are not direct and to the point. Like Elder Oaks said, we can not be afraid to offend. like amulek haha Alma 11:23

We need to be steadfast and immovable with our lessons. We need to firm in all we do. We need to have the fear before the Lord. So when people talk apostasy, we tell them how it really is, with love we show them what we believe.

I had a great recording I was going to send... but it was too big and I couldnt send it for some reason... sorry. I am so sad... I took too much time trying to get it, or I would have wrote more of the amazing story that I recorded...

I know the Atonement can save all those who are willing to change and be truly saved. like Zeezrom. in Alma 11:21 ,35

As we see that he has commited a terrible sin, we can see that the lord still accepts him into his arms of mercy.

Alma 15:5-12

The Lord lifts him up, as he can lift us up. I know that it is only through him we can be saved. We are only strong when we are on his shoulders. We need to just come unto him.

I have seen lives change, maybe not if they got baptized or could not get baptized, they began to change, and they could see it too. The Lord is always there.

He is just waiting for us, like a brother over the other side of the edge. And as we slip on the sand to our death, HE is there.

Elder Clªrk

Brandon's companion sent this email to us today:

I just wanted to tell you that you have the best son in the world. What a joy it is to be able to serve with him. He is the type of missionary (son) that all moms and dads yearn to have. I am so truly blessed. Thank you for raising such a valiant son.

Elder Ivancovich

General Conference

Those pictures are so great! Noah looks huge... That sounds like the coolest contest on the planet!!! talking about contests haha, who won march maddness hahah. i forgot to fill out a bracket.go duke!

That conference was so amazing. it flew by as I felt like I was trying to suck out every bit of info that I heard. cant wait to read the talks again. but I imagined you guys we eating your biscuits and gravy. so jealous haha. But this was insane. We had this so called "semana santa" holy week, which just meant an excuse to party and drink haha. But the weekend of conference, they had a bull run just outside the stake center. so they would run down these inclosed roads, getting chased by this bull. We showed up early to the conference, but it was locked. So we waited for it to start, and we watched the start of the bull run as we stood on the sidelines watching the bulls get let loose. everyone freaked out. But it was so cool to see the tradition. But then it just got worse...as the night when on.
 But you could feel the difference from just outside the gates of the stake center and from inside hearing the words of the prophet & apostles. But when you stepped out side you could smell the evil...

But I felt so much power of the words of every servant as they talked about the family.

I didnt get to listen to preisthood session. There was this crazy party outside the church. so we had to go haha. but I'm sure it was great. I thought about you all this week so much, especially as I got to talk to my comp a lot as we stay up late having these super deep and spiritual converstations with each other about everything. And we always brag about the families that we have. I always go off about the parents I have and all the wonderful lessons they taught me that sometimes I didn't see it in the past but I see them now. I feel the power of families. I know that you were and are the greatest dad. ALL the heveanly father like moments that I had with you, as you let me feel the redeemly love, and you both helped me feel the song, not just know the dance moves. you guys are the greatest.

Fried blueberry muffin mix