Elder Braden Kerr Mission

 Well I am just gonna say that I am probably one of the most blessed missionaries in the world! Honestly we saw miracles every single day. I think I may have already mentioned in another email, but when I showed up here in Papara two weeks ago it was pretty dead, because the missionaries had been covering another area as well that had a lot of work. But honestly in the last two weeks the work has completely turned around. I have never seen a change that big on my mission, it is awesome!    I think it all started with a fast we did with the Ward Mission Leader my first day here. I can testify that fasting brings miracles. It is sad to me how many people don't take advantage of the opportunity we have to fast. I can promise that if we are willing to make the 24 hour sacrifice to go without food and water, and we fast and pray with a specific purpose/question, we will be blessed!     Also, felt like I needed to mention, when I was flying to Tahiti from Tahaa the other week, we

Braden couldn't send any pictures so I downloaded this photo of a surfer in Papara, Tahiti -- NOT ELDER KERR! Welcome to the big island! It is pretty crazy here on Tahiti. Lots more cars, lots more people, lots more big mean dogs, and about the same amount of chickens. But lets be honest, it is still an island, the road is still right next to the ocean, and the mountains have more trees that Utah has ever seen, so super blessed!    A little bit about the new sector. My new companion is Elder Bennett, and he is a beast, really good at french. The house has four Elders, and it is HUGE!!!! Probable twice the size as both of my other houses combined. Had a car for about a day, then it broke down, so back on bike baby! Life is goooooood.    So the sector is called Papara. Since the start of the year, the Elders here covered Papara and Maraa, and the work in Papara pretty much died. Now that I am here, we are just for Papara, and we have some work to do to get it going. But