Jones, Wendy & Brandon

We love you all!  Greetings from southern Brazil! Feliz Natal and Merry Christmas. Brandon and Wendy Jones

Our dearest friends and family, Six months ago today on June 15th, we flew away from our beloved home in Arizona. So today feels like a good day to finally sit down and knock out a letter home in honor of six months away. There never will be adequate ways to share all of the amazing (and the super hard) things that happen on a mission. But I will attempt to do so. Without exception, leading a mission is the most challenging thing we have ever faced. It is hard on us each personally, it is a challenge for our marriage, and it is a challenge for us physically. Never have we had something challenge us in all three of those categories simultaneously. One of the most difficult things we face, is the need to constantly be “on”.  There is never a time to have a bad day, or be in bad mood. We have learned to smile, act encouraging, and allow our missionaries to see President and Sister Jones having only good days. What no one sees is the turmoil that brews beneath the surface when we are f...