No I'll explain!

Brade's letter last week scared Dad and I when he told us about "Mutton Man" and locking doors and the scary questions he asked, etc. Dad wrote Pres. Johnson's wife so that somebody was aware in case this turned into a dangerous situation. Call us paranoid, but we don't want our child ending up in a tragic news story. Here's Braden's response.

 

September 8, 2014

I've since learned that the whole house isn't his, he rent's out the top floor, so he locks the front door, as everyone would, then walks in the side door, where he lives, and locks that door, since that's his real front door... it makes a lot more sense now that i've learned that :) 

Also, he's a very political guy, and i guess there's a terrorist group somewhere in the middle east that cuts off peoples heads if they don't convert to their religion... He was just asking what we thought about that, not telling us that's what he might do. haha

We've met with him a few times since, and maybe you're not supposed to have favorites... but he's mine :) 

I really want to help him, trust me he's not a scary guy. I just had a hard time trying to write all that in the letter... my bad!!

However, the mission presidents wife doesn't just call for anything... So when we got a call from her last night, Elder Bryant put it on speaker and we were both wondering what had happened that required a call from her. She asked if she could talk to me.... I thought my Grandpa had died. I was freaking out until she asked about an investigator i had, named mutton man.... then i just bust up laughing and i immediately knew that you'd written her....

so i'm sorry for giving you the scare, but if it makes you feel better, I got a really good scare and a laugh out of it! haha Sister Johnson and i had a good laugh as i explained my poor communication through e-mail haha 

well i love you mom, thank you for all the updates, tell jas not to feel embarrased... bridger once did that to me at a park... in front of a bunch of cute girls. Not fun. haha Hope he feels better soon! 

-Elder DeFreese

P.S. this is a pic of me and Elder Bryant ballin' it up at the church last p-day :)