Staying Put!

This week for me was crazy. We didn't get to work nearly as much as we wanted to. Monday was P-day which we actually got to go work. We found Carlotta! She's so awesome and wants to be baptized SO bad. She's been studying the Book of Mormon like crazy since we shared it with her. She works on Sunday but we saw a miracle and she's coming to church this Sunday! So keep her in you prayers. The rest of week we pretty much moved around and helped others do moves before transfers. But guess what?! Transfer calls was last night and...............I'm staying in Fort Myers! And I'm training! So that'll be lots of fun. My new address though (since we moved houses) is 3850 Central Ave #202, Fort Myers, FL 33901. I don't know my new companion yet, but rumor has it he's a Brazilian! Woo hoo!! The biggest miracle we've been able to see this week is Carlotta. We've been struggling to find people to teach that have a true desire. And finally we found Carlotta. She has an 8 year old son and a mother that we're gonna try to work with too! But other than that not too much happened this week. Love you and thanks for the prayers! I need it!

Another Wild Week!

This week was wild in our area as well. Monday night we went to a less-actives who had their child taken from them by the government, then taught Kevin and his family and then a blessing. Wednesday I was with Elder Murat on exchanges and so we biked a lot, knocked some doors, ate some Brazilian food (thank goodness) and then went and knocked some more. Wednesday we knocked all day and did a baptismal interview. Thursday we went on exchanges with Elder Coburn into his area. Friday we did a funeral with Patriarch Robinson. Saturday was the Cape Coral Sister's baptism and then we knocked in their area for like 3 hours. So it was a crazy week. Literally never stopped. And we didn't get as much time as we wanted to in our area to find or teach. But we got to serve a lot of people and for that we're happy. I've been reading in Jacob lately. I always love the allegory of the olive tree. It's one of my favorites. I've got some good plans for the summer after the mission. So prepare yourself :)

We rode in a TESLA! Dad needs one. Definitely on his tech level.

The sunsets are usually stunning.

This is a homie Pat. He's the big man on the block.

Wierd Week!

This week was weird. Not much happened work wise. We felt we worked hard cause our bodies always wanted to quit, but when we looked back at the end of the week we realized not much got done. Kind of sad. But we are gonna make sure this week that we work super hard. Sadly not too much to report on or anything. But I love ya all! I took some pictures this week. So, hopefully that counts for something!

The Caloosahatchee River splits our area in two. We are always have to bike up and over bridges.

The healthiest thing I have ever eaten in my life.
Spinach, salmon, grapes, blueberries, goat cheese, pecans, flaxseed, strawberry balsamic vinaigrette dressing

This is often what we have to teach in.

Awesome!

Fort Myers is awesome. Super ghetto. But I'm loving it. The portuguese will come back for sure. I've been begging President Richardson to put me with a Brazilian again so I can speak Portuguese more often. We'll see what happens. As for now I'm very happy. Elder Briggs is a farm boy. And it's the best. He's teaching me how to rope cows. And I'm not too shabby. Well, at least at roping people. The doctor I saw told me my shoes are messing with my toes which are in turn affecting my feet. He said the ones I have are too narrow. I had purchased some orthotics, but those won't fix the problem. So I'm going to go to the mall and find some wider better fitted shoes today and return the orthotics. Just so you know. This week was great though! We've been working hard with some of the old investigators that Elder Briggs and Nebeker had, but have ended up dropping a lot of them because they aren't willing to come to church. So we're starting from ground zero! It's gonna be great. The work is going well and if we see miracles we should have a family of 3 lined up for baptism on the 30th! But we will see what happens. The dad has been in the hospital. Love you all!

Ft Myers!

This area is SO different. I've kind of described it as being taken out of Latin America and being thrown into the deep south with palm trees. It's fantastic. It reminds me of Tupelo a lot. But more over by Milam and Carver schools. But I love it. The ward is crazy. And I love it too. AND THERE'S BRAZILIANS! Finally I get to talk to people again. It's been like 4 months since I've been able to talk to someone in Portuguese. There are lots of members in our ward and in the Spanish ward who are members. So that's such a blessing. We found out one of the Brazilian members husbands is not a member, so I'll be working with him if he's willing to listen. The weather here is great too. Sunny but not blistering and sweltering yet. I'm still in a car share area so I'll be biking again til the middle of May at the least. Elder Murat and Helas are my zone leaders here and my district is awesome! Maybe you remember Sister Peel from the Brazilian branch, but she's in my district! She said it's super weird having me be her district leader, but it is what it is. We come home so whooped from all the biking! The area is even bigger than my last! Love y'all tons!

Me and Elder Briggs. He's from Rigby Idaho. So we get to talk about cows and potatoes a lot.

Bonus from the week!

These were sent home by members in the ward where Lars was serving. What a treat to see his smiling face!

General Conference in Coral Springs - April 2016

Transfered to Ft Myers!

This week was pretty weird. It went by quickly yet seemed to take forever. It was a good week. I wish it would've have been a little more productive on my part, but it was difficult with conference and transfers coming up. Sadly our baptism didn't happen this week. She and her aunt are still searching for their answers. I'm more than ok with delaying someone's baptism if that means that they will have a more solid conversion. The mission a few years ago had a problem with baptizing people before they were ready, but now there's a focus on true conversion. I've told myself I'll do the best I can to help those people I teach have a true conversion. Of course to a point there's only so much I can do. Whether they choose to stay active or not is up to them!

We did receive transfer calls last night though! I'm getting transferred! To Fort Myers. President Richardson says there are a lot of Brazilians there, so that's why I'm being sent. It'll be a blast. I'll be with Elder Briggs. Don't know him yet, but I'm sure he'll be great. He's only been out 2 transfers, so president says he'll need a good "greenie" breaking. I'm sad to be leaving the investigators behind, but I've always liked change. So that's a blessing. 

I'll be sending some boxes home with comic books in them. One of the members down in Miami gave them too me and I don't want to tote them around, so I'm sending them home. Idk what I'll do with them, but I just don't want to have to lug them around. Anyways, love ya! Glad you're doing good! I loved conference too! They really threw down as us missionaries say. I loved it though. Probably one of the better conferences for me. Maybe it's a different atmosphere because of the missionary calling, but I like it. Have a good week!