As I was preparing for my mission, which seems like just yesterday, a friend had told me to listen to "I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go" and so I did. Every night. I can remember praying for the people I would serve, the leaders who would be over me, the members I would help and then my call came and then I read Orlando, Florida. Then the shock came... Like really? Florida? Spanish speaking? And I remember just thinking Heavenly Father are you sure that's right? It's hot there. And there's hurricanes. Oh and I can't speak spanish. I wasn't even sure I remembered how to ride a bike. But let me tell you I was meant to come here. I now know why I had to serve the people I served, why I had every leader that I have had here and how great the examples of these members have been to me and really it has put me on the path to become the person that God wants me to become. I can't believe my time is getting so short here. Nooooo :( I will be a Floridita for the rest of my life.
I SAW LA FAMILIA FARFAN! Aka my Colombian family. It was like being right at home. All the niños ran up and gave me this grande group hug, it was the best. I have come to love a lot of people, but they aren't just people, they're my family.
Let me tell you the moment when I became the worst trainer in the history of trainers..... So we were invited to this baby shower to eat since our appointment gets cancelled and we don't have many miles so we decided to bike from our apartment to the church, except I thought it was at the church. We get there and nobody is there. Well.... Then Hna. Moody is like isn't it at so and so's house? Ooooohhhhhh.... Poor girl. Her body is dead right now. But it was wonderful because although the day wasn't the best, we rode our bikes passed the temple as the sun was setting. Florida sunsets = the best. It's like Heavenly
Father said He was going to give us a good one since we deserved it.
As of investigators, Carlos (brasiliero) is the only progressing. Pray for him! The other ones are either too busy working, or playing, or cleaning, or too busy ignoring us. But our recent convert, Hector, yeah his wife is receiving us now so that's been a huge miracle. They came to church with their three little kiddies and it was the cutest sight.
Yep, that's all I got this week. I'm going to go enjoy my pday since they are becoming very limited around here........ *sigh*
Con amor,
Hermana Brooks
I SAW LA FAMILIA FARFAN! Aka my Colombian family. It was like being right at home. All the niños ran up and gave me this grande group hug, it was the best. I have come to love a lot of people, but they aren't just people, they're my family.
Let me tell you the moment when I became the worst trainer in the history of trainers..... So we were invited to this baby shower to eat since our appointment gets cancelled and we don't have many miles so we decided to bike from our apartment to the church, except I thought it was at the church. We get there and nobody is there. Well.... Then Hna. Moody is like isn't it at so and so's house? Ooooohhhhhh.... Poor girl. Her body is dead right now. But it was wonderful because although the day wasn't the best, we rode our bikes passed the temple as the sun was setting. Florida sunsets = the best. It's like Heavenly
Father said He was going to give us a good one since we deserved it.
As of investigators, Carlos (brasiliero) is the only progressing. Pray for him! The other ones are either too busy working, or playing, or cleaning, or too busy ignoring us. But our recent convert, Hector, yeah his wife is receiving us now so that's been a huge miracle. They came to church with their three little kiddies and it was the cutest sight.
Yep, that's all I got this week. I'm going to go enjoy my pday since they are becoming very limited around here........ *sigh*
Con amor,
Hermana Brooks