Miracles are happening in the land of lawn flamingoes!!

GUYS! This week was crazy!! Crazy awesome! I think I'll start with the miracles this week.

Miracle 1: we had a good lesson with R- this week on the plan of salvation and she had lots of questions and was learning a lot. Remember she's known about the gospel for 20 years and been through like 7 sets of missionaries. She said the scriptures have been making a lot more sense now. She's noticed the difference the gospel makes in her life and how much she missed it when the missionaries would teach her. Then she said that she really wanted to be baptized which surprised us! We were planning to invite her but then she brought it up. She's living with a man which makes it hard and why she hasn't been able to in the past but she said that she'd honestly just sign the marriage papers, get baptized and then divorce him if she had to 'cuz she wanted to get baptized so bad. It was awesome. We told her to pray about a date. Then Thursday out of the blue she messaged us and said she'd prayed and had a dream about her whole family being baptized! She wanted to get baptized March 23rd. Then later when we were confirming with her she said she actually wanted to do it sooner on the 17th. WOAHHHHHHHH. So crazy!!! She also wants all of her kids to be baptized too! She has 7, 5 that are old enough. And they still have to decide but she's going to talk to them about it. Ahhhh!!! Can you imagine? 6 baptisms??

Miracle 2: We had a really cool experience with a less active. Her names M- and she's from Jamaica. She was baptized in New York but heard some weird things about FLDS and it pushed her away.. but we visited her and went over the restoration and tried to clear up any misconceptions. She mentioned she was in a lot of pain and she had a head tremor which had been giving her problems (she's in her 80s) so we told her about priesthood blessings. She wanted one and we brought over some brothers from our ward to give her a blessing. We called her to invite her to church the next day and she told us that her head tremor had stopped and it was a miracle! She said she was telling all her friends and family about the "latter day saints" and how they were the best church. She said even if they don't believe her that she would always come to church after that. So that was incredible! She loved sacrament and really bonded with M- hahaha they were hilarious these two little old black ladies gossiping the whole time.

Miracle 3: We had 7 investigators and 2 less active come this Sunday. Holy cow!! It was like trying to run a 3 ring circus making sure everyone got to the right place. We had lots of ward help though which was awesome. R-, her 6 year old, and her 14 year old (which we didn't think was interested at all) and they kinda knew where they were going. Ro- went around with Bro Caldwell. M-, O- and B- (our new Spanish investigators) went around with Sister Burgoon who is the most wonderful lady ever. P- our 11 year old investigator came with the Mazza family which was great. She loved primary!! Then M- and Sister S- came!!

Honestly, I've never been happier though. And for other people too! There were so many moments where I'd just sit there and think "this is good" I never thought I'd love it this much and so soon. Yeah I'm exhausted most days and there's a lot of disappointment and people flaking out and so much CALLING!! But I know I'm supposed to be here. I have no idea why we're being so blessed. I know I'm not that good of a missionary. God is so good. I see his hand constantly. These are only a few of the big miracles but there's so many small ones that happen daily. I've already learned so much in the time I've been here.

Also, shout out to the members of the ward!! They are incredible people. Brother Caldwell came to our appointment with Roland, gave M- a blessing, cut O-'s trees and fixed my bike tire (yes that's what the charges on my credit card is about, mom.) And Sister Burgoon came to both of our appointments with our Spanish investigators and helped translate and fellowshipped them. She drove us and our bikes to Wal-Mart to get supplies then bought us lunch. Then she invited both our investigators over to her house for dinner tonight and FHE!! She's incredible. We also got help from everyone in getting all our investigators/less actives to church. Cuz literally none of them have cars... and we have meals almost every night. They treat us so good. And it just feels like a big family. Sorry Utah but you have nothing on Florida! 

Sorry... super long email.... I'd love to hear from everyone individually. I have no contact with the outside world so let me know even the mundane things that are going on in your life. Also I challenge you ALL to share your testimony on Facebook today.  Right now. Also send it to me so I can see it to. Don't put your light under a bushel!!! Love you!!