A guy with a weed whacker tried to sell us a $200 cigar

Another one down! It has been a pretty good week, very busy and chaotic. We took a little break on P Day and got pedicures with Emily from the ward. It was such a nice change of pace. Our schedule is literally packed to the brim. We barely have time to study and eat lunch or dinner. We are teaching lots of first lessons and continuing to see miracles. We have three people we are preparing to be baptized in the next few months. E--, F--, and J---. E-has some complication with work so he had to push his date back. But wow, it is such a beautiful thing to see these people coming to know their Savior. F-- is a referral from elders nearby and he is wanting to get baptized in 2 weeks! We told him if he wants to get baptized then he has to come to church every Sunday until then, obviously after too. He showed up yesterday! Hopefully everything will work out! Miracles happen when you work hard!

Tables as usually this week, we tried a Book of Mormon experience that didn't go too well... but it was worth the shot. We have some ideas, so hopefully those will be better. Had a meeting with our zone on Thursday where Sister Russell and I gave a fire training on Preach My Gospel chapter 3. We used the stories of David and Goliath to emphasize how having faith in 5 smooth stones, can help defeat the Goliaths in missionary work. We wanted to convey how even though Preach My Gospel is simple in its teaching, it is powerful if you have the faith sufficient. And just like David has 5 stones, we have 5 lessons. 

WE GOT TO GO TO THE TEMPLE ON FRIDAY AND OH MY HECK I LOVE THE TEMPLE! It is a pure haven from the world around me. So much peace is found there. Chris, Warren, Emily, Tori, and Alex came with us. Warren, Chris, and Alex did the session with us, and then we did baptisms after with Emily and Tori. What a beautiful day with beautiful people. I needed it so bad. I cried the majority of the time and then I cried when we had to leave but it was good to be home for a minute. The last time I had my entire family together was in the temple for my own endowment. And I probably won't ever be able to have that again until the celestial kingdom. It was nice to be that close to heaven. 

Afterwards we got BurgerFi after and it is delightful. If you come to Florida find a BurgerFi. It is to die for. 

On Sunday night there was a Worldwide YSA Devotional, a lot to do about the new book Saints. We went to Alex's apartment with a group of members to watch it. It started at 8 PM, so we got there in the dark. It is a sketchier area of Orlando and we had to park a little ways away and members came to walk with us. As soon as they told us how the neighborhood wasn't the best on our walk to the house, an old man walks down from a driveway, no shoes in craggy clothes, holding a weed wacker in one hand, and in the other a box. He yelled, "WANNA KNOW WHAT I JUST GOT FOR $20?!" We hesitated, but then he continued to yell, "REAL CUBAN CIGARS AND I'M GOING TO SELL THEM FOR $200" he proceeded to try to sell us Cuban Cigars.... just look down and keep walking. I giggled after thinking about how I'll probably never see that scenario again in my life.

Love crazy Orlando and all the crazies that come with it. Another busy week coming up where we will barely have a second to breath but what more could I ask for?!