OK, I am sorry for the short emails this last week. I only have an hour to send emails to you, the President and one other person. So I rotate the last spot, if I am really quick I can squeeze a couple other short ones in.
Man, do I love you guys! I can't tell you how happy those packages made me! I needed those little treats and stuff. It's so busy here that you forget about those things and how they make you smile!
Transfers are every 6 weeks, but since this is my 12 week training period, I will be here with Elder **** for the whole 12 weeks. They give us about $130 a month on our MSF debit cards.
Elder **** does not have a blog and I really haven't met many of the Senior Couples, but those I have met are so sweet and kind. I cannot believe that you called (yes, I called the mission home....) You are CRAZY! But I still love you!
We have met all kinds of people, one of the elect that I am working with at the moment is a lady named ******, she was raised in the church. When she was like 12, she decided she didn't want anything to do with it, but she was never baptised. So, she decided to start coming to church and reading the Book Of Mormon. Yesterday, at Conference she said "I just know this is true! I just want my husband to kjnow it also!" WE DIDN'T KNOW SHE HAD A HUSBAND! We never got to teach her at her home, just at the chapel and I had never noticed the ring. (boys) She just talked and acted like a single lady and had never mentioned it before. So, this week we are hoping to teach both of them and get them both baptised on Sunday.
We are super lucky to have a Rec Room downstairs in our apartment. It has 2 computers and a gym, so that's where we to in the mornings for workout timeand to email on P-days.
So our schedule goes like this:
6:30 Wake up, run downstairs and workout a little
7:00 Back in the apt and rush rush rush to eat a little breakfast, shower and get ready... Shave, shower, iron, come hair, brush teeth, whiten and so on (Ask Kim for good gel.I have to have a good part and my hair isn't cooperating well. It needs to be a part that I can see skin).
8:00 Personal Study hour - Read the BOM for 30 min Preach My Gospel for 30 min
9:00 MIGHTY PRAYER. Which is a mission wide thing where we pray together and for each other, our investigators, their needs and more.
9:15 - 10:15 1st hour of Comp Study. we make lesson plans and practice how we will teach them.
10:15 - 11:15 Language Study
11:15 - 12:30 2nd hour of Comp Study specifically for trainers & trainees. We study from a special 12 week manual called.....dun dun dun "The First 12 Weeks". The church is SUPER creative when it come to naming manuals.
12:30 - 1:00 Eat something light and get out the door!
1:00 - 1:30 Biking, biking, biking and biking and biking and BIKING.
1:30 - 2:30 Hopefully someones feeding us and we teach them a special lesson
2:30 - 3:00 Teach a Lesson
3:00 - 4:00 Our hour dedicated to the Harvest. Which is our special way of finding people where we go and invite others to let us bless their families and selves. We don't dedicate the home, but we bless them with a special blessing of Christs peace and love. People Love Christ here. All we say most of the time is "We are representatives of Jesus Christ" and they invite us in!
4:00 - 8:20 Meet with referrals and Investigators and Less Actives and so on...
8:20 - 9:00 RACE HOME!
9:00 - 9:30 Plan for tomorrow
9:30 - 10:30 Prepare for bed, eat something, write letters and journal.
10:30 BED!!!
Yes, I have seen the new Temple. We were able to see it on our way to the Zone/District apartment. It is gorgeous!
Our area is the largest one and it's about 2 miles from the apartment. So thats exciting! LOTS of Biking, but the bike is great! Maybe a little too great. It looks better than all the other bikes. I'm going to slap some stickers and tape on it, so if anyone has some sweet stickers send them to me!
The weather is just great! Its not too crazy hot. But I keep forgetting when I see rain outside that it is not going to be cold. I like, brace for it and get blasted with hot mugginess. So there's almost no way to stay dry, you sweat so much you'll be soaked anyway. But they have told me that now is the coolest its been in a long time, so I expect it to get ridiculous in the summers. Because I'm on a bike I haven't really been able to use any umbrella's not even the cheap one I bought in Mexico. I'm trying to find a good rain poncho, but haven't found one yet. My biggest dilema is really trying to keep the stuff inside my bag dry. Luckily I kept the plastic case that my sheets came in and it is working as a decent liner.At the moment I am try to figure out if I need to find a bigger shoulder bag or if I really need a smaller one.... I never seem to be able to bring all that I want to bring, but if I pack my bag full it seems to be too heavy. I just want to make room for my umbrella, a poncho, 4 BOM's and some pamphlets. It's also nice to stash a few granola bars and sandwiches in there as well. I think what I have it perfect, I just need to figure out how to use it the most wise.
The time that I have spent in Florida so far has been amazing. I have learned so much about myself, other and the Gospel. My testimony has grown so much. I know that there are small miracles everywhere tha remind us of him. I wish I could tell you all of them. And they testify of His love for us and how incredibly merciful he is. I know that this Church is true and have seen how just a little contact has blessed all kinds of peoples lives. I know that Thomas S. Monson is a Prophet of God and every word he tells us is direct guidance from above. I know that his Council and the Quorum of the 12 have Priesthood keys that allow them to receive revelation for us. And most of all I KNOW that my Redeemer lives. I KNOW that Christ atoned for our sins and that is the only way the Plan is possible. And through the Atonement all of the other blessings can be fulfilled. And I know that Heavenly Father loves me and listens to my prayers.
I love you and miss you, but I am busy and keeping that way. Theres not a lot of time to even think about home, but I do notice the absense of your smiles and faces, all of you. I love you all so very, very much.
Stay Strong, Push On
Elder Park
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