BAPTISM!!!

Dear loved Ones,

     Monday was awesome! P-day with the other missionaries was way fun. We played volleyball and then a game called Tarzan-Jane (it's kinda like big Buda, or booty.. Either way) and I laughed so hard. It was so fun! Also we taught our amazing gator Richard. He is the bomb.com and I love him. :) He is so full of the spirit and a desire to serve. We also made some new contacts and it was great!

This was our final group picture! From L to R: Sister Pereira, her trainer Sister Miller, 

My amazing trainer Sister Bolos and myself.

(Also that skirt is the one I bought in the MTC store- it made me think of Grandma cause of the birds)

     Tuesday, we did service for a Sister. She has this amazing farm attraction area. Lots of animals, a pool, blueberry fields and so much more. We mainly worked on her pool house while the Elders spread mulch on one of her trails. I spent about the whole time pulling tiles off the wall while Sister Bolos cleaned the windows. :) We had an amazing lesson with a gator, Harry, and his wife. They are the sweetest and invited us over for lunch on Friday. I love them and want them to get baptized so bad!!
     Wednesday we had our Zone meeting, it was long but I learned an awful lot. (We have our Zone Conference this Tuesday) Afterward we went to lunch with a member and some less-actives. It was quite nice:) Then we had a lesson with Richard and a Sister came with us after feeding us a yummy dinner of spaghetti squash spaghetti. It was really good! Oh, so funny thing, everyone including my companion is asking about cheese curds. Honestly, I say I'm from Wisconsin and the next words from them are: cheese heads or cheese something else. It is so great!

We met a turtle on our bike home on Thus.
We named him Stevie. I know love the bike
helmut right?!!

     Thursday was great! We had ward correlation (missionary meeting) and it took a really long time. But we also made the programs for Richard's Baptism Saturday, and ate yummy food! Southerners can cook that's all I'm sayin'. On our way home we had such an awesome experience!!!! We were biking and Sister Bolos said she wanted to knock this area someday, I pointed out we really didn't have anything else planned so we stopped and started knocking. No success! No one was home, no one was interested. It was disappointing. Sister Bolos talked about wanting to find some families ready to hear the gospel so I said that we really should just pray and ask God and He would provide a way. So we did! Right along the side of the road I had us kneel (she thought that was a little odd.. Haha) and I prayed that we would find at least one family. Afterward Sister Bolos asked me what I was feeling and where we should go. I pointed to a house across the street and on the corner. That's where we went. We knocked twice and thought that no one was coming so we began to walk away and the door opened. We met Debbie and she agreed to listen, when her son got home from school he joined in too. She was actually a former!! (Someone who had taken lessons but been dropped for some reason) And she and her son are so ready!!! After dinner we went back out to teach and surprise surprise we found another family. This time a Mom, Dad and son, it was awesome!!!! The Lord answers our prayers!!! We just need to ask. And truly there is power in humble, kneeling, sincere, honest prayer. No matter the awkward.. :) In the evening Richard had his interview and we went out to celebrate afterward. YAY! Ice cream =D
     Friday was planning. We did have Lunch with Harry and Opal, I love them!!! It didn't go the way we planned and I was sad :( But we aren't giving up yet! WE also taught our other progressing gator.
Rachel is the best and her cute little family needs the gospel so much!! But her husband is slightly slower in his progression. Mhm... I want them baptized too. :) They are the best!!! They gave us a Yoo-hoo (think cinnamon chocolate milk, it's really good).
     Saturday was great! =D We had our baptism!!! YAY! Richard was just glowing and it was awesome. I also got to bake cookies for it..

Happy Baptism!!!! So lucky <3 <3 From L to R: Brother Taylor, Richard, Sister Bolos and myself.

The baptism was awesome and such a blessing to walk into. <3

Cause we needed treats and had to fill the fount. WE also found 2 more gators in the evening. It was so wonderful!!!
     Sunday was little less successful. But still good!! We had Ward Council and it took like 3 hours... *sigh* but lots was accomplished.
Then we got fed by the best family!!! The Jolleys are the cutest and I love them all. <3 <3

Always. I love y'all. The church is true the work moves forward.

Love, Sister Bryans