6 weeks!

Hey family!!!
> So crazy I've been out almost two months and already 6 weeks out in the field!!So this week was pretty good!! Didn't get our goal of lessons we expected to get this year but we aimed high and got very close! :) improvements every week :)
> But as you know this was the last week of the transfer!! And boy were me and Elder Bravo stressing on Saturday as we awaited the calls. We expected to get it in the morn but didn't till 9 at night so that was a bummer. elder Bravo says he wants to stay but I think it's only cause of Michael and Brandon. He has been here in bumby 7 1/2 months already. Hasn't been transferred his whole mission so he wants to leave, he for sure will next one though.
> So I guess I just answered that he's staying and me also! I'm super glad I wouldn't have to take over the area as a newbie... That woulda been scary haha also the other bumby companionship is staying, but our district leader is being transferred :( so we will be getting a new one! I'm pretty sure it will be Elder Demille (other bumby elder) or possibly elder bravo.
> Anyways that's enough of that, so we have two baptisms set for the end of this week!!! Brandon Baker and Michael Carroll. Brandon me and elder bravo got to meet for the first time so I've been with him since the beginning and Michael who has been taught by elder bravo since October. :)
> Both come from less active moms, Brandon with his whole family.
> teaching Brandon has been so awesome, such a cool experience with there family. When we first started teaching him, his mom sis baker and his sisters (around ages 13 and 16) didn't participate and went and did there own things which has been unfortunate. But after a couple lessons and becoming more comfortable with him, which little by little each family member had started to sit down and listen as well. Now all of them are attending church regularly. Last week I could just tell there was this big change in them. There relationship with us and each other is so much better then it was before! Sis baker has told us multiple times how much it means to her for us helping Brandon. They are all so great,The gospel truly does change families!!:)
> We had more lessons this week and FINALLY meet with this girl named Cameron. We've been dropping by so much and she hasn't been home. She's super busy, idk probably a popular girl at school and has lots of friends. She is a referral from a friend of hers in a ward next to us. Anyways she's like 17 but really enjoys our churches standards. She took our first lesson really well and wants to see us again, which we are super stoked for.
> Also this guy named Carlos. He's a sophomore. Strange all our strong gators (short for investigators, but is cool cause we are in Florida haha get it?? But I digress... Hehe love ha dad)
> He's been taking lessons for like 8 months... Super cool kid and is sooo ready to get baptized at any time. But his parents were hesitant a month and a half ago. Hopefully he is getting baptized before this transfer. Haha this Wednesday we are talking to him and hopefully he will talk to his parents. He knows he is ready.
> We had a really good district meeting on wed with our 8 elders. No sister missionaries. I digress again... Hehe our Zls (zone leaders) were also there and one thing that was taught/trained to us was proper contacting. Boy have I done really crappy hahah so that's what I've been working a lot this week is better contacting. Which is frustrating cause it takes lots longer to talk more and since our contacts aren't even in our area due to having to bike the 45 min we have to rush to an appointment after a couple contacts which makes us skip the ones in our area... :( but that's okay we are helping the other elders out.
> Did have a VERY interesting experience contacting this lady at a bus stop... We called her the voodoo/witchcraft lady hahahaha it was so weird, I can't really describe it. Just that she got super excited when she saw us and asked for our pictures/cards. I gave her one and idk what she did, started doing some voodoo chant, couldn't understand and a bunch of other things. Drawing this crazy circle pic, grabbed my hands, kissed my forearms.... Gross. What the heck. Bravo got one on the cheek hehe.Talked about nonsense really. Haha some other weird stuff but ya overall my first mind blown experience.
> Also this week we went on a temple tour with Michael, which he really enjoyed. Walked around the temple and got some pics.
> Friday morn our whole zone got to go do a session at the temple!! Woke up at 5:00 YAYYYY... But it was so great. They only do that 2 times a year, so I'm glad I went through again before India. Surprisingly wasn't even tired through the whole thing. Just a wonderful experience filled with peace and comfort :)
> Then again haven't quite felt like that when it has come to my bike!! I hate that thing! Now the gear switcher broke, snapped I don't even know how! I think when we put them on the bike rack of the car. Anyways so that was frustrating trying to fix, didn't, so I've been using elder demilles insanely nice bike. Just got a different one from a member. Which I'm a little sketched out about. Haha but at least I've learned lots about bikes and how they work.
> Anyways hope you all are doing great!! Been a great week. Can't wait for our baptisms!! :):):) love you all!
> Elder Conrad
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