How is everyone? The mission is doing great! The AP's had a contest last week for whichever zone had the most dates, we got third with 18 dates! I don't think there is a prize, though, ha. So, the tallies are in and it looks like the Rebel Alliance has won the competition this time, the the Empire will strike back a gain soon! It was crazy though, they had 4 baptisms this weekend and we had one in our district, and Daniel is getting baptized this Saturday! So excited!!! He will be my first baptism, so now we just have to finish up the last few lessons with him, and Sasha's date is still on for the 27th, though she still isn't too certain about it and she grew up in Russia drinking black tea and green tea, but she said she will try for this week to not drink it and go from there. We have an FHE planned with a really awesome family (they have triplets!) tonight and its going to be great!
At our Zone activity today, Elder Conder (District leader) will get pied in the face! I will send some pictures next week, it's gonna be soo funny! Poor guy, though, he really didn't want to lose, haha.
We have been biking a lot this week, we figured out a system that is working really well: we drive maybe three miles or so into the area where we will be working that day (or closer than home, at least) and bike from there. We've done this 4 days in a row now, and hats off to elders in all bike areas! Holy cow does it make you tired! Ha, its awesome though. We biked 13 miles yesterday, 6 the day before, 8 the day before that... its great! We have no miles, and we have to drive into Lehigh for the zone activity today... If Elder Conder wasn't getting pied in the face and we were practicing our song for Zone conference, we probably wouldn't go, but oh well. We will make it! I love how the more you bike, the less saddle sore you get! Its a slow and steady burn though, hahahaha! Also, tender mercy the first day we biked: we were taking neighboorhood roads next to this main road because it didn't have a bike path, but then canals happen, so we had to bike in the little space outside the white line, and lo and behold, it turns into a freeway/bridge that crosses the Okeechobee river!!! Hahaha, we screamed a little bit, but it was hilarious, we were those two crazies biking the freeway! I was waiting for a policeman to come pull us over or something, but we got off as soon as we can. Thats what happens when the GPS thinks your a car but your not! So on to the tender mercy part, we tried to call a member to pick us up with our bikes in their truck, but they couldn't so we were resigned to go back over the bridge(canals...) but there was a bike path on this side of the road!!!! Blessings!!!
So Owen Hogle, our amazing LA turned solid member, was sustained as a ward missionary yesterday :)))) He is so crazy awesome, and is going back to the temple super soon! He is so excited to be able to wear his garments again! :) The Lord truly loves all of His children, and will lead them back to Him if they let Him!
I know this church is true, and that we are all children of a loving Heavenly Father. It's so cool how on a mission you get so comfortable stating and defending the truth. That's who we are, disciples of Jesus Christ, and it is every member's duty to be a part of the last call to work in His Vineyard, to lay up in store the blessings of eternity! I love you all, so much, have an amazing week!
Love, Sister Stokes
Pictures
I cut my hair, but only 3 ish inches. It feels so healthy now!
We had a sister meeting with the Naples Zone! The first one ever, put on by our wonderful STL's! We all went to their apartment and ate lunch and watched Johnny Lingo, HILARIOUS and so adorable!
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