cinco. 5. se. FIVE!

okay so can anyone believe that i have been out here for 5 MONTHS NOW? CRAZY! Its going too fast! like seriously. I love it way too much. so i decided to put some facts and figures into the idea machine and found these fun facts: -I am on my mission for approx. 547 days....zoë's 500 days of summer, because it is literally an endless summer down here -i study for 2 hours every morning... adding up to a grand total of 1094 hours(ish) by the end. That makes me 1/10 of the way to being a professional at the gospel;) That's it/ It is great here in Longwood. People are nice. Lots of apts. There are BEARS here...i havent seen one but they are apparently ALL OVER DA PLACE. okay also its finally nice outside. i love it. REAL fall weather... well like california fall.. no humidity(welll loads less atleast) Its the BOMB! The only downside is that I GOT A COLD. IT IS THE WORST! but the upside is that our apt manager, barb, gives us tea all the time(celestial tea too) Dad go get Celestial's Roastarama tea... its good! My new fave! I got a thermos mug thing to take on the go in the car and what not. so feel free to send tea or cider or hot Co or cold remedies if that tickles your fancy;) MY COMP is so little and cute... But she is one of those that sets up for christmas after halloween.... ITS NOT EVEN THANKSGIVING YET!!!! at least wait until the middle of november.. you havce to give people some time to put away the halloween stuff. then you can start that. BUt thats how a lot of people in florida are. its funny. Uhm. oh yes. I went to the ER on saturday night. NBD. My comp started coughing way hard after this BRILL LA lesson, then she threw up, then she started wheezing, and then got a blessing, then went to the er... i had to be one of THOSE people who has to wear a mask because of my cold... pictures are coming. it was hilarious. She has bronchitis and allergies. so all is well now that she is on her antibiotics. Okay also this week I was watching some of the new bible story videos on lds.org and i watched the one called "Suffer the children to come unto me" or something. WATCH IT! and if you look at the father like figure behind christ in the first 47s you may recognize someone... then if you jump to 1:23 youll recognize who it is! JAKE HASLER! with his beard hahaha! what a funny kid. I was way stoked to see his face though! Its really nice to see a familiar face every now and then. I cannot wait to see your faces in 1 month. The way the lord works is pretty crazy and ultra miraculous. i love the lord. I love all that he has done for us and am so grateful so the chance that i have to come closer to him. Ive been reading about samuel the lamanite in Helaman 14 and 15, What amazing chapters! 15 is my favorite. It tells you about how people become converted to the gospel, the blessings that come from being converted and the reason why the Lord chastizes us. It is all out of love! I love the lord. I love this work. I am so grateful for faith and for the chances we get to exercise that faith. To take that step into the dark room, only to have the light follow us in. It is all about making that step. We cannot expect to have the light turn on without flipping the switch. It is after we are in the room that the light can turn on. not before. I am thankful for the CHANCES i am given daily to exercise that faith. I am also SOOO thankful for repentance because sometimes i may not take advantage of those CHANCES to act upon my faith and build that trust with the Lord and it is then that I know i can repent and continue to draw nearer unto him. The work here in Orlando continues. It isnt easy but i am forever thankful for the forces of support, love and prayer that are coming at me from home. You're all the greatest! I LOVE YOU ALL SO PIPILO MUCH! (Pipilo means stink in samoan... so stinkin is what i meant but thats what you would say.) YOURE THE BOMBS.COMS Send some photos and recipes. the family go to recipes if you dont mind. my comps all have no idea what delicious food is because most of their lives they were fed food out of boxes.... ive been blessed to have a DAD who knows how to OWN IT in the kitchen and a MOM who can bake the BEST breads, just like bear;) (alphabet soup anyone;)) wellp. cool i love you sister zoë HART