Hermana Kent Takes on Florida: It's Not the Heat, It's the HUMIDITY!!!

SUNDAY – 12/4
I cried so much today. Haha. I was able to fulfill my MTC goal and
bear my testimony in complete Spanish during testimony meeting. We
were able to watch the Christmas devotional which I loved! After that
our district had to say goodbye to each other. All of us were crying
pretty hard. These elders are my brothers. Like I said, LOTS of tears.

Monday – 12/5

Started VERY early. We woke up at 1:30, I said goodbye to my
companion (this sucked) and sent her off. By 3:00 I left the MTC. We
had to be to the airport 3 hours before our plane that left at 9 but
for some reason we were there by 5. The. We found out our plane was
delayed because the plane needed its brakes replaced. Haha. So we
ended up leaving at 11:30. As we landed in Atlanta we literally saw
our connecting flight to Orlando take off so we had an extra 4 hour
layover. It was a long day of traveling with only 2.5 hours of sleep,
but I can't describe the feeling of flying over a city that I know I
will think about every day for the rest of my life. So now I am in
freaking Florida!!!!! I met my mission president who is
amazing!!!!!!!!!! He took us to the mission home where we had a
glorious home cooked meal and some much needed rest.

Tuesday – 12/6
First day in el campo! My trainer is Hermana Brown from Herriman Utah.
I LOVE her. We are serving in the Windy Ridge Spanish ward. She put me
right to work! That night we had a miracle. Every person we planned to
see answered their door, let us in, and listened to our message. All
the people I met that night were from Venezuela and spoke little to no
English..... So much for being in America. I nearly cried as my heart
filled with joy watching the spirits of these investigators rejoice
as the gospel was shared with them. Missionary work is one big
miracle.

My area is the best in the mission. Seriously. Here are the thing in my area:
Shack
Tiger woods
Universal Studios
Sea World
And best of all, the Temple 😊

Wednesday – 12/7

We had a zone/district meeting. After the meeting we all
went and did service at a local food bank which was super fun. That
night we had 2 miracles. The first was we were trying to find a past
investigator but knocked on the wrong door. However, the person who
answered was very interested. His name is Jean Phillippe. He is trying
to learn English so we teach him in both English and Spanish. He gets
really excited about the things we teach him especially Joseph Smith
and the Book of Mormon. The second miracle is we found a new
investigator named Gipsy. She is so prepared!!!!! When she opened the
door she started crying. She said that she had been praying for
comfort and help..... And guess who answered her prayer..... That's
right, we did! She doesn't speak English but she expressed how much
she appreciates us trying to learn Spanish for her.

Thursday – 12/8

We did temple service as a zone. We planted flowers on the
grounds which was super fun. After, they provided lunch for us. The
coolest thing is that above our heads was the angel Moroni they had
just taken down a few weeks ago. I guess they always keep a spare in
case they need it. It was super cool. I also tried BLUEBELL ICECREAM
for the first time and it was amazing.

Friday – 12/9
Today was pretty basic. We had weekly planning which took up most of
the day. I didn't believe the MTC when they said weekly planning took
hours.......... 5 hours later I learned that it in fact does. We tried
visiting a few people but they're weren't home. We were able to visit
Fatima with a member. She is very sweet. She said she was planning on
coming to church!

Saturday – 12/10

First fresh Florida orange and it was delicious! We had a lot of doors
close in our face today but that's ok. We need bad days to appreciate
the good ones.

Sunday – 12/11
Today was the best day ever!!!!!!!!!!! One of the investigators we met
my first day CAME TO FREAKING CHURCH!!!! My companion said it was a
miracle because she hadn't been able to get anyone to come to church
in several weeks. All week we prayed specifically and individually for
each investigator. I can TESTIFY that if you expect something, work
for it, and finally have faith that the Lord can fulfill it, ANYTHING is
possible. Faith is such a powerful tool that is often taken for
granted. My new favorite scripture is Alma 32:26-27 look it up. It's a goodie.

The church is true. I testify that it is and I can testify
that it is a church of miracles. Jesus Christ lives. He is our savior
and redeemer. Don't forget him. I love you all so much and hope you
are having a good Christmas season. If you haven't seen the churches
Christmas video look it up! It is a huge blessing to us missionaries!
We show it to everyone and it's great.

Love,
Hermana Kent