5K Down Semoran

Hello everyone!

This week was something else. I'll start off with a funny story. 

Once upon a time there were two sister missionaries who had no miles left to drive the car. Luckily it was a beautiful day to bike. So these two sister missionaries set off to teach some awesome investigators. They were cruising along enjoying the Florida sun when all of a sudden they came across an obstacle. A narrow passage through a fence. They thought they could make it, but something went terribly wrong. The next thing to be heard was a crash followed by a loud sound of air being blown from the front tire of one of the bikes. Needless to say these sister missionaries were without bikes. The story ends with these sister missionaries walking 5 kilometers to their dinner appointment. All ended well. The bike got fixed. 

The rest of the week was stellar. WHAT AN AMAZING CONFERENCE! I don't know about any of you,  but I sure received a powerful witness that Russell M. Nelson is a true prophet called of God. There are bright things on the horizon in the Lord's church. I personally loved Elder Bednar's talk about Meekness. That is a quality I strive to develop so his talk was one of those "oh my gosh this is directed right at me" kind of talks. 

We had several amazing lessons! Our investigator Pedro who is getting baptized here in 2 weeks is on serious fire. He had such an amazing time at church last week that he wanted to keep that spirit with him all day and went home and spent the entire evening watching church movies. In our lessons this week HE taught US the importance of tithing, keeping the sabbath day holy, and the 5 steps of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.) I feel incredibly blessed to know him! 

I love being a missionary! I loved all the talks about ministering! Ministering to the Lord's children has brought true joy to my life. I know that we have a living prophet today who receives direct revelation from God on how to direct His church. I challenge each of us to head the counsel we received this last weekend. Their efforts are in vain if we do not do our part and study their talks and apply the things they taught. This is the true church of Christ. He stands at the head. 

🌴🌊☀️Hermana Kent☀️🌊🌴

Some funny quotes from the week

"Hola" girl #1

"Why did you say hola to them? (Talking about us) They are clearly white)" girl #2

"I heard them speaking Spanish earlier..." girl #1

"I don't even know what a pronoun is but I'm still passing." - Mia Perez

"I JUST PULLED OUT A GRAY HAIR!!!" In the highest pitch voice - Hermana Stowell

" I think my gray hair is as long as my mission?" - Hermana Stowell

"Hope your food tastes better than salvation" - Hermana Stowell

Are you happy to be on a mission? ... Well.. then tell your face that!"- President Clark

A cool wall in Downtown Orlando

2 missionaries walking

My companion and her very unusable bike