11/11/13-email

 well, not a whole lot happened this week. It was a really good week with a lot of people who were awesome. We had a bpatism yesteday. Mamie and her son Jeff were baptized. They're awesome!! Mamie just cryed and cryed through the whole service becasue she was so happy. AFter she came up out of the water she just stood in the font crying. The Spririt was so strong through tthe whole meeting. It was amazing!  I left the camera, so I'll send pictures next week.
I'll send the SD card home soon, I just haven;t taken a lot of pictures of the area or anything like that recently, so I've been meaning to do that. I'll proabably send it home next week.
Transfers went well this week, they didn;t really affect us though. There is a new Elder in our appartment. There are 4 of us in the appartment and one was transfered. The old one's name is Elder Harral, and the new one is Elder Brakey. Elder Brakey is awesome. Elder Woodard is his companion. We have a really awesome district. It's the biggest in the mission. THere are 5 companionships. 2 are spanish, we're creole and east (english), and 2 elnglish. It's really fun.
I've never told you about our bishop here! He's a fireball! He's a really short balck guy and he's a convert of like 20 years. Up until he was a bishop, he had 5 earings. Hahaha. He always tells us when we laugh at somehting he says:" ya know what elders? It is what it is." It's really hard to discribe him, but he's hilarious. His wife is like the exact opposite of him which is super funny too. They're both amazing though.
WE got to drive passed the Ft. Lauderdale temple a couple times this last week. It's BEAUTIFUL!  They just announced that it will be dedicated inbetween the middle of april and the middle of may. We're so excited!!! I'll send some pictures next week.
I love you all! I miss you! I hope everything is going well!
Spencer,
Break a leg this week! I'm soooooooo excited for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I know you'll do great and don't get stressed. Something I alwyas did right before I went on stage was pray. I found a spot by myself backstage and said a quick prayer and that always helped. Just have fun with it. :D Wish I was there for it. Love you!
-Elder Felkins

(I ask him about less active family that are preparing to go to the temple, and some the new converts)

Felkins Family  wrote:

Do they have a date set?  Is the family that where non members interested?

WEll one of our recent converts is going to do baptisms for the dead in a couple weeks, but the fmaily that is nonmembers doesn't. We haven;t been able to work with them much lately.   

They're doing very well. Ronald is going to the temple that same day and Vivialdi is too young, but his older Brothers and sisters should be. All of our recent converts are AMAZING! I love them! They're progressing so much. 

(ask which temple they go to)
They go to the Orlando Temple. It's a 3 hour drive.