Picture of the spider that tried to eat me and more

Everything is pretty good, we are on car share now so we were on bikes all last week! Its been "fun" I'm glad I prepared so much before my mission. Also it started pouring rain on us this past week so that was also "fun" to bike around drenched in the rain when there is not a soul out to talk to haha, it's all good.

Yesterday we were trying to find a person we met and set up an appointment to stop by there home.  We tried and they weren't home so naturally we were trying everyone we saw on the way and apparently there is no soliciting in this particular neighborhood, so we offered to show him a two minute video about Christ (Because He Lives) and he said no then started talking about the no soliciting. I was ready to get out of his business and go to our next appointment but my companion was like, we are here to talk to someone that invited us, isn't that their choice?  So he got pretty heated and said I know your faces don't ever come back here or you won't like what happens,  then he says, wait here and runs inside so I turn around and start biking away, then he comes back out with a collapsable baton and yelling with vulgar words to never come back, So we picked up the pace a bit, but my companion doesn't fear men.  Afterwords he told me he thought he was bluffing and it was good i made us start to leave, so long story short we won't be going back there anytime soon haha. It's crazy how crazy people are.

Anyways Brother Handy doesn't seem to promising.   We will most likely let the members stay in contact with him but we can't help him more if he dosnt follow through with commitments.  It's kind of sad but...

Brother Innes! He finished the Book of Mormon today, and he said he wants to be baptized!!! It's a miracle.  It will be on Saturday at the beach with just myself Elder Barnett and the Bishop, but he wants to be baptized! It's been a long road for him, we know he is ready but he has his interview tomorrow and wednesday and i hope he can voice how he feels about everything so he won't have any issues there! Keep him in your prayers this week! We are so excited for him!!!

 The Banerjees also made it to church! Only the last hour but it was still good, and his boss is in the other ward at that building so they set up a dinner with them in their home with us! The members are the best way to do missionary work, we learn that in Preach My Gospel, it's so true!

Brother rosario- we haven't been able to contact him for quite some time so we don't know whats going to happen there.

We are just being obedient and doing our best and we are seeing miracles!

I have my first interview since i arrived with President Cusick tomorrow, that should be awesome.

Everything is great down here in good ol Sarasota Florida. Ill let you know if anything changes =)

Oh I'm super excited for conference even if there is no cheesecake haha

i love you all
-Elder Ellsworth