Elder Head and I on tradeoffs

Hello Everybody!
        This week was great! So many great experiences.  Friday- Saturday we
had a tradeoff with the Assistants to the President (basically, the
missionaries who help President Lee with everything he has to do.)
Elder Stuart stayed with Elder Botalla here in Gainesville, and I went
with Elder Head to Jacksonville.Here's a description of Elder Head if
he were in a movie.

       The driver's door opens. A man steps out. White shirt. Black pants.
Blue paisley tie. Nametag. Nothing out of the ordinary so far.
        Black hair, European complexion, five o'clock shadow to rival even
the finest con-man. Shoes that have been scraped and polished, scraped
and polished so many times that they're more polish than shoe.
        He closes the door and it shuts with a bang. An infectious smile goes
ear to ear. His warm brown eyes are fiery and lively. He walks toward
us, with an awkward gait that goes along with his tall, lanky stature.
You can feel his love from 20 feet away. 15 feet away. Then ten feet.
Five feet. A warm hug follows, and I feel like I'm getting squeezed by
a black bear. His voice is deep and warm, belying his love and
strength.

Elder Head and I

        I would keep going but oh well, we only have oh so much time. Our
trade off was great though. We had found a lot of GREAT people who were
interested in the gospel, then we get to 8:59 PM and 20 seconds. Why is
this number significant? Good question! As missionaries, we have to
head home at 9PM , unless we have a lesson in progress, then it is 9:30PM. 
So we had 40 seconds to find somebody who we could teach and invite to learn about Christ.
       
      We start running. It's raining. We're drenched but laughing because
of how bizarre we must look. We're just looking around this apartment
complex for people, and see a lighted apartment. We sprint there and
knock the door. We talk to this amazing, sweet, kind lady who is
interested in learning more, and accepts our invitation to learn more.
She said that she'd been looking for a way to build her relationship
with Christ.

        But yes, I just love being a missionary. It's so fulfilling. I love
being able to just focus on one thing - helping people build their
faith and progress. When I get home, I'll never have that same
opportunity because I'll be thinking about family, church, work,
school, etc.
    
       Here are some pictures. First Elder Stuart
in our natural habitat. Walking to and from peoples' doors...

Then this next picture.  It's hot in Florida. We drink a lot of water! We're
away from public restrooms a lot. So this was like manna from heaven.