Brock's favorite week in Daytona so far.......

Brock and Elder Harman having some fun!

Friends and Family,

This week in Daytona was one of my favorites! We seemed to always be doing

something beneficial and working smart. We spent a lot of time trying to

find some new people to teach. As we worked and had some fun in the sun we

met a lot of pretty funny people. This helps us to take a step back and be

able to enjoy our calling even more. I've decided that the heat in Florida is like

the same feeling you get when you open up the dishwasher in the middle of a wash.

The humidity is real!

Monday-

We were invited to a dinner Monday night into a

deaf brothers home. This was going to be an interesting dinner because this

man was born deaf and hadn't heard a sound in his life. We weren't quite

sure how dinner would go, but it ended up great. We were able to

communicate through hand signals and facial expressions. Luckily Elder

Harman has picked up a little Sign Language on his mission, but it was

still a stretch! It was pretty neat not communicating very clearly through

out most of the dinner, but when the lesson came and we read from the Book

of Mormon, the spirit couldn't have been stronger.

Tuesday-

Exchanges with Elder Hunt! Elder Hunt and I were able to go out and spend a

lot of our day finding! This was a longer day spending most of the day in

the sun trying to just find one person who would listen to the message of

the Restored Gospel. We looked all day and we weren't finding too much

success. The Lord didn't leave us disappointed. The Lord definitely was

preparing us for this exchange. Elder Hunt is a Spanish speaking

missionary,  and as we were headed to the car after a long day of hard

work, a 24 year old man, approached us. He began speaking in Spanish and I

had absolutely no idea what he was saying. I was about to speak slowly and

clearly hoping he understood that I didn't know very much Spanish. Elder

Hunt out of know where began to speak! I had forgotten he was a Spanish

speaking Elder! As the conversation continued, the man's name was Juan and

he was looking for a Spanish church to attend because he had just moved

from Puerto Rico! They exchanged phone numbers, and he attended church in

the Spanish branch. The Lord blessed us for working hard and doing our

part!

Wednesday-

We had a lot of administrative work to do for the Zone on Wednesday. We had

a couple of meetings, some planning for this upcoming weeks ZTM. As the day

continued we went to a dinner with a recent convert of a month named

Jackie! Jackie is like the typical little old lady in movies who is the

nicest person alive. She told us she had been just praying and praying for

us to find some people to teach and she has been thinking about how she can

share the gospel with all of her friends. It was awesome to see her desire

for missionary work!

Thursday-

Thursday was a blast! We had a constant day of teaching going from one

appoint,net to another. We've been working on helping our investigators

feel loved from Heavenly Father because just about all of them act really

depressed and down when we meet with them. If there is anything that would

cheer them up, it would be the Gospel! We bore some serious testimony of

the reality of the Savior and his Atonement.

To finish up the night our Elders Quorum invited us out to play some

basketball. We would only come if there was a non-member there. The Elders

Quorum didn't disappoint. The members of the church were out matched 12-14,

Members to Non Members! It was a good thing we attended! Basketball is just

s little bit different out here then in Utah. I felt like I was playing

some Junk Yard ball, as the rim of the hoop was getting some use put to it.

They we're dunking like crazy! After a few games, they turned the time over

to us to share a spiritual thought. A few of them were interested in

listening some more and we hope to see them again this week!

Friday-

Weekly Planning basically sums up all of our day! Friday Evening we get a

call from the Second Counselor and I was asked to speak in Church Sunday!

Woohoo!

Saturday-

Exchanges with Elder Hansen in New Symrna Beach!

This day was full of Service! We started off the morning by helping their

Ward Council clean and organize the building. Immediately after cleaning we

were picked up from a less active member who needed some help cleaning up

and cutting back her yard. It was a long day out in the sun, but it felt

really nice to help out those in need. Pit helped we were rewarded with a

nice bar-b-que dinner.

Sunday-

It was a first time in my life. I wasn't even too nervous to give a talk on

Sacrament meeting! I don't know if it was because they Ward helped me feel

really comfortable, or if I am accepting the fact that it happens to

missionaries all the time. I was asked to speak on the Priesthood, and how

It's blessed me in my life. It really made me think, and I remembered a few

examples and the Priesthood examples to me growing up. Thanks again to

those who have helped! After Sacrament, we were asked to teach Gospel

Principles! The original teacher was sick so we called called to teach!

There was a lot of great miracles seen this week, and I'm loving my time

here on my mission. I love helping people realize that Jesus Christ is the

Savior and he can uploft, help, and edify any situation. The Gospel is

True!

With Love,

-Elder Doman

Alma 7:11-13

11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.

 12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.

 13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me.