Sad Goodbye to Elder Scott, but at least 6 more weeks in Daytona!!

Friends and Family, 6 MORE WEEKS IN DAYTONA BEACH! I'm so excited to have the opportunity to serve for another Transfer here in the Holy Land of Daytona Beach. Elder Scott is unfortunately leaving though. We were so shocked when we got the transfer email, and we're both pretty upset. But, it is what it is! This week was a blast. So last week, Elder Scott and I set some specific Zone Goals that had to do with the number of new investigators found through out the zone, and the number of lessons with a member present. The incentive was that if they achieved their goals, they could throw pies at our faces at their next District Meeting. The Zone was pumped and excited to out this into play. It ends up that the DeLand Zone reached their goals with the exact number needed for each category! So to finish up this at weeks District Meetings through out the Zone, Elder Scott and I got pied! (See pictures below) This week we were able to go a Homeless shelter and help wipe up the tables after they ate their food. So things were going good and I wasn't sure what to expect. We helped prepare their food before they were able to come in and eat some lunch. The first few people came in and everything was going great. I guess to sum up the experience, here is a quote from an older man to a women walking past him..."If you kick my chair again, I'll stab you with this fork." yeah, there were a lot of life lessons I learned that day from the homeless in Daytona Beach, FL. We had a lot of miracles seen this week, and had a good time doing it! We spent a lot time with Leona and Serena as they both are preparing to go to the Temple for Baptisms for the dead. It was pretty cool to see how they both are progressing in the Gospel, and just loving their life right now. It's awesome to be a missionary and see these changes happening in the lives of others. The Lawhorn family of 15 is doing great! They were out of town for the last half of the week, so we were only able to see them a couple of times. Earlier this morning our Ward Mission Leader took us to the Daytona International Speedway so we could go on a tour! We thought it would be even more  fun to invite the other Elders close to us for them to attend as well. From the pictures below, you can see some of the cool sights here in Daytona and more about the racetrack. I've never been a Nascar fan, and don't think I ever will be, but it was still cool to go into the raceway and see how it all works. Everything is going well here in Daytona Beach and I'm excited to see how things this upcoming week at Transfers. Tomorrow I'll have a new companion, and I'm pretty nervous. I think the stress of transfers will never go away, but they always go okay. Thanks again for all of the support. I honestly couldn't do it without you all. Have a great week! I love and miss you all. -Elder Doman