Sadly, it's time to leave Daytona...

Brock sure is unhappy about leaving Daytona.  Not only because he loves it there, but also because he’s been working his butt off getting the zone motivated and pumped and working hard and now he has to leave it all.  He also loves his companion, Elder Crismon, and they’ve only been together for 6 weeks. He’s pretty down in the dumps about things.  Hopefully he’ll be transferred to an area that he wants to go and that he’ll have another sweet companion that he gets along with.  Being a missionary is definitely not all fun and games, it’s really hard work too.  Brock said he’ll let me know by a picture tomorrow where he’s being transferred to, I can’t wait to hear!!!

Friends and Family,

Well, unfortunately my time is up here in Daytona Beach. I'm pretty

sure it has gotten harder and harder to say goodbye each time I've

left an area. Saying goodbye to good friends, converts, and other

missionaries through out the zone has been one of the hardest things

on my mission. To be honest, I don't like it at all. I'd be content

with staying in one Ward my whole mission! It will be tough to say

goodbye to Elder Crismon and get a new companion tomorrow.  We've

worked really well together and will forever be brothers. We are both

a little frustrated to only be serving together for a 6 week time

period. I guess we just need to have some more faith in the saying,

"I'll go where you want me to go." Anyway, complaining is useless so I

might as well stop. I'm sad to leave, but I'm anxious to see where

I'll be headed tomorrow!

The members here in the Daytona Beach Ward are just great. I was given

some pretty sweet departing gifts from my best buds here in the Ward.

They breed the people out here in Daytona just a little bit

differently, and I think that's why I liked it. Some pictures of a few

going away gifts are inserted at the bottom of this email! It's hard

to see what I'm holding in my hand in one of the pictures, but it is

an America knife. The handle is the head of a Bald Eagle, and it the

actual blade of the knife turns into the Eagles wings. Hahahha so

sick!! 'MERICA! Bang bang! If you really know ,e, you know I'm

cracking up at this stuff

We had MLC (Mission Leadership Council) this Thursday and it honestly

is the the best meeting in the mission. All of the Zone Leaders,

Assistsnts, and President and Sister Berry are there. We receive

trainings on what should be taught and how to move the needle forward

throughout the Mission. There is basically the little "MLC clique"

that my closest friends and sit by at all the big meetings. I've made

so many good friends out here it's unreal. I feel like I've known some

of these Elders my whole life!

We had some pretty sweet miracles happen this week. This one

definitely trumps the others by far. During weekly planning, we were

working through the 13 different planning steps and we're definitely

feeling the grogginess of the mid afternoon start to hit us. We were

looking through our notes, and came across the name of Brandie. If you

remember Brandie, she was going to be baptized the 27th but was

supposed to move up to New York a few weeks ago. We called her because

we hadn't heard anything from her, or if she'd been in contact with

any missionaries. It ends up she didn't move to New York because she

had some serious bronchitis! She made her way to the hospital where

they requested for her to stay in town until she feels like she's

getting better. She told us she's getting a little bit better, and she

took the sickness as a sign from God to be baptized here in Daytona.

HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!  It's awesome how the Lord works.

Another great thing that happened this week here in Daytona Beach was

the less active brother we found last week named Brother Spurlin (the

family with the Sugar Gliders) came to the Priesthood Session of

General Conference. Afterwards, he said he hasn't felt that good in 3

years (the time he's been away from the church.) he said, "he just

feels as if he was at home."

General Conference was awesome this weekend. I loved the words said by

the Prophets and Apostles. 3 years ago, I never would have been able

to sit through and listen intently to 10 hours of conference. The

Gospel of Jesus Christ has changed me. I recognized it when my

Watching conference with "Grandpa"

thoughts were drawn to those testifying of the savior on a Saturday

afternoon in October, rather than 'where is College Football Game Day

taking place'. Vonn G Keetch this weekend said, "The gospel of Jesus

Christ is the plan that God has made for us to become the individual

he knows we are capable of becoming. " I've learned and now understand

the importance of a Modern Day Prophet. I can feel that this church of

Jesus Christ is the one true church. The Church that holds the keys of

the Priesthood of God, the church that hold the book that will bring

you closer to God than any other book, and the church where Jesus

Christ is the cornerstone, and head of this entire foundation. I'm

grateful for this knowledge and testimony I've gained on my mission!

Today we are having all the Elders in the Zone Come up to the Daytona

Beach chapel for a basketball tournament! It's going to be a blast!

There will be 14 Elders in it and we are just pumped.

Thanks so much for all the support and help I've received on my

mission. I couldn't do it with out you all. I love and miss each of

you! Have a great week!

- Elder Doman

Here are a couple of my favorite quotes from this weekends conference!

Kim B Clark

- "We do not have to be perfect. But we have to be good at getting better!

David A Bednar

- "adversity, if handled correctly, can be a blessing."

-Elder Doman