Conference 10/1/2018

Hola Todos!

Hope you al had a nice week, mine was (drum roll please) interesting (cue applause). I know I say that a lot, but I just don't know how else to explain it. I do want to say really quick, Loaiza's baptism was AMAZING! Super great to see her again, especially seeing her make that step! I'll get into the other people though real quick, because that last paragraph is probably gonna be long.

We met a lady named Angie. We knocked on her door and before we said anything, she just went, "Oh, dont worry I still have it! Can you come back Next Tuesday at 7:00?" we were a little confused, but we figured out that she met some other missionaries and had a Book of Mormon from them. So that was pretty neat. I'm not sure if y'all remember sister Kiner, but she went to the hospital because of a pretty bad asthma attack, and we ended up stopping by that same day. We ran into her fiance just as he was getting home, so we figured it out from him, and asked if there ws anything we could do for him/her, he said no, but then said "I really want to sit down one day with you boys, and talk about your religion, because I have been to more churches than you can count, and not one has done more for anyone than y'all have done for Alicia (sis. Kiner)!" So that was awesome. We'll be seeing him tonight! We are also helping our friend Chirs and Ashley move. So that's sad, but it'll be really good for that family, just to much going on here for them.

For the end, mom has asked me to do something kinda different, and I get confused easily, so bear with me please. But first, a little about the mission. The Florida Orlando Mission is prettty standard as far as I can tell. My Mission President is an awesome guy! I don't think I couldv'e gottten called to a better mission for me (minus the weather, obviously), but Florida is such a melting pot (esspecially for spanish speakers), so I get to meet people from all over the world. Which is awesome for me because learning about other traditions, cultures, beliefs, etc. is one of my favorite things! Its just so exciting to see so much variety among God's children, and yet knowing we are all family is beautiful to me. One thing I don't want anyone to think though, is that any missionaries are perfect, or anything close to that. We all have faults, some more than others, but thats just fine! Because "God qualifies thoose whom He calls"! As for one of the biggest surprising things I have learned so far, its hard to nail it down to one; however, something that has really made a difference for me out here (and will for the rest of my life), is that God has been, is, and always will be a God of miracles. And he will preform them day after day, hour after hour, second after second, for me, for you, for anyone who really wants or needs one, all He asks in return, is your obedience to the protective laws He has put in place. Miracles are real. Its something I have 'known', but to see them as often as we get to...words honstly can't describe. He really does love us! Note: this does not mean He will give any of us a perfect life, or make our lives easy. We don't learn from easy. There is no growth in comfort, but He will provide where it is necessary, and when we really need it. He provides! Once again: He Love Us! Every darn one of us! No exeptions! Hope you all get the chance to enjoy conference. Love Y'all!!!

<3 Elder Fox