First week in Florida

THis week was probably the longest week of my life! But I learned a
lot! I arrived in Florida on Tuesday afternoon and then we had dinner
at the mission presidents house and a little training. Then we went to
a hotel and spent the night. The next day we went to a local church
and did training all day and yes I got an iPad haha but it's actually
not that bad.
Hours day I got my trainer and then went to our area. It's called
davenport and its me and my comp and another companionship that is
over 1 ward haha definitely not like Utah... We have a car which is
really nice. We are teaching a lot of people but a lot of the
appointments that we think we have aren't home and then we have to
find someone else to teach. We have a baptism next week his name is
jarsi he is 20 and waaaay cool. We spent our whole pday with him hah
played tennis and are playing a board game right now.
We work mainly through the member referrals with finding people to
teach. We do find people but never tract which is nice.
My trainers name is elder holmstead and he is from Lehi UTAH hah he is
really strict and obedient. He has been out about a year and 4 months
and I'm his first son hah I can't really judge right now because I
haven't been with him for that long haha but no I think we will work
well together we have a car but still walk soooo much. We are teaching
a guy that was a baptist and wants more truth. He has a crazy
background. He was a drug dealer and everything and got shot 6 times
because of it and had to reconstruct his face. His testimony of God is
so clear. He knows God is there because he is still alive. We taught
him the restoration and the Book of Mormon. We got him so interested
he asked us where our church is so that he can come haha we will see
how everything goes with him.
It's strange being in church clothes all the time but it's all good. I
got kinda homesick this week but I just need to lose myself. That's my
goal so that time will fly by. Dani leaves next week and it's soooooo
awesome!!
I love you all!! Ill try and send some pics in a couple mins. I hate
typing on an iPad.
-Elder Gardner