#PantsMiracles

All 4 of us looking like a happy family.​
Elder Stevenson, Elder Lund,  Elder Ajayi, Elder Child

Hey everyone! So I expect my letters will be getting shorter now that I have less time and the monotony of missionary work begins. Still some cool stuff going on though, so stay tuned.

We've been doing a lot of knocking and Bible referrals. (We deliver free Bibles to people that order them online and then try to set return appointments) We've found some cool new investigators! One of them we found knocking- her name is Nasya and she is a young single mom that's looking for a new church. She's really cool. We went back and taught her the Restoration! She had lots of good questions and told us that at one time she thought she was a prophet so we helped clear those up. We invited her to church and she didn't come, but that's ok. We're going back tonight to teach about the Book of Mormon and invite to baptism. Hopefully that goes well.

While we were teaching her my ankles got totally eaten alive by mosquitoes. I think the official count was 45 bites across both ankles. It stings like crazy. I'm gonna get some calamine lotion later today or something. Mosquitoes are a thing and Zika is a thing. In fact, our sister missionaries were just told they have to wear pants because of Zika. A lot of them apparently didn't like it, but we're a really obedient mission. So then whenever they saw a miracle it was a #PantsMiracle.

We also found a lady named Darleisha from a Bible referral and she was really interested and wanted to learn more. We set up a return appointment, but we haven't been able to contact her since. It's kinda annoying but we're still trying. She seems like she would accept the gospel.

I'm working on my Creole still. I can talk a little bit better than I used to. We went to a less active family and I taught the whole Restoration lesson by myself in Creole and answered some of their questions. It was really good- helped my confidence if nothing else. They agreed to let us keep coming over so I can practice teaching the lessons in Creole, and they're a really nice family so it should be good.

The weather has been really nice but it warmed up for some random reason. Not too humid though so that's nice. No rain either. Just sunny and cloudy.

That's pretty much it for this week. I feel like I'm starting to get into the groove of things now. Going into week 3- that's kinda weird.

Thanks for all your notes! I love all the pictures too.

Here's some lyrics for ya:

"M renmen ou, ou renmen m, nou se yon fanmi kontan!"

(Haha- it's all I could think of. My music resources are running low.)

​My room.​

​My living room.

​My kitchen.​

So many clouds.

​Downtown Miami.​

​Our church building.

Lanmou,

Eldè Stevenson

***Note from Missionary's Mom: If you want to send a Christmas package to Elder Stevenson, it must be received by December 10th. All Christmas gifts are to be sent to the Mission office for distribution at their monthly mission meeting. The following is the instruction we received from the mission: 

Transfers are scheduled just ten days before Christmas and your missionary will not know of possible changes until the night before the transfer. Sending Christmas gifts to the mission office address rather than to your missionary's apartment is the best way to ensure the presents will be received in time for Christmas. Address the packages in this way:

Elder Hunter R J Stevenson

Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission

7951 SW 6th Street Suite #110

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324-3211

Note that the full name is important, as there can be more than one missionary with the same last name.

Please send the packages in adequate time to be delivered before our Christmas Conferences. Receiving Christmas gifts from family during the conferences is a joyous tradition that the Elders and Sisters all enjoy. As you select gifts, remember that missionaries move frequently and are limited to the space in their luggage. Sending large or high value items is not recommended. 

Donations for missionaries who are not receiving packages can be sent to:

Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission

Secret Santa Donations

7951 SW 6th Street Suite #110

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33324-3211

Items to donate: This is not a comprehensive list, but rather a suggested List. This is what we included with some input from some of the missionaries themselves.

Gift Cards ($10 value works well)
Chick Fil A
Taco Bell
Walmart
McDonalds
Visa Gift cards

Skinny ties
Dark Socks
Sunglasses
Personal Hygiene items
Journals
Nice Pens
Scripture markers
Flash Drive
Jewelry
Watch (elder or sister)
Clear or light colored nail polish
Post it note pads
Note cards
Stamps
Gum
Mints
Christmas Candy

Again, these are just suggestions.... Any items you would like to donate are so appreciated and can be used. Money is better sent as Gift Cards.