The Rays

There have been some good experiences that I had this week. Elder Cook is here and I am having a blast with him as we go and do this missionary work. It has been hard because we don't have as many people to teach but we have been working on it. One day our appiontments fell through and we had run out of things to do, and we had a bad experience the previous day with a lady calling us "The Anti-Christ". We love her still. So Elder Cook thought it would be a good Idea to go to the local stores that are busy and try to find someone that way. It was a different idea so we did it. we walked around and talked with a couple people and that was it. It seemed that we didn't accomplish much. But the next day we were at another store buying drinks and chips for a dinner appointment and a random girl next to us said that she knew us. I didn't know who she was but then I remembered at the store I waved at her as we left. We talked with her a bit and she said that she would like to be taught.
Another cool experience that happened this week was at the Lopez's house. They are a very less-active family. I have gone over there in the past and nothing good has ever happened that I could see, but as we went over we got to teach Bro. lopez's wife and she was very open to the spirit. We are so excited to be able to see the hope in her eyes as we taught her. She is going to read and pray and eventually we are going to get her and her whole family back to church.
At the Tropicana Feild there was a base ball game giong on, the Rays vs Oakland. And the cool thing was that it was Mormon night. So all the missionaries who were up north were able to go. And we in the south were left out. But Elder Cook and I had a brilliant plan to ask president if we could watch it on tv with a less active family we were working with. He at first was against it but than he said it was Ok. We had a great time with that family, had some good discussions some of them about the gospel and our church. It was a great opportunity.
Margie's son Scottie is the next one who is going to get baptized. We taught him the 1st lesson the best we could and set a date with him for the 27th.
Hope you all have an excellent time this week.

Elder Spencer Larson