21st Week in Tampa

Christmas lights on palm trees. 

Elder Hale, Sister Smith and Elder Christensen

We had lots of miracles this week. Tampa is crazy when it

comes to New Years. There were fireworks everywhere! And lots of drunk

drivers. We had several cars stop by warning us to go home before it

gets really crazy so after our last lesson we went back to our

apartment a bit early. There were so many fireworks that had been

going off that my clothes smelled like smoke. We had Dennis at church

again this last Sunday and Christmas Sunday too. He's doing great! We

also have been getting to meet with a man who is super prepared for

the gospel. I've loved seeing the atonement working in his life to

help him get over his addictions. There have been so many miracles

these last several weeks. One example of that was this morning during

our morning work out. A man yelled "Elder!" when I walked by his

treadmill. We talked to him for a bit to find out he had played

football at BYU back in the 70's and has read the Book of Mormon and

gone to church before. He's not a member but has met with the

missionaries several times before. Crazy how prepared he is already.

He's planning on being there every morning so it was nice getting to

meet him. He reminded me a lot of Matt Petty. (I think I spelled their

last name right ;) 

Love you!

Elder Hale