January 11, 2016 NOVA YSA Fort Lauderdale

Hey family whats up! So I just arrived here in the Nova YSA branch and it is crazy different! There are about 10-15 active members and only 3 active women haha. President sat Elder Marsden and I down and gave us a long talk about how this is a rescue mission and that we will be dealing with alot of Less active members and reactivating them so that this branch will grow. Usually missionaries dont serve in this YSA branch because it is so small but it is also a good thing because this branch NEEDS our help haha. Elder Marsden is awesome hes probably been my favorite companion so far. I am so pumped to work with him and hopefully we will be together for more than 1 transfer haha. Well we also have a car! The YSA branch covers our whole stake boundaries which is basically all of Fort Lauderdale so we have to drive alot but it is cool because we get to see alot more of the area. Well I honestly love it here! Most the people here are black but I love them haha. Walking all the college campuses around is super fun too. Thats super dope that the Chiefs won! If they win the Super Bowl that would be super awesome. Alex Smith needs a ring! Oh actually there are alot of spanish speakers haha just not at church. I am still speaking spanish with people everyday which is nice. 

Well anyways a couple really cool experiences happened this week! First one was just we were knocking some college dorms and this girl opens her door and she is RIPPED!! She is like addicted to Crossfit and has competed on American Ninja Warrior and she is seriously the coolest! She is half German half Puerto Rican and she has a pet micropig named Wednesday. Haha well we first go into her room and she has vodka bottles everywhere and a huge bong on the table so I cant wait to teach her the word of wisdom but she is so active and healthy that it should be easy for her to stop. And she is a 28 year old lawyer. One of the smartest women I have ever met. Teaching her is so awesome because she knows nothing about anything but when we teach it she fully understands it it is amazing.

Another super cool thing that happened is that we met a guy that plays basketball for Broward College and it turns out he is actually a less active member in our branch! His name is Jacob and hes like 6'4 and just looks like a straight baller haha. When he came to church everyone was so pumped to see him because he hadnt been in forever! He wore like a super slick suit too and it was super awesome talking with him about basketball he is super cool.

Well thats all i got for this week! This Transfer i will be working harder than I ever have before on my mission haha so wish me luck! The address of my new house is . Davie, FL 33314

Have an awesome week family!

Love, Elder Spencer