Letter Home August 4th

Another Amazing week here in the Christian Capitol of the world!!   Also now the #1 most wanted place to live in, in the United States  for the 2 time in a row, according the realestate world!  Hickory NC, is a beautiful area, i completly agree! But anyways things have been  going a lot better, we have been working really close with members lately, it really is the only way you can find success in this area!  Because  without that member support, nothing works to well!  We have been working with Berness for awhile, she just won't come to church!  Its crazy, this week we gave her a church tour, we have had over 3-4 members invite her, a member mowed her lawn!  But no church attendance, so were afraid we just gotta drop her, sadly, there is just no progression! This week we  also worked with Mr. MckAlister, man this guy is so nice, he really wants  to know if the Restored Gospel is true, we have asked him to pray 2 now,  but he's still kind of waiting for his answer.  This coming week we are  planning on teaching the Plan of Salvation, and it should be really good, were very excited, he met the bishop and he is in love with the guy.  And we found out that another member knows Joe too, so were going to  take that member this week, it should be good! Tommy is having no progess really, he just has really serious issues with the word of wisdom, so we are going to give him the boot just like Berness, sadly! He also  didn't come to church! David the brother of Alma the member, really  nice and active, he is going to be coming to church this coming week, we met with them last week and talked it was good!  David is the son  of Juan, Juan we taught for awhile, he just won't convert yet so we are planning on just teaching the kids so we are very excited to start teaching David, a lot of potential! We met with a lady this week her  name is Darlene, she told us that she has been taught by other missionaries before and she knows that the church is true and she has bad health problems thats why she hasn't come to church for awhile!  She said that she just watches the BYU channel on sunday, for the Sunday serivces on there, we thought that was way cool.  She really wants to be baptized she said, but she can't because of the #1 problem with everyone!!!  Lets guess, SMOKING, thats right, NC isn't a huge Tabacco industry for people just out of the state! This state is covered with it!  So sadly thats why she can't be  baptized, but we are going to work with her and see what we can do, if  theres no progress, theres no point right now, so we'll see!    So get this, this is pretty cool, a very big blessing, so this Sunday while we were getting ready for church, the bishop called us and told us hurry over to the church quick there is somebody here who is asking questions, hurry.   So we hurry and got to church and we got to meet this guy.  His name is Tim, very nice guy, he didn't really grow up a certain faith, he has always just visited churches.  And he said this morning he just felt like he should come here to our church.  So we got to teach him a first disscusion, he wasn't able to stay for church but we have his address and plan on visiting him this week!   So we are pretty excited! Today we are having a dessert lesson at the Berry's home.  We have been teaching a 20 yr old girl who went to school with the Berry kids and is very nice, we plan on teaching the 2nd disscusion with her and it should be really good, we are very exited!  She has very good fellowship! As for this week, i find out if i stay or go, it is transfers, and i have a huge feeling i'm leaving but he who knows.  Rumor has it me and Elder Taylor might be either training or might become District leader, but hey i guess we'll see who knows we might just become Senior Comps!  Elder Taylor came out a transfer before  me!  Well thanks for all of the support, i love ya'all  and hope you have a good week!