Durham - Week 5

Hello,

So last week was crazy! We had our first transfer training meeting for 6 hours on Tuesday, then District meeting for 3 hours on Wednesday, then we did 4+ hours of service both Thursday and Friday.

On Friday we did service for a single mother named Bridget. She just moved into a house with her three kids a few months ago and has needed some help getting it all put together. We helped her rake her backyard that had a layer of leaves that had been there for years. We killed 7 copperhead snakes that were just laying under the leaves. Bridget was so thankful because she absolutely hates snakes.

We did a lot of service for some less actives last week also, Brother Honeycut, Sister Wood, and Sister Gibb (sister Gibb is sister Wood's mom. she is 92 and still walking around like she is 50 (she's crazy : ) ) and Brother Honeycut is a good friend that helps take care of their 4 acre yard).

We went fishing yesterday for p-day in a pond that is in their backyard. I caught a fish but the fishing line was super old and it broke.... but it was still a lot of fun.

We are teaching a man named Donald who is older, has had 3 strokes, is very educated in religion, and he can't read anymore. He is so eager to learn more but he always wants us to prove it. We are also teaching a couple Jehovah Witnesses, Tyrone and James. We taught them earlier today and it was a little bit of a bible bash. Our beliefs are surprisingly similar but the differences put them WAY out there.

Elder Drake Harper