December 15, 2014

So this week was a pretty crazy week. I got transferred!! Monday: we played basketball at the church. and ate dinner with a member, and that night i got packed for the big move. Tuesday: was transfers but I didn't have to go all the way to Louisville because I stayed inside the same zone so I am still in the same are as my last place. unlike my last companion did to pick up his new companion. I just got picked up by my new companion Elder Carter at my apartment with a member from the Beattyville Branch. We took an hour and a half ride to Beattyville from Lexington, and we did some tracting when I got there. Wednesday: we went through our area book and cleaned it out so that we could find all of the former investigators to start with them, because there isn't a lot of people open to the gospel at the time and they all live so far away from each other and there is only about 2 or 3 apartment complexes in this area. and it covers about 4 counties. it takes and hour to an hour and a half to drive from one end to the other. Thursday: we continued working with the area book and we went and taught some Less Actives. and We drove through a creek with our car it was pretty legit!! Friday: we had zone meeting and we learned about how to study for our investigators. which with it being almost a 2 hour drive to lexington and the meeting getting done at 2 and dinner with a member from nicholasville which is where my new companion started his mission, and then we shopped in winchester because there isn't a whole lot for stores in beattyville. Saturday: we called a lot of people to see if they were interested and most of them the number either blocked us or was disconnected which was surprising cause most of them had been contacted 2 years ago. Here in Beattyville we go and talk with the EMT's and they feed a dinner on Saturday's. and they are really cool. most of them are big hunters!  also tonight we were called by our branch president, because the amount of people that come is so small its a branch and not a ward here. but he called and asked us to teach Sunday school class, and he also said that the whole branch presidency was sick and half the branch is sick so we might have to cancel church if we can't find someone to go and preside. Sunday: so sunday was a crazy day. we got up and went and unlocked the church and set up the mic and the table for sacrament and a member brought the bread and we blessed the sacrament and two preisthood holders passed it. there were 13 people at church counted us. so 11. it was different. it was a very cool experience and 4 familys are assigned to come to our branch from different cities to make our meeting bigger. but everyone is sick so most of them didn't show. and ive been told that sometimes church gets canceled because of the lack of numbers. or we have sacrament and then are told to go home. its the most laid back church ive ever been to. it was a really cool experience. After church we went and taught a couple that we had found my first day here. and our miles in our car are really low and we are gonna be walking for pretty much this whole month of december because we have to find miles to go to louisville for christmas party that the mission does and to lexinton this coming wednesday for interviews with Mission president. and also we have to go to another area with a senior couple to skype home for christmas because no members in beattyville live close enough with the ability to skype. so itll be interesting.  Oh and we ran over a squirrel and i skinned him out and tanned his hide it looks legit! having some awesome times here in Beattyville can't wait to see what comes this next week! And we live off of a Rail Road Tracks.

Sincerely,

 Elder Durfee