January 5, 2015

Its already week 5/6 of this transfer!!! where has the time gone!!? So this week was super filled! so Monday: we had a lot of sitting around due to the fact there isn't a whole lot to do here in Beattyville. Tuesday: we went and got me a hair cut, cause my hair was getting way long! and the barber shop here is pretty awesome! (picture) then we walked to the top of this one (mountain) ridge, and we picked up a dog he followed us all the way up there!! When we got up there he went adventuring and then disappeared don't know what happened to him.... then we went and tracted a lot of doors. Then we went and tried some other people that weren't home. Wednesday: we went and saw some Less Actives, Then we went and Tried some formers that are no longer interested. and it was New Years eve!! so it was non Prostelyting from 6 PM. so we went to McKee elders apartment because we had district meeting Friday in McKee and we played ultimate Uno!  Thursday: we had district meeting. and then we had district lunch at Dairy Queen. then we drove home i got car sick because it a super twisty road from Beattyville to McKee. and My companion (Elder Carter) got to visit with his brother.... because his brother is getting deployed for the army to go and defend the Oasis. super scary... we gave him a blessing it was super spiritual. and his bother isn't very active and hasn't been since about age 16. Also today we were going out to find some Less actives but on our way out to see one my companion realized that he had already tried them with his last companion here and they didn't live there anymore. so we parked and he felt inspired to go and knock on this door. and so we did and it was a family, and we helped them resolve some concerns they had about the LDS faith, paligamy related, and some other issues, but at the end the lady gave us some jam and they invited us to come back to help them learn more about our religion. Friday: we weekly planned. then we went and Tracted this one Holler. it was super Redneck up in there!! and we just about got eaten by some dogs!!! super scary! but we did find some new investigators up in the holler. Then we went and tried some other people that weren't home. but we were able to sit and teach this one lady the Restoration. Saturday: since its a new month and we now have miles again!! we were able to go to the part of the area i felt we needed to be, and no one was home... but we were able to talk with some members up there that have people they want us to go and see but they were just headed out so we will have to go back some other time!! Then on the way back from Campton we went and saw this investigator but he was open at the time because he is dealing with his mother who is very sick. Sunday: we had church. and then we went and i finally met some other members that live way up in a holler. they are a really cool family!!! then we went and tried to find a referral we received the other day but apparently it was the wrong address that was sent in because the lady we talked to was super ticked, and she had a creek just before her house so we had to get out and walk it because we couldn't of got our car in there, we need a truck bad, so we started walking at her dog started barking so she came out and started yelling and so we had to really listen and she mad and she said to get the heck off of her property before she made us and we said we were looking for terri anne and she said i don't know who that is and i don't want nothing to do with her business so get the heck off of my property before i call the law on ya. so we got in the car and drove to some investigators we have and we had a great discussion about the Plan on Salvation. then we drove home. Can't wait to see what this next week brings!!! i hope we find people that are a little bit more active rather than laid back. but we will make it all work! keep looking forward and don't look back. 

Love,

 Elder Durfee