Hi Family,
I remember that it was this month in 2008 when we bought the beautiful house that we live in today!
Last Monday, Elder Carter came back for a sleepover and we played charades at the Harter’s. Brother Harter did a funny impression of a crossdresser. The next day we had to say goodbye to Elder Carter forever. Elder Coon got transferred to Oak grove so I got yet another companion who is a district leader for the first time on his mission: Elder Pickup. So Elder Coon and I wasted time by him packing and the failed amount of appointments that we have had.
On Thursday we went to transfers and there was an okay amount of people there and a few new people to train. Our vehicle and automotives guy is Elder Tolman and he’s in a wheelchair and he’s a pretty nice guy. Our new Assistant to the President is Elder Rogers who I have heard is a little prideful over his football career which is very weak, but he did become an assistant coach to the team he played on. So I get put with Elder Pickup(from Declo, Idaho which is in the country part). He has some manners about him but he is a bigger guy (basically fat) and in the car he has that fat guy smell about him so it’s getting a little unbearable. We didn’t do a lot over the past days because of failed appointments and other things.
A couple of big things that happened were that we taught Loretta on her porch and she lives next to a well-used road so lots of people saw the lesson. We taught her the Gospel of Jesus Christ and invited her to be baptized. She said she would think about it. Then we tried to teach a black guy named Carton and he is interested but doesn’t know how to read hardly at all. Hard to go off what we taught last time. Half way through, Elder Pickup asked to use the bathroom so I had to stand in the guy’s living room looking at his stuff while he stood there quietly. Then we went to the Fly’s to have dinner and they have 6 boys and all are very loud. One of them is in Malowi, Africa but they shut down that part of the mission because there was only a 1% retention of people baptized.
Then we visited a guy named Eldridge and I have not seen him in over a month so I was worried. I would always look at his house to see if he was there. So we stopped by and he had had 4 surgeries and is on dialysis which takes up 3 of his days. He was crying when we came by and said he missed us and he would always feel better when we would come by. I know that I was meant to be in Wakefield for one more transfer so he wouldn’t be overlooked. We went to the Joines, which is the big black lady and the small white man. Their kid Caleb likes me a lot and S. Joines always makes it known. She invited us to Easter Dinner and an Easter egg hunt where she has like 130 eggs hidden.
This Sunday was a little chaotic from Daylight Savings and the flu that’s going around again. There weren’t any investigators at church and only 3/4 of members were in attendance. I had to teach Gospel Principals on Adam and Eve. I did okay but B. Fly really helped out.
Today (Monday) we just went shopping and then to the Harter’s. I got the package and loved it.
I have been having a bad couple of days from adjusting to a new comp. I have been yearning for every word from you all and I feel helpless when I miss your emails or don’t get a letter. I have trying to keep my spirits up but there is a lot of weight bearing down on me from being in Wakefield one more transfer when I have met all the people Elder Carter would just visit and potientials and formers me and Elder Coon have been seeing. My birthday is coming up - oh I mean OUR birthday is coming up (Tessa). Now you won’t have to share it with this goober. Have a fun week!
Love,
Elder McClure
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