February 24, 2015

This week was a long week for us but it ended well. We had a lot of problems with the cold weather and also finding people home.... a lot of the homes that we would try we just got nothing. We are hoping that as we go on bikes this week that we have better luck. Elder Tucker and I will be staying together for another transfer in Hope and we feel that we should be able to baptize which here is well needed. They need someone solid right now that they can start to prepare to take leadership. 

J and C are in Texas with C’s Grandma who is having some health problems the night before they left we did not plan to go see them because they had seemed to be getting shady and ignoring us. Elder Tucker got a strong feeling that we had to go see them. We ended up having a really powerful lesson with them and got the chance to set dates with the whole family. We are going for the 22nd of March. C even chose to come to church before they left and she had a really good experience and said how if she had the faith to keep her grandma alive she can have the faith to quit smoking. 

Love all y'all 

Elder Tucker

Pocket sized church building

fried burger

February 16, 2015

Thanks for all the letters. It was nice to hear from yall. Here in Hope the work goes on as it ever has. We have had somewhat of a strange week as we had to stop a relationship from falling apart and someone from going to jail but I guess that is all part of the Job. 

We are starting a read the book of mormon in 30 days with Justin, Chelsea, and Kylie and so far it is going really well. Chelsea told us yesterday that they had only smoked on cigarette and that replacing smoking with the Mormon book(as they call it) was working(that was the original Idea). We also got people to come to church! Brother Kirby another one of our investigators came and hit off really well with the stake leader that was there we actually right after Church left with Bro. Kirby and ray(the guy from the stake) to give sister Kirby a blessing. He really wants to know if this is the true church and not make the wrong choice. they have had bad experience with that. Also Chelsea, Kylie, and Justin's sister's kids came to church also. Justin had to help his sister get ready for the ice storm. but it was really nice to have some people there to show the branch we can. 

love y'all

Kevin

February 9, 2015

Life in Hope is very different from my other areas. It is kind of a mix of Russellville and Danville but just take out all of the members. We teach mostly English people because Elder Tucker is an English missionary and we are right now trying to get people you would be able to become leadership in the branch. Right now we have about 6 implants in the branch. Including the Branch pres., RS, and mission leader. But we are working hard to get something going. We are right now teaching a family. J and C with J's daughter K, and sometimes his dad T. They are a super cool family but they have also gone through a lot of hard trials. Hope is kind of a dying town so a lot of the people here are kind of a rough upbringing. Justin and Chelsea were going to come to church but they had a family emergency when T (j's dad) found out his mom was dying. But they are planning to come next week. They want to change so badly and they would be so key in getting a other people to come out to church. 

We have hit a warming trend here in the south. We are about mid 70's today. I don't know how long it is going to last us but we will enjoy it as we have it. I wish y'all well

Kevin