First week in Huntington

Our first week here in Huntington we met lots of really good folks. We went to our first Sacrament meeting Sunday the 19th. We met members from both Hunting wards, 1st and 2nd wards. We live in the 2nd Ward.
Monday was a telephonic meeting with Brother Fuhriman. We talked more about our Pathway teaching responsibilities as well as other assignments from the stake leadership. We then ventured out to have lunch and gather a few more items for the apartment.
Tuesday was our first zone conference from 8:30 AM to 4:00PM. During this meeting we met with President Cox and his 1st counselor to discuss the church's new Self Reliance program that we are being asked to assist with. What an inspired program that can help the people of this depressed area raise their level of employment as well as their health and well being.
We also went with Elder and sister Scott of the mission office to go get boards and fix our bed. It's great now. At 8:30 that night we met with President Gee and the stake YSA committee discussing their needs and how we can reach them to bring them back to enjoy the blessings of institute.
Wednesday was lesson prep for Thursday's upcoming Pathway class. Yet another day trip to Walmart then that evening we drove across the Ohio river into Ohio to have dinner with the Sabastianis at Casa Grande restaurant. It was pretty good. The return trip was scary because the fog had rolled in and visibility was very low and we were trying to find our way home via the GPS that took us home a different route than what was shown us to get there. Faith and prayer and a GPS got us home.
Thursday AM was more lesson prep time. At 2:00 we met Brother Fuhriman and the Fowlers, senior missionaries that work at the University of WV institute. We discussed more Pathway responsibilities  as well as received materials to teach from. At 5:30 we met Elder and Sister Mazon the senior missionaries that teach the 30 and over age group of Pathway. They are really great folks. We will enjoy our association with them.
Our first Pathway class that night was taught by Brother Fuhriman, definitely a seasoned Institute teacher and we have large shoes to fill. The "Gathering" class which is "life skills" this semester will be fun to watch the students learn and grow as the young adults teach each other. After cleaning up and visiting with the Mazons a little more we got home at about 10:00 PM.
Friday Comcast came to set up the internet. We then went to lunch at a place we had heard about called "Hillbillies Hotdogs". Interesting but we don't need to go back. In the evening we went to Sis Sabastiani's institute class. It was held in her home which again challenged our navigational skills, but after three phone calls we made it and she did a nice job on her lesson.
   Saturday afternoon was a technology workshop followed by a ward potluck dinner for the Huntington 2nd ward and then Pat and I attended a Huntington 1st ward missionary fireside.