Traynor's update

Dear family and friends,
   This last week was very busy. Saturday the 25th the senior missionaries in the mission went with President and Sister Salisbury to take a three hour tour of the Summit Bechtal Reserve outside of Beckley West Virginia near Mt Hope. This is the site of the BSA national jamboree. In 2019 it will host the International jamboree. It is over 10,000 acres. My goodness what a place. They have put in over four Hundred fifty million dollars in infrastructure alone. They can accommodate up to eighty thousand scouts and leaders. It is quite the facility. After the tour we had lunch with the President as well as some training.
   On Sunday the 26th we left at 7:15 AM to drive and hour to the Gallipolis Ward. Their early morning seminary class can only meet on Sunday morning. So we attended the class their Sacrament meeting and their three hour block. We were hosted by a Senior missionary couple for lunch. We then helped with the ward's self-reliance devotional. We got home at about 9 PM after making the drive back in the rain, kind of scary in the dark on these narrow windy roads.
   Monday was a zone conference here in Huntington. It was a great opportunity to be taught again by the mission President and see all the missionaries in our zone.
   Our self reliance meetings are going well.
   We are loving our Pathway and Gathering classes. These YSA are so dedicated and we are all bonding together and enjoy our time together. It is still taking a lot of time to read and prepare our lessons. We only have one week left to complete this first semester. It's gone by very quickly.
    We have had a ton of rain on and off for weeks and this Arizona girl misses the sunshine. Of course all this West Virginia green and humidity is due to this rain. It's a good thing this little apartment and our car are air conditioned once summer hits.
    We are doing well and finding plenty to keep us busy. I've even had a moment to do some sewing to prepare for a quilt class I'm doing for the ward.
     We love you and miss you but all is well here.
     We love the work and thes good folks herein West Virginia.
Almost Heaven, Traynor missionaries