As I opened up the blog page to write something I was somewhat surprised to see that it has been a month since I posted anything. In my mind I thought, "Oh it's only been a couple of weeks". But another month has passed and we are starting to feel the rush of wanting to get finished up all the things we wanted to do and see here.
Our Virtual Institute /Pathway classes each Thursday are still enjoyable and we have grown to love our students so much. Our Huntington WV site (the only site in WV) has been the pilot for the Pathway virtual gathering here in the United States. We have just received an email from our North America NE area director that announced two new Pathway Connect changes.
1- There will be several more sites that will be opening up in the fall that students can attend virtually, and that
2- Pathway Connect is being made available to non-members.
Both of these will greatly bless the lives of people that want to get an education. There are some conditions that will need to be followed with both of these announcements but wow, what great opportunities for so many more people.
We had a Mission Tour June 19th in Charleston WV. Our visiting authority was Elder Randall Bennett of the Quorum of the Seventy. As of August 1st he will take over as the President of the North America NE area. What a great opportunity to have our General Authorities visit and instruct and bless the missions around the world. I know their focus is on the young Elders and Sisters but we Senior Missionaries learn so much too.
We were asked to come prepared for this meeting by reading 2 Nephi and focusing on the Gathering of Israel and 3 Nephi focusing on Ministering.
My take away from Elder Bennett was this quote, "working with urgency is a sign of willingness to be obedient". I can certainly feel Elder Bennett's urgency to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all the world. We must jump on the band wagon.
I know we all have certainly felt this from President Nelson.
Some other things we accomplished this past month are:
*We did the refreshments ( sandwiches, fruit, Cake and punch) at Seminary graduation as well as Pat spoke.
*We spoke in Olive Hill branch.
* We inspected three companionships cars and apartments again. They might think I am a little hard on them but in the 4 months that we have had this assignment the apartments are looking so much better and the missionaries are cleaning better (at least before we come). You can sure see how grody things can get when transfers happen and things are left behind (such as, clothes, broken stuff, junk they collected and no longer have room for etc.. ) by the departing missionaries and the new Elder or Sister has to deal with it. I won't say that they "shine like the top of the Chrysler building" but wow things are so much better.
*We still enjoy our literacy leaners each Tuesday.
* We took a cleaning assignment at the building.
*We helped with food for a funeral in our ward.
*We feed the Sister Missionaries almost once a week.
We, I, taught a gal in the ward how to make bread using her Kitchen Aid she had never used.
* We had dinner twice with some new friends. Senior Missionaries from Gilbert AZ, Elder Brent and Sister Debbie Nelson.
*We drove the sisters to transfers in Charleston. We lost Sister Caldwell who has been a super missionary. She and her companion have 5 promising investigators, 2 on date, next Saturday. We hated to see her go but we brought to the area Sister Peterson. She and Sister Jenkins will hopefully reap the benefits all the hard work that has been done.
* We helped prepare for a wedding in the ward by ironing 18 tablecloths and 100 chair covers, as well as set up and washed and dried dishes at the rehearsal dinner and tonight we will serve at the reception.
So as you see we stay busy. We love these people and this area and I'm already getting pretty emotional about the thoughts of leaving them but then I think of our returning to our dear family and those are my happy thoughts.
Love you all, Almost Heaven, Traynors
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