Blake-July 2, 2008

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! YEAH…IT’S MY LAST MAJOR HOLIDAY OUT HERE AND HOPEFULLY IT’S GONNA BE A SWEET ONE. WE HAVE SOME BIG PLANS BECAUSE P-DAY HAS BEEN MOVED TO FRIDAY AND PRESIDENT STILL LET US E-MAIL TODAY…AND WHEN I SAY BIG PLANS, THEY’RE REALLY NOT THAT BIG COMPARED TO ALL YOURS I’M SURE. WE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN TO CHESAPEAKE BEACH AND WATCH THE FIREWORKS ON THURSDAY NIGHT, AND THEN COME BACK UP TO THE CITY FOR THE PARADE ON THE 4th…WE THEN GOT PERMISSION TO GO TO A MEMBER’S HOME IN CAPITOL HILL, WHO HAS A SWEET VIEW OF THE NATIONAL MALL FOR WHAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE THE BEST FIREWORK SHOW IN THE NATION. ANYWAYS, THIS PAST WEEK HAS BEEN A GOOD ONE WITH THE MISSIONARY WORK…LATELY IT FEELS LIKE IT’S ALWAYS THE SAME WITH NO REAL BIG HIGHLIGHTS. WE HAD THE MONTHLY “WHY I BELIEVE” ON SUNDAY AND ANOTHER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MANSELL ON MONDAY MORNING, BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT HAS BEEN RUNNING AROUND GETTING STUFF DONE FOR OUR ZONE AND THEN WORKING IN OUR AREA WITH WHAT TIME WE HAVE LEFT. WE TAUGHT SOME NEW MEMBER LESSONS AND LAST NIGHT AT SCRIPTURE STUDY WE HAD 4 LESS-ACTIVE OR RECENT CONVERTS THERE…THAT WAS PRETTY SWEET!! WE ALSO SET ANOTHER BAPTISM DATE THIS WEEK WITH A LADY NAMED KEISHA MELTON…HER DATE IS FOR JULY 20 AND I’M PRETTY SURE I WON’T BE HERE. TIERSA MIGHT BE ABLE TO GO DOWN ON THE 13th, BUT IT’S NOT TOO LIKELY ANYMORE CUZ SHE’S GOING OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEND. KEISHA IS A REALLY NICE, REALLY HUMBLE LADY WHO SHOULD WORK OUT…SHE HAD AN ASTHMA ATTACK SATURDAY NIGHT AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL SO SHE WASN’T ABLE TO MAKE IT TO CHURCH. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BE THERE FOR THE BAPTISM BECAUSE IF SHE WERE TO GET BAPTIZED, SHE WOULD NEED AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE IN THE WATER WITH HER. ANYWAYS, THAT’S LIFE FOR NOW…WE ARE TRYING TO FIND SOME MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE WE’RE NOT TEACHING NEARLY ENOUGH RIGHT NOW. I LOVE THE WORK THOUGH AND KNOW THAT IT’S TRUE…I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A FUN AND SAFE FOURTH OF JULY…LOVE YOU ALL!!LOVE,
ELDER BLAKE HARBER