July 13, 2015


With A.B.
We had a zone meeting at the institute building at Southern Virginia University, in Buena Visa VA, on our way out of town we took a district photo in front of the "Whole Armour of God" statue on the campus (this is the LDS university in the mission) 
​Another fun thing is during the summer there are several EFY trips held on the campus here, so as we went walking through, by some 200+ LDS youth we felt a bit like Rock-Stars as they called out "I'm Mormon" "hello Elders" and just having everyone stop and look and wave to us...it was surreal and very welcome...how grateful I am to be a missionary!


So this week we had a very full house at church because of all the New Medical Student families moving into the ward over the past week, (we had 4 families move out and 7 new families move in) we had been praying for a good member freindshipper's for the B. family and sure enough I have no doubt the Lord answered our prayer with the arrival of the N's...who moved in two doors up from A.B.!
The New Student Welcome BBQ in the Greenbriar State Forest
Elder Tupou was a little pleased with the mud he had to drive through in the state forest 
Our group in the end of the cave...six investigators came with us, The H. Boys, G. Boys, and Glk. Girls. We also taught a short lesson about the Holy Ghost again likening the Holy Ghost the our flashlights in the total darkness.
Looking up from the lower cave to the upper cave
Did I mention how much I have loved having Elder Myers in my district again, we went on an exchange and it was just like back in Parkersburg again.
That's all for this week
Love ya
ART
Elder Wheeler
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