Sad times‏

So this last week had a lot of sad moments but some good ones as well. Jeff Tysoe, one of investigators with a baptism date for the 20th, officially moved out of the ward. He's still going to be baptized but... still sad to see him go. Jesse Rice, another of our baptism dates for the 20th as well, is living with his girlfriend and since they aren't ready to get married and won't move out, that date had to be cancelled. We're still teaching him but we have to wait for him to be baptized.

And then the saddest moment yet, yesterday a less-active member that I met my 2nd or 3rd day in the field, and have been working with and seeing about once a week since then informed me that she had requested to have her name removed from the records of the church. I almost started to cry. She is a normally emotional woman and she talked about it like she was talking about throwing away some old clothes or something. I tried to convince her other wise but she had made up her mind.

Now that thats out of the way, time for some good news. Kurt came to church and loved it and is still set on the 27th of June for his baptism. Stephen Sumner, another less active that we've been working with for about a month now, came to church and is back on track to full fellowship and soon the preisthood. He's got to give up smoking first but he's working on that as well. And then we set a baptism date with Kate Schell. Kate has been taught by missionaries forever. She wants to be baptized but just never keeps commitments. So if we can get he to keep her commitments, especially coming to church, she will be able to have those blessings.

Other than that, it's hot here and Church is still true.

Love you all and love your letters.

Elder Andrew Harris