The Haw

7 August

So I got moved out of Harrisburg last week. Sorry for the poopy email last week. I was saying goodbye to a lot of missionaries. This week was eventful...obviously. 

So Tuesday morning I got up, finished packing, then a member came to pick us up. I had to go to Salisbury and my companion had to go to Hilliard which are in opposite directions, so we dropped off Elder Ashton at another member's house then Brother Dunn took me to Salisbury and dropped me off. There I met my new companion Elder Lewis and a member of the ward, Sister Hargus, took us home. She apparently is in charge of the missionary mom's Facebook page so she knows like, all the missionaries. And she's like a missionary mom to all of them. We had to stop by the Hilliard building anyway to pick up a loaner bike for me because my bike is still in the shop. I got to see a bunch of missionaries that were going home like Elder Hulet and Elder Richins. So that was good. 

We them drove down to Waxhaw. It's a lot different than my other areas. First of all, we live in a house! It's the first time in a long time that I have my own closet and bathroom, pretty sweet. It's in the middle of downtown Waxhaw, it's a quaint little town and it's quite the lively town. It's about the size that Newton was, but it's a lot more happening and a lot more wealthy. Since I've been here I've seen a Maclaren, a Maserati, and a Lamborghini. Kind of crazy. We live right next to the train tracks and since we lived right next to the train tracks in Harrisburg I'm pretty used to it. 

It was a humid week this week. It wasn't too hot, but all the sweat would make you think differently. The members here are pretty nice...and pretty $$$$$. We went out a lot this week with a couple priests, this ward has a HUGE youth program, there are like 80 youth, it's crazy. So we have a lot of priests who are willing to come out with us. We were with one in a neighborhood and we were knocking on some doors and we had some pretty rude people but we didn't really think about it much, but I guess they called the cops. So before you know it we have a cop following us, then pulling us over as we were walking. You could tell he knew we weren't soliciting, but he told us to leave, so that was fun. It reminds me of the Summerfield days. 

Well, anyways, I'm in a district with the Sharon Sisters, Sharon Elders, and the Providence Sisters. It's a good district so it'll be fun. We are hanging out with the Sharon Elders. One of the Elders went to Brighton High School. That makes four missionaries in this mission that went there, pretty funny. Things are good here, I'm still figuring out the area, and there seems to be a lot of good things going on here. I'll let you know more about the work next week! Love y'all!

Elders Ashton & Huff