The New Kent Area

New Kent is awesome.

Now that's convenience for you!

Tuesday- Packing. I hate packing. If I was cool enough, I would just make a transporter pad and transport all of my stuff to and fro. I hate packing sooo much. I did get to go see the doctor though. He said that because of all of the biking, my knees are under a lot of stress. Physical therapy seems to be in order. I got to have one last visit with the Foot's family. They are so cool. Love them to bits.

The Foots Family

Wednesday- Guess what I did. Pack. I did get to say goodbye to the Cooks. They are the bomb. Elder Black got to the apartment at around 4, then we headed up to the apartment. We got my stuff unloaded, then went to Dinner with the Fairbanks. They are sweet.

The Cooks

Thursday- We had to take the car in to get it maintenanced and that took up a huge chunk of the day.

The view outside the new apartment. Yes it is on a golf course.

Friday- We helped out these guys that run a nearby thrift store. They are way cool. We helped them rummage through a bunch of leftover junk from a church yard sale. We had dinner with the Baird family. They are a way sweet family. They are converts and are just the coolest.

Saturday- We had lunch with our only investigator and his uncle. His uncle is a member. they are both way sweet. We spent a few hours up in West Point. I got to step foot on the beach and it was sweet. We tracted a little and got a few return appointments. We headed back down near home and saw a less active guy named Benny. This guy's basically on his death bed, but he's such a good guy.

Sunday- Got to meet more of the branch. There's a lot of youth, more than in both of my previous areas and those were wards. The branch is way nice. We had dinner with the former stake president's family. They are a way fun family. We had a super cool miracle. We got the feeling that we shouldn't go and see the person we had planned on seeing. We said a prayer and started cycling through the GPS. The Spirit directed us to go and visit the Cox family. Brother Cox was really sick and badly needed a blessing. It was really cool to experience the Lord's hand in the work.

I wasn't invited to the purple tie party

I would like to bare a brief testimony about the church. We are always told that no matter where you go, if you assemble with the Saints, then you are at home. I have definitely felt that on my mission. I've been in 3 different areas now, but come Sunday, it feels the exact same as it did at home. This is truly Christ's church. It is a worldwide church. It is home.

The apartment: Awesome. The Car: Awesome. The Branch: Awesome. Companion: Awesome. Missionary Life: Awesome. Pretty much everything is awesome. I'm glad for the time that I got to serve in the Newport News 2nd ward. They are a great ward and I'm going to miss them tons. Looking forward to the time that I have to spend serving the New Kent Branch now. Love you all. 

Love,

Elder Dumont