Dear Family and Friends,
This week has been
full of lots of change! I left Morehead City Wednesday, at 4 in the morning. A
member (Brother Willis) drove us all the way to Portsmouth, Virginia. There I
waited with some other missionaries while the training missionaries had a
meeting. After that I got on the transfer van, drove back down to Elizabeth
City, and then spent a little bit of time with the Zone Leaders there while the
Nags Head Elders were driving up. When the Nags Head Elders got here, we
exchanged and then I headed down to Nags Head. Our house is literally the house
right next to the church, and is about a 20 second walk from our door to the
church doors. We also live in a beach house, with the English Elders. It's
really nice and roomy, I'll be sure to include photos next week.
The ward here is
really nice. Although it's very confusing at the same time. Lots of people have
weird last names, there are 4 different Spencer families in the ward, and 2
Buchanan families. Also no one here uses last names, you call everyone by there
first name. Our ward mission leader, Paul Spencer, owns the company Spencer
Yachts. He makes million dollar yachts. Ironically, he can't afford one of the
boats he makes.
The area here is
really nice. We're right on the beach really anywhere we go. And everyone
working in restaurants here (other than local restaurants) is foreign. I guess
lots of foreign people come here during the summer to work. There are also 100
horse statues on the island. I guess lots of missionaries here try to make it a
goal to take pictures with every one of them. Something a little different
about this area, is that we don't work in trailer parks very much. The majority
of Hispanics around here live in the beach houses. You'll knock on a house, and
there will be 20 different Hispanics living in the one house. It's different
than what I'm used to. Although we do have a few trailer parks that we work
it.
We had lots of
visitors at church so it was hard for me to know who was just visiting and who
was a local. Traffic here is also horrible with all the people coming. But I
finally get to drive, which I haven't done in about 11 months. It's nice to
know I still remember how to do it! Something that's really impressed he here
is the unity of the ward. Everyone here is family. The ward is especially
mindful and accepting of the Hispanic population here. Everyone really loves
each other, and you can feel that special spirit. We had a service project for
a widow, and lots of members came and helped out. They were all joking,
laughing together, and talking like they were all best friends. It made me
think on how my relationship is, and how it should be, with other people. Since
we profess so boldly that we are the only true church of Jesus Christ, we
should all strive to be Christlike and show that love to everyone.
I hope y'all have a
good week, and be safe!
-Elder Adams
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