Events

Chronological Order Of Important Events

            of Elder Christopher Weaver

Date	Event
March 29, 2011	First Presidency Missionary Call Letter to serve in the Ohio Cleveland Mission.
April 12, 2011	Congratulations letter from Darwin D. Sorensen, Ohio Cleveland Mission President.
May 4, 2011	Congratulations letter from Gordon D. Brown, Provo Missionary Training Center President.
May 7, 2011	Endowment in the Mount Timpanogas Temple, American Fork, Utah.
May 22, 2011	Sacrament Meeting Talk “Farewell”, Manila 8th Ward, Pleasant Grove Manila Utah Stake, Canyon Heights Building.
May 22, 2011	Missionary Open House, for family and friends, @ Canyon Heights Building.
June 1, 2011	Missionary Call Acceptance letter sent to The First Presidency.
June 1, 2011	Parents Letter from Darwin D. Sorensen, Ohio Cleveland Mission President.
June 1, 2011	The Last Lunch together with the family @ Kneaders, Lindon, Utah.
June 1, 2011	Family Drop Off at the Missionary Training Center, Provo, Utah.
June 2, 2011	First Letter Home from Elder Weaver, MTC, Provo, Utah.
June 2, 2011	MTC Companions: Elder Dougall from Oregon and Elder Pontius from Lehi, Utah.
June 21, 2011	Travel day from MTC to Chicago, IL, then to Cleveland, OH.
June 19, 2011	Musical Number – I Stand All Amazed, Sacrament Meeting, MTC, Provo, Utah.
June 20, 2001	Farwell Devotional Musical Number – “God Be With You Til’ We Meet Again.” District Farewell song with Elder Pontius
June 23, 2011	Mission Arrival Letter, Darwin D. Sorensen, Ohio Cleveland Mission President.
June 23, 2011	First Companion – Elder Helton; plays piano
June 23, 2011	First Area Address: 1383 Buckinghame Gate Apt. 14, Cayuhoga Falls, OH  44221.  (Bike & Car area).
June 26, 2011	Musical Number – “Come, Thou Found of Every Blessing,” in Cayuhoga Falls Ward Sacrament Meeting/Ward Conference.
June 30 – July 1, 2011	Training Meeting, Cleveland Mission Home, with all the new missionaries, their trainers, the AP’s and the President and his wife.
July 1, 2011	Splits with Elder Anderson; 12 contacts and passed out several Book of Mormons, Pamphlets, and tons of cards.
July 14, 2011	Brother Wiemer, First Councilor in Ward Bishopric, Akron Stake, on splits with Elder Weaver and called Dad on his cell phone to say “What a great missionary Elder Weaver is.”  Elder Weaver did not want to say Hi so not to break mission rules.
July 17, 2011	Baptism – Sister Jean Cummings
July 19, 2011	Zone Conference – Elder Weaver taught a workshop.
July 20, 2011	Sister Lynne Massic, email letter to say, “Elder Weaver is such a JOY and a good missionary.  Giving discussions to her niece; tell Weaver’s their son is the GREATEST.  He sang in church and brought everyone to tears.  What a beautiful voice.
July 21, 2011	Missionary Exchange – had to walk 3 hours to appointment.
July 30, 2011	Baptism – Sister Kathy Bertoldi
August 8, 2011	3-Year old accidently pee’s on Elder Weaver
August 21, 2011	Musical Number: Duet with Sister Missionary @ Mission Fireside – Kirtland.  Accompanied by a piano and flute.
August 29, 2011	Apartment cleaning inspection by mission presidents and Seventy wives.
August 30, 2011	Musical Number: Multi-Zone Conference, Member of the Seventy attended.
September 6, 2011	Elder Weaver commenting on what a wonderful example that Sister Margaret Gleed was.  “I am so happy for her and am glad she went peacefully to the next chapter of her life.”
September 14, 2011	Elder Weaver has been called to serve as a trainer to a new missionary, Elder Matthew Adam Ingersoll.
September 26, 2011	Bought a GPS to figure out where everything is.
October 3, 2011	General Conference – Elder Weaver finally gets what they are talking about and it all makes sense.
October 3, 2011	First day the temperature dropped below 70F so suite jackets had to go back on.
October 15, 2011	Sister Kathy was baptized.  “A spirit was in this baptism unlike any others.”
October 16, 2011	Elder Weaver and Elder Ingersoll spoke in Sacrament Meeting.  “We both felt the Spirit work through us to convey exactly what was needing to be said.”
October 20, 2011	Kelton proposed to Emilie and plan on getting married in May 2012.
October 26, 2011	Elder Weaver called to serve as a District Leader for the Tallmadge District.
October 31, 2011	Mission gave permission for Elder Weaver and Ingersoll to keep the mission car and to be expanded to more miles.
November 5, 2011	Lewis family baptized: Misha (Mom), Marcus and Enoch (Sons).
November, 5, 2011	Meeting with the Zone Leaders to draw up new boundaries for the District.
November 6, 2011	Baptisms of Sister Mesha Lewis and her two sons Marcus (20) and Enoch (10).
November 8, 2011	Zone Conference and performed by singing and Elder Ingersall playing the violin.
November 10, 2011	Received a YouTube video of Elder Weaver, Elder Ingersall, and ward boy playing piano, violin, and singing.  From Joel and Jennifer Biggs.
November 23, 2011	Performed another musical number.
December 14, 2011	Transfers: Moved to Tiffin Ohio and have a new companion named Elder Jake Jarvis who is Elder Weaver’s 3rd companion while in the mission.  Elder Weaver is the senior companion.  They have a car.
December 25, 2011	Elder Weaver Skyped his family.  We were able to so Elder Weaver by a video internet call.
January 1, 2012	Baptism of Sister Tina Ford.
January 27, 2012	Elder Weaver and Elder Jarvis gave blessing to Tim Molter for 2nd surgery on leg.  Doctor performing the surgeries was shocked of how the healing process was going for the type of injury he had.
January 29, 2012	Tim Molter passed away due to complications from his medical prescriptions.
January 29, 2012	Elder Weaver and Jarvis both spoke in Sacrament Meeting.  Topic: Have I Done Any Good.
February 7, 2012	Something I have kind of been thinking about this is that investigators aren't the "missionaries investigators", they are the Ward or Branches investigators.  What they see and know of the Church is what and who the members are.  Missionaries’ leave, members stay.  The members are the key to helping them with the conversion process and retaining those who join.  It's very difficult when missionaries are the teachers and the fellow shippers.  My mission has changed my life and I will be more dedicated to this work for the remainder of my life now that I understand how it works.
February 7, 2012	Something I have been thinking about is how important it is to really know the scriptures.  As I have come to better understand the scriptures and know where things are at, the Spirit has been better able to draw upon that knowledge to help investigators.  I have found as I really listen to the investigator and the Spirit, a scripture and or thought of what will help them always come to mind.  It finally hit me this last week.
February 12, 2012	Elder Weaver Sang: “Savior, Redeemer of My Soul” in Sacrament Meeting, Tiffin, OH and was accompanied by Gabriela the Branch Presidents daughter.  Half done with the Book of Mormon from the start of the year.  Got a second pair of shoes.
February 15, 2012	Zone Conference
February 29, 2012	Wrote a letter to President Sorensen’s, which was, compiled in a book from all the other Elders and Sisters in the mission to give to President Sorensen on his birthday.
March 1, 2012	Transfers and driving up to Cleveland.  Saying goodbye to Elder Jarvis and say hello to Elder Tollefsen.  Elder Weaver will be training him for at least the next 3 months.  How transfers work is all Elders or Sisters getting transferred meet at the Kirtland Stake Center and we are all sitting in the chapel with the Zone Leaders and Assistants and President and Sister Sorensen on the stand.  All the new Elders and trainers sit in the first two rows (the new trainers have a previous meeting to find out who their trainer/trainee will be), we will have a short meeting, all the departing missionaries bear their testimony and then the Zone Leaders announce who will be working with who in each new area, and then you go leave to your areas and get to work.
March 5, 2012	Elder Weaver picked up Elder Tollefsen from the mission home.  He will be training him for at least the next 3 months.  Elder Tollefsen is taller then Elder Weaver but the shortest of his companions so far.  He is from Mesa, Arizona.  He graduated in 2011 from High School and went to a summer and fall semester at BYU and has a twin brother who is preparing to serve.
March 5, 2012	Uncle Darin called as Bishop.
March 20, 2012	Announcement that Danielle Laundry, Elder Weaver cousin set a date for Baptism.
March 20, 2012	Move out Christina out of her home to her parents.  A truck miraculously showed up.  Also asked a less active Kaleb to come serve on a mini mission with them.
March 29, 2012	Mark Gruber left his church because of an argument over “Eternal Security” in which half of the congregation left the church.  Currently reading the Book of Mormon and coming to General Conference.
April 3, 2012	Dianne Kimmet took the challenge to read the whole Book of Mormon by March 30 and did it.  Also taught Tyrone Mormon.  He has a great last name.
April 16, 2012	New District Leader;  Elder Tollefsen and Elder Weaver singing a duet (Hymn 197).
April 29, 2012	Elder Weaver turns 20 years old.  Happy Birthday!  He will get to speak in Sacrament Meeting on The WHY of the Gospel.  His best gift would be to find a whole heap of people to teach and to help save there souls.
May 5, 2012	Planning a trip to Kirtland with investigators and with a member family.
May 7, 2012	Trip to Kirtland was postponed until May 19th.
May 7, 2012	Confession on getting a back injury from doing a back flip when playing soccer on preparation day.
May 13, 2012	Elder Weaver called home and talked for 45 minutes to his family.
May 15, 2012	Alicia Bryant baptismal interview at the Saubers.
May 17-18, 2012	Missionary exchanges with Elder Fremont.
May 18, 2012	Alicia Bryant Baptism.  Elder Tollefsen, Elder Weaver, Gabriella Richards, and Sister Nord performed Singing “Come,Thou Fount”.  Elder Weaver baptized Alicia.  The spirit at the baptism was very powerful.  Alicia brought 7 family members, Sister Earl brought 2 of her friends Joyce and Charlene, and Mark Gruber and Dianne Kimmet attended as well.
May 19, 2012	Went to Kirtland with Alicia Bryant and member family the Saubers.  Saw the temple, toured the Kirtland sites, and then went to the Johnson Farm.  Met a couple of Sister Missionaries that served there before and came back for a visit (Sister Esser and Poppleton).  (Note: Sister Poppleton is a cousin to Steve & Marla Allen in M8 Ward.) Also met with the Mission President in Kirtland and was called as a Zone Leader for the Lima Zone which is the zone currently in.
May 20, 2012	Alicia Bryant confirmed in Sacrament Meeting.  Alicia bore her testimony in Gospel Principles class.
May 22, 2012	Packing day for transfers.  Found out that Kelton and Emily made a cardboard cut out of Chris so he can attend as best man at there wedding.
May 23, 2012	Transfer Day:  Moving to 2092 Edgewood Road, Lima, OH  45805.
May 29, 2012	Splitting the Lima area and putting a set of Sister Missionaries in the area.  Also a new Bishop called in the Lima Ward who is very spiritual and ready to work to see the Ward grow.
May 31, 2012	Leadership Training Meeting – For Zone and District Leaders with the President and Assistants.  Was held in the Joseph Smith Jr. home just north of Kirtland Temple.  Then went to a river near by where Joseph and Oliver baptized some 30 converts from the town.  Also met in a grove of trees along the bank of the river.
June 1, 2012	Mission Council – For Zone Leaders, Assistants, and President.  Stayed the night at the mission home and had our meeting here.  Performed “Savior, Redeemer of My Soul” by Rob Gardner with Elder Ingersoll (My Son) and Elder Romerial on Piano.
June 18, 2012	President and Sister Sorensen did their last mission tour before they leave off of their mission.  A tribute to them were given in a mission video and song.
July 2, 2012	Met with President Vellinga and his family.  He always asks, “So when will I see you all again?” or says, “I’m going to come teaching with you Elders soon.”  Also reports of a tornado and high winds.  Saw lots of trees and power lines down.
July 7, 2012	Did service projects helping to clean up trees and dowing what we would to help members and other from the High Winds.
July 10, 2012	Andrea, a new member for about a year, invited a stranger to meet with the missionaries.  Her first referral.
July 12, 2012	Transfer’s and Elder Stone went home and I got another Zone Leader companion Elder Romrell.
July 15, 2012	The Weaver’s attended the Home Coming of President Darwin and LeeAnn Sorensen in Sandy, Utah.   We got to meet them both and the parents and family to Elder Ingersoll.
July 18, 2012	The Findlay Zone had 2 baptisms.  We found we have bedbugs.  We worked in our and the Sisters apartment from 8 AM to 2 AM cleaning with permethrin.  Then found out bedbugs are immune to permethrin and will need professional exterminators to come in.
July 30, 2012	Attended Ward Council that set goals to get members to the temple.  This included part members.  We also had 12 non-members to Church this week.  Love serving in this area with Elder Eric Romrell, Sister Darrillyn Bell, and Sister Jessica Yates.
August 5, 2012	The Ward Council and Bishopric are working on retention with its members and trying to get them to the Temple.  They have about 10 preparing and progressing for baptism this month and several others preparing for September.  The Ward Council also was going to fast for Lexi Billingham so her parents would have their hearts softened.
August 10, 2012	Saturday Shanin Holland was baptized and the spirit was super strong.  She brought her mom and friend Amanda who are now taking the lessons and have baptismal dates in September. When we first started meeting she told us she would never "get up in front of everybody and talk about her testimony."  After she was baptized she bore her testimony of what she knew to be true and how she came to know it.   After receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost on Sunday she helped us teach her mom and friends and she taught principles and bore testimony with out any hesitation.  She is really coming to love young women’s and knows that they love and care for her.
August 12, 2012	Four of us missionaries here were asked to speak at church on Sunday.  My topic was D&C section 4. This last Sunday were 23 either investigators or inactive members we have been working with here in the Ward who attended church on Sunday. The classes were full, and it was great to see so many of our brothers and sisters attend and are able to feel the Spirit with us.  In addition to speaking we sang the missionary medley as a musical number.  Then after church we all ran to a senior/disabled living center and did a musical devotional there.
August 25, 2012	Baptism of Kaelon Moore (9).
August 26, 2012	Bishop Talbot spoke powerfully to the members of the Ward about the Lord intends to gather the saints in this area beyond the capacity of this building.  He boldly invited each of us to love one another and to forgive those who may have wronged us in any way.  Speaking with members afterwards we heard several people forgiving and loving those that they have previously disliked.  The spirit is present and powerfully present in this Ward.  One of my favorite parts of his talk was, “your are neither qualified nor have the authority to judge yourself or others.”
September 3, 2012	Zone Out activity at the Johnson Farm with Akron Zone, Kirtland Zone, the assistants, and the President’s family.  We had a great day all together playing different games and getting to know one another across the mission more.  Was able to see Elder Ingersoll (my son), Elder Helton (my dad), Elder Tollefsen (my grandson), Elder Morse and Elder Huchstep (my great-grandson).  A little family reunion.
September 4, 2012	Mission Council meeting in Cleveland.  We received some great revelation for the work in our zone.
September 9, 2012	Stake Conference and heard from Elder Gordon Smith of the Quorum of the Seventy and Elder Donald L. Halstrom from the Presidency of the Quorum of the Seventy spoke.  What a great meeting to be able to attend for members and investigators alike.  I was able to see several members from Tiffin such as the Saubers and Alicia.  It was great to so Alicia and see the progress she has continued making since I left.
September 15, 2012	Dennis & Daesha Moore was baptized.  They handed out 40 invitations at school to their friends and family.
September 24, 2012	Mission Conference with Elder Perkins of the Seventy.  Had an interview and really talk about how the mission was doing.  Talked about things going well and what can be improved.  He pointed out that Elder Weaver has been out for 16 months and has 8 months left.  Elder Weaver did not realize that until it was told to him.
September 25, 2012	Received a phone call from President Vellinga and was asked to be his Assistant up in North Olmstead, Cleveland on Wednesday the next transfer.  He is moving all the older missionaries around.  This will be the last of the larger transfers until next June.
September 26,2012	Transfer Day:  Elder Weaver was transferred to North Olmsted area and the mission office because of his new position as Assistant to the President with Elder Metcalf.
September 29, 2012	Michelle Stuber (mother to Shanin Holland) and friend Amanda Martin was baptized September 29, 2012.  Elder Weaver was not able to make it because of a 3 hour travel time from the mission office.
October 2, 2012	Mission Council with President and the Zone Leaders.
October 4, 2012	We took the new missionaries and their trainers come for a training meeting.  We then took them to downtown Cleveland for some street contacting.  Talked with a young man named Dayquan.  A member woman walked up and gave a pass-along card to invite to church.
October 6-7, 2012	General Conference: New age changes for full-time missionaries.  18 for Elders and 19 for Sisters.  Lots of changes for the mission the next couple of years.  Also a miracle happened with a young less active woman member.  She was trying to decide to join the Air Force or not but the Elder’s directed her to listen to conference to get her revelation on know what to do.  She now wants to serve a mission from listening to the missionary talks.
October 8, 2012	May have a new job lined up in St. George next summer working for a company that works at Tuacahn.
October 29, 2012	Mission is preparing for a big storm from the hurricane hitting the Easter Missions.  Reporting to the mission president how all the missionaries in the mission are doing and how prepared they are for the storm.
November 5, 2012	The storm did caused power to be out for 2 days but some missionaries had 4 days.  Many flooded basements and trees on power lines.  Hearts are softened by the acts of service the missionaries are providing.  After the storm passed we held Mission Council with all the Zone Leaders, as well as the Trainers Meeting for all the new trainers for this next transfer.  Today is Arrival Day of all the new Elders & Sisters and then tomorrow is Transfers and Departures.  Everyone will find out who their new companion is and where they will be serving.  Then we assist the departing missionaries to the mission home for their final night and then off to the airport early the next morning.  Also set a goal to baptize by the end of the year 6 converts.
November 6, 2012	Picked up new arriving missionaries at the airport with the mission van and trailer.  Then spend time with the new arrivals and do some training to help them get excited to get out to work.
November 7, 2012	Take the new arriving missionaries to the Kirkland temple and other sites.  Then off to the stake center for transfers, where we have a brief meeting, announce new companionships, say goodbye to the departing missionaries and then the moving of baggage and missionaries to vehicles to get them where they need to go.  Then later today we take all the departing missionaries to the School of the Prophets to give an accounting of their mission to the Lord.  An awesome experience.  Then spend the rest of the day at the mission home going over the departure packet, and helping them get set to depart early the next morning.
November 8, 2012	Spent a quite a bit planning with President Vellinga for the upcoming zone conference that will be held at the Kirtland Temple / Visitors center.  We are focusing on the theme of building faith in Jesus Christ, finding those that God has prepared to hear the restored gospel, and to celebrate the birth of Christ.
November 18, 2012	Found out that Sister Esther Davis, and family friend, will be serving a mission in Birmingham, England.  Dad’s old mission in 1984-1986.
November 22, 2012	Had a delightful Thanksgiving Day.  Brunch with the office staff in the morning then later for dinner a with 30+ members of the ward.  That night helped Vellinga’s put up the Christmas tree in the mission home.
November 26-27, 2012	Mission Conference for two days with one half of the mission on Monday and the other half on Tuesday.  Elder Weaver sang at both conferences with musical numbers with other missionaries.  Had part of the conference in the Kirtland Temple.  Later in the day attended the 700 nativities on display along with the 80,000 Christmas lights to welcome in the holiday season.
December 4, 2012	Met with Brother Donaldson and Brother Lusvardi from the Church Missionary Department for some specialized training.  Brother Donaldson went with us teaching today to see how we teach and the techniques then talked to us what to do better.
December 6, 2012	Met will all of the Leaders in the mission to train them on the new training from Brother Donaldson and Brother Lusvardi.  They trained for us to invite and be more BOLD in your commitments.  This has made a profound impact on my mission and on each missionary in this mission.
December 7, 2012	Traveled to two Zone Meetings and trained on the new training. It’s been fun to go and train these things to other missionaries and see a new light come on as they recognize how much of a difference these changes will make in their service.
December 10, 2012	With the new MTC time being two weeks our departure date is most likely moving up a week, so the last week in May 2013 is when I will be now departing the mission.
December 17, 2012	Elder Metcalf getting released as an assistant and called to be a trainer for some Elders going to Peru and waiting for visas.  Elder Weaver is getting a new companion to be an assistant to the president and his name is Elder Skalla.  They served together when in the Tallmadge Ward in Cuyahoga Falls area.
December 19, 2012	Elder Myles Gray is now in the Ohio Cleveland Mission.
December 25, 2012	We were able to Facetime from our iPad to Presidents iPad to see and talk with Elder Weaver.  Jared & Corey Wardell came over for a little to talk as well.  We created a video and put on the blog.
January 1, 2013	Happy New Year!  We had Mission Council with us and the President and the Zone Leaders to meet and go over the training plan for the next few months.  We set a goal to get 450 baptisms, which was close to the number that Stake Presidents all agreed to for a goal.
January 2-4, 2013	Elder Skalla and I traveled the mission to visit three zone training meetings and help with the training.
January 6, 2013	Had several member families preparing for the temple come to church and stay for all 3 hours.  This was the largest number of attendance in sacrament meeting since I have been here in the area.  Elder Skalla and I are having a blast working here and seeing the members go forth with faith.
January 14, 2013	Found out in March the mission will get 29 new Elders and Sister.  Meeting with previous former assistants still in the mission to meet together and figure out where to put 60 more Elders and Sisters, new areas, Zones, where to take cars/giving cars, new biking areas, etc.   Also has an exchange with Elder Ingersoll this past week.
January 21, 2013	We have a Staff Meeting every week with the President.  Every week we get a list of arrivals and departing missionaries.  Elder Weaver’s transfer is now on the list.
January 28, 2013	Staying very busy with office responsibilities.  We have transfers, mostly finalized, travel arrangements made, training for the month scheduled, and Zone Conference will be in the works next week in preparation for the following week.  This next transfer will be 5 weeks as opposed to the normal 6 weeks since this is the transfer that the time missionaries spend in the MTC will be shortened by a third.
February 4, 2013	Transfers ran smoothly and all the missionaries are where they need to be.  Four new missionaries that came in had various colds and then it got the missionaries in the office sick.  Lots of vitamin C, Orange Juice, and some other neat little things mom gave to me.  It is a cool experience to see a bunch of new missionaries come in and a bunch going home.
February 11, 2013	Got a call from a new investigator named David.  He has some LDS friends growing up and they recently challenged him to meet the missionaries.  Last Sunday had a Mission President Fireside, which had a few investigators there.
February 18, 2013	Will be going to the bank to get the notary signature.  Also had 3 of the 5 Zone Conferences this past week.  It is wonderful to see how so many new missionaries who are growing and becoming great instruments in the Lord’s hand.
February 25, 2013	Had various meetings today.  There is tons happening and in motion right now in preparations transfers and opening up 24 new areas.  Getting 29 new missionaries and calling 29 new trainers then moving them around to new areas.  President Vellinga asked if I would either be a Zone Leader or be a trainer.  Elder Weaver would like to be a trainer again but will see what happens at transfers.
March 4, 2013	Transfer week and going to be busy the next 4 days.  Tomorrow we pick the 29 missionaries up, welcome them, feed them, put them to bed.  Wednesday training and interviews. Thursday tour of Kirtland and then transfer meeting.  I will be a Zone Leader in the Kirtland Zone Shaker Heights with Elder Berryessa.  I am pretty positive I will finish my mission in this area.  Will go exchange with the Elders in Solon where the Kimball’s used to live.
March 11, 2013	I am loving the new area, new companion, new investigators, and new members.  We had our first 3 lessons with new investigators our first 3 days her an 2 of them have a date for baptism in April and the other should have on in our next lesson.  Set a goal to visit all the active members in the next 3 weeks to get referrals then meet with all the less-active.
March 25, 2013	Found some investigators in the area book and working with a family of 13.
April 1, 2013	Easter was a great day.  Several non-members attended the Ward’s Easter Program.  After church helped another ward member continue to move out.  Scheduled Cortina for a May 11th Baptism.  The Bishop may marry Cortina and her fiancé in the ward building.  Is thinking about whether to ship the bike home or not.
April 11, 2013	We were helping a Unitarian church group who came to visit our Church building.  There were about 25 adults and children that came.  This group has been visiting many different churches over the school year to learn about other faiths and our was the last one they are studying for the school year.
April 22, 2013	Met a really neat guy in when typing up my email to the family.  He said he spotted us when we walked into the room and saw a light from us.  Elder Weaver was going to sit somewhere else but felt impressed to sit by this young man.  Elder Weaver is going to try to keep in contact with this person as he travels.
April 29, 2013	Happy 21st Birthday Elder Weaver.  He is 2 inches smaller in the waist and neck but has not shrunk in height.  Going to sell the mission bike on Craiglist.  Continuing to progress Tinisha and Leeneal to baptism on May 18th.
May 6, 2013	I can hardly believe I have less than a month left here in the Ohio.  For my Birthday we had pie and ice cream at night, but for lunch we went to The Melt.  A super amazing grilled cheese sandwiches.  In the process of selling my bike and holding out for $400.  Awesome the Davis Family has 3 missionaries out all at the same time.  Julio’s understanding is coming along.  He will be a great Kingdome builder.  Tinisha and Leeneal weren’t able to meet last week so this will bump there baptismal date to May 25th.  Stake Conference was great.  We heard many talks on strengthening home and family through the Priesthood and also tithing being a principle of faith.  Saw a webinar with President Monson, President Uchtdorf, Elder Robert C. Gay of the Seventy, Sister Mary Wixom President of General Primary, and Elder Robert D. Hales.