Week 26 in the Field: Happy Thanksgiving!
1. Rock
Castle. Not really sure what it is but it's from the 1800's
and was
around there in the civil war.
Their
website says, “Welcome to the world of the 18th
century viewed through the life of General Daniel Smith, surveyor,
Revolutionary War hero, U.S. Senator, Indian Negotiator and original owner and
builder of his family home:
Historic Rock Castle!
Located
on scenic Old Hickory Lake this 18 acre historic property offers much to
explore. Join us for a tour of the Smith family home, experience the aromas of
the herb garden, wander through the wooded nature trail, browse the Gift Shop
and Visitor’s Center or enjoy a lakeside stroll.”
So this
week was lots of fun!
It was
off to a challenging start when we got the car back on Wednesday due to the
fact that we had to drive some elders who were in our district 40 minutes in
the opposite direction since they couldn't get a
ride in time. While that killed a good chunk of our day, we still managed to
teach a few people including a part member family we are now working with. I
promised them that I would make them cookies on our next visit.
On Thursday
we played in a turkey bowl with a different set of elders which was a lot of
fun. I played QB and WR and had a lot of fun throwing touchdowns as well as
making good plays. We were very exhausted when we got a call from our
thanksgiving dinner appointment who was asking if we could go join them in
playing football with their family. There were a lot of people at their game.
Since the member we had dinner with was the sister of Dan Truman (Nashville
Tribute and Diamond Rio rock star) he was there as was his sons. Two of which
are also in the Nashville Tribute Band. Dan played QB and Elder Hansen had fun
intercepting several passes which were to me but just a little short.
2.
Thanksgiving set up. Dan Truman is in the khakis and blue shirt on the right.
The
dinner was really awesome. Dan told us really amazing stories about his
ancestry including a story about how one of his ancestors, who while bearing
his testimony on the prophet Joseph Smith, felt prompted to state that "As
I speak, the great man whom we have been talking about, is being killed by his
enemies." This event occurred in the early evening on June 27, 1844 which
was the day and time Joseph and his brother Hyrum were martyred. This is an
insanely amazing story cause back then of course they had no means of getting
information rapidly save by train and horse.
The
dinner itself was great until I almost choked on an asparagus. Luckily everyone
was watching the football game so I wasn't too noticeable. Haha.
The rest
of the week was about the same as usual and we ended up finishing out the week
with 20 lessons which met the Facebook requirement goal. Our zone leaders
called us to say congratulations followed
by laying more stipulations on us which makes things take longer so we were
very disappointed by that. But we are trying to face it like any other challenge.
In other
news on November 30th I completed my cover to cover challenge of the Bible. It
was very rough but it was a great feeling to know I was able to complete the
whole thing in about 3 and a half months. I recommend
it to anyone wanting to truly understand the bible. There's a lot of stuff in
there that really specifies what we are supposed to do. The Book of Mormon is
also a good help in clarifying the bible, too, I found out. When used together,
both scriptures are great tools that help set the standards that we are
supposed to live by.
Everything
else is going great. No real complaints. Thank you for all the letters and
pictures! I received one
Elder
Peery
3. Dale
Earnhardt’s car in Hendersonville
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