CFalls Trans Two Week Three

hey everyone! things are going good here. finally starting to pick up a little. we have a few new investigators this week which is really exciting and we have a new family we are going to start teaching on tues! we were over at the grants house, theyre two boys are recent converts. theyre way cool and only twelve but theyve been bringing their friend who lives two houses down to church and hes only six but cj, one of the grants kids, went over and committed them to take the missionary lessons! so we went over with him the next day and set up a time to see them on tues. hes such an awesome kid and such an example to me. i wish every member was like him. we truly do have a gift and should want to share it with everyone . we went on exchanges with the zone leaders this week. i was with e thornton who just got released from being ap. we stayed here in the falls and had a pretty good time. im excited for it to be cooling down here in a few weeks hopefully. we had zone conference this week too which was good. it was a nice break to be able to sit inside all day. but im not sure what else to say bout this week really. just been tracting and tryin to find people. love you all.
elder berry

CFalls Transfer 2 week 2

hey! cant believe how quick this last week went by. there were a few hot days but mostly the weather was amazing. pretty cool and some rain. elder coleman and i are still havin a blast. not alot happened this week. mary beth got stuck out of town so we werent able to see them and we are going to have to move her baptism till next week just so we have time to get everything prepared since she was gone. she still needs to be interviewed and stuff. i cant believe summer is almost over and g is comin back so soon. oh and i realized this week that im starting all of my lasts. this is my last aug ninth in ohio. its kinda cool. i always looked at the missionaries that had been out a year and never thought id hit that point. im excited to play rock star for a day at zoned out lol. ive been practicing during lunch. i know i dont sing well but im gonna give it a shot singin and playin at the same time. well see how big of a fool i make out of myself haha. this week is supposed to be really hot again so im definitely ready for the fall. thank you all so much for your letters. love you all
elder berry

Cfalls Trans Two Week One

aloha!! this week has been pretty good. i love elder coleman. we have so much fun workin together. hes an awesome guy. the weather has either been perfect and really cool out or burning hot. depends on the day. yesterday was the most stressful day of church ive ever had. every minute we were there we were busy running around setting up appointments and getting people rides and a whole bunch of stuff. it was good though. we got alot accomplished. mary beth is doing really well. she hasnt smoked for over a week now. shes working hard to get baptized. hopefully were going to take her to kirtland soon. so scary story, i was riding my bike on the sidewalk going the opposite direction of traffic and my bike lock was on my handlebars. suddenly it bounced up and locked up my handlebars somehow and made me steer off into traffic and i couldnt turn it back cuz it was stuck. scared me and e coleman to death. but i jumped off the bike in time and managed to save it too. so dont worry mom im alright. we have a mission conference coming up in september. its called zoned out and im gonna be playing guitar at it which im so excited for. ive always wanted to be a rockstar lol. its called zoned out and is just kinda a fun day for missionaries that they do every other year and have games and stuff. so im excited to play. but anyways. i feel like this week was really productive but im not sure what else to say. weve just been busy trying to get people to church and our efforts payed off on sunday. thank you so much for your letters and especially for the pictures mom. i love you all. give hank extra lovins for me
elder berry

C Falls Week Six

hey everyone! thank you all so much for the letters this week. i miss you all a ton. so i got a new companion and guess who it is?!?! elder coleman! hes the one from georgia that was in my mtc district. so its been fun. we get along really well are good friends. elder koford is going home on thursday. im gonna miss him alot. ill probably be with e coleman till he goes home in october which will be weird. its been really hot lately. the hottest its been since ive been here. like ninety five with ninety percent humidity. its disgusting when your white shirt turns completely see through from sweat. luckily we have a washer and dryer so we change clothes and do the wash alot. not too much has happened this last week. weve been visiting a couple less actives and havent been able to see mary beth. im getting a little more used to the area but all i did before was try to keep up with e wright so e coleman and i get a little lost but it makes for an adventure. anyways im not sure what else to say but thank you all for the letters. i love you
e berry

C Falls Week Five

this week was rough, not gonna lie. i was on exchanges for two days out of the area while elder wright was at the training meetings in cleveland so that was alright. i was with two greenies which was kinda fun. then it all went downhill. we wrecked our bikes pretty bad. well elder wright didnt, he was in front of me and hit a tree and bounced off and landed on his feet somehow and i didnt have time to stop and hit his bike laying on the ground and went over the handlebars. im alright but my bike isnt. the back tire is so bent and wobbly its not even funny. then one of our bikes got stolen. we had them locked up and everything and came back and the lock and one of the bikes was gone. im sure they didnt take mine cuz of how bad of condition its in. which is good. so now we have to pay for the bike that got stollen. then the next day elde wright lost his wallet and we never could find it. mary beth is really struggling with smoking too and kinda lost desire to try. its sad. we found out last night that elder wright is being transfered so ill get a new companion tomorrow. im kinda excited for a new guy. i dont know the area at all though so well be getting lost quite a bit which will be an adventure. ill let you know who it is next week and how things are goin. i love you all and miss you tons. give hankers lovins for me
elder berry

C Falls Transfer Five

hey everyone this week went by pretty quick. nothing really to talk about but its been crazy. they had this huge leadership meeting this week in cleveland that elder wright had to go to for two days. theyre changing alot in the mission and i dont like it very much. were only having zone conference and interviews four times a year now. so ill never get to know prez cuz ill only see him/talk to him four more times before i go home. anyways. so i was in fairlawn for a day working with elder sumsion while my comp was at the meeting. then we both came to c falls and then exchanged back the next day. elder sumsion is a greeny so its funny to work with him. reminds me what i was like as a greeny. seems like forever ago. the meetings arent over yet either so ill be with e sumsion for two more days this week while e wright goes back to cleveland. this week is the last full week in the transfer which is sad. im pretty sure e wright is leaving and i dont really want him too. itll be good though to switch it up a little. even though i still dont know the area. im sure well get lost alot. so we taught mary beth this week. shes struggling with smoking and told us she wanted to move her date back on sunday which was sad but shes still workin towards it. were seeing her tonight. its been burning hot this week. like in the nineties with really high humidity and makes the bike miserable. glad to hear hankers got a spa day. sounds like hes ready to get some lovins. thanks for all your letters. i love you.
elder berry

C Falls Week Three

i cant believe its already halfway through the transfer. thats crazy. this week was pretty good. im really glad to hear grandma and grandpa are doing better and garretts likin school. sorry im emailing late i forgot yesterday was a holiday so we couldnt email. hope you all had a good fourth of july. i missed being with you. we didnt do anything really. we taught mary beth chastity and the word of wisdom this week. it went really well. she is even going to talk to her boyfriend about marrying him cuz she lives with him half of the time so we'll see. were going to go see her in like an hour. shes cutting back on cigarrettes and is a real example of faith to me. im excited for her to be baptized. its been crazy hot here lately. no fun at all. i talked to e johnson recently and things are going great back in lisbon. everyone is progressing still and getting close to their baptism dates. i miss teaching them. this next week ill be in a city called fairlawn for a few days working with a greeny cuz theres a training meeting for the leaders in cleve so ill be on exchanges for a while. should be alright. hes kinda a goofball from provo but hes a good kid. still on bikes though which stinks. i was hopin for a car while i was away but im not quite that lucky. sounds like you had fun with hank at girls camp. make sure to give him the lovins for me. anyways thats bout all thats been goin on this week. i miss you so much. love you
elder berry