Good week!

We're doing so good here in Charleston! Yesterday, Richard recieved the gift of the Holy Ghost, which he's been looking forward to since his baptism a week ago. He's such an amazing man and has really overcome a lot to become a better person and live the way that he wants to live. It's such a blessing to be a part of the work that changes lives for sure. We're working with 3 others right now who are set with dates for baptism in November and December. I sure do hope that they make the choices to go through with it, but its just that, their choice.

Elder Stoker and I are doing so great. We have a lot of fun, but get a lot of work done as well. We're really starting to build a lot of trust with members here, and are being asked to go visit so many different people. From what it always sounds like these people all need a lot of help, the kind of help that only the gospel can really bring them. One in particular is a family that's been less active for a while. We've had a couple of different experiences that have pointed to us needing to go over to visit them, and so that usually means we need to. One member in particular. She's had some really tough times in her life already for a 16 year old, and feels that her prayers for help have been left unanswered. It seems like she just feels abandoned. It's a broken home situation, and just bad news all around. That's whats so wonderful about God though. He prepares each and everyone of us to meet other people to help them to learn and grow and progress as people. I truely feel like I've been a tool for the Lord in this way several times on my mission by helping teenagers from broken homes who feel abandoned because I can really relate with them. Anyway, we're really excited to go to visit the family. Oh yea, we learned that this girl works at a Dairy Queen. Hahhaha

This mission rocks my socks. That's all I gotta say!

Love yall!

Elder Shain C Wiederholt

888 Oakwood Rd Ste 310

Charleston, WV 25314