Hey ya'll,

     It's been a great week! We've been able to do a lot of service. One of the families we're teaching was getting a mobile home ready to sell. So we helped them clean up the place in side and outside. It was a lot of fun! One time we were cleaning out the shed and I found a really big brown spider right next to what I was picking up. So that was exciting! Then we took some stuff off a shelf and moved it. There was a viper snake sleeping underneath of it right by where we were standing! So they tried to relocate it. That made it mad! It flattened it's head out to look bigger. It may have been poisonous, but we didn't want to find out before he was beheaded. 

   I had a great Birthday on Wednesday! We had a busy day. We had lunch with the family we've been teaching the Sheler's with a home made German chocolate cake! It was fantastic! They even had birthday cards for me, some were hand made. They are such a great family! We had dinner with the Halls Stephen and Nanci. They are such great members!  

 We helped the red cross install fire alarms. Because Albany was one of the first places to safe a life from the service. We had to sign waivers so they could film to make a video of us. After we finished they provided lunch. It was a great missionary opportunity. We were able to talk about the church with them. They told us how cool they think it is that the church has always been such a big help no matter where they are. 

   We've had some pretty good rain storms this past week! It gets so bad we can hardly see the road. They usually happen around or close to the eveing/night time though. Which is so good because it cools down a little. One time we were walking back from visiting a recent convert and the storm started coming in. Fortunately we got in right as it started raining. I love being a missionary! Make it a great week! 

Georgia peach,

Emily