Elder Dylan Hutchings: Happy Thanksgiving - Welcome back to Wilmington

Well this last week was pretty crazy. Monday I had one last dinner at the White's house. It was pretty great. We ate chicken pot pie. An investigator that I have been teaching was able to come and have dinner with us so I was able to say good bye to her. I taught her a lot and it was pretty scary because she almost wasn't able to join us!! It got worked out some how and she was able to join us. We also got to hang out with one of the priests named E. He is super cool and he went out to Jordan Lake with us. We played some sports with him and the rest of the zone. It was cold but everyone was there and I was able to see a ton of people before I had to leave!! It was a really good day. We found boomerangs that night and we went and were throwing them and I kept throwing mine in the pond by our house!!! It was lame so we fished it out with Elder Dobsons fishing pole!! It was a great last day in Cary and tons of fun!!

Tuesday was transfers and Brother Mills from the ward drove me to where I needed to be. I took a picture of all of my stuff at the couch it was pretty great. I got to transfers and found my ride and found Elder Peseta (my new companion) and we rode down with a member to Wilmington. I forget his name but he is really awesome. We got to Wilmington and got right to work but sadly with all our tracting we didn't find anyone but we got out and worked. It was really fun to be able to work here. I unpacked that night and planned my first district meeting!! It was pretty fun and kinda stressful but the zone leaders helped me out.

Wednesday was my first district meeting and it went pretty well (a bit rough) but it should smooth out over time and be better!! I got to meet my district and it is so good to be back here - a little weird but good. Not to much happened the rest of Wednesday but we went tracting and it was cool we met a guy named Steven. He let us come right in and we taught him. We are going to go back and teach him more but he is really nice and offered us a ride home!!

Thursday turkey day!! Started it off with some turkey bowl and just like always my team won!!! I made an awesome catch and ran it for a long ways!! It was a way intense game and kinda scary haha. We got to visit a less active member named Gary Martin and it was really awesome. He was surprised to see us but you could tell it made his day. We ate dinner at the Van Slykes - the assistant ward mission leader. He is really fun and so is his family. It was a great dinner. They don't so anything different just turkey and the usual. Elder Peseta and I ate way to much. Then we went and visited a few members and we found an investigator while on our way there. We were definitely lead to him because we walked the wrong way and bumped into him!!! If we would have walked the right way we would have missed him! Then that night we bikee to the sisters house to get the car because I had a meeting on Friday and the district leader from Shallot came and spent the night that night so we could go to the meeting that next day.

Friday we got up at 4 a.m.!!! to head back up to Raleigh for the leadership meeting. I got to drive to Wallace where we joined the other leadership and headed the rest of the way there. It was a super long trip but it was really good and it helped me know more of what I am doing. We got back to Wilmington around 4 and we went out to tract and we found a bunch of potentials so that was great.

Saturday was good - we did lots of tracting and I got a haircut from a member who did a really awesome job!! Its different but looks really good!!!

Sunday was my first Sunday here and I actually knew a few people in the ward. The bishop here is really missionary minded and it is really great!! We had dinner with a recent convert and I got all caught up with the ward it was a really good day. We even found a man named Ryan who is really prepared for the gospel!!!

Really great week and I am looking forward to being here and I am sending pictures!!!