TORNADO WARNING

This week has been much better than last.  We gave away 3 pass-a-long cards.  Try it.  It's really quite fun.  I'm going to do much better this week.  We left many more on doors where people were not home.   We found a sweet little family who has not had their 8 year old baptized so we are working with them.  They have 4 wonderful children.

house down the street

Gas is $3.71 a gallon here and we have put 6,000 miles on Lucy.  She is very unhappy that she is out in the weather.  We had a serious tornado warning March 2.  We would not have known one was coming but Tiffani called us on the phone to see how we were doing.  It was very frightening.  We were at a member's home in the country and hurried back to Yanceyville to watch the news.  No news could we find.  We finally got CNN and saw the damage that had happened in Indiana.  It was headed right our way.  We made a plan and went to bed.  I guess it missed us 'cause we slept right through when it was supposed to hit here.  I heard the horrible thundering but dad snored on. (maybe it was him and not the thunder)
We visited an incredible member's farm this week.  Once you went through the gate you traveled back in time. When Kristin comes we are going to take her there and take tons of pictures and will make a whole blog about his place.  There is no way I can describe it.  He handed dad a book with his grandpa's name in it.  It was about the history of missionary work in North Carolina.

old jail and house of illxxxxxxxx

Sunday was fast day.  I love testimonies in Southern.  It's beautiful.  Latyca bore an incredible testimony, especially for a new convert.  We just love her.
We are so grateful to know that families are forever and just want to let everyone know the beautiful message.  Please give names for the missionaries to teach.  We are the only church with the truth and must share it.  I don't want my friends to say "Why didn't you share this message with us?"

Wed. March 29th 1905  We left Smiths about eight o'clock this morning to canvas Fuquay Springs. We canvassed a few houses on our way there.  After we got there we separated each one taking a street a piece.  The second house I came to a man came to the door and as soon as I told him who I was he said he couldn't do anything for me and shut the door in my face, as I went on and had several conversations and gave away nine tracts.  We got thru canvassing about eleven o'clock and came up the railroad canvassing from house to house.  I ask for dinner twice and was refused both times.  My companion got two or three ?ra?ewers? he went into a Doctor's house and gave the lady a tract, but as soon as she found out who he was she throwed it at his feet and shut the door in his face.  We stayed at Bro. Driver's over night.

Granny

George and Mary had a baby about every 2 years.  The children closest in age to Gwen were her early playmates,---Riley 2 years older, and Dora born on Gwen's 2nd birthday. The fall of 1916 Mother Mary was making plans to take Dora and Nedra to Monticello to be there to help oldest sister Inez, who was married and having her 1st baby.  Gwen couldn't go because she had started school.  The girls thought Inez was making a lot of fuss about needing her mother, when she was such a grown up lady.  Aunt Gwen was REALLY upset at being separated from her darling Dora.  It was bad enough to have to go to school without her, but now SHE was being taken clear up to Monticello and all because Inez was acting like such a baby! But go they did, catching a ride on the mail wagon leaving Gwen home to be tended and sent to school by the other siblings.  Gwen was bereft without her Dora.  She wouldn't eat and was pining so, that after a few days, it was decided that she should be sent on the next mail wagon to join Mother and sisters.  When Gwen got to Monticello, she and Dora embraced each other and Dora asked, "Oh Gwennie--are you still 6?"  and Gwen said, "Oh yes, Dora.  Are you still 4?"  (When any of us are separated for vacation or such like and are reunited after what seems like way too long, we still ask each other,  "Are you still 6?  Yes are you still 4?")  Those young Hurst children were always close compaions. from Stories Under the Quilt by Aunt Gwens daughter Marrilyn Jones Valenzuela.

tabacca shed

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