I KNOW I am where I need to be!

Hey guys!  This week was great!  On Tuesday we had a really awesome 

lesson with an older couple we are teaching.  They always have a lot of 

questions for us which is awesome.  We are really hoping to get them to 

church soon.  Wednesday we had a wonderful district meeting.  After that 

I went up to Mountain View for exchanges.  It’s a little town about an hour 

Northwest of Batesville.   Apparently it's the folk music capitol of the world.  

They have people come and play there every weekend.  It was a cool place 

to see.  We weren’t really able to teach anybody but that was ok.  I returned 

to Batesville just in time for dinner with Brother Trayler.  He invited us over 

again and we were excited because he is such an interesting person.  

Friday we did service for an investigator of ours.  We went and helped him 

haul scrap metal.  It was actually really nice to do some manual labor like 

that for a while.  Saturday morning we went and helped out at the community 

breakfast at the Methodist church.  After that we went back and hauled more 

scrap metal for the rest of the day.  It was a blast but a lot of work.  The guy 

we were helping is the one we are hoping will get baptized soon - as soon as 

he stops chewing tobacco.  

Sunday we drove to Memphis and we are still here!  It has been amazing!  It 

was about a 2 1/2 hour drive to get here from Batesville.  The missionary tribute 

fireside last night was great.  I was able to connect with some old friends here - 

it was so good to see them all again.  For P-day today we have just been hanging 

out with Elder Toomer and others at the church playing basketball.  It has been a 

blast.  I also contacted Randy - the guy I became good friends with while serving 

here - we are going to go to lunch with him this afternoon and then head back to 

Batesville.  Man I really miss this place!  I kind of got sad today because I am not 

serving here - but I KNOW I am where I need to be!  I know I am serving where 

my Heavenly Father needs me to be.  

Love Elder Merrill

Elder Giles, Elder Merrill, Elder Short & Elder Toomer

at the Memphis Missionary Tribute Fireside

 - Companions -

Elder Merrill and Elder Pickering