May 4, 2015

Friends and family,

It has been yet another great week here in West Virginia!

Last month it was nothing but mud, rain, and humidity. But now it is absolutely beautiful! Still super humid but absolutely stunning! There are so many different colors on the trees and so much green. I absolutely love it! I just want to go frolicking through the forest singing a song! But if I did that I would be out of my place. And Elder Ence doesn't want to frolic with me.

We had a great week this week! In our ward we have three sets of missionaries. The set that lives with us, Elder Payne and Elder Hess, had a baptism this week! it just makes Elder Ence and I want to work even harder because neither of us have seen a baptism yet and we have both been out for eight months! We are working with a TON of great investigators who are all well on their way to baptism though.

So funny story of the week. One morning Elder Ence and I decided to go walking on the waking trail. The trail isn't too long. only about two and a half miles or so. We have been told my members and non members to stay off the trail if at all possible. I guess recently people have been getting mugged, robed, and even shot on the trail. So before we left we said a prayer and figured that since it was in the middle of the day nothing would happen. Surprisingly there were a ton of people on the trail. And we were able to talk to a whole bunch of different people. But right as we were about to get off the trail and head back home for lunch we heard five or six gun shots about 250 yards away. needless to say we RAN home, locked the doors, and vowed to ourselves that we would never walk the trail again. A few days latter a member was telling us how there was a gang fight that day on the trail. nobody was killed or even shot. So we weren't getting shot at. But it sure felt like it. It's cool to see how the Lord protects his missionaries and his children.

Thank you far all the prayers and the support.
Have a blessed day!

- Elder Jarman

Just a mom note here:  I told Nate maybe the Lord also protects his missionaries through other people telling them what is and isn't safe...  Just a thought.  And I seriously laughed so hard reading the first part of his email.  I miss Nate's humor around here, so I'm glad when he sends it our way!  And counting down...  six days until we get a phone call or Skype!