Well transfers have come and gone. I am still here in Spotsylvania. My new companion is Elder Parker Norris, from North Ogden Utah. We are having a blast together!!!!!! He is very obedient and has a strong drive to work hard. He has been out almost 17 months. This area is the area that he started his mission in too, so he was very excited to see everyone that he knew over a year ago. He only spent six weeks here, so he feels he has a lot of work to finish here. I'm very excited!... On Saturday we went over the Michael Moore's house. He made it pretty clear that he was set on his Methodist belief, but was fine with us continuing to teach his daughter, Victoria. Victoria had read the first 15 chapters of the Book of Mormon that week, and was able to re-tell the stories that she read about! Her favorite story was the Tree of Life. We were able to explain to her what everything represented, and she said she liked it even more. It was incredible how much information she retained from reading it. Before we could even begin with the lesson, she told us that she wants to get baptized. I think she told us that like ten times throughout the lesson too. She said that she had prayed about the church and the Book of Mormon, and received an answer that all of it is true! We taught her about the Plan of Salvation and she loved it! She went back to her Mom's house in North Carolina Sunday morning to start school again. She does 9 weeks on and 3 weeks off. The young women were sad that she wasn't able to go to church, but Victoria told us that she is going to find an LDS church down there and go to it every week. She gave us a card that had her address in it so we can send missionaries there. In the note she also told us that before she had met us, she was depressed. She questioned whether there was a God. She wrote that meeting us was one of the greatest moments of her life, and that she wants us to be at her baptism! She has incredible faith and determination!!!! We are very excited to see her progression in the Gospel.

Greg came to church again on Sunday. He has an infection in his tooth which causes severe pain in his jaw and head, but he still came! The whole time too (because he got a ride with a member, hehe)! Even though he had pain in his head, he was still able to recognize the spirit. The lesson in 3rd hour was on providing for your children and being good examples for them. After church he told us that he loved the lesson and that he felt really good. When he introduced himself in Priesthood he said: "Hi my name is Greg. This is my third time here, and i'm not a Mormon yet.".... YET! hahahahah!!! I love it! We are going over to his house Tuesday night for dinner. We are going to teach the rest of his family and bring them closer to Christ!

I love my mission. Every aspect of it. The highs and the lows. Every day is an adventure!!!!

Love you all!

Elder Michael Litchfield