Tour numbers are picking up.  Each day we seem to get a few more.  I think Memorial Day weekend will be a big one and then June is full of bus tours so we need to enjoy the slow days for now.  We had two young people who have their mission calls come through with their families today and so it was special to share with them.  They both are excited and ready to go.  One day we had two groups come in at the same time (this happens many times) but one couple was not members of the church.  I explained to them what it was all about and they said yes they would like to go on the tour.  They had been out driving around, saw the sign and so decided to come in and see about it.  They were really touched as we told of the conversion of the Johnsons and the story of the tar and feathering.  They could not go up stairs so I sat in the kitchen with them and with a picture book did the upstairs tour.  They loved it.  As I told them of the appearance of the Father and the Son to the Prophet Joseph and Sidney, they both did a little gasp.  I bore testimony of prophets and the restoration and they accepted it all.  They told me they were a little bit acquainted with the Mormons.  One young girl they knew was to be baptized. Her parents didn’t support her at all so this couple went with her to her baptism.  They didn’t want a Book of Mormon but she said she really wanted to read about Joseph Smith and gladly took the pamphlet I offered.  He said he would get on the church site for genealogy so I also suggested mormon.org and he was excited about that.  Hopefully some seed was planted and they will want to know more.  It was truly a very special time with them.
They released our SA sister representative today and put her in as a counselor in the RS.  Bummer!!!  She has been so excited to work with us in getting activity for the singles so we will miss her but feel that the RS needs her as well.  The high councilman from the stake came to visit with us.  Seems we are the only ward in the stake to be trying to do anything so he was interested in what we were doing.  He left with some ideas to share with other wards and hopefully it will help them as well.  Now we just have to get a new, excited representative who will push and follow through.  It will happen!! 

This has been the first full week for the Packers and they have done really well.  They picked up on the tour and other details quickly and have taken hold and gone forth.  It has been really good and we love serving with them.  We took our P-day and drove around the different communities scoping out the different campgrounds, and hotels/motels so we can update our files.  People are starting to ask us where they can stay and where are good places to eat.  The Packers are working on the eating side of it.  Anyway it was a fun day, traveled through some new country for us and visited with some friendly people, even found a new restaurant we liked.  Then on the way home we stopped into a little place, wasn’t sure just what it was.  Turned out it is a little man from Italy who has a bakery.  Seems missionaries stop in there from time to time and he loves to visit and share his bread.  He told me he was giving me a loaf for free but then with a smile said he would charge me double next time.  We got a loaf of cinnamon bread that was just yummy and we plan to go back for more. 

This weekend was the annual Garrettsville community yard sale.  Boy you have never seen the likes, yards and yards and more yards of stuff and lots and lots of people.  We did a bit of surfing Saturday morning and it was fun walking up and down the streets, in and out of driveways and garages.  Found a couple of things but not much that we were really interested in.  It definitely was a big affair.  We have another big week planned so will share that with you next week.   All of you have a great one.