Welcome to the Kern Valley Ward! Or at least, Elder Wood was welcomed there this past week. I had to look up where it is, but basically the ward surrounds Lake Isabella, about an hour northeast of Bakersfield. There is also a Kern Valley Airport north of the lake, but the church building, their apartment, and where people live seems to be mainly south of the lake. Also, the lake attracts birds, which is of course a plus.
Elder Wood reports that not a lot happened during the beginning of the week, as he finished up his time in Bakersfield this transfer. A couple appointments that they had apparently fell through. Then, on Thursday everyone meets in Bakersfield for transfers. Elder Wood is now in a trio, so there are 3 missionaries in their companionship. It sounds like both of the other two, Elder Allen and Elder Eggbert, were in the area previously with a different third companion. And they do have a car, which he appreciates, although he's currently neither the driver nor the copilot, so he says he is just useless in the back seat.
He says that the ward itself was a little bigger than he expected. It's not large, but they actually have a Primary! With I think he said six kids in it. He's still meeting people and getting used to the area, but he said they were able to do a lot of service, including some work at a food bank. He also told me about the greenhouse that they helped a member of the ward build. It was interesting to hear about it from him and then, a few hours later, got a text from that member who shared photos of the greenhouse and the missionaries. That was fun! She also mentioned that Elder Wood was the one who read and figured out the directions, which were very hard to understand - sounds like him!
There is a grocery store there in the area, but it's pretty small, so apparently they are able to go back down to Bakersfield every week or two to stock up at Walmart. I look forward to hearing more about how the area works and how the teaching is going there next week, after he gets his bearings a little more.
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| Elder Wood, Elder Eggbert, and Elder Allen |
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| Working on the greenhouse |
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| More greenhouse pictures |
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| The elders in front of the finished greenhouse |
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| Bird photo: Seagulls! |
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| Another bird photo: A robin |
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