Week 18 in Fayetteville: Back Home!

Hey Everyone!

So, we finally got back to our own apartment after a week and a half! We got back on Saturday. Just in time too because transfers are tomorrow! I don't know what's happening with me yet. Elder Moeller is going home.

When we were told we got to go home, we were excited! We were just hoping that our stuff wasn't under water. Luckily, it wasn't! I'm just glad I didn't lose a whole bunch of stuff. 

The past week was very uneventful. But the coming weeks will be fun! We get to go help with the hurricane cleanup. I'm super excited because I came out a couple months after hurricane Matthew. I didn't get to help with the cleanup. We had a special mission conference on Saturday going over the different things we would be doing to help. We are supposed to be going down this weekend to help. 

Well, that's it! I hope you all had a good week! Talk to you next week!

Love, 

Elder Merritt

Here is the last letter we received from President Holland regarding Hurricane Florenece:

 9-27-2018

Dear Parents,

I am delighted to inform you that most of the Wilmington zone is now relocated back in their

apartments. The missionaries are already busily engaged reconnecting with the people they

were teaching and they are helping in the clean up effort. My guess is that by P-day (next
Monday) the few still not in their apartments should be. Everyone in, just in time for transfers on
Tuesday!

With just a couple of modest exceptions, the missionary apartments were spared damage. This
is yet another miracle. In one case, a major tree fell away from the apartment, opposite of the
direction the wind was blowing. In another case, the missionaries’ apartment was in the last unit
before major damage affected the rest of the complex. This is one of the reasons we were able
to let the missionaries back into the area much sooner than anticipated. And, thanks to the
generosity of a few anonymous folks previously noted, we appear able to handle any
replacement costs the missionaries might incur.

At this point, I trust your missionaries will give you the individual reports you need on P-days
moving forward. Thank you, again, for all of your faith and prayers and support during this time
of challenge. We have felt the hand of the Lord over and over. He loves his missionaries . . .
and so do Sister Holland and I, as I know you do.

Faithfully,

President Holland
North Carolina Raleigh Mission