Good days!

We had Leo over for lunch then he and Elder Lovell spent the next couple of hours working on his family history.  We then followed him out to Catfish Cemetery where his grandfather is buried.  It’s a beautiful cemetery. 

Bro. Leo Lane looking for his ancestors

There were 2 sections with headstones and between them was a section with no headstones and there are very dense trees lining half of the cemetery. This section seemed very peaceful to me.  The caretaker was there and I asked him if this was a new section.  He said that it was a burial spot for slaves.  They have no record of their names, but it was full.  It had grown over with weeds and trees and a man came over with his equipment and cleared it out, then planted grass.  It seemed a wonderful tribute to them.  This day was a very good day.

This is the slave section of the cemetery

We spent one day working with Elder Bethers and Elder Thayne.  The families we met were awesome.  Both families that we found home were a delight to get to know.  Another good day. 

Along with the good, comes those days when no one wants to answer the door, or  cancels the appointments.  We’ve had a few of those days.  However, we still have hope in meeting them again.