The next place I was assigned to was Danville, Virginia. I became acquainted with two men, both named Harold. The first one was Harold Lewis, and he had been in the military. He was stationed in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he met a girl by the name of Diane. They were married.
After the military, they moved back to Virginia, where he had a small grocery business out in the rural community. She had asked the missionaries to come and teach her husband. We taught him the Gospel, and then he was baptized. They have stayed close friends all these years. We correspond at Christmas time and they come out to Utah to visit because her family lives here.
The second Harold that I met, his name was Harold Reynolds. He had married a woman who was a member of the church. She asked us to come and teach him. We had to talk loudly all the time to communicate with him. This was probably before they did much in the way of hearing aids. We talked to him about the gospel, and he was baptized by his wife’s uncle. He and his whole family have been good friends over the years. They also correspond at Christmas time.
I was transferred to Richmond, Virginia, for the last three months of my missionary experience. We met a family, the Shepard family. Their mother, father, and two daughters all joined the church. I can’t recall whether I baptized them or not. It was a great experience before I was released to come home.
