We left Uniontown on US 40, but missed our turn and had to turn around and retrace our route for several miles. With the confusion that again occured as we made our way through the city of Washington, PA, we decided to get on the Interstate.

17 miles west of Washington, PA we saw this sign, welcoming us to "Almost Heaven, West Virginia!" Linda grabbed the camera and snapped off a quick shot. OK!

Like Maryland, West Virginia has a narrow arm extending between two other states. In this case, Pennsylvania on the east and Ohio on the west. Just a little over 10 miles further on and we were crossing the Ohio river at Wheeling, W. VA, and saying hello to the State of Ohio.

To be in West Virginia, however briefly, touches our hearts. Not only is it the area where we have been called to serve as missionaries, come January 2009, but it is where our son Jeffery served his mission in 1982-83, and where he met his wife-to-be, fellow missionary, Sister Kristi Fraughton of South Jordan, Utah. It was our special privilage to pick Jeffery up at the end of his mission and to meet our dear Kristi and her companion. It will always be a treasured memory for us. So, when we return to West Virginia as senior missionaries this January we feel that we will not only be representing the Church, but also Jeffery and Kristi, who touched many lives for good in the West Virginia Charleston Mission.