December 14th 2020 Week 15

Howdy y'all haha

This week was awesome and not so awesome at the same time. 

Monday we went to top golf again haha I think that is the 7 time in 12 weeks haha. We then balled up and that was about it. Tuesday we did some service and had Kimberly baptismal interview and she passed. I can't wait to see her grow in the church. 

Wednesday Kimberly was BAPTIZED. It was so awesome I had the awesome opportunity to give her the holy ghost. It was the coolest thing I have ever done. I felt the spirit so strong and I loved it. Thursday was transfer day and I got sent down to Richmond hills Georgia it is about 10 minutes from Savannah and it is beautiful. I basically traveled my whole mission in one day. I was up in Conway first at the top of my mission, now I'm at the bottom of my mission, my new comp is Edler Tuha from utah. 

Friday and Saturday we did nothing but fb all day it sucked and was not that fun, but hey I at least got to play ball. Sunday was the same thing

Hope y'all have a good week and safe week 

Love elder fox

I'm going to GEORGIA

NEW address

401 Buckeye Dr #10-101

Richmond Hill GA 31324

Elder Tevita Tuha Dec 10, 2020

I drove to the mission home where I met my new Companion and then

had about a 31/2 hour drive down to GEORGIA

 Richmond Hill, GA is a thriving community along Georgia's colonial coast, and is among the fastest growing communities in the nation. Located in South Bryan County, 20 miles from Savannah, Richmond Hill continues to grow as an alternative to the increasing congestion and taxes in Savannah/Chatham County. With the opening of a new City Hall in December 1998 and a new Police Station in September, 1999, a true Civic Center began taking shape. In addition, the adjacent J. F. Gregory City Park, featuring hiking and biking paths, opened concurrently with the first annual "Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival" in October, 1999. While the City of Richmond Hill is poised for continued growth and opportunity, former Mayor Richard Davis pointed out that "What makes a good community is a sense of community. That is something evident about Richmond Hill."

        The Richmond Hill, GA Web Site provides general interest area information, including information for those looking to relocate to the area. City, school, church, civic organization, and recreation contact information can be found by taking the links under the menu listing "Richmond Hill City Info." While viewing the site, you can acquaint yourself with area real estate agent property offerings and area business products and services by selecting the respective links under "Richmond Hill Site Directories." There is a link to area vital statistics. Area residents are invited to add their email address to our Email Directory, and there are links provided to useful sites in the Links Directory. You can request general area or real estate related information by selecting the appropriate form from the menu selection box. And if you would like to search the site using keywords, use the search form, also in the menu bar. Hope you find something useful and of interest at the Richmond Hill, GA Web Site. Thanks for visiting.

Business Directory    The Richmond Hill Web Site Business Directory gives area business concerns an opportunity to let the visitor know that their business operates in the area and how to contact the business. Links may be set up to the business web site and/or an email address. Please check out the Business Directory.

Real Estate Directory    The Richmond Hill Web Site Real Estate Directory provides access to local area agent web sites. Each agent site includes property descriptions with pictures, links to individual property highlight sheets, and agent contact information.

Built in the spirit of the "Ford Era," the "Mayor Richard R. Davis Building" is home to the Richmond Hill City Hall. Open since early December, 1998, City Hall has seen numerous events and activities which make the facility a centerpiece of this rapidly growing city. In addition to City Hall, a "groundbreaking" for the City of Richmond Hill Department of Police facility was held on February 18th, 1999. The Police Station was occupied in September 1999. This was the second facility in the establishment of a civic center complex. Along with the Police facility, adjacent land purchased by the city has been transformed into the J. F. Gregory City Park which officially opened in October 1999. The first major event held at the park was "Richmond Hill's Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival," an event held each year. In October 2004, the Atlanta Rhythm Section performed for the Seafood Festival. Former Mayor Richard R. Davis had indicated that a long range goal for the park would include the establishment of an approximately 3,200 seat amphitheater near the back part of the park area. A BMX track was added a few years ago. Part of the acreage dedicated to the park allowed for a 3 mile nature walkway/bike path to be set in around an unused 1830's rice field. It is planned that a portion of this walkway/bike path will tie in with the Georgia Coastal Greenway and ultimately the East Coast undertaking.

Then Mayor Richard R. Davis and Professor John Jensen unveiled the full size natural color statue of Henry Ford in the lobby of the Richmond Hill City Hall on Sunday, August 29, 1999. The statue was raised in recognition of the far reaching influence Mr. Ford had here with people, and the area in general. He was instrumental in transforming the backwater town of Ways Station into a vibrant community with new schools, and employment opportunities. The town was renamed Richmond Hill, the name of the Ford's estate, on May 1, 1941.  Armstrong Atlantic Professor John Jensen was commissioned to sculpt the statue, which was paid for through donations only.

The Richmond Hill, GA Web Site welcomes Richmond Hill Historical Society and Museum. "The Richmond Hill Historical Society is a membership-based, non-profit organization with a mission to inspire and educate people on Richmond Hill's richly diverse past." Demographics[edit] Historical population Census Pop. %± 1970 826 — 1980 1,177 42.5% 1990 2,934 149.3% 2000 6,959 137.2% 2010 9,281 33.4% 2019 (est.) 13,839 [8] 49.1% U.S. Decennial Census[9] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 6,959 people, 2,433 households, and 1,883 families living in the city. The population density was 686.5 people per square mile (265.0/km2). There were 2,573 housing units at an average density of 253.8 per square mile (98.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 81.28% White, 13.69% African American, 0.60% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.28% from other races, and 1.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.71% of the population. There were 2,433 households, out of which 51.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.24. In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 14.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males. Since 1990, the population has been increasing heavily, from 2,934 in 1990 to 14,071 in 2020.[10] The median income for a household in the city was $47,061, and the median income for a family was $54,457. Males had a median income of $36,823 versus $25,810 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,891. About 9.8% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over. HISTORY- Richmond Hill has a historical connection to industrialist Henry Ford.[6] Ford used the town, formerly known as Ways Station, as a winter home and philanthropic social experiment, building the complex known as the Ford Farms along the Ogeechee River in the 1930s. After just one visit he chose this area as his winter home. Ford's dwelling was built on the site of Richmond Plantation, which was burned by elements of General William T. Sherman's army at the conclusion of the "March to the Sea". Ford's holdings eventually totaled 85,000 acres (340 km2) of agricultural and timber lands, most of which is now owned by the State of Georgia or ITT Rayonier, a timber company. Ford was also responsible for the construction of a number of public buildings, including a kindergarten, which now houses the museum of the Richmond Hill Historical Society, and a chapel which now houses St. Anne's Catholic Church. Both are located on Georgia S.R. 144, also known as Ford Avenue within the Richmond Hill city limits. The Ford Plantation has now been redeveloped as a luxury resort, with vacation cottages, a clubhouse, tennis, and golf. When it was suggested that the town be renamed "Ford", he declined, and instead Ways Station was renamed "Richmond Hill" after the site of Ford's home on the banks of the Ogeechee River. Richmond Hill was incorporated as a city in 1962.[7] The current mayor is Russ Carpenter. The previous mayor, Richard Davis served in that capacity since 1989. The city is governed by a mayor and a four-member city council. Richmond Hill was the location of the discovery in 2004 of Benjaman Kyle, a man who suffers from retrograde amnesia as a result of a severe beating. In 2015, he was identified as William Burgess Powell.

1st Baptism-Kimberly

 December 9th 2020

was the Baptism of Kimberly

She was baptized by Elder Dearden and

confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ

 and received the gift of the Holy Ghost by Elder Fox.

My parents and Makinley were able to watch via zoom.

The spirit was so strong.

December 9, 2020 Week 14 (TRANSFERS)

Okay first off I forgot to tell y'all its TRANSFER week so that's why I didn't send an email on Monday, that's my bad. 

Okay on monday we went back to myrtle beach and went to top golf again shocker right. We then went to olive garden with a member. Tuesday my comp had a meeting with all the other zone leaders in Columbia so we woke up at 5 am and headed out, I went with the Irmo bike elders and they were super quiet and kinda awkward, but it's okay then we went to the temple and it was awesome. It's really small. We didn't get home till around 1130. 

Wednesday we had DCM and that was good, we learned how to teach better and follow the spirit. And we had a lesson with a new person, the best lesson I've had since I've been out here, I felt the spirit so strong. And she was so into the lesson. We then got a call from our mission president and he asked us around 10 to drive to florence about an hour from us, to pick up a sisters bed and her stuff then drive 3 hours back to myrtle beach and drop her stuff off there and didn't get home till about 1 ish that was super long. Thursday We did some service and then got called to help the spanish sister to fix their tire and then had a lesson with Kimberly and we put her on date!! LETS GO!!!!  

Friday we had to help a member clean his trailer home so he didn't get kicked out and lose his home then we did a lot of fb work and not much happened on friday. Saturday we went to do service by the football stadium and we walked around and took pics, then stayed by the gate and we talked to so many people because we are I guess, famous to BYU fans:) We then got handed FREE tickets and got to watch the whole BYU game. It was awesome. Sunday we had about 4 people at church and had a lot of meetings. 

I'll send another email on Monday to tell y'all about where I got transferred to and about Kimberlys baptism!!!!! 

Love Y'all and keep being awesome.

Elder Fox

Chelseas Aunt and Uncle live in Conway and have 

loved having Elder Fox there.

They took them to dinner Tuesday evening before

transfers. So thankful for kind people helping 

missionaries feel comfortable and well fed.

 

4 down 20 to go!! 12/6/2020

 November has been a crazy month, 

Thanksgiving was a blast with the Bham family

able to attend, we enjoyed dinner games and food 

all night. Filled up our Thankful tree

We went with the Fox family to Polar Express

in our PJS it was a blast.

Stockton had soft closure for two weeks so he stayed home

and did school virtually from the couch 

Eastons BJH basketball team has done amazing

and has won 8-1 and is in 1st place, playoffs start next week.

Berklie cheers dances takes selfies and sings all day long

everyday and is trying out for the girls jr high basketball team.

 Dad had to find a new showroom, luckily just across the street

from our old one. Mom is doing tons of hair, and being a chauffeur 

which is her favorite. Coastal Carolina beat BYU (which is our

new team since UTAH hasn't played much because of Covid)

Both grandparents are doing well, healthy and safe.

We are in the thick of the Holiday season and we sure miss our

Elder, but are so proud of him and all he does to help bring

people to Christ.

Covid is still crazy, but temples are starting to go into

the 3rd phase and missionaries are heading out to their original

missions. The lords work doesn't cease.

One more month down :)))))))