diff --git a/src/App.js b/src/App.js
index 7291b22..ea66391 100644
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 */
 
 // Global npm libraries
-import React from 'react'
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import { useQueryParam, StringParam } from 'use-query-params'
 
 // Local libraries
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ import Footer from './components/footer'
 import NavMenu from './components/nav-menu'
 import AppBody from './components/app-body'
 
-// Default restURL for a back-end server.
-let serverUrl = 'https://free-bch.fullstack.cash'
-
 // Default alternative servers.
 const defaultServerOptions = [
   { value: 'https://free-bch.fullstack.cash', label: 'https://free-bch.fullstack.cash' },
@@ -27,157 +24,176 @@ const defaultServerOptions = [
   { value: 'https://wa-usa-bch-consumer.fullstackcash.nl', label: 'https://wa-usa-bch-consumer.fullstackcash.nl' }
 ]
 
-let _this
+// let _this
 
-class App extends React.Component {
-  constructor (props) {
-    super(props)
+function App (props) {
+  // BEGIN STATE
 
-    // Encasulate dependencies
-    this.asyncLoad = new AsyncLoad()
+  // Get the CashStack URL from a query parameter, if it exists.
+  let [restURL] = useQueryParam('restURL', StringParam)
+  // Otherwise default to free-bch.fullstack.cash
+  if (!restURL) restURL = 'https://free-bch.fullstack.cash'
+  // console.log('restURL: ', restURL)
+  const [serverUrl, setServerUrl] = useState(restURL)
 
-    this.state = {
-      wallet: false, // BCH wallet instance
-      menuState: 0, // The current View being displayed in the app
-      serverUrl, // Stores the URL for the currently selected server.
-      servers: defaultServerOptions, // A list of back end servers.
+  const [menuState, setMenuState] = useState(0)
+  const [wallet, setWallet] = useState(false)
+  const [servers, setServers] = useState(defaultServerOptions)
 
-      // Startup Modal
-      showStartModal: true, // Should the startup modal be visible?
-      asyncInitFinished: false, // Did startup finish?
-      asyncInitSucceeded: null, // Did startup finish successfully?
-      modalBody: [], // Strings displayed in the modal
-      hideSpinner: false, // Spinner gif in modal
-      denyClose: false
-    }
+  // Startup state
+  // When the page is loaded, it goes through a series of async network calls
+  // to initialize the app. These variables track the state of this startup
+  // process.
+  const [asyncInitStarted, setAsyncInitStarted] = useState(false)
+  const [asyncInitFinished, setAsyncInitFinished] = useState(false)
+  const [asyncInitSucceeded, setAsyncInitSucceeded] = useState(null)
 
-    this.cnt = 0
+  // Startup Modal
+  const [showStartModal, setShowStartModal] = useState(true)
+  const [modalBody, setModalBody] = useState([])
+  const [hideSpinner, setHideSpinner] = useState(false)
+  const [denyClose, setDenyClose] = useState(false)
 
-    _this = this
+  // Load all the app state into a single object that can be passed to child
+  // components.
+  const appData = {
+    wallet,
+    setWallet,
+    serverUrl,
+    setServerUrl,
+    servers,
+    setServers,
+    showStartModal,
+    setShowStartModal,
+    menuState,
+    setMenuState,
+    asyncInitFinished,
+    setAsyncInitFinished,
+    asyncInitSucceeded,
+    setAsyncInitSucceeded,
+    modalBody,
+    setModalBody,
+    hideSpinner,
+    setHideSpinner,
+    denyClose,
+    setDenyClose
   }
 
-  async componentDidMount () {
-    try {
-      this.addToModal('Loading minimal-slp-wallet')
+  // END STATE
 
-      this.setState({
-        denyClose: true
-      })
+  // Encasulate dependencies
+  const asyncLoad = new AsyncLoad()
 
-      await this.asyncLoad.loadWalletLib()
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function asyncEffect () {
+      // console.log('asyncInitStarted: ', asyncInitStarted)
+      if (!asyncInitStarted) {
+        try {
+          setAsyncInitStarted(true)
 
-      this.addToModal('Getting alternative servers')
-      const servers = await this.asyncLoad.getServers()
-      // console.log('servers: ', servers)
+          addToModal('Loading minimal-slp-wallet', appData)
 
-      this.addToModal('Initializing wallet')
-      // console.log(`Initializing wallet with back end server ${serverUrl}`)
+          setDenyClose(true)
 
-      const wallet = await this.asyncLoad.initWallet(serverUrl)
+          await asyncLoad.loadWalletLib()
+          // console.log('Wallet: ', Wallet)
 
-      this.setState({
-        wallet,
-        serverUrl,
-        // queryParamExists,
-        servers,
-        showStartModal: false,
-        asyncInitFinished: true,
-        asyncInitSucceeded: true,
-        denyClose: false
-      })
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.modalBody = [
-        `Error: ${err.message}`,
-        'Try selecting a different back end server using the drop-down menu at the bottom of the app.'
-      ]
+          addToModal('Getting alternative servers', appData)
+          const gistServers = await asyncLoad.getServers()
+          setServers(gistServers)
+          // console.log('servers: ', servers)
 
-      this.setState({
-        modalBody: this.modalBody,
-        hideSpinner: true,
-        showStartModal: true,
-        asyncInitFinished: true,
-        asyncInitSucceeded: false,
-        denyClose: false
-      })
-    }
-  }
+          // throw new Error('test error')
 
-  render () {
-    // console.log('App component rendered. this.state.wallet: ', this.state.wallet)
-    // console.log(`App component menuState: ${this.state.menuState}`)
-    // console.log(`render() this.state.serverUrl: ${this.state.serverUrl}`)
+          addToModal('Initializing wallet', appData)
+          console.log(`Initializing wallet with back end server ${serverUrl}`)
 
-    // This is a macro object that is passed to all child components. It gathers
-    // all the data and handlers used throughout the app.
-    const appData = {
-      servers: this.state.servers, // Alternative back end servers
-      wallet: this.state.wallet
-    }
+          const walletTemp = await asyncLoad.initWallet(serverUrl)
+          setWallet(walletTemp)
 
-    return (
-      <>
-        <GetRestUrl />
-        <LoadScripts />
-        <NavMenu menuHandler={this.onMenuClick} />
+          // Update state
+          setShowStartModal(false)
+          setDenyClose(false)
 
-        {
-          this.state.showStartModal
-            ? <UninitializedView
-                modalBody={this.state.modalBody}
-                hideSpinner={this.state.hideSpinner}
-                appData={appData}
-                denyClose={this.state.denyClose}
-              />
-            : <InitializedView wallet={this.state.wallet} menuState={this.state.menuState} appData={appData} />
+          // Update the startup state.
+          setAsyncInitFinished(true)
+          setAsyncInitSucceeded(true)
+          console.log('App.js useEffect() startup finished successfully')
+        } catch (err) {
+          const errModalBody = [
+            `Error: ${err.message}`,
+            'Try selecting a different back end server using the drop-down menu at the bottom of the app.'
+          ]
+          setModalBody(errModalBody)
+
+          // Update Modal State
+          setHideSpinner(true)
+          setShowStartModal(true)
+          setDenyClose(false)
+
+          // Update the startup state.
+          setAsyncInitFinished(true)
+          setAsyncInitSucceeded(false)
         }
+      }
+    }
+    asyncEffect()
+  })
 
-        <SelectServerButton menuHandler={this.onMenuClick} />
-        <Footer appData={appData} />
-      </>
-    )
-  }
+  return (
+    <>
+      <LoadScripts />
+      <NavMenu menuHandler={onMenuClick} appData={appData} />
 
-  // Add a new line to the waiting modal.
-  addToModal (inStr) {
-    const modalBody = this.state.modalBody
+      {
+        showStartModal
+          ? (<UninitializedView appData={appData} />)
+          : (<InitializedView menuState={menuState} appData={appData} />)
+      }
 
-    modalBody.push(inStr)
+      <SelectServerButton menuHandler={onMenuClick} appData={appData} />
+      <Footer appData={appData} />
+    </>
+  )
+}
 
-    this.setState({
-      modalBody
-    })
-  }
+// Add a new line to the waiting modal.
+function addToModal (inStr, appData) {
+  // console.log('addToModal() inStr: ', inStr)
 
-  // This handler is passed into the child menu component. When an item in the
-  // nav menu is clicked, this handler will update the state. The state is
-  // used by the AppBody component to determine which View component to display.
-  onMenuClick (menuState) {
-    // console.log('menuState: ', menuState)
+  appData.setModalBody(prevBody => {
+    // console.log('prevBody: ', prevBody)
+    prevBody.push(inStr)
+    return prevBody
+  })
+}
 
-    _this.setState({
-      menuState
-    })
-  }
+// This handler is passed into the child menu component. When an item in the
+// nav menu is clicked, this handler will update the state. The state is
+// used by the AppBody component to determine which View component to display.
+function onMenuClick (menuState, appData) {
+  // console.log('onMenuClick() menuState: ', menuState)
+
+  appData.setMenuState(menuState)
 }
 
 // This is rendered *before* the BCH wallet is initialized.
-function UninitializedView (props) {
+function UninitializedView (props = {}) {
   // console.log('UninitializedView props: ', props)
 
-  const heading = 'Loading Blockchain Data...'
+  const heading = 'Connecting to BCH blockchain...'
 
   return (
     <>
       <WaitingModal
         heading={heading}
-        body={props.modalBody}
-        hideSpinner={props.hideSpinner}
-        denyClose={props.denyClose}
+        body={props.appData.modalBody}
+        hideSpinner={props.appData.hideSpinner}
+        denyClose={props.appData.denyClose}
       />
-
       {
-        _this.state.asyncInitFinished
-          ? <AppBody menuState={100} wallet={props.wallet} appData={props.appData} />
+        props.asyncInitFinished
+          ? <AppBody menuState={100} wallet={props.appData.wallet} appData={props.appData} />
           : null
       }
     </>
@@ -186,28 +202,12 @@ function UninitializedView (props) {
 
 // This is rendered *after* the BCH wallet is initialized.
 function InitializedView (props) {
-  // console.log(`InitializedView props.menuState: ${props.menuState}`)
-  // console.log(`InitializedView _this.state.menuState: ${_this.state.menuState}`)
-
   return (
     <>
       <br />
-      <AppBody menuState={_this.state.menuState} wallet={props.wallet} appData={props.appData} />
+      <AppBody menuState={props.menuState} appData={props.appData} />
     </>
   )
 }
 
-// Get the restURL query parameter.
-function GetRestUrl (props) {
-  const [restURL] = useQueryParam('restURL', StringParam)
-  // console.log('restURL: ', restURL)
-
-  if (restURL) {
-    serverUrl = restURL
-    // queryParamExists = true
-  }
-
-  return (<></>)
-}
-
 export default App
diff --git a/src/components/app-body/index.js b/src/components/app-body/index.js
index f04691b..ed4a35d 100644
--- a/src/components/app-body/index.js
+++ b/src/components/app-body/index.js
@@ -15,50 +15,36 @@ import Placeholder2 from '../placeholder2'
 import Placeholder3 from '../placeholder3'
 import ServerSelectView from '../servers/select-server-view'
 
-// let _this
+function AppBody (props) {
+  // Dependency injection through props
+  const appData = props.appData
+  const menuState = props.menuState
+  // console.log('AppBody() menuState: ', menuState)
 
-class AppBody extends React.Component {
-  constructor (props) {
-    super(props)
-
-    this.state = {
-      activeView: 0,
-      menuState: props.menuState,
-      wallet: props.wallet,
-      appData: props.appData
-    }
-
-    // _this = this
-  }
-
-  render () {
-    // console.log(`AppBody menu state: ${this.props.menuState}`)
-
-    return (
-      <>
-        {this.chooseView(this.props.menuState)}
-      </>
-    )
-  }
-
-  chooseView (menuState) {
+  function chooseView (menuState) {
     // console.log(`chooseView() menuState: ${menuState}`)
 
     switch (menuState) {
       case 0:
-        return (<GetBalance wallet={this.state.wallet} />)
+        return (<GetBalance wallet={appData.wallet} />)
       case 1:
         return (<Placeholder2 />)
       case 2:
         return (<Placeholder3 />)
 
-      // Special Views
+        // Special Views
       case 100:
-        return (<ServerSelectView appData={this.state.appData} />)
+        return (<ServerSelectView appData={appData} />)
       default:
-        return (<GetBalance wallet={this.state.wallet} />)
+        return (<GetBalance wallet={appData.wallet} />)
     }
   }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {chooseView(menuState)}
+    </>
+  )
 }
 
 export default AppBody
diff --git a/src/components/nav-menu/index.js b/src/components/nav-menu/index.js
index 84647e8..4844975 100644
--- a/src/components/nav-menu/index.js
+++ b/src/components/nav-menu/index.js
@@ -10,43 +10,31 @@ import React from 'react'
 import { Nav, Navbar, Image } from 'react-bootstrap'
 import Logo from './psf-logo.png'
 
-class NavMenu extends React.Component {
-  constructor (props) {
-    super(props)
-
-    // This is the event handler passed in from the Parent component.
-    this.parentMenuHandler = props.menuHandler
-  }
-
-  render () {
-    // console.log(`selectedMenuItem: ${this.state.selectedMenuItem}`)
-    // this.handleMenuClick(this.state.selectedMenuItem)
-
-    return (
-      <>
-        <Navbar collapseOnSelect expand='xxxl' bg='dark' variant='dark' style={{ paddingRight: '20px' }}>
-          <Navbar.Brand href='#home' style={{ paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
-            <Image src={Logo} thumbnail width='50' />{' '}
-            PSF Web3 Demo
-          </Navbar.Brand>
-
-          <Navbar.Toggle aria-controls='responsive-navbar-nav' />
-          <Navbar.Collapse id='responsive-navbar-nav'>
-            <Nav className='mr-auto'>
-              <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={() => this.handleClickEvent(0)}>Check Balance</Nav.Link>
-              <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={() => this.handleClickEvent(1)}>Placeholder2</Nav.Link>
-              <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={() => this.handleClickEvent(2)}>Placeholder 3</Nav.Link>
-            </Nav>
-          </Navbar.Collapse>
-        </Navbar>
-      </>
-    )
-  }
-
-  handleClickEvent (menuItem) {
+function NavMenu (props) {
+  const handleClickEvent = (menuItem) => {
     // Pass the selected menu item up to the parent component.
-    this.parentMenuHandler(menuItem)
+    props.menuHandler(menuItem, props.appData)
   }
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Navbar collapseOnSelect expand='xxxl' bg='dark' variant='dark' style={{ paddingRight: '20px' }}>
+        <Navbar.Brand href='#home' style={{ paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
+          <Image src={Logo} thumbnail width='50' />{' '}
+          PSF Web3 Demo
+        </Navbar.Brand>
+
+        <Navbar.Toggle aria-controls='responsive-navbar-nav' />
+        <Navbar.Collapse id='responsive-navbar-nav'>
+          <Nav className='mr-auto'>
+            <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={(e) => handleClickEvent(0)}>Check Balance</Nav.Link>
+            <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={(e) => handleClickEvent(1)}>Placeholder2</Nav.Link>
+            <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={(e) => handleClickEvent(2)}>Placeholder 3</Nav.Link>
+          </Nav>
+        </Navbar.Collapse>
+      </Navbar>
+    </>
+  )
 }
 
 export default NavMenu
diff --git a/src/components/nav-menu/old-index.js b/src/components/nav-menu/old-index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84647e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nav-menu/old-index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+  This component controlls the navigation menu.
+
+  Inspired from this example:
+  https://codesandbox.io/s/react-bootstrap-hamburger-menu-example-rnud4?from-embed
+*/
+
+// Global npm libraries
+import React from 'react'
+import { Nav, Navbar, Image } from 'react-bootstrap'
+import Logo from './psf-logo.png'
+
+class NavMenu extends React.Component {
+  constructor (props) {
+    super(props)
+
+    // This is the event handler passed in from the Parent component.
+    this.parentMenuHandler = props.menuHandler
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    // console.log(`selectedMenuItem: ${this.state.selectedMenuItem}`)
+    // this.handleMenuClick(this.state.selectedMenuItem)
+
+    return (
+      <>
+        <Navbar collapseOnSelect expand='xxxl' bg='dark' variant='dark' style={{ paddingRight: '20px' }}>
+          <Navbar.Brand href='#home' style={{ paddingLeft: '20px' }}>
+            <Image src={Logo} thumbnail width='50' />{' '}
+            PSF Web3 Demo
+          </Navbar.Brand>
+
+          <Navbar.Toggle aria-controls='responsive-navbar-nav' />
+          <Navbar.Collapse id='responsive-navbar-nav'>
+            <Nav className='mr-auto'>
+              <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={() => this.handleClickEvent(0)}>Check Balance</Nav.Link>
+              <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={() => this.handleClickEvent(1)}>Placeholder2</Nav.Link>
+              <Nav.Link href='#' onClick={() => this.handleClickEvent(2)}>Placeholder 3</Nav.Link>
+            </Nav>
+          </Navbar.Collapse>
+        </Navbar>
+      </>
+    )
+  }
+
+  handleClickEvent (menuItem) {
+    // Pass the selected menu item up to the parent component.
+    this.parentMenuHandler(menuItem)
+  }
+}
+
+export default NavMenu
diff --git a/src/components/servers/select-server-button.js b/src/components/servers/select-server-button.js
index cc860a0..b9601e3 100644
--- a/src/components/servers/select-server-button.js
+++ b/src/components/servers/select-server-button.js
@@ -10,17 +10,18 @@ import { Container, Row, Col, Button } from 'react-bootstrap'
 // Local libraries
 // import GistServers from '../../services/gist-servers'
 
-let _this
+// let _this
 
 class ServerSelect extends React.Component {
   constructor (props) {
     super(props)
 
     this.state = {
-      menuHandler: props.menuHandler
+      menuHandler: props.menuHandler,
+      appData: props.appData
     }
 
-    _this = this
+    this.handleServerSelect = this.handleServerSelect.bind(this)
   }
 
   render () {
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class ServerSelect extends React.Component {
   handleServerSelect () {
     console.log('This function should navigate to the server selection view.')
 
-    _this.state.menuHandler(100)
+    this.state.menuHandler(100, this.state.appData)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/components/waiting-modal/index.js b/src/components/waiting-modal/index.js
index 5c0a79b..6c172d7 100644
--- a/src/components/waiting-modal/index.js
+++ b/src/components/waiting-modal/index.js
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ function ModalTemplate (props) {
 
 function BodyList (props) {
   const items = props.body
+  // console.log('BodyList items: ', items)
 
   const listItems = []
 
diff --git a/src/services/async-load.js b/src/services/async-load.js
index f42130a..dc0f6c0 100644
--- a/src/services/async-load.js
+++ b/src/services/async-load.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class AsyncLoad {
   // attached to the global 'window' object.
   async loadWalletLib () {
     do {
+      // console.log('window.SlpWallet: ', window.SlpWallet)
       if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.SlpWallet) {
         this.BchWallet = window.SlpWallet