Sounds like the pool parties just keep getting better and better. That is so cool that all the kids came over and the ship sounds awesome. I’m glad you had a very good birthday. Did you get my bday card yet? I hope you like it. Connie’s new kids sound so great. I hope she gets to keep them too. That would be wonderful for them. I can’t believe that Ivie is such a brave little toaster, haha. Just walking around everywhere and jumping in the pool. What a handful haha. I am very excited for the day to play with her and hold her. I think next summer will be incredible playing in the pool with all the kids. I really love them so much. I think I told you this before but when I’m home I want to go to Corinne’s house and watch the kids for a day. They are adorable. A mission at the church history sites would be very interesting and I imagine you would learn a lot. I want to play with the awesome blow up log. I think that would be so fun with Jessica. I’m glad sis comes over to the house more. I love my sis and I love hanging out with her. It is really crazy to think about how many prayers are said in every temple around the world for the missionaries. Then you add to that all the prayers of the primary kids. That is mind blowing. I’m very blessed to get those prayers. I’m happy Corinne got her letter. The money is way cool and it is so hard to tear. I really wanted to send a pic of me in her letter and your letter and the letter I sent to Great Grandma but it was hard to get one in time. So this week was pretty amazing. WE BAPTIZED A FAMILY! We were fasting and wanted to find a family to teach and baptize. Well last Sunday a member came to church with his wife that is not a member. We taught her and it was great. Well my comp went to Xetulul for a prize from his last area so I was on divisions with the other elder in Rio Blanco. We ran around like crazy. We went and taught this family and challenged them to baptism and she said YES! My comp had a really long bus trip back from Reu that was kinda crazy and did not get back until Saturday morning. We prepared everything for the baptism and got a cake and the font ready. Well like always in Guatemala when there is a baptism it had to rain really hard. Only the woman and all her family were there, no members. We were wondering what to do. We decided to say a prayer. We entered a room and knelt in prayer for the rain to stop and people to come. When we left the room the rain had completely stopped and members started to show up. The room was packed. It was such another testimony of prayer. The baptism was great and we are so excited that this family is together in the gospel. I can’t explain how good that felt to bring a family to Christ. We have a big activity this Wednesday for all the district of Rio Blanco. We made invitations talking about the family and took pics of all the members to add to it. On the other side is a space for a pic of the people they invite. I really hope lots of members come and that we get lots of investigators. I will let you know how it went. So I have not got Nana’s package yet but I thought it was funny when she told me she was sending me the almonds and when she got back from the post office she had sent everything but the almonds were on the table. I love Nana! I got a letter from the post office here. I have a package that is stuck in their office in the capital. I think it is the package from David. I’m talking with the office about how I can get that package. That is a bummer. When do you go to the open house? That is so exciting. Any news about going to the dedication? I really hope you can go. That will be so incredible. In Nana’s letter she told me that Great Grandma is so happy that she got a letter from me. She reads it to everyone and talks to everyone about me. I’m so thankful for her. She is amazing. I feel really good that I can bring so much happiness and pride by sharing my experiences with her. She is an incredible woman that has done so much for the family. Sending her letters and sharing my mission with her is the least I can do. Something interesting Nana told me is that the workers there have even talked to Nana and Grandpa about me. They said there is a girl there that wants to write me. That is pretty cool that someone else wants to write me. I hope she does. I also hope my friend Jentry writes me again soon too. I have not heard from her in a while. I’ve been so blessed with the people that write me. I am glad you enjoyed your bday by the pool. I really want you to get my card. Sorry I could not send more of a gift. I will get you something good though. I really love you Mom and I love that we talk every week and you still send me dearelders every week. You are so amazing and bless my life so much. Every time I read your letters I feel your love and spirit and my day is instantly better. Love you Mom, Your Son
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