Your e-mails are great to me. I'm sure I will have a happy birthday. I haven't opened the present yet. Yah, Elder Larson is really cool. Looks like we are splitting the two wards we are serving in so it will be one ward per Missionary companionship. Me and Elder Larson got to speak in both wards about Missionary work because of the broadcast. Our first ward someone talked about 20 minutes so we were left with just five minutes. The second ward we got to give 15 minute talks. Elder Larson's talk was really good. Love you Mom. I hope everything is going well for you. My companion shared a great Scripture today (Moroni 7: 16-17). Thank you for the cake and presents. I appreciate it! The past couple of days have been really hot but today is cool. We got a Baptism just recently!!!! Katie Carrick got Baptized and we held the Baptism at the Nisqually River! My first river Baptism and we are going to eat dinner with her whole Family tonight. Her parents were a little stand offish about Missionaries (just shy) but now they are happy for her Baptism. I love this area. I think a lot of Baptisms will follow. We are also teaching an excommunicated member and there is so much work to do to become a member again. I love you so much! Don't give up time comes. Elder D Todd Christofferson said, "we have to not be able to say thy will be done but also thy timing be done". I will make sure to take a picture of my Birthday cake for you. Have a great day!
