Family!
It has been a good 4th of July week, and I appreciate the pictures and storied of your week!  I'm glad everyone had fun and stayed safe. I did miss watching the fireworks there but we got to see a lot here too. The whole city was just lighting up with the, it was cool. We got invited to a member's house to watch them too. Things are going really well with my new companion Elder Powers, he's great. He's from Vancouver Washington but has moved around a lot cause his dad is military, a Green Beret. he funny thing is that he reminds me so much of Bruce! His voice is similar, and his laugh is the same as Bruce's. It's hilarious haha.
We haven't had any lessons this week, it's been extremely slow. But we're changing that this week and going to teach the members in the ward starting tonight. So I'm excited for that.
I'm sure you might have heard that there has been a fire in the mountains here, and all the smoke has been covering Vegas. It was really bad on the 4th and we had ash all over the car in the morning. It's been pretty crazy to watch the past week, we could see the flames on the night of the 4th. So I hope that clears up soon. But we have had cooler weather compared to what it has been, so we're grateful for that. We are not the only companionship in the district with a car, except for one other companionship that lives further away. So all the others are on bike and I feel so bad for them, we try to give them rides to anything we can. It's been a little difficult but we work it out.
I'm sorry to hear that Alex has been so sick. Another missionary in my apartment named Elder Jarman reminds me so much of Alex, and he's hilarious, so I'm glad to have him here!
I'm grateful to be here and so grateful for my good health. I know the Lord lifts me up at times when I feel down and I know this is His work. And if we listen to the spirit and heed His promptings throughout our lives we will be blessed and lifted up at the last day. Thank you for your prayers again, and I hope you have a great week. I love you.