Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRUCE, AARON, AND DAVID COTTLE!!

All on the same day!! I hope it's a great one for you all!
    Wow! So I am officially on the downhill slope since yesterday!! I will go home on the 14th of July next year instead of the 18th because of how transfers work. So yesterday was an exciting day for me!! But I'm excited for the 18th as well. And yes I will be burning a shirt. Shirt is a year, tie is 6 months, pants are 18 months. haha.
Anyways it has been a great week. Some great news of this past Saturday is that Vincent, the Chinese kid we were teaching, was baptized and we got to be there and be witnesses for it. It was so exciting to be there and see him take that step that we had taught him about before. I'm glad he is in the ward he's in now because there's a lot of people to fellowship him, it's the singles ward. We were able to have interviews with President Ahlander this week, he's a great guy, I love him already. But you could tell he was really tired and worn out from all the interviews. It was a short one. So I hop-e he gets the hang of things. It's going well with teaching members, we just need the ward to be a little more enthusiastic about missionary work, so that' what we're working on. And I get to talk in Sacrament on Sunday about missionary work, so I'm grateful for that. Our ward mission leader can't be a better guy than he is, he is so great. So supportive of everything we do and gets us appointments with members. The ward would really be struggling without him. So I'm excited for this week and looking forward to that investigator we have to find soon! The Elders we live with, Leortscher and Jarman are so great, us 4 are already like best friends. And they are doing so well with the work in their area. I had the opportunity to interview two kids for baptism last week, and will interview a family of 4 tomorrow for their baptism on Saturday. All of which were taught by them and their ward. So things are going really good, we just need that blessing in our ward as well. And I know it will come.
The smoke has cleared up and I think the fire is out so no worries there. It hasn't been as hot as it was in the past so we're grateful for that! I miss Lexie and Mason so much and can't wait to see them again, along with Charlie and the boys. I love Charlie's little smile. So cute.
I hope everyone has a great week and continues to stay healthy and safe. I love you all!!