ALOFATELE!

Thats a Samoan greeting for people you love. I picked it up from a sweet Samoan Elder named Elder Tuiasosopo. Anyway thank you so much for all the emails this past week, I feel so blessed to have such a supportive family! I talked to this Elder like a week ago and he is a convert and his parents haven't written him in over 9 months. Dad that is awesome that you are getting things moving with your job! I am so grateful that you are willing to do so much even be in New York during the week and away from the family in order to support Katie and I on our missions. I am definitely learning from the humble circumstances of some of the people we are teaching that we have been so blessed as a family to have a Dad that works so hard so that we can live comfortably. Hadley that is awesome that you saw Ms Powell! haha don't tell any of the stories she may tell you next year to mom. I hope they don't get rid of freshman sports at Oakton because that would be great if you got to play field hockey. I can't wait to get your letter! Mom, I think thats an awesome idea to have Dallin over with the Stevensens! He just needs to be reminded that the Gospel is true. Sometimes when we spend so much time away from the church than we forget how true it is. I would say to have the missionaries challenge him to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it again and he will definitely receive an answer that it is true!

Also for dinner we get fed pretty much every single night. I have discovered that Jello is another food group in Utah. I would say 95 percent of the dinners we have include a delicious version of Jello. One delicios kind we had was jello on the bottom, tuna fish on top, and than sour cream on top of that...hahaha, kind of gross but that's the worse thing yet, and of course I made the people think I thought it was delicious.

This past Saturday we actually had only one baptism go through but it was still great. It was this awesome girl named K who's mom is just starting become active again. It was a really great service and I attached a picture of the baptism from Saturday. I have seen more and more that when we are in service of other people, we can begin to feel how much Heavenly Father loves each of his children. I love that I get to feel that so often and start to understand how much God loves us. Also I attached a video of this kid J. He said that if I let him punch me in the face he would get baptized. I figured if it broke my jaw Heavenly Father would understand, haha. But now he actually has a testimony because he finally starting meeting with us after I let him punch me haha Also I attached a picture of this amazing tandem bike Brother T is making for us. Two Elders in the district next to us got two extra bikes and so we took them to Brother T to weld us a tandem! hahaha it's going to be classic! I think Elder Dill and I will be legends in the area if we get the tandem to work! Also, I think Elder Dill and I are going to stay together for another transfer because we have been having some good success!! We will be moving though because Brother Tafts contract is up. Anyway I gotta go but I love you all so much and am praying for you! Love, Elder powers