Dear family! Thank you all so much for the emails. I always feel so at peace when I read about everything that's going on with the family! So this week has kind of been a little bit saddening/exciting/happy and a whole plethora of other emotions. Last Thursday we had interviews with President. Elder Dill went first for his interview and I told President he wasn't allowed to take Elder Dill away from me. After Elder Dill's interview President called me in and sat me down. He told me that Elder Dill was staying and would be the district Leader in the Area and that I was leaving...Even before he told me where I was going I got a knot in my throat and was trying to hold back from crying because I was so sad to be leaving. President is transferring me up to Weber State to be a campus missionary!? It's pretty crazy. All day from 10-5 you contact people on campus and set up appointments for the night time. It's going to be so different than Layton West. I'm going to be serving with Elder Kozac who is an Elder from Canada! This is his last transfer and so I will be his last companion. He just got released from being an AP last transfer and so I'm pretty excited about learning a few things from him! I'm sure it will be great and I will learn a ton! President told me that I should prepare myself to be made a senior companion after this transfer which is pretty scary haha what is he thinking??

Also this past Saturday J and K got baptized! It was so awesome. After the closing prayer the mom got up who is less active and is now coming back to church and just cried so hard saying thank you for everything Elder Dill and I had done for their family. It was pretty much one of the sweetest feelings ever. Obviously it wasn't us who converted them but it was such a blessing to be a part of their baptism and their family's conversion. This next Saturday we have 4 baptisms. R, L, and D are all brother and sisters and than there's another kid named M who we taught and will be baptized! President said I could come back for the baptisms Saturday which I am really excited about! If you count those 4 baptisms, Elder Dill and I baptized 11 people together which is 1 short of our goal of 12, which would be once a week, but the Lord truly has blessed us so much. I have such a powerful testimony of prayer. I know that this Gospel is so true. Heavenly Father will always answer in His time as we have faith that He will. Anyway after I got out of my interview with President I went into a hallway in the Church and just sat down and cried for about 20 minutes. I don't know if I fully realized how much I love these people until I was told that I could no longer serve them. I know that as we serve others we gain a greater love for them and it makes our lives so fulfilling. I find that when I think about myself I am most fearful, and when I have the most self doubt. I would challenge everyone to ask this question to yourself at the end of everyday, "What have I done for someone today" Don't forget to serve! I love you all so much! Tell Nick and Chad I love them and I'm proud of them!
Love you all! Elder Powers