Almost there 9-23-2024

Hello everyone who reads these emails. Not too sure how many of you there are anymore but thanks for sticking with me through these last 2 years. Next Wednesday on October 2nd I'll be hopping on an airplane and flying home. Crazy how fast it's coming up so we're going to lock in this next week and give it everything we got. Our friend Scott who was supposed to get baptized a week or so ago got covid so we met with him yesterday and finalized plans for his baptism which will be happening on Sunday which is like 3 days before I fly out so it's kind of like a buzzer beater baptism but he really wants me to do it and he's excited. My companion and I have been visiting all the friends and teaching all the lessons and he is learning a lot and it's been really fun to see both ends of the spectrum of a brand new missionary and about to finish missionary. I look forward to going home and seeing the family and making a trip to Arizona too see even more family. If you think it would be helpful for me to have your phone number or other contact information you can send that to me so I can write it down and use it when I get home here shortly. I would like to testify that this is the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. I have seen and experienced things that otherwise wouldn't be possible unless His hand was in this work. I have greatly appreciated the opportunities that have been given to me as I've been able to serve. I look forward to seeing yall soon.

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