Hey everyone!

That so funny that there have been raccoons in our backyard because we were just visiting a man last night who has had problems with raccoons and coyotes in his backyard! But he lives in the country so he just uses his .22 to solve the problems rather than cutting down the grass! I'm not endorsing the use of firearms in the city limits... but it works pretty well for him.

I'm not sure if I said so but we were going to have a baptism this Saturday which was totally exciting because it would've been my first one, but he actually left us a voicemail while we were walking in to the library today, and let us know that he has decided to not get baptized... which was a total downer because he is a really great guy and I know that being part of Christ's church could help him out so much!

Josi, the 10 year old is still on track to get baptized on the 24th, and she is super excited for that to happen! Finding her was definitely a miracle! Elder Gwynn was given a list of less actives to visit (before I got to Hermiston) and they randomly chose to go see the Goodrich's. They are a part member family and Sister Goodrich had been looking through her grandmothers old things, and found her Book of Mormon and was thinking a lot about church, so it was a sign to her that the missionaries showed up later that day and visited her!

Well time is short all the way up here in OR,
I hope you all have a great day!
Elder Pickett