Attacked by a dog!

 (Elder Slade)

To the best friends and family a person could hope for!

This week I got bit by a dog. We turned the corner from walking behind a parked car, and a huge pitbull came out of nowhere and ran towards us! The dog ended up getting my shoe, and it now has a few teeth marks in it. I didn't realize it at the time, but a woman was holding the dog on their leash, so I was able to escape! I'm alright, but it definitely surprised me. What made it better was that we learned after that the dog's name was Chaos! I thought it was an appropriate name!

This experience ended up being a miracle though. We started talking with them, and they let us in to share a message. We learned that she is a member that wants to start coming back to church, and that she had a son who is not baptized. We talked a little about baptism, and are going to put him on date for baptism this week!

The Lord has been blessing us immensely! We met another kid who calls himself "Mousey" and he really like basketball, so we shot a few hoops with him, and he said he asked his mom if he could get baptized, and he said he would love to have us teach him!

It reminds me of a verse I read recently, Helaman 3:25 "And so great was the prosperity of the church, and so many the blessings which were poured out upon the people, that even the high priests and the teachers were themselves astonished beyond measure." I have truly been astonished by all the blessings God has bestowed upon us, both now and my entire life. God is good, and I am humbled by the love he has for his children.

I love you all! Thanks for taking the time each week to read my email!

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1-2. Pictures from exchanges this week!