Dear Fam, I'm glad to here all is well in your part of the  world. Thing are very well out here.... today my Elder Mauga and I played some football, I can you play with two? Actually, I think you can, Dane and I did back in the day. We were BYU and the opponents were those ghosts you were talking about Michelle. It made it very difficult not being able to see the other players but we always had  faith that we would come out on top, and we did! Mom and Dad thanks for all the things you sent, I so grateful for all you sent, I couldn't wait to play with the football, so thank you! I'll do my best to keep everything else saved for Christmas... but that is far away..

[Newphew], I am so happy to hear of your baptism! In small time I'll be at your mission farewell! Keep it up [nephew].

This week we had the baptism of Ellen Gogol, she was so excited to be baptized and I Elder Mauga have felt really blessed to be able to help her receive the restored gospel. Thanks for looking up where the church is in Liberia. A good number of people are going back in December after the election. I don't think too many of the members are going but I know some are and I think it is going be difficult for some of them to be where the church isn't but I've talked to some and encourage them to change that so that the church can expand and grow. As I was talking to Henry, who is preparing of the 29th of this month I told him the story of J.W.B. Johnson who was the pioneer that started unofficial meeting for the church until the church finally
came. This week we were teaching a sis named Annie, Annie knows what we are sharing with her is true but she is afraid to act on it and to leave her church. I had never tried to extend a date so many times in a lesson and she didn't wait to accept. We said a kneeling prayer to close the lesson and we told her that just as important as praying was listening. When she prayed we just sat there for 10 min and the feeling in the room was amazing. It really strengthened my testimony and she was moved. She said she still wants to talk to her husband but it had a great impact on her. I'm grateful to be one of the Lords servants and I am always trying to do what he would have me do.

Much Love, Elder L.