The Fam,

Hows it goin? Im doin pretty darn good here! We found some awesome people this week! Thanks for the letter mom! I finally sent a letter to Rachel today so it should come this week. Also tell Aaron and Caleb to check the mail this week cause there might be a surprise waiting for them... Girls camp sounded like a blast! Rafting sounds really fun too! I have seen some incredible miracles this week! Yesterday we met the most prepared family i have ever seen. They are amazing! I wrote all about them in Rachels letter so she can read it to everyone. Long story short, family of 4 are getting baptized on Aug. 15 and they are really excited! They actually called us over to talk to them and wanted us to share our message with them. They are extremely nice and very spiritual. It was all because of the example of a family they know who are lds. They said that they sent them an email sharing a little about the gospel and that their kids just seem so good. People notice everything we do as members of the church, and when we are truly living the gospel and staying worthy, others will notice, and you can all be a light on a hill for someone else. All it takes sometimes is to be an example, and maybe a quick email or something to catch their attention and generations of lives will be changed forever. Share the gospel with your friends! This especially applies to you Rachel. When we share the gospel, the Lord blesses you far more than you can possibly imagine. Don't be afraid to share what you believe with your friends. I promise you if you do so, or are at least looking for opportunities to, the Spirit will give you utterance and you will guide a friend to salvation. Read D&C 100:3-8. The Lord has placed our family in St. Regis, MT for a specific purpose-which is to "bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man." There is somebody that each of you know who is prepared for the gospel. Plead with the Lord to show you who it is and I promise he will. That is the reason so many missionaries here have so much success. Everyday they go out believing and knowing that they will find somebody that very day who is ready for baptism. Its all about belief and how hard you work for it. Last week some missionaries filled the baptismal font one morning and promised the Lord that they will baptize somebody they havent met yet that same night. (It takes a lot of faith to do that because they have to find someone who has already been to church twice.) By the end of the day they had found and baptized someone! I love the work I am doing here even though its very challenging and frustrating at times. We have a baptism this weekend with a 15 year old kid named Sandro. I tracted into him and he loves coming to church. I think i already told you about him. We actually arent gonna go coach his wrestling practices cause we found out this is the last week. Oh i got my haircutting kit. Thanks! Did you get the cd i sent with pictures? Did grandma and grandpa and Aunt Carol get my letters? Thanks for everyones love and support! Hmmm...some good restaurants around here are Panda Express(mmm...), Moe's Southwest Grill, Chic-fil-a, Chipotle, and your basic fast food places. Time to get going. Have an awesome week!

Love,Elder Carty