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My Time has Run Out

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  Welp. Here it is. Last week.  I am so excited to be done writing emails. Or at least until I get to college and my career and have to write professional ones.  Our companionship unity is off the charts. Power of communication is real. Talk and resolve your problems, people!  These week has been really good. I'm still working hard, and now have one day of missionary work left. I'm leaving so many of my friends here in San Antonio, but now it's time to make some new ones I'll be getting off the plane this Thursday at 12:30pm at the Boise Airport. If anyone wants to pull up, I'd love to see y'all. I know this church is true. That knowledge (and it has become knowledge at this point) comes from the Spirit that I've felt from the Book of Mormon, from the message of the Restoration, from D&C, from modern prophets, from ancient prophets, from priesthood power and blessings, from sacred covenants I've made, from the temple, from understanding the plan of S

Wedding Crashers

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  Hey everyone!! We had an awesome week. The highlight of it all was on Thursday I received a message that there was going to be a wedding and a baptism for one of my friends that I taught for four transfers. It was a part member family and they had a big desire to be sealed as a family. However due to some legal stuff, they didn't get married. BUT THEN, in this message they said it was actually going to happen!! And Nicole wanted me to baptize her.  A week before, one of my old companions (Elder Scott) was on an exchange in the area and he was super bold with them and asked if they want to be baptized when I'm still in the mission. They said of course! And he was like, "Well he has 2.5 weeks left" So y'all need to be baptized and married THIS week so Elder Higginson can come. And they were like, "Okay, let's do it." So, two days after this text, I got to go to a wedding, I dressed in white, and baptized Nicole. It was so special. My old companion El