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It's hard to believe that it's already Halloween! I'm slightly freaking out about that ha. It doesn't feel like Halloween though, there's already snow on the ground here and people are getting ready for New Year's already.  New Year's is like Christmas for us but it's been fun.

We had a good week last week a couple of miracles and a good Halloween Party for our English club. It's been interesting how successful our English club has been here, we've found  10 new investigators through it, and some of which are showing a lot of progress in the gospel. There's so much to do here in Kemerovo that the two of us is definitely not enough. I go to bed every night just dead tired and get up every morning ready to do it again! there's no better feeling! :) As much as Mom wants me (and is excited for me) to come home, I'm way scared about how fast time is flying...

Our Halloween Party was a big hit, we had trick or treating, scary stories, bobbing for apples and a costume contest. My whole suspenders and my favorite green tie didn't cut it for the prize though.   I think that they all had a good time, I think I've got a little bit of my mom in me or something with these Halloween Parties.

So last week we had a lot going on, trying to work with the members to help them to grow and develop, Our sacrament numbers are still going up, 13 this week! Mind you, 5 of which were investigators,  I was so stoked. We're hoping to be having some baptisms here in the next month or so. Galina is wanting to get baptized the 26th and we're hoping some of the others will as well.

Another individual gave us a scare, Elder Carr (the stud muffin that he is) invited her to be baptized, and she asked why she needed to be baptized again. So we started to explain the whole Priesthood thing and we told her about Joseph Smith again and the Restoration, and she says, " I don't know why but as soon as you said Joe Smith, I heard something in the back of my mind saying 'don't listen'".

I looked at her and handed her the Book of Mormon, Elder Carr says, " That's the proof, don't just trust us, Trust God, He won't lie". I was afraid we'd lost her and that she wouldn't want to meet any more. BUT! she came to sacrament meeting and after taking pictures of Elder Carr and I playing in the blizzard, She sent us a text. "I've just realized it, and I want to be baptized". Nothing sounds better to a missionary than those 5 words, " I want to be baptized" Elder Carr and I were basically jumping up and down! A miracle.

I just got a call from Novo, and looks like I'm going to Finland this week for my last Visa Trip. Talk about weird, this one will be for 6 weeks and then всё я поеду домой... So yeah, I might send one last package home from Helsinki with some stuff that I want but don't have room for in my suitcase so we'll see. I'm looking forward to going to the Temple and relaxing before I finish this marathon up. Yesterday Elder Carr noticed that I've got a few grey hairs starting to show up... I'm not ready to be Badger Jr. пока... It's all good though we went and got it cut today so now no one will notice ha. It's probably just from being in Siberia for 2 years, oh well.

Well I've gotta get going we've got a lot to do and it seems like no time at all to do it! So have a wonderful Halloween.  I'm looking forward to seeing some pics next week! I love you guys! Have a great week!

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Tanner- You're a stud!! Love ya bro! Don't worry, I'll stay up with you and play video games until 4 in the morning, just not right off the bat ha, I'll need to get acclimated to the whole time difference I am sure.

Mom& Dad - Have a great Halloween! Love you guys!