Pictures... 1- Here is a good joke for you...How did the Chicken cross the road? ....Look at the picture..... Answer: In high heels! Love Addy! 2- Kenzie's Baptism!

Hey Family and Friends!! I hope you all had a fabulous week!! I can't lie this week was pretty great here in good old Canada!! I can't wait to tell you all about it! But first things first transfers...I am staying in Chestermere...that will be 6 months...and my new companion is Sister Stockwell. She has been out 2 transfers longer than I have so that will be fun!! Oh and Happy Birthday Dad! And Happy Birthday Sage!! I hope you both have a great birthday! So Tuesday...well this week began 1/2 km month...so we normally get 1700, in July we only get 850...we struggle with 1700 so you can imagine what July is going to bring. So knowing that it was 1/2 km month we decided we were going to be doing lots of walking. We decided to try it out by walking to Abbeydale (the neighborhood closest to where we live) just to see how long it takes us. It was super duper windy and Abbeydale is only 3km away...guess how long it took us to walk there...40 min...it was insane. So we stayed in Abbeydale basically the entire day and then walked back in time to go visit Kenzie and her family. Her parents had gotten home from Utah and we knew they were bringing gifts! So thanks for the stuff you sent me! You are the best family I could ask for! They also brought us some American Oreo's and Ritz crackers. They really are the best! That day we also found out that Kenzie's dad wouldn't be at her baptism...so she had the option to go through with it and her dad wouldn't be there, or reschedule and we probably wouldn't be there. She chose to keep it for Saturday. That girl has so much faith! But more on that later. Wednesday was the 4th of July! I hope you all had fun! I did wear my red, white, and blue to be patriotic! It wasn't a very eventful day for us though. We spent the morning tracting and everyone either didn't speak English or they weren't interested. So we were a little discouraged as we were walking home for lunch and then we were almost home and a lady let her dog out....of course the dog ran straight to us and was barking at us so she came down to get it. We started talking to her and had found out she had just had a baby so we started talking about the plan of salvation and asked if there was a time we could come teach her. She said "Well I have time now, can to come teach me now?" We were excited that someone was actually interested. So we went in and taught her about the Plan of Salvation. Her name is Kaleigh and she is very prepared. She wants to keep learning, but she and her husband were going out of town because Calgary has turned into hickville for the Stampede...there are wannabe cowboys everywhere you look! Anyways so we were happy to teach her and then we continued on with our day. We helped Sister Sonnenberg out a little bit and then had a lesson with Sister Chase as well. That evening we had supper with the Heaven's and they had an 'American' dinner. It was fun and then we played "Stay on the Path" with their family. Nobody in Canada has heard of the game 'Don't eat Pete' so they are having fun playing our game! Then last but not least we had a final lesson with Kenzie before her baptism. That family is the best! Thursday not much happened but it was an exciting day! We were finally able to meet our new mission president and his wife! They are so great! They are really sweet and I know that they are called of God! When we were all meeting them, he asked us "What is one thing your mom would want us to know about you?" I didn't really know what to say...mom what would you want them to know about me? I said something like I am really helpful because I love to clean and do laundry. Then that afternoon we had a lesson with Cristina and her family! And then supper with with Williams. They take care of us and feed us when we don't have a dinner. On Friday we did a little bit of our planning and then Sister Leighton asked us to come help her finish up packing for their move. So we were able to do some service there. That evening the Sullivan's invited us over to their house for supper. Then we went to the curch with Kenzie so she could have her baptismal interview! She passed with flying colors and was ready to be baptized! Saturday was one of the best days ever!! It was the day of baptism's! We went to the church that morning to start filling the font and get everything ready for baptisms that day! First the some of the Elders had a baptism and they asked us to do the 10 min 1st. Then after their baptism was over we finished preparing for Kenzie's baptism! It was one of the best baptism's I have ever been to! The spirit was so strong and it was just wonderful! It was a perfect baptism. I sang at the baptism and everything was great until everyone started crying...but I made it through! It was such a special day! I love that family so much! Then after Kenzie's baptism, the other Elders had a baptism and also asked us to do the 10 min 1st...After that we headed over to Kenzie's for a BBQ and good company. Then we went to the Trim's. They wanted us to come over so they could give us some roses. They were to thank us for helping them weed their garden and they said that if we bring the vase back every week they will give fresh flowers! They are great! Sunday we had ward council and then church which was good as always. Then we had a quick correlation with Bro. Root. Kenzie's family invited us over for lunch as well so that was fun. And then we had a lesson with the Guardado's. It wasn't a super exciting day... Monday was Sister Garner's birthday! It was really hot...well like 30 C...but basically nobody has AC here! So it can get miserable...now I kinda know how Tanner feels...But it was still a good day. We did some tracting in the morning and then we went to the Trim's to make birthday cupcakes...because it isn't a birthday without cake! We also helped her get ready for the BBQ we had with them that night. They invited Kenzie's family and also some couples that are here from Alaska for the Stampede over. It was a lot of fun! Well I hope you all have a great week!! Keep enjoying your summer! I love and miss you all! Love, Sister Kaitlyn Marchant