Happy Canada Day and Happy July 4th!

We "waved to Calvin" in a Northeasterly direction from Boldt Castle.

  This past Monday was Canada Day (July 1st). Todd's factory is shut down this week, so we've had him home with us all week! We celebrated Monday by visiting Boldt Castle in Alexandria Bay, NY. I wrote to Calvin on Sunday night and told him that we would wave to him from Boldt Castle. We took pictures as proof that we waved to him. *smile*
  Apparently Calvin's p-day has been changed from Monday to Tuesday. AGH! So here's his email from TUESDAY (it takes a lot to adjust to a new p-day!!).
  Happy July 4th to all my American friends. Here's something to think about:  http://www.purewatergazette.net/asimov.htm

Momm

  I don't know what is going on with P-Day, my personal theory is that they are just changing it because then we can have our Zone Activity the day just before the Zone Study, so it's easier on clicks, and yesterday was Canada Day, so nothing was open to go shopping. So that is why you haven't heard from me in a while. [It's only been a week!] I hope you haven't been freaking out tooo much, one missionary wrote to his parents the week before St Jean Baptiste day [June 24th], and told his family he was super sick, and that he would write the next Monday.... that email didn't come Monday, so the frantic mother called up the Cannons. [This isn't the first story I've heard of a mother calling the Mission President when her son didn't write an email on p-day] So ...

  This week was busy. We have a baptism coming up this week, and so we have been preparing for that, and then we had splits, and some other stuff to prep for zone activity, plus  zone study, and then trying to do missionary work on top of all that. It's been nuts! But I'm super happy about it. Its fun to be busy. [My companion] and I decided that we will do a huge Zone drawing for our zone. that's going to take a lot of P-Day hours, but it should be fun. 

 Other than that, all is going as it usually is. I have seen the power of member referrals here, for example our baptism this week is Quèbecoise, has two kids, and is super open to all our teachings. She was a member referral, and it turns out she was SUPER open to the message. then, that same family gave us another referral who has already been reading the "Gospel principles" manual. She also has a baptismal date. Member referrals are GOLDEN!!!!! 

   So, one of our investigators, the third with a baptismal date, we had a lesson with him about the Word of Wisdom, and he started off the discussion by telling us about an experience he had the night before. With tears in his eyes, he told us how he had been reading the Word of Wisdom pamphlet and how he read that smoking and drinking are against the will of God. He started crying as he described the horrible feeling he had, when he realized that he had displeased God. So, we are working with him to stop those bad habits. It was really special to see someone who truly wanted to do Gods' will, and that the mere thought that he had displeased God hurt him so much. That was a humbling, spiritual experience. 

   I'm so glad you and dad had some alone time [Todd and I went to the temple on Saturday. It's been a while since we were there together inside the temple. We usually go with the youth on their temple trips and Todd goes inside to help with the work but I have to stay outside with Sophie], and that all is going so well for you! All your fun stories are my favorite part of emails. I did feel your love this week, and I'm glad that you had such a cool trip [to Boldt Castle]! 

Love

Calvin