So the fire and smoke persists. More fires keep breaking out everywhere and the ones that are going are just growing and growing. The schools in Cashmere are still shut down. Pres. Hunsaker has limited the hours we can be outside and we have to wear masks all the time. Everyone is leaving. Our ward is about 1/3 of it's regular size. Everyone is sick. It's so hard to breathe and do anything. It's been over 2 weeks now of just fire and smoke. Several more canyons have been evacuated. We're praying for rain like crazy. We went to a zone conference in Moses Lake and there was even smoke out there. We're hoping it will let up soon, but they're saying that they may not be able to get them under control and so we'll have to wait for rain or snow. I sure hope not.

The Elders gave David back to us because it was to hard to keep in communication with him while he was so far away. Yay! He's so awesome and wants to be baptized so bad. It's so exciting! Chris is leaving this week to fight in New Mexico and then for a few fights in Canada and then possibly down to Brazil :(  He will be gone for at least a month and possibly 4. He said he would go to church wherever he goes so hopefully he'll be able to. It's so hard to see him go especially when he's so close. He's our best member (non-member) missionary. After his trip downtown inviting everyone he met to come to church we gave him a huge stack of mormon.org cards to hand out. After 3 days he asked for more. He said that he has met a ton of people that we've already talked to and he just challenged them to learn for themselves and not just believe other people. He actually got some people to listen to him! I wonder if we start working out and try to bulk up more if people will listen to us like that :)

At the Zone conference we had Elder Foster of the 70 come to do a mission tour. It was so awesome! He talked about working with members and how member work and missionary work are supposed to be the same. He asked us to imagine what our last prayer as a missionary would sound like. What would we tell God? It was so motivating and really made us want to be better. He taught about the universe and how tiny we really are in the grand scheme of things, but how God still knows who we are. It was so awesome to hear. Awesome, awesome experience. Elder Foster really made me think about how I have been serving my mission and how I could do better. I feel like I have been giving my all and have no regrets thus far. However, I also know there are so many ways to improve. We decided that on Sunday we would fast to discover anything we may be doing or thinking that is keeping us from completely focusing everything on the work. It was an incredible experience. There weren't too many things that I thought of, but I could feel the spirit so much more strongly. I felt like I was overwhelmed by the spirit most of the day and could feel the Savior's love so strongly. I felt so much love for every member and I felt truly devastated for the members that weren't there. We had a lesson with Chris in the afternoon and we taught about the Savior. It was hard to contain the feelings I had of just intense love for the Savior. I could feel so strongly the love He has for Chris and for all of us. As I invited to Chris to be baptized, again, I knew he knew it was true and I knew he wanted it so bad. He said yes! He has a few things he wants to work out, but he says he wants to be baptized! I know the Holy Ghost was there. I know that that God hears our prayers and answers them. I know that He loves us even more than we can comprehend. I am so grateful to be a part of this great work. I feel so unworthy to be able to bear His name, but I know that he knows who I am. I have been so incredibly blessed.

Thank you so much for everything! I love you all and can truly feel your prayers! Please pray that the fires will go out soon so we can breathe :)

Love
Sister Probst