Hey Family!
As far as the week goes it was a great one! Yesterday we had the high councilmen speak in church. One of the talks was on personal revelation. It was a great talk. I have received a strong burning testimony of the importance of personal revelation in all of our lives. I am so grateful for the chance that we have to have Heavenly Father Himself speak to us. What an incredible blessing. Of course we cannot forget the importance of the Holy Ghost in conveying the messages that God wants to tell us. yesterday we had a lesson with a less-active member in the ward and we got on the subject of personal revelation. As I was able to explain what it is and even now as I type this email I can feel the Holy Ghost witnessing to me that revelation is a gift from God. I enjoy always telling people about the First Vision and its significance in telling us that God does speak. From the mouth of the beloved apostle of the Lord, Elder Holland says (quoting scripture) that, "He speaketh not spake!" I have found that the promise from Joseph Smith is true... It is vain to minister without [revelation]. There are so many profound things that Heavenly Father wants us to know and His willingness to give is predicated upon our willingness to ask, seek, and knock. I am eternally grateful for the lines and precepts that I receive from my loving Heavenly Father and from our Lord as well. As far as the work, it is rolling on. There are many great things that President Pendleton has presented to us and our wards. I'm excited for the new things happening. We are trying to bridge the gap between the ward members and the full-time missionary efforts. The gap has been there ever since missionary work has been established in this dispensation and probably in prior dispensations as well. But that gap is closing and with the progress being made there are many sweeeeet things on the horizon. Exciting for sure. So crazy stuff happening at home. Alexis movin, scubaing, stuff. One of the missionaries that I new just went home before Christmas and he came back with his fam and I saw him last night. It was so weird seeing him normal haha. Well thank you all! I love you!
Elder Baum.

Good ol' auburn.

Hey fam!
Super short email. So story time. We were tracting a street where the houses were super set back on their properties so the driveways were long. So we park and go tract. anywho we get done with the street and we are about a mile from the car and we start walking back. A cop pulls up and rolls down his window and asks us if we're parked in someone's driveway. We told him no and then we head back to the car. The cop ends up telling us that this lady called the cops on us because she thought that we sat in front of her house and watched her for an hour. haha talk about paranoia. Good ol' auburn. Sorry thats all I got time for but I love you all!!!

It was kind of a JEEZ moment...

Hey Fam,

Feliz dia mi familia. This week has been a good one. I'm getting use to the area and everything. It is much slower than Roseville. I think I got spoiled there. So I ate dinner over at this family's house where they had a twelve year old and I thought to myself woah, Ky is that age. I'll get back just in time for the pimary pimple poppin' haha. It was kind of a JEEZ moment. I am so happy right now. I say that alot don't I. Every once in a while Heavenly Father gives me blips of divine perspective on the world. It is hard here in many ways to progress the work. It is just a more rural area. I'm sinking on time but I can't tell you How much I appreciate the support and also how much I appreciate my Heavenly Father. I thank you all for helping me realize that I am a son of God. That priceless piece of info would be enough to get me through many things. I love you all and have a great week!