9 months

Family! 

Wow! Mitchell has been in the same sector for as long as I've been on my mission! haha. I can't believe you're in your last cambio! I miss you so much brother!  So many photos this week, and so many emails. I love you guys. Eva! Those photos of Cassie are AMAZING! You are so talented! I wish I could've been there, but you seem to know what you're doing. And your ad is really great too, I'd hire you to take photos. Miss you Sniders! Happy Left Handed day Aleksi, you're the only one in our family. So that's kind of cool. Cassie, good luck with your SENIOR year on Wednesday! Whoop, whoop. Dad, Eva says you've been working hard with the house and working out everyday - maybe when we're all back, me you and Mitchell can do a Triathalon together? Mom, so many new people in the ward! I realize now the importance of members like you and dad - inviting new members or old members over for dinner or a family home evening is something so simple, but it's what I wish the members here would do - there's only so much we can do as missionaries. Thanks mom. 
Today might have been my best Pday in Lago Ranco. We went on a hike along the beach, it's still really chilly and overcast. This computer is really slow so I'm not sure how many photos I'll be able to send, but I took a ton. Que lastima. The mountains in the distance looks so beautiful and the other day we walked up to 'Piedra Mesa', a 5k hike up a mountain! The view was incredible. and we were up there just in time for the sunset, which was really pretty. We could see all of Lago Ranco! 

So remember last week when I talked to the zone leaders? Well President called the next day and told me we were going to have sobrecambios. Elder Cayoja is leaving Lago Ranco and I'll be staying with Elder Trejo from MEXICO! Whoo. But for the past week (and for the next week) we've been in a Trio! Reminds me of the old MTC days. But everything's good. Elder Cayoja isn't mad and Elder Trejo is so funny. So I'm here for another six weeks! Lago Ranco! 
Elder Trejo is really cool, he's a convert since 2004 and knows so much! I'm really excited for this cambio, I already know I'm going to learn so much. (and I'm really excited to have a new companion...haha) But we'll be in a Trio until the 22nd of August. 

I love you all, 
Good luck this week. 

Love, 

Elder Maxwell Poirier. 

Mom, Elliot Broadhead says hi and he's really greatful for the card! 

Elliot (it's still weird to call you that, I think I'm going to call you Broadhead) - Your brother got married?! ahh! Remember when you got the email that he was engaged! I was there! "shat-tah-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta sha-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta" Thanks for the updates. Good luck with everything. 

P.S. The photo with the tree with all the pink flowers - those trees are all over Ranco - so beautiful. 
I sent a letter home with about 10 other letters inside, thanks for keeping in touch. Marissa, thanks for the HORCRUX tie clip! Clever!