Thank for your emails! Sorry it took so long to email this week! We had a lot going on haha! Sounds like you guys had a great week and Chan had a good birthday. So glad to hear it. I loved the pictures as well. Looks like Chan has a great group of friends. And I love the cast Addi! Good choice on the color. And alex I’m glad to hear you are doing well! You’re a stud!
So I don’t want any of you to worry. I am fine! I got to take a fun little road trip up to Mcallen to see the Trayners, but it was fine. I didn't want to go to the hospital, but she made me talk to the mission doctor and he said that I should go. But the weird thing is, they don’t know how it happened. They said it was a "deep contusion on my chest wall and ribs" haha Which is just a fancy way to say you got a big bruise on your insides. But the weird things is it was causing a lot of other problems. But everything is figured out and fine. I just don’t know how it just came up because we don’t do anything that could have caused it. But I sleep sitting up so I can sleep and it reminds me of the old broken arm days and that old red chair I wrecked. haha Sorry Mom! So the funny thing was they gave me a shot of pain medication and I immediately couldn't breath. Me and President Trayner were sitting in there talking about football and all the sudden I was completely out and I remember barely seeing President Trayner sprint out of the room to get the doctor haha! So funny. When we left he said, "I figured the drugs had gotten the best of you when you started telling me how you won the Heisman with the Dallas Cowboys." haha! But we ended up in Walgreens late that night and we contacted this couple with President Trayner and I decided I’m more fearless on pain meds, haha! But ALL IS WELL! I PROMISE! WE are doing great and I only had to miss like 2 hours of work Sunday night. I haven't had to miss anything else, so we are back to work and healthy.
As far as my new son, his name is Elder Hobbs and he's from Ogden, Utah. Great kid and a lot of fun. Straight from Utah though haha! He is really hard working and a great help and addition to San Benito. Doesn’t speak to much Spanish, but is improving really fast! We also have another greeny in our 4 man district, so we are pretty young but doing great.
This last week was a little rough because the family we have been working with is doing SO Well!! They have such strong testimonies already and have been to church and came to conference and loved it. I love their family so much but we found out they won’t be able to get married, even though they really want to. Down here there is just always problems with that stuff. It’s been kind of a heart breaker, again. But we’ve got the branch Presidency on the case and hopefully there will be something they can do. It seems the Lord has blessed us with a lot of great people. Some of the best, and for one reason or another they just can’t do it. It’s tough on them but it’s definitely a trial of their faith.
And as well, the part member boy we are teaching is doing great and will be baptized the 28! We are super excited for him. His name is Joey Montez and he is a stud. We are super excited for him.
Other then that there is not much to say. I love you all so much and thank you so much for your emails and support and love. Everything is perfectly fine here, so no worries whatsoever! I love you all and I’ll talk to you again real soon!
Love Elder Smith
