Hey guys! Good to hear from you! Well, most of you:) I forgive the rest of you, so no worries! Thanks for your emails and pictures! I can’t believe Steve got home already! Crazy how fast time goes! Just a quick update mom, Marivi is a girl from the Spanish Ward that had called you! She is a great member of the church but asked if I knew someone that could help her just get from IF to Rexburg. Actually, we are teaching her mom right now who isn’t a member and it’s the first time she has accepted missionaries. It’s been going really well. But thank you for helping! I know it will mean a lot to her and her mom especially! Let me know how it goes!
I hope you all are enjoying the ‘Bin! Take the dogs swimming in the pond once for me! Oh and Mom, I did get the letter from you. Thank you so much! I loved the cleat chunk in it! It meant more than money! As well, I got a sweet letter from Papa and Grammy! Thank you so much! Tell all the grandparents hello for me and give them a big hug! Also Jay and Uncle Paul and Aunt Nene!
So this week has been crazy! Elder Munsey is on his way out and it feels super weird! He is the first companion that I have ever killed! And next week I will get my "Assassin" (The missionary that will kill me, send me home! I’ve got that feeling that you get when you enter the last 5 minutes of a basketball game! I know there’s still so much to do!!! I’m excited for what’s in store!
We have been packed with trainings this passed week! We trained all the new missionaries and their trainers, the ones that came in last transfer. And then we trained the STL’s (Sister Training Leaders). You might ask, “What is the biggest headache for us as assistants?” The answer....STL’s. Haha But it was great! I’m learning a lot that’s for sure! Good life skills!
Besides that, all has been well! Emmanuel is doing great! So are all our other converts! All still coming to church! All on fire! Getting the Priesthood, Patriarchal Blessings, and making plans for their first temple trip! Couldn’t be more happy with how things are going!
Yesterday we got to go spend the night in Brownsville in a new house that the mission just bought! It’s a great big house and there are 4 elders that live there and it was really good! We went and gave it the inspection and then had a great time with the BV zone. We spent some time with Elder Stevens too. Can’t believe this is it for him! I feel like we were just together as 2 jovencitos running around Laredo! But he’s doing great and it was great to be back down in Brownsville!
Well, that’s about it, sorry for the short, lame email! We have been doing alot of busy work! But I hope you know how much I love you and I’ll be excited to email you next week about my new comp and transfers and all that! Mucho love!
Elder Smith
