Hello everyone! It sounds like another great week! Man it feels like
every week I start my letters off the same exact ways. Oh well. How
are you all?? Mom and dad thank you both for the great letters this
week. It was very nice! Thanks for letting me know everything that has
been going on. It was a very eventful week! Starting off on Tuesday.
With Dave's birthday and then having a new birthday baby with sweet
like Kate. She is so cute! I already love her so much even though I
haven't met her haha. I am so happy everything went so well. I am
excited to meet her when I return. That is awesome about Dan as well
with that sweet opportunity to use his Priesthood and give that baby a
blessing. That a boy dan! You are the man. Then on Wednesday you all
were able to go up to Logan and eat a good dinner and watch some
basketball. Keep up the good work jason! You are the man! And I am
excited to see this new house of ours! Dad told me you went and saw
some sweet houses to get ideas. Mom we for sure need to do that when I
get back! I remember going to the parade of homes with you. That was
always so much fun! I hope the weather will continue to hold up for
the house building. Keep up the good work with that! And send me some
more pics please. Then Friday I bet you had a great time with Keelie
going shopping until you dropped! Then Saturday was another very
special day. With Jane going through the Temple! She sent me a pic and
she said she loved it. That is so cool. I wish I could have been there
too, but in 3 years we will. Man that is a long time! Oh well time
flies. I am glad all is well back home and everyone is doing so well.
Keep up the good work at home and tell everyone I miss and love them!
Well I know you all are dying to find out what is going on with
Transfers. So I will be nice and tell you today. Well to start it off
it really was a huge surprise to me and to everyone in our district.
So last night at 9:00 we got the calls. Instead of the zone leaders
calling I looked at our phone and it said President Hansen... So I was
a little nervous for that. It is always uneasy when your mission
president is calling and it seems like it has been happening a lot
lately! Haha Well he started talking to me and then he asked if I
would be District leader again. And also if I would Train again... So
I am staying here in Houma and I am going to training again for the
3rd time! I thought for sure I was leaving, not Puefua.. I am very sad
about Puefua leaving. He has been one of my favorites for sure, but I
am excited for this new companion. So that should be fun! I will find
out who my new companion is tomorrow and then I will also find out
then where elder Puefua is going. Pretty crazy stuff! We are the only
ones in our district who are getting a transfer.
This transfer is going to be pretty small I would imagine with it
being Christmas and all. I am pretty happy I don't have to pack all of
my presents to a new area haha! And I know for sure we have a place to
Skype home! I will find all of that out this week and let you know
what time we will be doing that. SO that is the transfer news! I am
pretty happy and a little shocked! I thought I was going for sure, but
I guess I need to stay longer here. Who knows I might beat the
westbank with how long I will stay in an this area. Who knows.
Well now for this week. It was a pretty busy week with 3 meetings. The
first meeting was Specialized Training with President Hansen. It was a
multi zone meeting. Then the day before the meeting he called and
asked if I could do that same instruction I had giving to our zone the
week before. So I had to instruct for all the missionaries for a good
20 minutes. It was fun! I brought kit kats for everyone to eat. I
think they loved it! So then after that meeting I went on exchanges
with our zone leaders. Elder Matsen a good friend of mine in the mish
came with me back to Houma. It was a great exchange. We saw a ton of
people. He served for 6 months in Thibodaux so we went up there and
hung out with some cool members and visited a ton of people up there.
Then we ended exchanges the next Nickday at 5 and Elder Puefua and I were
invited to attend a play for one of the members in the ward. It was
the Christmas Carol play. It was funny and good. It reminded me of the
place we would go to watch that play back home over by Bonneville. Are
you guys going to go to that this year? Then after that we had a
meeting with our ward mission leader. Then the rest of the week was
full of Christmas lessons and giving service. We helped with 2 moves
this weekend and man It was heavy stuff! I am thankful I work out
because if not I don't think I could have made it through one of the
moves. We were moving someone into an apartment which was on the 3rd
floor. So that was fun! Then on Saturday night we headed up to New
Orleans again for the stake Christmas Party. That was a ton of fun
being able to hang out with all of the missionaries. I sure have made
some life long friends.
Then Sunday was a very nice day. We saw some nice people and church
was really good! We had one of our investigators there. He will come
to church every week, but he won't meet with us. I don't get it. We
don't have any real progressing investigators right now. We are trying
to find more people to teach. It is good though. Our area is doing
really good right now. And I am doing great! I am excited for tomorrow
and I am remembering your saying mom. "come what may and love it! Also
I love jills quote. Fake it till you make it! Haha! I am thankful for
this time of year. I have really felt closer to the Savior this month.
I have shifted my studies to be more about him. I love the Savior and
am so thankful for everything he has done for me. I am thankful for my
mission and the things I have learned. Dad to answer your question
about if I can see a change in myself since the beginning of the mish
I for sure can see a huge change in myself. Not my personality, but
more so my view on life and the way I react to certain situations. I
am excited to learn more and to have this new opportunity. I am
thankful for all of you back home. I miss you everyday and prayer for
you constantly. Keep up the good work back home! Only a few more days
until that wonderful phone call! Sorry this letter is alitte shorter,
but Yall have an amazing week! I love you!!
Love Elder Smith
PS the house looks sooooo good mom and dad!! Thanks for the pictures!!
:) I love you both so much! Have an incredible week and dad I am so
happy your feet are feeling better!
PSS Tell Jacs good luck with her Tennis that is coming up!
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