44 days left!

Hey mom, this week i will email first thing today so that you get it right away. Well the weeks are just blending together. Like its becoming unreal that this week is already over.

The last two weeks have been so busy doing administrational stuff. We found a new house for us and two new elders that will be transferring into the zone. We had to take care of the contract and payment set up method.. Just stuff like that. We also had splits! We didn't have many lessons this week or last week for the matter. We had four baptisms this month and are excited about them. 

So i guess my highlight of this week would be on Saturday  We went to the Orca families house. They are a less active family that are one of our focus families. The ward right now has a goal to go to the temple this October  We are doing all we can to prepare them for this trip. So we taught them about what the temple was and what the purpose and cool things about the temple. We really emphasized the importance or "need" to do the temple ordinances to be saved into the highest kingdom. They really listened and i feel like they took it well and were excited to keep preparing. The cool part is that the next day, Sunday, they were one of the first people at the church. Even before us actually. It really showed me that they were willing to take what we taught them seriously.

The ward is continuing to progress and show me that they are capable of being awesome. The leaders here are so great. Self motivated, serious about their callings and overall converted to the gospel.

We also had a CSP last week. It was really fun. We dug the foundation for a member to build their house. It was a lot of fun digging and working on construction stuff. Maybe i will look into it when i get home.

Well in the next couple weeks i wanna start getting all the stuff like souvenirs and gifts and stuff like that so if you would like to donate to the Elder Smith fund it would be nice :)

Well i think thats about it for this week.

Well i love you lots

Elder Smith

58 days left (updated and correct now)

Hey mom, Im good. Im not sick at all, the computers just would not load the page. so i wasnt able to email last week. But this week was great!!

This was an extremely fast week!!! This last saturday we had two baptisms!! they were great. I was able to baptize one of them and the other was baptized by her grandpa. We have two more this saturday and one the following week. Its great! My zone is now  just reaping the baptisms this month. I think we might be the most for this month. its a ton!

Our one convert, P, He is so awesome. He had been investigating the church for 1-1/2 years. He just wasn't ready to join just yet. then Elder Sacay and i started to teach him again and address his concerns and then he started to change... its the coolest thing to see people change. Its so cool cuz you can actually see the change.often times its a physical change as well as a spiritual change. He was baptized saturday, confirmed sunday and given the Aaronic Priesthood as well on sunday. He has a calling now in the ward and is doing great!! He is so awesome...

So the ward here is really picking up. they are really doing the best i have ever seen in a ward. All the leaders are functioning, they are so excited in helping with the work. I am so excited to see what happens in the next two months.

so i have been having some really crazy dreams lately...im not sure if they mean anything or not but they are effecting my head. they are mostly about me coming home and trying to start life again; but then i cant stop thinking about the pines.. I think they are making me trunky not to leave. Every time i think about home i get kinda feel weird and immediately think about here.

Dont get me wrong or anything, i am excited to come home but im not excited to leave here and what im doing.

Im really excited about going to school. 

Well i love ya lots and hope you have a great week!!

Love Elder Smith