Hey Family!!
It was good to hear from you all this week. It has
felt like I haven't really emailed in a while. I am doing good.
This week was a stressful one that's for sure. The worked slowed down big
time this week because of transfers. My companion took his bike, so we
had to walk all week, and it was really tough. We have 2 more bikes at
the house, but one doesn't have air. We
were going to pump it up, but if you can believe it my last companion stole the
pump and took it with him. I don't get what he was thinking.
I have a greenie, and I love him a lot. His name is Elder Peterson and he
is from Woods Cross. He was an all-state center in Utah last year, and he
also played lacrosse. He is stud, and it is so inspired that we are
together. He reminds me a lot of Elder Folsom, and it’s awesome. We
are working hard with what we can do right now, and life is good. The
area is struggling right now, and I am hoping we can get on top of it when the
car comes back. I really can't complain because life is good.
This week was a hard week because we were walking every
day. The work has slowed down really bad ever since the car crash
happened. Sometimes I feel like I am not giving it my all because we are
walking half the day and only end up having one lesson. It is rough but
what effs, it is missionary life. I love it, and it’s what the Lord wants
right now. Tuesday was an awesome day. I picked up Elder Peterson,
and he is a stud. He wants to work hard and just wants to get work
done. It’s been awesome to have him along lately. We have been
having fun while we walk, and we have run into some crazies. One day we
were waiting for the bus. A car pulled
over, and this guy got out. He then got on the bus with us. Throughout the bus ride he was just trying to
bible bash with us, and it was just stupid. We got off at Wal-Mart, and
he got off too. We walked into Wal-Mart to use the bathroom, and he was
heading there too. He ended up walking into the women's restroom, and it
was super funny. He came out and was super embarrassed. We just
walked around in Wal-Mart till we thought he was done. My companion later
put together that he just got out of the car and rode with us to bible bash,
and he didn't really need to take the bus. It was pretty funny to see
this guy waste one dollar and get no reward from it. Got to love the
people out here in ABQ. So that was pretty funny. We also contacted
this guy who was drunk. He is so funny. His name is Ramon, and he
loves to party. He asked us if we wanted a beer, and we said no. He
also told us later when we stopped by again that he has 3 girlfriends, and it
keeps him going. Hopefully we will be able to teach him this week when he
isn't drinking. He is a pretty cool guy! Our investigators
are slowly progressing right now. Not much is happening with them.
The only person who is really progressing is Jamyll. We need to set a
baptism date with him because he is ready, but I don't think he understands
that yet. Hopefully that will change this week. We were going to
see him yesterday, but he canceled last minute. Our other investigators
are slowing down, and we just need to start fresh with new people. We set
a goal to find 8 new investigators this week, and I know we can do it.
This area needs a makeover really bad, and it’s not up to shape. I know
Elder Peterson and I will change it this transfer. We got some crazy rain
yesterday, and we were out walking around in it. It was pretty crazy, but
we had fun. Being a District Leader is nuts to say the least. I was
dealing with a lot of problems, but it was all good. The people we roomed
with are in our District, and this Elder who is training Elder Christensen
isn't doing his job. Elder Christensen came to me, and we talked about it
for a while. It brought back memories of when I was being trained.
I also wondered why I was put with this trainer while I was with him. I
was praying to know why, and I never really received an answer. But a year later I now know why – it is to
help another Elder out. I love Elder Christensen a lot, and he is a
stud. We have become super good friends. Last night we were talking
till 11:30 because his best friend is in the mission, and he wants to go
home. President Miller put him in a trio with them to see if they could
help change his mind. We were talking late last night trying to figure
out what we can do. He is very worried about him. We are going to
figure out something to do to make him stay. It will be interesting to
see how the week pans out. That was my week in a nutshell for you.
It was good to hear that
everyone is doing good at home. I miss you guys a lot, and I miss
football. Hopefully the drama will die down soon, and hopefully the Pack
will pick it up. I am happy about the Giants. I miss baseball and
football. I hope you guys have an awesome week, and it’s fun this
week! I think about you guys a ton, and just know I miss you. If
you have some time this week could you send me some quotes in the mail??
I love reading quotes, and I use them every week in District Meeting. If
you could do that, that would be awesome! Love you guys tons and miss you
more than ever!!
Con Amor,
-Elder Smith
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