Hey Family!!
First off I want to say I am super happy the Giants are
kicking some butt. I wish I was home to see it. If they do win the
World Series, can you please get me their classic black bill, orange SF
lettering hat with the World Series patch?? I think I wear a 7 3/8, but
you'll have to go check my hats in my room.
Tyler will know what I like.
Also, could you get me their locker room t-shirt that they get for
winning it? You could stick the hat in my room and send me the
shirt. I am sorry I am ordering things out here on the mission. You
guys do a lot for me, and sorry I am asking you to do something for me
again. If they win can you please get those? I want to make sure I
am up to date when I roll into the stadium next year! I love you
guys! I am though bummed about the Packers. I wish they pulled it
off! Sorry for asking for some room service.
My week was a super hard week out here, and I learned a
lot. It was a learning week, and that's what me and my comp called
it. Everything that we had going for us didn't happen. All the
appointments we had set fell through. It was a struggle, but the Lord
blessed us, and that is what I love about him. He will drag you through
the mud, but he will pull you out in the end, and he will dry you off and set
you back on your feet. It was hard, but we did it. We got transfer
news, and me and my companion are staying. I had a feeling that would
happen, and I am really happy about it. I am going to be here for another
6 weeks, and I can't get enough of it. I love this city so much. It
was a really good week even though we had our setbacks.
We weren't able to see to many investigators this week, but
we had a good lesson with the ones we did see. Juan, our drunk man who
likes to party, is doing really good. I love him to death. He is a
stud. This week we went by, and he was really calm. We were kind of
just wondering what was up. We sat down with him, and he was glazed
over. He told us he was drinking all night till 6 am and all day.
We were like “holy cow,” but it was strange because he really opened up to
us. He told us how much he cared for us and how we bring a good feeling
into his heart. He told us he wants to change, and he needs help with
it. I don't know what the beer did to him this time, but he was just down
to earth, and it was amazing. He told us, "You have big balls to do
this." I tried not to laugh.
He told us he wants balls like us. It was pretty awesome. We taught
him the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and it went well. We finally had a lesson
with Jamyll this week. We were finally were able to catch him and his dad
home. His dad has been working a lot this week and last. We taught
him about the Holy Ghost and the importance of it. We told him that we
are first baptized by water and then fire. He stopped for a minute,
turned to his dad, and was like, "You get baptized by fire
too?" His dad kind of chuckled and explained really well to him what
it means. He was happy that he didn't have to get set on fire. I
kind of made a crack after his dad explained it by saying, "Don't worry we
aren't going to set you on fire." He laughed, and I think he liked
the lesson a lot. He is coming to church every week, but we are just
struggling to get a date for baptism with him. I know he will get
baptized sometime soon. Another thing that followed us around this week
was crazy people who just want to bible bash with us. We saw inactive
Jose and his wife this week, and they pretty much kicked us out - but in a
loving way. I have to say they did it in
the nicest way possible. They told us they like having us over but will
never changes their ideas. His wife kind of makes up their ideas for
them. They don't share the pants at all like a marriage should. She kind of wears them the whole time.
She is mostly the problem there. I was kind of down after the
lesson. I thought we could change them. It is sad to see a heart
closed to change. It’s not the Savior’s way, nor the Lord’s. We are
going to give them a break. We found a new guy this week named Mario, and
he wanted to butt heads with us. He asked us a million times, "Are
you preaching what the Lord wants you to preach or are you preaching the
devil?" He was kind of nuts and liked his beliefs. He was
taught once before by missionaries, but they stopped going by, and now we know
why. He was bashing on the Book of Mormon, and it was bad. But at the end he came to his senses, and he
accepted to read it so that was cool. I have people who just want to bash
with us. Aaron, our man who is semi-less-active and struggling with
things got arrested this week for violations to his parole. He was in
jail for like 36 hours. So when we went
to the appointment that we had with him, he wasn't there. Church came
around, and that's when he told us what happened. I hope everything is
going ok with him. He is a stud. We didn't get to see Alfonso and
his wife this week. We had an appointment with them last night, but she
was tending kids so we moved it to Tuesday. They are an awesome
family. That was my week for you in a nutshell. It was a hard but
good week.
Oh, if you want to see where I am serving there is
a video that got on to LDS about the youth in the ward. It’s called, "We are Brothers."
It’s a super cool clip, and maybe dad you could show it in the priests’ quorum.
It’s about saving the less-active kids. It’s a cool video. Thanks
for all your wonderful emails this week. I love reading them like usual.
Tyler sounds like he is going to be nasty next year in football. I can't
believe how good he is. I am excited to watch him next year! I hope
the Giants pull off the win, and the Packers bounce back. I miss not
watching football. I hope the witch flies in this year with her
partner. I miss Halloween at home. It’s always the best! Happy Halloween
this week! Tyler looked like a ladies’ man at the dance! Keep it
steezy this week, and I miss you tons! Love you, and you’re in my
prayers!
Con Amor,
-Elder Smith
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