Not Lame!!

Hello Family and Friends!!!

This week was totally not lame!!!! Last week went by super super fast and was lame so it was nice to have a normal, semi-productive week. So yeah. Lets get to it!

Monday night we had FHE with probably one of my favorite families in the ward. They are from Venezuela and are super awesome. They cooked us delicious food and then we had FHE and it was sweet. I love feeling like I have a family again. :)

Tuesday was SWEEEEEEET! We had leadership training for the first half of the day and it was incredible. I felt like it was made for me. There were three parts of the training and each one answered a question I had. Spooky. I loved it and it was a mission making experience. One thing we learned was how to street contact better and it was exactly what I needed. We went out that night and tried our new "moves" and it totally worked. Night and day difference from how I was doing it. I was just waiting for someone to teach me these things. Great day.

Wednesday....I don't remember it. I'm sure it was awesome. (Insert incredible experience here)

Thursday-Car Fast Day. Ladies and Gentlemen, if we didn't think President Scott was inspired before, we do now. Car Fast Day worked!! Kind of!! On Thursday we were out finding and we talked to a lady named Leslie. Good news-She wanted to meet with missionaries and came to church this Sunday. Bad news-She is Chinese. So the Chinese Elders are teaching her. She is sweet and is loving the gospel thus far. Hopefully she will be baptized. Hard not to get to teach her but what goes around comes around eh?

Friday-We spent the day helping Bro Scott rake a bajillion leaves in his backyard. I also laid down a bunch of paving stones. and just did winter prep stuff. I love serving others. Especially when he gives us food in payment. :) We also helped set up the ward craft day at the church. Yay service!!

Saturday-Exchanges. I don't know if I told you but our districts got realigned and so now we are in the Richmond Hill District. Its just us and the West Elders. Super fun. They are great. So I spent Saturday in Richmond Hill with Elder McMullin. He is sweet and it was fun. We had what I thought was a pretty successful night with 5 potentials found but came back to my area and Elder Hegemann and Elder Hunt had found 13.....good day for both areas. Lots of work to do for us. :):) Yay!

Sunday was stressful. Leslie came to our ward so we had to figure that out and we had 6 investigators there between the two companionships. Awesome. That was pretty stressful plus the speaker was a little crazy and the Sunday school lesson was on Signs of the Second Coming. Lots of "damage control" to do this week.:)

Overall it was a great week and a good return to "normal." I love being a missionary. It is so fulfilling and seriously the greatest decision I've ever made. Have a good week, pray tons, do good things!

Love,

Elder E. Smith

P.S. Congratulations to anyone who has received mission calls! Tell me where you are going!! 

P.P.S.  Happy Thanksgiving! We're having a missionary Turkey Bowl today and I'm super excited. I haven't played sports in AGES!!!

Canada Fact: Can't think of anything.....Sorry. Maybe next week.