Letter #15

Hello Everybody!

elder smart is back for another wonderful letter time!

alright folks! heres the goods!

First off thank you to Sister Sneddon for the most recent letter.  I love hearing from everyone back home.  To those of my family members and friends that haven't had time to write me, PLEASE PLEASE write me.  It helps me feel like I'm not so alone.

We had President Piper come and teach us and let me tell you . . .  I'll be honest I was a bit nervous and NOT thrilled about the President Piper's mission tour.  Before we got there, prior experience made me feel that having them come normally means they are going to scold you by ripping out your heart throwing on the floor and stamping on it before giving it back to you...  well let me tell you President Piper overcame my bias opinion of the whole conference.  He taught us in a manner that was purely uplifting and genius, he did it all by just asking questions and so forth.  We even made him cry when we sang amazing grace.

alright, funny story for the week, we have had SEVERAL potential people we have run in to.  Two of which are Daralyn Shoe and a guy named David.  So he instantly was interested in what we had to say, so like a pro I start leading into the first lesson, getting ready to back go into the first lesson!  But he was  wondering about why there were so many churches so I got SO excited that I went to the very BEGINNING instead of just finishing through...

and appearantly my amoeba analogy isn't very successful here because apparently NO one knows what that is.  However before I could get to the jist he cut us off and said he'd talk to us later and closed the door.  (I felt like hitting my head against the door over and over again!)

anyway, time for the good news!!!!!

good news is that we have TWO baptisms with in the next few weeks!

Rebecca's niece (who she has custody to) and her fiancée are going to get married RIGHT before they get baptized on the 6th!!!

during the week they had ran into us when we visited brother Larson and told us they wanted to be baptized!!!!  I was so giddy that I practically danced around right there, granted I felt like an idiot after wards but heck these are the FIRST people that I have been an actual part of their conversion!  Chris had FINLLY gotten his answer when rebeccas home teachers came and for awhile there was a change in Natalie too, instead of her usual punky clothes she was wearing bright happy colors and had a pony tail!

I've had ah-ha moments.  I like learning about stories and instances in the scriptures.  I feel I have a better testimony but I wish I just felt happier

well folks, that is the news for today!

goodnight, and good luck..

Love,

Elder J Smart