Letter from Joshua

Hello beloved mission fans: Its your ever so unusual elder smart here for a brand new update on this week, first off let me give a special thank you to grandma and grandpa smart for there package, it was definately a help for this crazy week. Okay so heres the story for this week folks, we're knocking the sticks area, and the first house we come to we skip because... I dunno, it looked forsale and empty at first, so we go down and knock all the other houses before coming back, davidson wanted to take a picture of al of the mountains and stuff so we try and take pictures in the front of the hills infront of this house, we start to go to knock the door when it opens and out steps a guy, we're pretty sure he was gonna call us out, that or at least tell us we didn't need to knock, BUT then he asked if any of us were from Arizona, I confessed with enthusiasm to which he then asked me what was the name of my grandparents? So I told him grandma and grandpa Greene's, since his last name was Green. Green: no no, the other ones. Me: glen an- (as I'm speaking my sentence) the man and I both say, 'Carol'! He swore at one point in the conversation but when I learned he knew Grama and Grampa I was like, Holy Crap! We then went and got some ice cream, it was pretty amazing. [Another part of that story is that these people are NEVER home, they are always out of town and it was a real miracle that they even ran into one another.] In other news, looks like the boss has decided to keep me stationary, I'm staying in manchester for a third round.... downside is Is that I will doing it without elder davidson. He has been my best mission friend and quite honestly its not gonna be as much fun without him, I was actually very down since then until then mom threatened to kill me so I perked up. [Another part of that story: Joshua sent us an email at 10:30 am telling us he wouldn't be on right now but that he would be on at 2:30-3 and he would like everyone to be on their computers at that time because he had some bad news. So, I waited, and waited. Blair called our Stake President to see if he had heard anything. We prayed and discussed that whatever was happening, God had a plan for Joshua and everything would be ok. At 3:15 he finally sent a letter. I was nervous and anxious - after all that stress, his bad news was that Elder Davidson was being transferred!!!! Yes, bad news for him, I hurt for him because this is the first companion he has EVER had that he felt was a true friend. None the less, I wanted to kill him!!!! So I told him I felt like I wanted to get on a plane, fly out there and choke every bit of living breath out of him!!! I told him that he was NEVER to do that to me again!!!!! Apparently I gave birth to a drama queen!!!!! Ahhhhhh!] Lets see, we got bashed this week, it was kinda a rough one he was very hostile and not very open, he even went as far as to insult my title a elder because he was older than me. I tried to remember he was a child of Heavenly Father. Anyway we got to a point where i wanted to leave, he had kinda given us his belief in a scripture so I gave him three: Ask and ye shall receive knock it shall be opened unto you. If any of ye lack wisdom let him ask of God. As for me and my house, we will serve the lord. Woe be unto the learned for they think they are wise. BUT our culture night was indeed a hit, our members showed up, unfortunately none of our investigators did. I give a sober warning to Washingtonians.... I am now expected to be the designated driver!!!! I haven't driven in almost a YEAR!!!!!!! WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE!!!!!!! I gotta drive over the tacoma narrow bridge!!!!! are you KIDDING ME! The wind BLOWS cars OFF THE BRIDE!!!!!... anyway, that aside yeah I've been alive and doing better today. what else has happened hmmmmmmmmmmm, we are helping a sister in manette get furniture so that will be fun. Mother, I am in need of more emergency food stash, I haven't been eating a lot because of fear of losing money. also, how much chest pain should one be in before he calls for medical help? or any other kind of pain for that matter, I get wary of asking for medical help incase its not a big deal and I look like I'm OCDING. what else has- OH! theres an awesome dog we met named Banti... or something like that. Adorablely lovable dog... yet scary as heck! He liked to put your hand in his mouth when he played, so when we walked up to the front porch and discovered that he had bone fragments all over the porch? I was aware of the situation. -sigh- I'm gonna miss davidson he was a great pal and its gonna hurt to see him leave. alright, soooo I need to send some letterssss today. (p.s. what is mariahs boyfriends name again?) I'm grateful for the love I have received over the past couple of days. I need to know who I need to write to so gimme a heads up if I haven't written you yet. thats all about it for me folks, remember: Woe be unto the learned for they think they are wise. Love, Elder J Smart