This week. Wow. Went by fast. Honestly I don't even know where it went! We have two new Elders in the ward, one of them came out with me so that's exciting. And then there's a new Elder with our old Elder. Does that make sense? Sorry if it doesn't! Saturday we helped do service at this less active lady's house and she fed us dinner. She's amazing. Her and her husband are so ready to come back! They're so close! and she came to church yesterday, her husband is in Texas for business this week, but he'll be back today. Hopefully they're both at church next week! I love re sharing the gospel with less actives that are prepared by the Lord. It's so amazing to see their testimony spark again, because obviously it was there before. Great. We had a lot of appointments with new investigators this week, but we had the hardest time finding team ups. We called everyone we could and we only had one team up say they could come and get this, the investigator cancelled. It was kind of a harder week. We just have been working hard and making appointments and trying to visit as many people as possible and things keep getting changed and cancelled. Which, I should be fine with all this by now because basically that's the story of missionary life, but it just felt off this week. I did enjoy sacrament meeting this week. I feel like I really felt the Savior's atonement. I don't know how to explain it. But I realized a little more about how much I can change. And obviously in a good way. I kept getting the thought that I need to focus my thoughts more on Christ. My thought are focused, but they're only really focused on the mission, but if I focus on Christ, the Savior, then I feel like more power will come into my life. Really, he is the why of everything. And when that's stressed, things change. Or at least it changes me. When the atonement and Jesus Christ are taught, I feel the need to change, and I have seen it happen in others' lives. Therefore, I've decided to "try a little harder to be a little better," and focus my thoughts more on the Savior and why. Anyway, not much to report on.... But we did have a good lesson with a lady last night. She fed us dinner and she's not sure if she belives in God or Jesus Christ or not. However, she knows that because there is darkness and bad things in the world, that there must be something right and true in the world. She just doesn't know where to look. She feels like people just want to tell her what to believe instead of letting her figure it out for herself. So we talked to her about Joseph Smith and personal revelation. It was really cool because in all reality, we're supposed to be Spiritually self sufficient. We can't just be spoon-fed the doctrine, we have to apply it to our own lives and test it out. I love that. We have the choice to learn and grow spiritually all on our own. Who cares what anyone else says. Just "look to God and live" (Alma 37:47). Done with my rants. I am just excited to teach someone and see someone grow personally and spiritually that legitimately cares about figuring out the truth. She's so open-minded and ready. I feel like she's being prepared.
Love y'all so much! Sister Smith
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