Happy New Year (Almost)

Happy New Year this week!

Had a wonderful Christmas. Sadly, there's not much to report on because everyone is telling us to get back to them after the holidays... Fun. 

On Friday the Cornelia Elders got permission to call and we talked a good while about Barry and his move and baptism. It felt good being able to discuss which members would be best for him to meet and how we'll help  him feel welcomed in the ward. It was reassuring and thankfully one of the Elders feels obligated to make sure that they retain Barry and that he'll adjust well. It was cool too because Brother Prichard told us that Barry gave some great contributions to the discussion on Sunday during Elder's Quorum or something. He's making progress and doing well.

Also, our ward mission leader and his family dropped off a box of gifts to Barry and his daughter. It made Barry's daughter feel bad because she's never really had anyone be so nice to them. It's been really amazing to see the ward come together and help Barry and his daughter out. It's truly inspiring and I wish every ward was like this one. A lot of willing and helping hands. 

Lanay was sick with the flu so she couldn't come to church, but she still wants to meet with us this week when she's feeling better. 

We met this awesome lady on Saturday. We knocked and got talking to her, and it was easy to strike up a conversation with her because she went to Harvard. She went for her Bachelors all the way to her Phd. Impressive. And she had two of her three kids all while still in school. She now teaches at a small Baptist college so we talked to her about the concerns that they have for the future generations and such. We had a really good discussion with her, and ended it by showing her the He is the Gift and then directing her to the beta.mormon.org website. She seemed to be surprised by how well organized the site and the Church seemed to be. I think it sparked her interest. We left her a Book of Mormon, but she didn't want to meet with us until she read some more. Which is sad because that could mean she'll get into anti, but if not, then she's elect. 

Everything's good. Don't know what else to report on.... Sister Kafoa is doing well, she's talking more and coming out of her shell. She's a quite one, but  hopefully by the time I leave she'll be out of her shell. She is enjoying the work even more. It's great.

Love you all!

Sister Smith