Hey family how is it going. I’m excited to be able to get some time to call you tomorrow. I may call at like 6 in the morning if we have time in the salt lake airport which I probably will. This week has gone by like nothing and I'm anxious to be able to get to go out of the country. I'm kind of nervous because when you get down there they give you a native speaker as a companion which is scary because they speak the fastest Spanish in the world. Nothing big or exciting has really happened this week, other than a companionship in our district got in a little fight. I'm continuing to work hard and trying to learn as much as possible. I started reading Jesus the Christ last week and it has brought to mind many things that I have never thought of before and explained them in detail, it is a great read! It seems like everyday we are role playing and teaching an investigator, so my teaching skills are improving as I learn how to let the Spirit tell me what to do. If you go in with a plan and just stick with that plan it usually doesn't work out because you learn new stuff about the person and you teach to their needs. This is sometimes hard to do because you want to say what you have prepared. Thanks so much for the ties, the tie rack, brownies, and candy that you sent me. I think y’all are just trying to get me fat, some of my pants are already fitting tighter, but I should lose weight like nothing soon. Also thanks so much for the letters that you write me every week. It is much appreciated and gives me something to snack on at night because all of our meals are really early. I'm kind of anxious to see what they are going to feed us in the DR. It sounds like everything is going great for you guys, and sounds like y’all are having a fun summer. It will be over before you know it and you will be back at school. If you think school is long try going to it for twice as long and working the whole time and that is kind of what the MTC is like. Even though you have so much time to study it never feels like you have enough time to study here. There are many things that you want to study at once, but you can not do everything at once. I would like to challenge y’all to actually study the scriptures instead of just reading them. I remember at BYU I would just read them so I could put a check on the roll in BOM class. There is so much in there that I have never learned before and they are popping out at me left and right. My companion and I are getting much better at being unified when we teach unless it is in Spanish then we kind of just say the things that we know how to say. We are able to switch back and forth with no problems during a lesson. This week we had to teach a member in the bishopric a principle in 10 minutes as we just blew him away is what he told us, it is a lot easier to teach in English than is Spanish. Also we haven’t had any GA’s come yet, we have only gotten retired 70s so it’s kind of been disappointing but we have had s a couple of really good speakers. Last night the speaker talked about having faith, being obedient, and working in diligence so that you can have a successful mission. Its kind of lame how we have to leave our district behind because are district bonded pretty fast, and personalities were working together. I will get to join y’all soon with the heat and humidity that I have to get used to again; at least it is at low altitude. Playing soccer and working out is hard when it comes to breathing. But yeah hopefully y’all got my package with the shoes, and pictures. I also just sent one of my memory cards home so that I knew it would get home without hopefully getting lost. Y’all can put them up on my face book if y’all want, and could you change my address as well. My email is ___, and my password if you haven't hacked it yet is____, but I bet y’all are already messing with it. Well I hope y’all have a good day, and I'm excited to get too talk to y’all tomorrow! Keep doing well and stay out of trouble.
Elder Smith
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