Greetings From the MTC

Well i didnt want to bother you with such little things becasue i thought it would be just a tooth ache and it turned out to be a root canal i hope it does not turn out to be like fathers root canal. well any way thank you you amelia and jacob for writing at least some of the family care and yes that is including you mom and dad you write me. well how is aaron doing with school and how are things with spencer

i hope that everything goes well and thank you for all that you guys are doing and your question about the language, and the answer is it i reall coming along i slep and say german words when i am speaking just plain english can you believe that i love it here but i really wish iwas out in the field and helping others come unto christ and just serve the lord with all of my heart ond soul well holland came again on tuesday and it was amazing it was the best talkin the entire worls i could not believe it just made me want to go out there and serve for the salvation of souls because i know that i am a messenger of christs atone ment and i am a diciple of christ and that i am looked up too so well i have go to go to lunch oh yeah i for got to mention this you know how you wanted me to gain weight well i am and i and getting taller i am about 5 10 and i have gained about 8 pounds since i have been here can you believe that it reall is amazing how the lord works well love you

LOVE elder smith

Letter From Zak

well i have not heard from you guys lately what did you guys do for christmas how was it. how was the christmas eve party i bet it was so fun. christmas day here was amazing we got ties from the first presidency, that way way rad. Then elder jeffery r holland came and spoke to us. Sorry i know that this is way out of wack but on christmas eve we had Elder bednar come and speak has this an amazing doctrinal insight about him and we had a quroum i know i spelled that wrong of the seventy come to just our classroom he was thanking us for what we were doing well i know i said i wouldnt do this but i need more ties and my patriartical blessing and thank you so much for the journal i have been writing in it everynight.

well dad i wanted to say this i am so sorry that i did not listen to you earlier about setting up a schedule if i do not have my day planned out i do not know what i am doing and its just does nto flow you well

well love you tons i love The MTC and i hope that you got my letters that i have sent you and i hope that i am getting more and how is the fam i would like an update ILOVE BEING A MISSIONARY

Love, Elder Smith