What Happened Last Week?

Written July 14, 2009

Hey I am truly sorry that I did not reply to you I knew that I forgot to do something. It is really crazy what is going on here, the work is really progressing, and I will tell you what I have been up to lately.
Lately Elder McCurdy and I have ben meeting with about 4 investigators and that's a lot for me. It really has taken a lot of our time. I would like to tell you about them. Our first investigators are Maria and Astrix, yes Astrix it is her real name. They have really come to love us they always want us to come over and I think it is because we are filled with the spirit, and that we are happy all the time. Anyway, Maria has really had a rough life. She is from Armenia and has two kids, she was married, but got out of the relationship becasue it was an abusive realtionship. She really is an example to me of someone who has really trusted in the Lord with all that she has. She is awesome.The next investigator that we have is named Igor. He is from Russia and he loves America and everything about America,hence us Americans. At first we would just hang out then I really had a strong impression that I needed to tell him about the restoration and he really liked it. We gave him the Book of Mormon and we usually ask them to read, but as we gave it to him he said that he would read it that night. That was just amazing. I really didn´t know if he would be interested , but the Lord works in miraculous ways.

Our next investigator is named Roseline. She is really awesome. She is from Africa, Kenya to be exact. I really don't know how to decribe her. Whenever I think of her I just think of a God given gift to us, it makes me tear up every time I think about her. She is really an angel to help me through everything. She loves us and she loves the gospel. I have just got to tell you a story about her. We gave her the Book of Mormon and she began to read about a chapter a day and I think that is way sweet because its hard enough to get some people it even read a verse in the Book of Mormon. She is reading a chapter, wow. Well anyway, we took Roseline to an FHE activity (she loved it by the way). Sorry I forgot to tell you, she went to church the day before, so as we were headed home she said that she could not put down the Book of Mormon and she finished 1 Nephi and almost done with 2 Nephi. My heavens! When she told me that my whole body got filled with tingles and I almost cried. That's is what I have been up to and it's been crazy becasue everyone wants to meet with us everyday so you can see out dillema, but I LOVE IT!
So fam, I love you guys. Thank you guys so much for all of your prayers. I would like for you guys to do something for me and that is everyone in all of your prayers ask for a missionary experince and report back to me in a few weeks to see what has happened.

Elder Smith