Written September 15, 2009
Hallo as we say in Germany.
Thank you so much for keeping me updated on everything. I really do appreciate that.
An Awesome story
Well the other day I was talking to Igor ( our current investigator) and Elder Mccurdy was on the phone. I felt this prompting to ask him questions. The were: "Hey Igor, have you noticed that Elder McCurdy and I are a lot different than most people in that we are happy with our lives?" His reply was "yeah, I really do see that." Then I asked him if he wanted to have that happiness in his life. He said he would love it. So I said it was my belief in God and what he has done for me.
Mom, first you have got to understand something. Igor did not even believe in God at this point. So back to my story.
Then Elder McCurdy got off the phone and together we testified of the truthfulness of this gospel. Then the other day Igor said that he prayed to God and got an answer. That is not even the best part, yesterday we set a baptismal date with him. He is going to get baptized. It is really awesome to see the miraculous changes.
Have an awesome week.
Tchüss,
Elder Smith
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
What Up
Written August 26, 2009
Hey Family
I am doing really well sorry for the delayed email we had ZOKO yesterday so today is our preperation day . Yes, I recieved my birthday package thank you so much, you got me just what I wanted. You guys are really amazing parents.
Thank you so much for sending me another package. I really appreciate you guys, thanks so much for all of you prayers. I really can see the difference in the work and the Spirit and the blessings that I am recieving.
Love`you all, and have a great week.
Elder Smith
Hey Family
I am doing really well sorry for the delayed email we had ZOKO yesterday so today is our preperation day . Yes, I recieved my birthday package thank you so much, you got me just what I wanted. You guys are really amazing parents.
Thank you so much for sending me another package. I really appreciate you guys, thanks so much for all of you prayers. I really can see the difference in the work and the Spirit and the blessings that I am recieving.
Love`you all, and have a great week.
Elder Smith
Oregon
Written August 18, 2009
Hey Fam
That is really great that you guys are getting a break, I know everyone needs a break now and then. Isn´t it nice to have the family that we have and the strong realtionships that we have with them?
A success story:
Well the other day Elder McCurday and I were coming home from Bahn hof and while we were walking home we saw this young German man coming towards us. So we both decided that we were going to talk to him and as we did he really opened up to us and we gave our story. He seemed really excited. Then something awesome happened as Elder McCurdy gave him the Book of Mormon. He said, " What do I have to do for this?" and we said well we like to meet with you again and explain to you what is really helped us in our lives. He seemed really interested so I hope that something come out of it.
Elder Smith
Hey Fam
That is really great that you guys are getting a break, I know everyone needs a break now and then. Isn´t it nice to have the family that we have and the strong realtionships that we have with them?
A success story:
Well the other day Elder McCurday and I were coming home from Bahn hof and while we were walking home we saw this young German man coming towards us. So we both decided that we were going to talk to him and as we did he really opened up to us and we gave our story. He seemed really excited. Then something awesome happened as Elder McCurdy gave him the Book of Mormon. He said, " What do I have to do for this?" and we said well we like to meet with you again and explain to you what is really helped us in our lives. He seemed really interested so I hope that something come out of it.
Elder Smith
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
One Week to Go!
Hey!!
I love you guys and the work is really progressing. I LOVE IT HERE!! What more can I say?
Thanks for all that you guys are doing, and thanks for your prayers. There isn't anything more that I can ask for.
Can I know what is inside the package because I won´t get it for about 5 weeks? This is because when you send it to the mission home we only can get it at zoko´s(zone conference) and that is not until next transfer.
Elder Smith
I love you guys and the work is really progressing. I LOVE IT HERE!! What more can I say?
Thanks for all that you guys are doing, and thanks for your prayers. There isn't anything more that I can ask for.
Can I know what is inside the package because I won´t get it for about 5 weeks? This is because when you send it to the mission home we only can get it at zoko´s(zone conference) and that is not until next transfer.
Elder Smith
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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
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
Friday, July 10, 2009
Last Week
Written July 7, 2009
Hey, I thought that last week I wrote a pretty fair amount. That is pretty awesome that Brother Derrik is back. That is so crazy. Well life here is kind of crazy. Could you ask Alex what language he speaks Aunt Mary's husband. We have an awesome investigator that is from Kenya and I told her that I have 2 uncles from Africa. What I am getting at is that it would be nice if he could write her an encouraging letter in his native tongue. I think that would make her feel awesome.
This week we have ZOKO (Zone Conference). I love it we get to see how the mission is doing as a whole and how we can do better as missionaries . I just love learning how I can do better. It is really awesome how much I am learning about myself. Also how and why I cope with others so well.
Guess what a very important person in the family has a birthday coming up, who is it?
Elder Smith
Hey, I thought that last week I wrote a pretty fair amount. That is pretty awesome that Brother Derrik is back. That is so crazy. Well life here is kind of crazy. Could you ask Alex what language he speaks Aunt Mary's husband. We have an awesome investigator that is from Kenya and I told her that I have 2 uncles from Africa. What I am getting at is that it would be nice if he could write her an encouraging letter in his native tongue. I think that would make her feel awesome.
This week we have ZOKO (Zone Conference). I love it we get to see how the mission is doing as a whole and how we can do better as missionaries . I just love learning how I can do better. It is really awesome how much I am learning about myself. Also how and why I cope with others so well.
Guess what a very important person in the family has a birthday coming up, who is it?
Elder Smith
Life after transfers
Written June 30, 2009
Well there is a little miracle that I would like to tell you about:
It starts out last week on Monday Elder McCurdy and I were out finding people around where we live. While we were doing that we ran into this lady, this African lady to be exact. We started talking with her and we just gave her the basics of what we believe, then we gave her one of those blue pass along card that tells about our church. After that we asked her if we could meet her again and she said that she is always on this street because she works near there. She told us that we could meet her at her work on Saturday. Saturday came and we went by where she worked, but we did not see her. We decided to ask someone there if they knew a lady named Roseline. It turns out that they did, but she was already gone. After that day Elder McCurdy and I asked ourselves if we were ever going to see this lady again. As it turns out she called us on Sunday and wanted to meet with us the following day which was Monday. We taught her and it went really well. She said that she wants to be like us, then she came to FHE with us. It was just a miracle that the Lord blessed us with this week.
I wanted to feed you spiritually before i just talk to you regularly. I mean that is what missionaries do. That is way awesome. I love that song that you have shared with me. Thank you so much for that. As for me, I am staying. What is the name of that city that I am in? I will just tell you, Mönchengladbach. All is well here and I am actually loving it here. That is cool that Caroline came down again. I bet that is a real treat for Brandon. I love you all.
Elder Smith
Well there is a little miracle that I would like to tell you about:
It starts out last week on Monday Elder McCurdy and I were out finding people around where we live. While we were doing that we ran into this lady, this African lady to be exact. We started talking with her and we just gave her the basics of what we believe, then we gave her one of those blue pass along card that tells about our church. After that we asked her if we could meet her again and she said that she is always on this street because she works near there. She told us that we could meet her at her work on Saturday. Saturday came and we went by where she worked, but we did not see her. We decided to ask someone there if they knew a lady named Roseline. It turns out that they did, but she was already gone. After that day Elder McCurdy and I asked ourselves if we were ever going to see this lady again. As it turns out she called us on Sunday and wanted to meet with us the following day which was Monday. We taught her and it went really well. She said that she wants to be like us, then she came to FHE with us. It was just a miracle that the Lord blessed us with this week.
I wanted to feed you spiritually before i just talk to you regularly. I mean that is what missionaries do. That is way awesome. I love that song that you have shared with me. Thank you so much for that. As for me, I am staying. What is the name of that city that I am in? I will just tell you, Mönchengladbach. All is well here and I am actually loving it here. That is cool that Caroline came down again. I bet that is a real treat for Brandon. I love you all.
Elder Smith
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Father's Day
Written June 23, 2009
Greetings from Mönchengladbach
Hey mother, I am so sorry. I feel so sorry that I forgot that it was Father's day. They really don't celebrate it here. It is kind of sad. There is something coming for dad. So happy later Father's day father. Back to your questions, I have not received the envelope from the Sowby´s yet. Now I am excited for that. This week things have been crazy, but hey it is missionary work. Some news to tell you is that transfers are coming up. It is crazy how fast this transfer went by. I do not want my time here in Germany to go by so fast, but sadly it is. I am trying to make the best of things for the Lord and also for me.
Well, how are Buhlers doing? Is Sarah home yet? How is everything going with Brandon? Is there anything that I can do to help? If there is just tell me.
Love you guys,tchuss
Elder Smith
Greetings from Mönchengladbach
Hey mother, I am so sorry. I feel so sorry that I forgot that it was Father's day. They really don't celebrate it here. It is kind of sad. There is something coming for dad. So happy later Father's day father. Back to your questions, I have not received the envelope from the Sowby´s yet. Now I am excited for that. This week things have been crazy, but hey it is missionary work. Some news to tell you is that transfers are coming up. It is crazy how fast this transfer went by. I do not want my time here in Germany to go by so fast, but sadly it is. I am trying to make the best of things for the Lord and also for me.
Well, how are Buhlers doing? Is Sarah home yet? How is everything going with Brandon? Is there anything that I can do to help? If there is just tell me.
Love you guys,tchuss
Elder Smith
Written June 15, 2009
Hey Fam!
Everything in Mönchengladbach is really picking up!! I love it here. I really like working with Elder McCurdy. He really is helping me learn the language a lot better and getting me out of my shell. I mean we are really talking to everyone.
Here is one of our success stories together:
We were headed to a refferal that we had recieved from the office, but the day that we headed out there was a holiday. So this meant not many people were out. We talked to everyone that we could, but as we were on our way we got lost ,and I didn`t know how we were going to get to our referral. We were headed along and stopped at a bus halte stelle and there was this girl seemed like Jake's age to me. Who knows though, I can not tell girls ages anyway. We asked her how we could get where we needed to? She called some people and then she returned to back to us. So after that, Elder McCurdy told here why we were going there. He also told her who we are and what we were all about. She was really interested and she gave us her number. I am now hoping to meet with her.
Hey Fam!
Everything in Mönchengladbach is really picking up!! I love it here. I really like working with Elder McCurdy. He really is helping me learn the language a lot better and getting me out of my shell. I mean we are really talking to everyone.
Here is one of our success stories together:
We were headed to a refferal that we had recieved from the office, but the day that we headed out there was a holiday. So this meant not many people were out. We talked to everyone that we could, but as we were on our way we got lost ,and I didn`t know how we were going to get to our referral. We were headed along and stopped at a bus halte stelle and there was this girl seemed like Jake's age to me. Who knows though, I can not tell girls ages anyway. We asked her how we could get where we needed to? She called some people and then she returned to back to us. So after that, Elder McCurdy told here why we were going there. He also told her who we are and what we were all about. She was really interested and she gave us her number. I am now hoping to meet with her.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Written June 16, 2009
HEy FAm
Everything in mönchengladbach is really picking up I love it here. I really like working with Elder McCurdy he really is elping me learn the language a lot better and getting me out of my shell and really and I mean really talking to everyone.
Here is one of our success stories together
We were headed to a refferal that we had recieved from the office, but the day that we headed out there was a holiday so not many people were out. So I mean we talk to everyone that we could, so as we were on our way we got lost ,and didn`t know how we were going to h#get there. We were headed a long and stopped at a bus halte stelle and there was this girl seem like jae age to me, but who knows i can not tell girls ages anyway. We asked her how we could get where we needed to. she called some peeps and said, and then she returned to back to us. So after that Elder McCurdy told here why we were going there and told who we are what were all about. She was really interested gave her number and now hoping to meet with her.
HEy FAm
Everything in mönchengladbach is really picking up I love it here. I really like working with Elder McCurdy he really is elping me learn the language a lot better and getting me out of my shell and really and I mean really talking to everyone.
Here is one of our success stories together
We were headed to a refferal that we had recieved from the office, but the day that we headed out there was a holiday so not many people were out. So I mean we talk to everyone that we could, so as we were on our way we got lost ,and didn`t know how we were going to h#get there. We were headed a long and stopped at a bus halte stelle and there was this girl seem like jae age to me, but who knows i can not tell girls ages anyway. We asked her how we could get where we needed to. she called some peeps and said, and then she returned to back to us. So after that Elder McCurdy told here why we were going there and told who we are what were all about. She was really interested gave her number and now hoping to meet with her.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wow
Written June 9, 2009
All is well Here with Elder McCurdy and I. Every little thing just seems to be working out for me and him. I really can see the Lord's hand in the work. We do all that we do-- all we can and then just trust in the Lord. He really truly comes through for us.
I know that you would like to know what is going on. Well here it is .
Well I arrived in Mönchegladbach. I was kind of nervous to meet my new companion because I heard mixed things about him. What really helped me is a talk that I had read (or it might have been the spirit) and that is that I should make my own opinion of him. So that is what I did, and he is a really awesome Elder. Well work here in Mönchengladbach is really up and coming. We really are having a lot of success finding people. I mean in my last area we found about 2 to 3 people ,but since I have been here we have been blessed to find 1 to 2 people each week! It really has been amazing. Here in Mönchengladbach it is a really small city. It is like American Fork. To tell you about our investigators: we have an awesome one, her name is Maria and she is from Armania. Whenever we go over there it is awesome to see. She teaches us about our gospel princeples, but the funny thing is that she doesn't even know it. So she is a very solid investigator. Another is actually her best friend and well a sucky thing is that Nuna had to go back to Armania for 2 months. We had to stop teaching her, but I really hope that the missionaries that are in this area when she gets back still get to teach her. That is what has been going on in the mish right now. I love it here serving the Lord and the tremendous learning oppurtunity that I have. Stay Strong Fam! You're always in my prayers!
Elder Smith
All is well Here with Elder McCurdy and I. Every little thing just seems to be working out for me and him. I really can see the Lord's hand in the work. We do all that we do-- all we can and then just trust in the Lord. He really truly comes through for us.
I know that you would like to know what is going on. Well here it is .
Well I arrived in Mönchegladbach. I was kind of nervous to meet my new companion because I heard mixed things about him. What really helped me is a talk that I had read (or it might have been the spirit) and that is that I should make my own opinion of him. So that is what I did, and he is a really awesome Elder. Well work here in Mönchengladbach is really up and coming. We really are having a lot of success finding people. I mean in my last area we found about 2 to 3 people ,but since I have been here we have been blessed to find 1 to 2 people each week! It really has been amazing. Here in Mönchengladbach it is a really small city. It is like American Fork. To tell you about our investigators: we have an awesome one, her name is Maria and she is from Armania. Whenever we go over there it is awesome to see. She teaches us about our gospel princeples, but the funny thing is that she doesn't even know it. So she is a very solid investigator. Another is actually her best friend and well a sucky thing is that Nuna had to go back to Armania for 2 months. We had to stop teaching her, but I really hope that the missionaries that are in this area when she gets back still get to teach her. That is what has been going on in the mish right now. I love it here serving the Lord and the tremendous learning oppurtunity that I have. Stay Strong Fam! You're always in my prayers!
Elder Smith
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Written June 2, 2009
Hey all is well in Mönchengladbach. I really like my companion. He has really helped me with the German language. I love it. He has shown me a new way of contacting. It is so freaking awesome and I am getting more people to respond, and their response is a good one, but i mean we have some time contacting but we are usually in appointments!
This work is really amazing. I am already praying for the family. I make sure that i will keep that in mind and also keep updated with everyone. If there really is there anything that I could do to keep the load off of you just tell me, ok? Don't worry about me. I am in the Lord's hands and He is taking care of me!
Elder Smith
Hey all is well in Mönchengladbach. I really like my companion. He has really helped me with the German language. I love it. He has shown me a new way of contacting. It is so freaking awesome and I am getting more people to respond, and their response is a good one, but i mean we have some time contacting but we are usually in appointments!
This work is really amazing. I am already praying for the family. I make sure that i will keep that in mind and also keep updated with everyone. If there really is there anything that I could do to keep the load off of you just tell me, ok? Don't worry about me. I am in the Lord's hands and He is taking care of me!
Elder Smith
Friday, May 29, 2009
Transfers
Written May 26, 2009
Hey transfers actually went as planned. I did not miss any of my trains or go through any of the or deals that usually happens, so that part of transfers went really well. What went really better is my companion his Name as you already know is Elder Mccurdy he is a really awesome guy and I think no I actually know that we are going to see a lot of success
Elder McCurdy is from Virginia and he has 8 people in his family. He is a really awesome guy. Well you wanted to know some things about my area it is a small area. It is about 4 hours from Frankfurt, but it is a really nice area. Elder McCurdy has really shown me some new ways that I can contact and is really helping me out with my German
Hey transfers actually went as planned. I did not miss any of my trains or go through any of the or deals that usually happens, so that part of transfers went really well. What went really better is my companion his Name as you already know is Elder Mccurdy he is a really awesome guy and I think no I actually know that we are going to see a lot of success
Elder McCurdy is from Virginia and he has 8 people in his family. He is a really awesome guy. Well you wanted to know some things about my area it is a small area. It is about 4 hours from Frankfurt, but it is a really nice area. Elder McCurdy has really shown me some new ways that I can contact and is really helping me out with my German
Hi
Written May 19, 2009
I am doing really well and i am ready and packed to go to mönchengladbach I am really excited to meet my new companion
Well here is a little success story that Elder Crump and I had.
We met with fredrick yesterday and Yes he has a baptismal date for june 13. Yesterday we taught him the 10 commmendments and also the law of chastity that was very interesting, but it went really well. HE understood everything and said that he would follow the Law of Chastity. It was awesome I am gaining a greater love for this german people. I love them so very much and would do anything for them. Back to fredrick his reading skills are really improving. He is already on chapter 3 in the book of mormon and now we gave hime some of the book of mormon on cd.
Mom what is wrong with your heart you really are alarming me. Is there any thing that i can do to help. I love you and you are in my prayers.So yes as you have already read I am being transfered and that fredick has a Baptismal date
I love You keep me posted on news with your heart
Elder SMith
I am doing really well and i am ready and packed to go to mönchengladbach I am really excited to meet my new companion
Well here is a little success story that Elder Crump and I had.
We met with fredrick yesterday and Yes he has a baptismal date for june 13. Yesterday we taught him the 10 commmendments and also the law of chastity that was very interesting, but it went really well. HE understood everything and said that he would follow the Law of Chastity. It was awesome I am gaining a greater love for this german people. I love them so very much and would do anything for them. Back to fredrick his reading skills are really improving. He is already on chapter 3 in the book of mormon and now we gave hime some of the book of mormon on cd.
Mom what is wrong with your heart you really are alarming me. Is there any thing that i can do to help. I love you and you are in my prayers.So yes as you have already read I am being transfered and that fredick has a Baptismal date
I love You keep me posted on news with your heart
Elder SMith
Hello
Written April 28, 2009
Wow it sems that a lot is going on there. Is there anything that I can do? if there is let me know. I can not get the medicine that I need here. I wish that I could, all that I am wanting is some clartin D if that is not too much to ask. This past week has been an interesting one. Elder crump and I decided to do some new contacting stradegies with the movies that we have like on saturday we decided to a contacting stratedgy with the film finding happiness. I wished and hoped that it would work better but it really didnt, but I would really like to tell you an interesting story that I got from this past weekend
OK here it goes... well we were contacting in one of our stadt teils called altrip and we were doing some doors. I would like to tell you how the approached would go. "hello good day we would like to show you a small fim, it is about how we can find happiness in this life" it really didnt work to well so we were going along and it was my turn to do the door approach. I Klingeled the house a woman let us in and she had no pants or underwear on and she had on a amelias size shirt so i saw every thing I was blinded. oh man your poor little sone did not want to see that at all but i did any so i actually just hurried and did the door approach and wanted to get out of there. I turned to elder crump and gave hime signals that i wanted to get out of there, but i guess he didnt see them, but he did not see what i saw. That i´s what has been going on this week.
Wow it sems that a lot is going on there. Is there anything that I can do? if there is let me know. I can not get the medicine that I need here. I wish that I could, all that I am wanting is some clartin D if that is not too much to ask. This past week has been an interesting one. Elder crump and I decided to do some new contacting stradegies with the movies that we have like on saturday we decided to a contacting stratedgy with the film finding happiness. I wished and hoped that it would work better but it really didnt, but I would really like to tell you an interesting story that I got from this past weekend
OK here it goes... well we were contacting in one of our stadt teils called altrip and we were doing some doors. I would like to tell you how the approached would go. "hello good day we would like to show you a small fim, it is about how we can find happiness in this life" it really didnt work to well so we were going along and it was my turn to do the door approach. I Klingeled the house a woman let us in and she had no pants or underwear on and she had on a amelias size shirt so i saw every thing I was blinded. oh man your poor little sone did not want to see that at all but i did any so i actually just hurried and did the door approach and wanted to get out of there. I turned to elder crump and gave hime signals that i wanted to get out of there, but i guess he didnt see them, but he did not see what i saw. That i´s what has been going on this week.
Life
Written April 21, 2009
Greetings from ludwigshafen
Now on to answer your questions. Yes mother i am writing other besides you and they are kim, amanda, rylee, erin. but I am not writing them consistantly as you can see already, but I am really trying to fucus on the lord as much as I can. As to your other question I have nto really thought about thatg mother I am really trying to focus on the work and the lord and the lords people of germany. So to answer that question no I have not put a second thoght I have two years to the lord and i what to give it to him full heartedly. Well i already answered that question but yes I am focuse and the lord and thew lords work and the lords people. I really dont think you really want to know what I am eating. (Nur Spass) only fun I eat grilled cheese, some cup of noodles and also spagetti our own little version that we have and some other pastas that we like to whip up. peanut butter and jelly or just peanut and honey sandwhiches, and of course chocolate, a lot of different salads and potatoes and bratwursts, pudding and of course one of my favorite meals and that is dampf nood OH MEAINE GUTE it is so good and some other meals that i dont know what they are but were good. I can not forget about ice cream. I meean if you like ice cream you think that you have had real ice cream, but i am sorry you are sadly mistaken this ice cream over here is just so amazing . I love to make banana bread and crepes I make those a lot for my companion. Yes i am meeting members I have a few favorite members i know that your not supposed to but sorry i do. They are the OLineks and the Broo´s. Sundays are a little different we have to meet with the ward mission leader but the rest is the same but our meetings are backwards with preisthood first then sunday school and then sacrament. then we usuall go out contacting fo rthe rest of the day. I love my companion He is so flippin sweet he is like a brother to me. Its aweosme to see how we both grow in the gospel and as we do the we grow in unity. I am the most importantr attribute that you need is love for the people the lord and just everything in general a mission is just like a two year mini life that you get the chance to grow. I am learning so much what am i not learing thát is ties with the gospel i am reading everythign like the Bible and BoM and DandC i lpve them also our modern day revelation the ensign. I that my family is moving into a new house as long as i dont have to help jk no but serious i better have my own room when i ger back. yes i have been heathy other than my leg i am have really been heathly. I hace request for you cabn you send me my allergy medicin ASAP spring season is here. The weather here is really amzing I love it
The city that i am living in have a little city but in the city it has about 13-14 stadt ties those are part of the city its a german thing there like little towns connected to the city. WHen you come to Europe I will show you. It is really differernt like 60 percent with all the smokinh and alchohol and the porn everywhere you can reall see what satan has his mad deep not only in germany and in europe. i will send this to dad ok mom
Let Heavenly Father be your goal, Jesus Christ be your focus, and the Holy Ghost be your guide." - Elder SMith
Greetings from ludwigshafen
Now on to answer your questions. Yes mother i am writing other besides you and they are kim, amanda, rylee, erin. but I am not writing them consistantly as you can see already, but I am really trying to fucus on the lord as much as I can. As to your other question I have nto really thought about thatg mother I am really trying to focus on the work and the lord and the lords people of germany. So to answer that question no I have not put a second thoght I have two years to the lord and i what to give it to him full heartedly. Well i already answered that question but yes I am focuse and the lord and thew lords work and the lords people. I really dont think you really want to know what I am eating. (Nur Spass) only fun I eat grilled cheese, some cup of noodles and also spagetti our own little version that we have and some other pastas that we like to whip up. peanut butter and jelly or just peanut and honey sandwhiches, and of course chocolate, a lot of different salads and potatoes and bratwursts, pudding and of course one of my favorite meals and that is dampf nood OH MEAINE GUTE it is so good and some other meals that i dont know what they are but were good. I can not forget about ice cream. I meean if you like ice cream you think that you have had real ice cream, but i am sorry you are sadly mistaken this ice cream over here is just so amazing . I love to make banana bread and crepes I make those a lot for my companion. Yes i am meeting members I have a few favorite members i know that your not supposed to but sorry i do. They are the OLineks and the Broo´s. Sundays are a little different we have to meet with the ward mission leader but the rest is the same but our meetings are backwards with preisthood first then sunday school and then sacrament. then we usuall go out contacting fo rthe rest of the day. I love my companion He is so flippin sweet he is like a brother to me. Its aweosme to see how we both grow in the gospel and as we do the we grow in unity. I am the most importantr attribute that you need is love for the people the lord and just everything in general a mission is just like a two year mini life that you get the chance to grow. I am learning so much what am i not learing thát is ties with the gospel i am reading everythign like the Bible and BoM and DandC i lpve them also our modern day revelation the ensign. I that my family is moving into a new house as long as i dont have to help jk no but serious i better have my own room when i ger back. yes i have been heathy other than my leg i am have really been heathly. I hace request for you cabn you send me my allergy medicin ASAP spring season is here. The weather here is really amzing I love it
The city that i am living in have a little city but in the city it has about 13-14 stadt ties those are part of the city its a german thing there like little towns connected to the city. WHen you come to Europe I will show you. It is really differernt like 60 percent with all the smokinh and alchohol and the porn everywhere you can reall see what satan has his mad deep not only in germany and in europe. i will send this to dad ok mom
Let Heavenly Father be your goal, Jesus Christ be your focus, and the Holy Ghost be your guide." - Elder SMith
General Conference
Written April 14, 2009
Yes I am glad to be back in ludwigshafen and everything back to normal. My leg is fine and I am so glad to be tracting contacting again its awesome how much you learn.
This past week has been an eventful one through getting all the goldens, picking up the trainers, and then heading back to good old Ludwigshafen I am so glad to back, it has been pretty ha4rd to contact because of the easter weekend and no one wants to be bothered, but other than that every thing is just fine and dandy
Thnks mom you will be getting a big letter with a lot more details of what has gone on i love you all so much. The work over here is just on fire. Sorry this is so late"Let Heavenly Father be your goal, Jesus Christ be your focus, and the Holy Ghost be your guide." Elder Smith
Yes I am glad to be back in ludwigshafen and everything back to normal. My leg is fine and I am so glad to be tracting contacting again its awesome how much you learn.
This past week has been an eventful one through getting all the goldens, picking up the trainers, and then heading back to good old Ludwigshafen I am so glad to back, it has been pretty ha4rd to contact because of the easter weekend and no one wants to be bothered, but other than that every thing is just fine and dandy
Thnks mom you will be getting a big letter with a lot more details of what has gone on i love you all so much. The work over here is just on fire. Sorry this is so late"Let Heavenly Father be your goal, Jesus Christ be your focus, and the Holy Ghost be your guide." Elder Smith
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Elder Smith and His Little Miracle
HEllo greetings from ludwigshafen
I love missionary work so much I am learning so much, thanks to my trainer. This week was power week and it was a really good we will see this week if our contacts turn into new investigators, but we had a lot of contacts last week and some just seem really golden i hope that they will meet with us.
Now i will tell an amazing story that happened to Elder Mcdermott and I. We were on district finding zeit sorry time in Ludwigshafen, and we wanted to austausch sorry I mean switch and see how they contact so for the first hour i was with Elder Franke the native german. So at that time i took the oppurtunity to ask all the german question that i had at that time and speak the most german so that he could help me improve on my language capability, but when we went contacting there was noone on the street it was like they knew we were coming and they decided to all go inside it was really weird. After that hour i went with my district leader Elder Mcdermott who is so awesome and we got to go on part of the fuß to contact. We were on there headed north i think and every person that we talked tpo they either said kein zeit or kein intresse which we always get. So we kept on going and then we hit a dead end we either could go back the way we went or go left. Elder Mcdermott asked me what i though and i had a strong impression that we should go left so we did and we were walking and about 30ft later a person came and so Elder Mcdermott decided to contact her and she just ignored us but then we had got turned around and we were heading the direction we cam from and there was this lady. I decided to contact her but she did not understand german than i asked if she understood english and she said yes. So i told her that i was a missionary and we would like to share a message about jesus christ and then we got talk and she said that she had been look for a church to join, and she said that the church her and her husband just didn't seem right and so her and her husband had been praying for which church to join and the spirt was so stong i got some water up and so she said we are the answer to her prayers we asked for her contact and she said she did not remmeber her numberso i gave her ours and now we are hoping that she will call i pray everyday that she will call us.
That was my amazing story for this week
Elder Smith
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Hello greeting from ludwigshafen!
Hello greeting from ludwigshafen!
Everything is going grand except for investigators part we have on right now and hopefully two more next week if all goes well. Right now i am just loving the gospela nd just loving the oppurtunity that I have to serve in germany they are such a great people. I am learning so many things in just the beginning of book of mormon, I love the spirit and how it enlightens our minds so well and just the sure knowledge that come from the spirit. I am growing in so many different ways .
Elder Crump and I are doing well. We really get along well with eachother its awesome how we grow together, and just getting more and more unified as a companionship this week. Sorry my elglish is so bad, but the german is taking over and I think in german, i love it ! I love how the spirit can help you say things in the very moment that you need it. If it is either just contacting someone one the street or going door to door the spirit is there and helps me so much and I am so thankful for it.
Mom I just wanted to tell you that I am so sorry and that i am wroking budgeting and really wont pull money out unless it is an (emergency-choclate) just kidding I won´t even if the chocolate is so much better here. You think you have had good chocolate well I am sorry mom i am going to have to tell you that you are wrong. Another thing that I would like to clear up and that is my mission president allows us to use our gmail or our hotmail, or our yahoo those are his exact words so no need to fret mom. I am obeying the rules with exactness and i love it here in germany. That will be cool to know when I get home that I (probably) have my own room I hope ( Back off little kids) So is there anything that i can do to help any thing i would really like to know and see where i can help. I hope that you like the pictures that i sent you hope all goes well with the house.
Brandon How are you doing? hows school? I hope everything works out with what you have planned so how do you like this new house. Are you still living at home or what are your arrangements right now well love you and i hope that i get to tallk to you soon.
Amanda, amanda, amanda, How is keith doing he looks so cut from the pictures that I have seen. Oh yeah elder crump wanted me to ask you do you remember him from highschool because he remembers you . Well anyway how is life going i hope that you are telling keith that i am his favorite unlcle jk jk. It was really nice to hear from you thanks for the example that you showed me, when things got rough you stayed tough like a rock, and yes if you must know I did take that from the ford commercials well i love you and hope that i get to hear form you soon
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Letter from Zak
Hey how are you doing? Well I love it here in Germany. I cant believe how much I can understand and I am learning more and more language (thanks to my trainer, Elder Crump).
Well, I heard that you like to hear about miracles, well here is one. On Sunday this past week we were having a ton of finding time so we could get a our minds off of food so we did doors for about three hours. Then we went and ate that was AMAZING. After that Elder Crump told me to pray and look at the map of where we should go. So I did that and we found a place Limburgerhof on the street of Mosel. So we got to Limbergerhof. Elder Crump wanted to hurry over to that street and wanted to ride our bike. I suggested that we walk, so we walked over there and found this amazing guy and I think that we are going to meet with him this week
Thats what is going on in Ludwigshafen
Elder Smith
Well, I heard that you like to hear about miracles, well here is one. On Sunday this past week we were having a ton of finding time so we could get a our minds off of food so we did doors for about three hours. Then we went and ate that was AMAZING. After that Elder Crump told me to pray and look at the map of where we should go. So I did that and we found a place Limburgerhof on the street of Mosel. So we got to Limbergerhof. Elder Crump wanted to hurry over to that street and wanted to ride our bike. I suggested that we walk, so we walked over there and found this amazing guy and I think that we are going to meet with him this week
Thats what is going on in Ludwigshafen
Elder Smith
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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
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
Friday, January 2, 2009
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
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
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