Hermana Smith: You guys REALLY love me!!!!

I'm going on a MISSION!!!!

As you all know I will be serving for the next 18 months in the Arizona Mesa Mission. My mission not only includes proselyting but also the Arizona Temple Visitor's Center. The best part is I get to learn Spanish! I'm so excited for the experiences I will have over these next 18 months. I would love to hear from everyone...seriously! I will write back those who write me so keep those letters coming, I know I am going to need them! Missionary work is tough. Once I leave on June 4th I will most likely not be able to keep up on the blog so I am putting my mom and sister in charge of that. They will post pictures and hopefully any emails I send. So keep updated on my crazy life these next 18 months. I'm so excited to get out and teach the gospel, it is going to be amazing! Thanks to everyone who has influenced my decision to go or who have supported me in my decision. You guys are awesome. I love you all!

Brit

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

You guys REALLY love me!!!!

hola hola hola!!!

it was definately a nice suprise to open my email and have a bunch to read. of course my mom loves me and paul better still love me but i wasnt so sure about my rexburg friends...just kidding i know everyone is busy with school. well thanks for your support.
this week has been probably the longest week of my life...whitewashing is hard work. it definately takes a lot more energy when 1-you dont know the area and 2- you dont know the investigators. we are just trying to figure everything out still. the thing i really love about my area is the members...they actually want to help us. its incredible!!! we cover 8 wards(one stake) and we are the only spanish missionaries in the stake. so our area is pretty big. the downfall is we have to use translators for sacrament and rs/priesthood...and a lot of people dont like that...but a good thing is there is a spanish branch in the works(shh..i can tell you all because you dont even know the area). so we are so excited about that.
sis lopez is an amazing missionary. she has such a strong testimony and i am learning so much. i guess the gale girls know who she is...haha. she's a pretty good singer but so humble about her talent.
the work is going forth in this area. i dont know if president is crazy or really trusts me...i guess we'll find out. i told him i needed something new and well he gave it to me. we live with the valentinos in a little guest house behind theirs. it is SOOO nice. sis valentino made us a full cake the first night we were there...so im basically spoiled.
im still doing really well...the mission is great! 8 months wednesday...i cant believe it. well i hope all is well with you all. keep the letters coming and emails. i love you all.

hna smith

Hermana's Smith & Lopez and the Yummy cake from Sister Valentino!