Week 51 - July 21

Familia I'm so happy to here about your week and that all is going well I'm grateful for the blessings my family has been having during my mission I know that the lord has promised to take care you while i'm gone in the lords service, this week has been a slow one and i have experience some sadness during this week to some of our investigators I have never before my mission cried for someone but here i have cayed for many this work of salvation is not easy but is worth it, we cry for those who reject what they don't yet understand and smile at all that pass because we know that we have a special message that we have the true restored gospel we want to help our wards and branches so I ask what can we the missionaries do to help strengthen your wards here during our missions and when we return home? this is my question to you I love you I love the messages and news of home and conversions stories the work does not stop after the mission but continues on 

I hope you have a good week and anr helping the missionaries and in turn they are helping you 

we pray every day for you 

Love Hna Smith  

Week 50 - July 14

Hey family we have had a good week we meet new people that we might be able to start teaching and then we had exchanges this last week so it's been fun my comps a bit sick but hopefully this week will be better for her sorry I don't have a lot me met a lady who said we the Mormons do exorcism  crazy lady really but fun stuff well I love you all we lost the World Cup so sad but now that it's over we should be able to visit more people now 

Love you all  hope you  have a great week

Hna smith

Week 49 - July 7

what a week we had so many meetings this week not much work was done but we did all we could I also received a package form the Perkins family I loved the package and to answer the questions, We do a lot of street contacting and door knocking or clapping sometimes the don't have door bells or they don't work so we stand and clap at the door or fence just have to watch out for the dogs. Every area is different on have leaders weather we are in a branch or a ward that depends many have conducted sacrament meeting or music talks on many sundays in any or all parts of the church organizations I have even been in the nursery, the member area really great willing to help us with lessons, sometimes its hard to have their schedules match up to when we have appointments, bishops always want to help us in some way  the church is still pretty small here and like the states we have lots of Less actives and we really try to strengthen those in the ward or branches, we try to find service all the time usually we ask and everyone says no we kinda force it on them like we wash the dishes after we have eaten with the members they say no but we get up and go over, an Elder told us he would visit members look around for a service they might need then set a time to visit and come with p-day cloths, we want to serve but we get a lot of No, we really workin reactivating members as well as finding and teaching investigators. I know when we work in unity with the member we have success, member trust is the way to referrals the mission is hard but its the best thing I could have ever chosen trust the lord speak all you can and the lord will take care of the rest  and be willing to change because we change o the mission changes us if it doesnt you didn't learn anything. and that would be sad I'm grateful for everything i have learned and I know there is so much more i still don't understand yet but will you learn a lot in such a short time that is why its hard but ask anyone this is where we all love being in the service of the lord, I invite you to follow the spirit and tell the missionaries of your friends or you yourself be the friend that a less active may be needing at this moment.

I love you and promise that the lord will bless you with the strength you need to go on

I hope you all have a fantastic week

Love Hna Smith     

PS. HAPPY late 4 OF JULY         

Week 48 - June 30

Wow what a week we had meetings got sick and worked our butts off my com wasnt happy with our numbers but really they weren't bad for the 4 days not really working because of everything. but we feel better this week and are going to work hard again my comp Hna Sorenson is from all over she is a military kid  but she lived in chile for about 3 years so she understands the language really well, We officially have our new president he came in on saturday and we have a meeting with him on wed for the leaders and then on thursday then friday we have exchanges we are going to be busy, i'm still getting to know the ward members, all are fantastic its hard washing an area but its good as well you should have my travel information all the others I die with said there parent received it so if you haven't received it yet i suggest talking with the salt lake  I should be home by like 10:00 in the morning.Our investigators are david and maria they have as date for the 26 of july so we are really happy with that  they do need to get married as well its the story of my life really  and its so hard in mendoza fun fun but we are loving the area really great people and members awesome comp and leaders here with lots to do, well hope you have a great week love you all

Hna Smith  

Week 47 - June 21

Hola Familia yea I do realize  that it is saturday but we were given permission the write today we are having a p-day with all the sister leaders and so we are emailing today I hope all is well I'm washing an area so we don't have very much yet we are working on finding the ward or the few members i have meet are fantastic i happy to have the chance to work with them for my last transfer. well my much to say my new comp is hermana Sorensen  she is a military brat as well as me she lived in chile for a time so understands really well she speaks really good as well I have a cold that the whole mission seems to be having so its fun slept like all day yesterday and fell much better today well I love you all hope you have a good week,talk more next week

Week 46 - June 16

Ok Transfers I'm leaving Villa Mercedes and off to Maipu yes you pronounce it like My Poo we can all laugh now Im am washing the area which means that  the sisters before us both left my new comp is Hna Sorsen I don't know her so next week Ill tell you more. I went to mendoza this last week then had stake conference en san luis an hour and half bus.  All this cut time out of our area sunday we did not work at all we had a reunion with our president and we could give hugs I get extra with president Avila because I have another reunion it is also Hna Avilas birthday this wed so I made a cake and had cards and celebrated her birthday some elders had tried to work but it being father's day and argentina was playing chile in the world cup, nobody was out it was fun and our bus was late getting home we got home at 10 so we just  waited for transfer calls, we have a lesson today with an investigator and our bishop is going to come with us our bishop is really good  I'm going to miss this ward  really just like I miss every area i'm in, I love the mission the gospel is true i just wish people would listen long enough to understand it.

well hope you all have a good week love you  tons

Hna Smith  

Week 45 - June 9

Holy cow what a week my comp has been sick and so we really didn't leave the house all week, so its been a sad week she has  the start of bronchitis or something like that. We are still looking for new investigators when we find really good ones they always live in the area of the elders almost never in our area they better baptize them im serious, so we are planning to work our butts off this week in getting references and getting the members to really help us, we think we might our transfer news a little early this sat y sun is stake conference so we are going to go to san luis and on sunday president is going to have a training right after so we are going to spend the whole day there  it seems and because its transfer night we think president will give us our news I hope so. we have algunes people to work with this week so we are excited to get out there again I know that as we do all we can the lord will bless us I love you all and pray for you all have a good week

Hna Smith     

Week 44 - June 2

Wow que una semana, its been great I was in mendoza for 2 days then on exchanges with the other sister on friday but its was great sunday was ruff but we made it  our president and his family, made a surprise visit to our ward shared his testimony and his wife as well then our investigator got up and shared his it was fantastic the spirit was so strong  we are getting colder here it goes really cold ever other day with that i think we are going to get sick again we have 4 appointment for today  so we are going to  be busy my comp is starting to feel sick so we are going to take it easy today for her. because we have lots to do tomorrow, in about 2 week we will have transfer again and I have another meeting in mendoza fun lots happening I get to teach in our zone meeting good luck to me... right i know part of being a sister leader :(

we are finding more investigators to teach the lord is really blessing us with our efforts to do all we can I hope you all have a good week . 

   

Week 43 - May 26

Wow had a fantastic week we talked with lots a people had great lessons and had 2 investigators at church on sunday, I leave today for mendoza for a meeting and return tuesday night i believe its only weird that I will travel alone with the elders my comp will stay with the other sisters while i'm gone. we worked really hard this last week and are very happy with what was accomplished the lord really blessed us we just hope that we can continue in this path with energy and excitement we are going to work hard this week as well i bit harder but we can do it  Hope you all start feeling better and have a good week love you all

Hna Smith

Week 42 - May 19

Well its transfer time and i´ll give you that news first so Im staying in Villa Mercedes with Hna Jasso but here is the new stuff....Im a sister leader President wanted to kill me good, Just kidding  really I found out i have to go to meetings every sunday with the elders and next week i'm off to mendoza for a training my comp in now senor comp, and I get to do exchanges with the sisters in my zone, Well im going to learn a lot this transfer. we don't have very many investigators right now but we are planning to use every once of time and get some this transfer, one sister hna Chorolqui is ending her mission in about 4 weeks so her companion Hna Flores (salvador) is getting a new companion named Hna Flores (Bolivia)  It will be easy for the members to remember there names we are very cold right now in the mornings and at night  middle of the day is not to bad. like ben our last week was not so good but we are going to do better this week I might end my mission here this is our short transfer and we get out new president, President Goats, lots of changes right now. Hope you all have a great day and a fantastic week love you 

thank you for all that you are doing to help me 

Love Hna Smith  

San Luis y Villa Mercedes

Week 41 - May 12

Holy cow i know i talked you you yesterday but there so much  i missed like all the birthdays  i cant keep track of, thank you everyone for being there i'm sorry i was late we thought we were 4 hrs ahead not 3.  We have a family we are planning a FHE with tonight they were sick and so did not come to church so  it might get canceled today, they are great. We had a lesson right after church  with a member it was great we watched the restoration our investigator can't read he understands but we don't know if he need baptism because he is challenged mentally he doesn't seem like it to me but he is and his mom who he lives with is getting alzheimer's and says she understands but in the end doesnt its sad, the other day my comp and i were walking having a hard time getting anyone to listen to us as we walked we saw a dead cat then a dead dog and then a dead rat which you could only tell it was a rat by its tail  after this we had a boom of a lesson the spirit was so strong it was fantastic. I off to mendoza again i think its for my comps visa stuff yea its still about 5 1/2 hrs we are leaving tomorrow which is weird but that mean we loose like 2 day to work this week  but tis good we are having transfers next sunday so next monday  you will all know where i'm going and who my new comp is.  well hope you all have a great week happy birthday to all those birthdays in may love you tons 

Hna Smith    

tomorrow is my 15 month mark wow

Week 40- May 5th

Happy birthday You all I´m horrible in remembering everyone's birthday so forgive me i love you all a ton and really enjoy the photos. We have had a slower week because we all are getting sick with colds and such so i hope i'm about done so i can get back to work. I should be skyping next sunday at 3:00 your time ruffly 7:00 my time I hope to see you or whoever can make it personally you were all at your in laws last year..... but whatever if i don't get to see you sunday i will in a few more months. We have a really awesome family we are working with the have come to church 3 times well the boyfriend he really wanted to share his testimony on sunday with his girlfriend and kids but they were sleeping apparently there was a big boxing match sat night so they didn't go to sleep until 3ish but he still came wich is great,we have a zone conference this wed which is weird because we had interviews with president this transfer as well, i guess he is going to miss us so hes doing it one last time  next transfer is only 4 weeks so we wont have time. I hope you are all well i pray for you all and for rain in utah, have a great day 

<ps keep an eye out for a job, doesn't need to be in a dentist office

Love you alll Hna Smith     

Week 39 - April 28

Holy cow   its almost mothers day id like my family to be all there my obispo said we can use do it at his house, so ill be skyping. what time do you get out of church? ill need to know and next week ill verify what time  ill be calling.

So this week we have done a lot of work we are exhausted but really happy with what the lord has given us. Our newest family has come to church twice and we have a cita with them on wed so we are happy. This is a great transfer lots of miracles, its much colder entering winter right now its like england cloudy and cold and a bit foggy i know this is my last transfer in villa Mercedes ill be sad but i still have time here and the lord is going to keep helping us and giving us people to teach i love you and hope you have a great week

Hna Smith     

Week 38 - April 21

Well we had a great week this week we had a ward activity, and some of the members brought friends and all of them that came to the activity came to church. It was great we also have lessons set up with them so we have work to do, I'm loving it i had interview with the president last week, he said i will be moved at least one more time because i dont have much more time left on the mission. And he also told me to start thinking about what i want to do after the mission and start a plan; thats hard to do really so if anyone has a idea or help me look for a job i will be more than happy but at the same time ai am trying not to get trunky ive seen people trunky, and i dont want it. i love you hope you have a great week 

Love Hna Smith