Dear Family,
Well, this week we have been pretty good! We have done quite a bit of service and have had a lot of meetings. Tuesday we had a Christmas devotional put together by President and Sister Wall. It was just a nativity story but from the Book of Mormon instead of the New Testament. They fed us and gave us all little Christmas gifts so it was a pretty fun time. Wednesday and Thursday we spent our time at the Reitz and were putting a peel and stick wood floor down. We had quite a bit of fun and they sure appreciated all that we have helped them with over the past few months. On Friday I went on an exchange with one of the zone leaders Elder Provost. We were in Harahan seeing some of the people they have been teaching. We had a pretty good time and met some very interesting people. That night was the Ward Christmas party and we were very surprised by how many people showed up. Saturday we had district meeting and then went to eat as a district. District meeting day are usually really good because we all go to eat together at one of the hole in the walls and enjoy the different food! We visited a less active in the evening and while there I got pooped on by a bird. It was pretty annoying and just reminded me of when I got pooped on by a seagull in Kindergarten. Oh well. while we were visiting with him his elderly neighbor came over and gave us all these huge pears that she said she got in the mail. She wanted to tell us about a time that she hired a lawyer to help her with something who turned out to be a Mormon and she just said he was a hoot. It definitely cheered us up to see someone who likes us and just really made our day. Last night was kind of a bummer because it was really rainy. Church was really good and pretty much every member that is going to be in town during Christmas has invited us over. But most of all im excited for Wednesday! Merry Christmas everyone!
Love Elder Smith