Hey Family,
Well, this past week was really good. For service this week we Helped bottle milk at the dairy and then we helped a less active guy who goes by Cowboy do some fencing around his property. It was actually a lot of fun and just reminded me of all the times helping Dad fix fence. I dont think I had a very good attitude when I helped Dad though. . . There were six of us missionaries helping but only really two working haha the other ones were goofing off with the turkeys or the horses. We also had a pretty eventful Sunday. I had to speak in Sacrament meeting and to teach adult Sunday School, then we were in charge of teaching the primary for sharing time. Being in a Branch sure does help you to serve everyone. I was pretty stressed about the whole thing but it turned out to be not so bad. Well I think thats about it for this week we have to go say goodbye to an Elder in the district that's leaving!

Love Jeff

P-Day!

Doing a little service work

Family,
It was a great week for us here, but we were pretty busy with meetings. We managed to sneak in some time at the dairy, a Branch Christmas party, and even some lessons ;) The dairy was pretty good this week. We helped out with vaccinations and deworming, hopefully we were more helpful, than we were in the way. We were trying to see the First Presidency Christmas devotional last night but when we showed up to the church we found out it wasn't going to be turned on. Quite a bummer. I had brought brownies I made and some ice cream so we ate that instead. A pretty good end to the week. We have our mission Christmas party next week so that should be fun as well. Hmm I dont really know what else to say! If yall are getting snow and you dont like it send it my way! :) Merry Christmas

Love Jeff

Dear Family,
This week we had a really good time in Slaughter. We had a great time on Thanksgiving and managed to eat just enough and then some. It was super tasty. Thanksgiving was pretty good but honestly wasn't anywhere near as good as being at Grandma and Grandpa Welling's. This year I was really missing those thanksgiving rolls and Grandma's pies. We have been doing about the same as usual except a little less since we couldn't drive everywhere we wanted to. The end of every month are always tough. We aren't good at conserving both our miles or our money and by the end of the month we usually can start to notice. The weather has been way too nice and I'm really praying for some snow. If it snowed on Christmas day I would be a pretty happy camper. So far it looks like that's not going to happen. Well thanks again and I really loved the poem from great Grandpa Welling. Im going to hang it up above my desk. We had a great lesson with a young man who has been an atheist his whole life and just has started to believe in God. He prayed for the first time on Saturday night and it was just a really simple heart felt prayer. Well that is it, for us, this week! Me and my companion have been getting into the Christmas spirit. We have one Christmas Cd that we listen to over and over again and we have one 4 foot long strand of lights hanging around our door its pretty festive :) Well I love yall and have a good start of the Christmas season.

Love Elder Smith

Hey Family,
This week has been much the same as the past few weeks but it has still been exciting. The family that we have been working with is coming to church every week and are progressing! The wife and oldest daughter are getting their patriarchal blessings, the sons and father are advancing in the Priesthood so things have been really exciting. We have been doing some more service this week helping out at the dairy and in a few weeks we will probably be helping even more because he is going to be going in for a hip replacement. Its been fun to learn all about the dairy business and the perks of fresh milk has been great! Im really excited for Thanksgiving because we are going to be with a great family! Have a great week and eat lots of yummy food!
Love Elder Smith