Acts 2:37-38

Hey, I have been out 5 months! 5 months! That means I only have 13 more months, that kind of seems like a long time but that's only a month longer than a year, and year really isn't that long. (haha this is what missionaries think about time, everything is so short.) So I had a suppppperr great, incredible, amazing, sent from heaven week! Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles came, and spoke to our mission on Tuesday, and it was perfect. He went around and shook everyone's hands, and there was a gap before me, and he said "Hello, Sister Smith, nice to shake your hand!" Oh my, here is a celebrity saying my name. I then listened, and he didn't call anyone else by name so I was super proud of myself, at the same time Smith is a pretty safe name to attempt to say.  He answered all the questions, and thoughts that have been wreaking my brain for the past few weeks. So I've been concerned with enduring to the end, and how I can become changed, but not prideful like some return missionaries are. The first thing Elder Anderson says is "You don't need to compare yourself with anyone! The only person you need to compare yourself with is yourself! The Lord knows who you'll become, and you can make yourself become whoever you want because you get to choose, and decide!" Bam, thank you Elder Anderson! Everyone knows that I've been known to laugh with the best of them, and at every chance that I can get, usually leading me to be the only person laughing in an audience. He was talking about how we have to strengthen everyone's faith in Jesus Christ, everyone's, everyone's, everyone's, and then a few more people. He says if we only strengthen people's faith in Christ as we are teaching them lessons we'll miss 75% of our mission (because we really aren't in lessons that much, we wish but it's not reality) clearly he is telling a joke so I die laughing. No one else laughs or even chuckles! He looks right at me, himself laughing, and says "You like my sense of humor!" Oh goodness, my laugh, blessing, and a curse. 

TWO of my investigators got baptized on Saturday!! It was a perfect day! J the 65 year old, golden star got baptized in the morning, and when she put on her white jumpsuit she came out of the change room sobbing because she was soooo happy, and we both just hugged, and cried. She's so ready for a new life. She often says how she only wishes that she could have learned about the gospel sooner in life. She snubbed me yesterday because she didn't want to be late for class. Bless her heart. A from my old area who I worked, prayed, and slaved over for 4 months got baptized! I never thought I'd see the day, she had a lot going against her, but she has such a powerful testimony, and she knows what she wants in life, and she got baptized! It was a perfect day. Love you all.