Still in Newark..

Hey everyone how is everyone doing? hope everyone had a good Halloween and didn't have to much fun without me ha ha nah its all good! But all is good here in good old Newark just working hard trying to get people to qualify for baptism ha ha man it's hard! i really don't like people's free agency! but all is good we just need to continue to have patience. We set another baptismal date with a 15 year old kid this week he is a son of a member he is kinda a punk but he picked his date and everything and prayed about it during the closing prayer so that was a big step for him. But yesterday was a great day for sacrament it was really a spiritual day we had a great fast and testimony meeting. Of course, i got up and bore my testimony which i never did before my mission i guess i just feel more comfortable doing it in a different language or something! But it was really cool. Not too long ago we had a less active that no one knew call us when she was in trouble and had been doing things that were not good. So she went to the branch president and got everything fixed and now she hasn't missed a Sunday and has been really strong and you can just see a huge change in her. It was really cool she bore her testimony and i felt the spirit so strong with her testimony and she is really such a good person. I told her i was leaving in about two weeks. She was sad to hear that i might be leaving. But I don't know, that just really hit me it doesn't matter about baptisms it is a lot about changing lives and her life has definitely changed it has been cool to see that happen. This week we also had an exchange me and Elder Lindsley were in Newark and we did work! we had 7 lessons that day and usually we have on average around 4 so it was a good day! We had a good time. Also this week we had interviews with president he just said never get down on yourself maybe your not her just for baptisms it doesn't matter. Then he told me i was one of the brightest missionaries he has and the thanked me for all i do.  It really just made me really happy and made my day! Well all is good love you all be safe! 


Elder Smart