Halfway there

Dear Mom,

I'm doing well. We practiced singing for the conference that's coming up so I didn't have time to write yesterday. Don't have much time today. Gotta be a missionary. 

Elder Christofferson is coming to our mission in 1 week! He served as a missionary in Buenos Aires Norte and so the conference with him will be just our mission! We don't know if we should be excited or terrified. I am excited to know exactly what an apostle would teach our mission. Pres. Smith asked me to put together a musical number for the conference. 8 missionaries will be singing "We'll Bring the World His Truth." It will be good. 

It is crazy that I am almost at a year mark. I don't think about that much though. I have learned SSSOOOOOOOO many things. It would be impossible to write it all. Some of the most precious principles I have learned:

1. Trust that the Lord will take care of what you can't take care of.

2. Take care of what you can take care of.

3. Trust that the Lord will give you what you need.

4. When in doubt, be obedient. 

5. Being flexible and sacrificing personal opinions and desires is hard but necessary.

...and many many more things. 

I hope to learn much more. I want to learn how to inspire other people. I also want to learn what the Lord's will is for me here in my mission and in my life. I figure that if I can do what the Lord wants me to do and be who the Lord wants me to be, I will have a meaningful life and mission. I will have joy. 

Hahaha, the story of Andrew and Brother Cannon is great! What a good teacher. I'm glad that Brother Cannon is there. }

The zone is still in need of boosting. We have 14 missionaries in our zone. I want to be a great example for the missionaries and help them understand the doctrine of the work of salvation. There are other ways to motivate people but I can't think of another way that will have a lasting impact on the Elders and Hermanas. 

We can only use our email on PDay (and special exceptions like today).

Zarate 1 is doing good! We are teaching two families that are progressing quickly! I would write more but it's time to preach! I love you!

Elder Smith