Buenos dias!! our new district will be all Spanish so I better start practicing

haha.

It was a good week! Very busy and flew by........ I am excited for a new

transfer but my mind is just blown. I literally feel like I got to Derby 3 days

ago. I don't even know how that just happened. 

As I was just telling mom.. I hope to at least see a tornado! I am in Kansas so

I better!!!  (Lot's of warnings over the weekend)

This week is transfers and Sister Hannah and I will both be staying another

transfer here in Derby. I am happy to have a new transfer and a fresh start

to work our hardest and to see miracles these next six weeks!!

We had a good week, minus the fact that all 3 of our investigators that

were preparing for baptism have kind of fell off the face of the earth....

We have faith that they will pick right up though and continue pressing

forward. It's a new week in the service of the Lord. We are going to work

harder and smarter and become more like the missionaries that the Lord

would have us become.

Here is a poem that I LOVED this past week:

"My life is but a weaving

Between my Lord and me;

I cannot choose the colors

He worketh steadily.

Ofttimes He weaveth sorrow

And I in foolish pride,

Forget that He seeth the upper,

And I the under side.

Not till the loom is silent

And the shuttles cease to fly,

Shall God unroll the canvas

And explain the reason why.

The dark threads are as needful

In the Weaver's skillful hand,

As the threads of gold and silver

In the pattern He has planned."

(Anonymous)

Our Father in Heaven truly does have a plan for EACH of us. I know this to

be true. I know that it's hard to trust in Him but if and when we do that,

life is so simple. We are all on this path to prepare to return back to Him

and I am grateful for the restored gospel to help us get there. I know this

is His Church! I love you all.

Sister Smartt

ps I get to "see" you in just a few short weeks (via Skype of course)!!