March 31, 2026

Bye, bye, Belgium, it's been wonderful. We just had our transfer news. I'm sadly leaving the wonderful city of Brussels, but I'm going to Paris with one of my old companions, I'm actually so excited! I'll also be living with Elder Lee and Elder Tuua, both of whom I've lived with or been companions with in the past, so I'm super pumped about it. Finishing off my mission in Paris is a dream come true with Elder Jones.

This week was honestly kind of uneventful. We went down to Charleroi to do an exchange which was really cool, is was my last day in Charleroi, I'm gonna miss that city very much. On Friday, we had an exchange with an elder here in Brussels, and we went and visited a family which was amazing. They have so much faith, it's a family of 7 and the dad's name is Sunday. They've come to church 2 times and are really interested in the gospel. The problem is that their situation here in Brussels is tough, so they need our prayers, especially because Sunday's wife is pregnant and their living situation is not great. It was also actually kind of tough to say goodbye to so many friends that we had the opportunity to teach and get to know. Sorry about the lowkey uneventful email but more content will be coming in hot with the new change to my life in Paris. 

Spiritual thought I've learned recently and gained a bigger testimony about the power of memorizing scriptures. I'd invite you all to find a scripture that you love and memorize it, because you never know what a friend in need is gonna need a scripture. Here's my top 5: 

John 3:16 
2 Nephi 25:27 
2 nephi 26:25 
John 10 14-16 
Ether 12 4 

Elder Smith

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