April 21, 2026

This week was amazing. A lot of really cool things happened to us. 

To start off, last Tuesday, we went and played volleyball with a bunch of other missionaries in Paris. It was so fun. Definitely should start practicing a little bit more. I hadn't played volleyball in a minute but it was so fun. We ended up having to run back to the bus after volleyball, but I entered in the wrong door and I got controlled, luckily, the guy was really nice and so I didn't have to pay a fine hallelujah.

It was my second to last zone conference. Probably one of my most memorable. The formations that were given were super memorable. One involved my mission son coming through the window as an angel. I got a video on my google photos if you want to watch. We finished Wednesday off with some awesome lessons. 

On Thursday we had a pretty normal day we just had to go make sure one of our members had not died but she's all good 

Friday we had a temple tour with our friend Carlington. I love him. He is like 4'8" and from Zimbabwe. He loves the church but can't get over tea to save his life. But you can tell that he's wrestling with the holy ghost and losing so here soon he will be baptized. 

Then on Saturday we had another Temple tour which was so amazing! Our friend kept telling us that she feels different there. I also got to be an honorary temple Elder for a sec! We only had one sister help us with the temple tour but she crushed it! I got to hold the photos sometimes. 

This last Sunday was pretty standard, but we did see some of our friends pull up and one brought her family with her. They were absolutely engulfed in by our ward! Also, Anna who's an absolute goat is going to be baptized this Saturday. She was at church. She is a very out there personality, very extroverted.  

Here's one of the scriptures that really hit me this last week: 

2 Nephi 33:1

1 And now I, Nephi, cannot write all the things which were taught among my people; neither am I mighty in writing, like unto speaking; for when a man speaketh by the power of the Holy Ghost the power of the Holy Ghost carrieth it unto the hearts of the children of men.

Elder Smith





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