Let your heart REJOICE!

Sorry I forgot to write earlier! I will just send a few pictures and repent later!

I love you all. Thanks to those who sent me mail, it means a lot!!

I am so grateful for this wonderful gospel and for His perfect plan. He loves you!

Well, sorry to say, my computer doesn't want to send pictures. Just imagine me anyway. It's hot and sunny and I'm a bit sunburned!

Continue your journey and let your heart REJOICE! For He is with us, even until the end. Lots of love, Sister Smith

To Mom:

I read Tyler's email...but...yesterday I was really happy that Sis Sabaten mentioned him getting his call at church and I was able to watch it really quick before RS. So the surprise was ruined but it was still exciting! I am so excited for him although I wanted him to come here. haha. But I think that will be so great. It fits him!

I don't know when registration is, but this week I just thought, "I still can't decide between SPED and FCHD. Then I realized I can just take classes for both and yeah. I can apply for SPED again and if I don't want it then great. It's a smaller decision than I thought. 

 

Toni actuallly sent me her christmas letter. but thanks for sending it too. I liked your letter and the pictures. you look so skinny and young (you are still skinny and young). I'm glad you forced me to go to the MTC becuase the alternative was really dumb.

This week my toe started going ingrown. I was like nooo. but guess what? I prayed and it went away. finally. 

I realized this week that there are lots of things I was blaming on myself with my companions. But I realized I am striving so hard, and sometimes people are just going to find faults. Like the biggest thing I felt bad about last week was that my companion was angry at me for STARING at her. I was like...okay. I am sorry you're so beautiful? But I tried for 2 weeks to not look at her at all. It's funny. Any time I glance at her, she's looking back and asks why I'm looking or waves her hands in my face. 

So after I felt dumb because I"m like I must be creepy I realized how dumb that was that it bothers her. and so I decided it was funny and I realized that I am actually becoming very patient. So I can just pat myself on the back and just try to help her be happier. She's really awesome. Promise. Besides my complaints. 

There's a girl in our branch who started her papers. I'm excited and I feel like I was part of what pushed her. She asked me one day about me going, if it was hard, if I always wanted to. I told her no. haha it was difficult to come. She said she wanted to but she was scared and her mom was kindof not all for it. So I told her about how dad changed and stuff and encouraged her. Yay! She's going.

I like that about the happy tools. 

Sounds like a good stake conf. i wish I could be in 2 places sometimes!

Well I love you. I do have a few to answer ;) I miss you! i am trying not to count down but it is getting closer!

Love you lots.

Aubrey 

To Dad:

That's so cool the letter came the same day! I thought it might.  (Aubrey's letter with her "guess" came the same day as Tyler's mission call) How exciting. I was soooo excited when I found out. I actually found out at church on sunday from the member who is friends wiht mom. 

I like the list of 10 things. 

Dad, I miss you! I keep meaning to write you a letter. It's just hard to find time. 

I can't believe how much is changing in me. I still have all the trials I had when I left, but they are either smaller, or I am stronger. I still am learning how to use and apply the atonement. But it is becoming something I do now. haha. And then I feel like I have really learned how to choose to have a testimony. And of course I am learning how to understand and recognize how the spirit communicates to me. 

I have 2 LAs that came to church on sunday. They both haven't come since the 90s. So just keep trying. I loved what Henry B Eyring said in the Priesthood session about that guy with the boots. I can just imagine that being you.

I like those 5 Hs too. 

I hope things go well for Tyler. Try to talk to him a lot, and not just about his mission, not just about what he needs to do or change, but try to find out what is really bothering him. I felt like I was misunderstood a lot before my mission. Because Satan wanted me to fail and I should have been stronger but it's really hard. I know it was so hard for you and mom. So thanks for what you did for me and what you put up with. 

Let me know if there's anything more I can help Cooper with. I don't really know what to do. I just pray, and I will try to write him a letter. 

yes, big changes. It will be fun. 

Love you lots!!!