Hi Family!!!!!
Well, this week was awesome. We got to go to transfer meeting even though we weren't being transferred because Sister Smith wanted to say goodbye to one of her really close companions and President took mercy on us and let us go!! It was SO GOOD. It's amazing how much of a boost just seeing other people who are actually living the gospel and trying their hardest. I saw my good friend Sal and that was sweet! It still blows my mind sometimes to see him out here -- it makes it seem not very real that I'm in NYC. We got three new elders in our district, one of them is the new district leader and one is the new zone leader. I'm REALLY excited for this transfer because it seems like everyone is ready to rock and be unified in our efforts and we are going to really concentrate on working with the ward and getting them all to first come to church and second give us all of their families and friends to teach. :) Which is really good. I LOVE this ward. I love that they ALL know me and love me and they are so so so sweet. Church gets SUPER crazy... I don't stop talking until I have left the building once I get to church. But it is so good. We had our primary program yesterday too and so all the parents of the kids came which is a big deal because many of them use their agency to decide not to come to church... which is completely lame but whatever. But yeah. today we are having a special "sister's conference" so i don't have too much time because most of the day will be spent on trains getting to the mission office. it's crazy that the mission office is only 13 miles away -- but it takes you AT LEAST an hour and a half to get there any way you go -- unless maybe you had a helicopter. hmm, maybe we can ask the prophet to look into one of those. :)
as for the rest of the week, we had a really good day yesterday because Tamara was able to be confirmed and I was SO PROUD of her. She came back and sat by me and gave me a really big hug and told me that she couldn't do it without me -- that was pretty humbling. Oh and yesterday we found out where we are having stake conference (which is the first week in december) -- it is going to be at the Midwood Jewish Center.. a little different from stake conferences in Idaho! So we have to make sure that we don't bring any food or water into the center because it is kosher and ANY food would contaminate the building. yep, quite a bit different from idaho.
Blaise is the big update for the week. he is doing AWESOME. he says he thinks he will be ready to be baptized by next month!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the only thing that is holding him back is that he feels like he can't answer his friends' or family's questions because he doesn't know enough yet and hasn't read the entire book of mormon - so we are working on that and yeah.
we found out this week that on Thanksgiving day we are allowed to go to a member's home with the whole district and we get to stay there-- ALL DAY!!!!!!!! until we GET TO PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ALL OF THE MISSIONARIES! and no, i'm not going to play because i don't want to get creamed or screw up my knee or anything. but i said i would be everyone's cheerleader :) we are all pretty excited.
i'm so sorry this is short -- i'm just running out of time. i really really love you all. you are such a strength to me and i LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!! the gospel is absolutely incredible and we are so blessed to have it. the spirit is real and God works miracles. i'm just really lucky to get to see so many :) I love you all! your prayers, thoughts, and letters are appreciated more than you know.
LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! have a happy week before thanksgiving! and i forgot last week to say Happy Veteran's Day! Thank you Grandpa Sonderegger and Dallin and all of you that have served for this country. I am SO BLESSED to have been able to live here my whole life. We meet so many people that are doing anything and everything they can just to be able to live in this country - they give up so much just to have a chance to live here. thank you to those who have given up so much so that I can enjoy my freedom :) i love you.
con amor,
Sister Michelle Smith
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