Hi fam, this week was amazing! it was a super super busy week. right now, our President and Sister Christensen are preparing to leave (tomorrow) and so were getting everything ready for the new mission president, and 16 missionaries left last week, and we got 6 new missionaries, and had training and meeting on meeting on meeting for everything. hopefully in a week, ill be able to take a breath. 

but its actually been way fun. i have a new companion, Sister Clark. She's also from Utah and shes way cool! weve already had a blast and its only been 4 days. 

*FUNNY* Sister Clark and I were riding our bikes to the church to meet with an investigator, and theres this man (kinda old-uncle age) and hes riding this moto. and theres this classic moto that all those men ride, so i turn to sister clark-speaking khmer AND I SAY I LIKE UNCLE which he heard and he turns around and starts laughing, and i stop in the middle of the sentence because i realize he heard so it doesnt even make sense and then i realize it wasnt just some random guy (which would be nice cause khmers think all us white people are crazy already) but he actually is a recent convert and im teaching his daughter, so that was all super awkward. 

i dont have a lot of time, but i want to share a quick thought with you all. 

im learning a lot about true happiness. ive been out on my mission almost 17 months. and in the time, ive helped a couple of people prepare and recieve baptism in my different areas. and that was SO HAPPY. i remember just being filled with so much love and joy and gratefulness that god allowed me to be a part of his incredible plan. and now, a year, or 8 months later, i still keep in contact with them. and i feel even a deeper joy, as they tell me about their plans to serve missions, to go to the temple. and i think thats where the true happiness comes in. when people we love and know, come closer to their happiness, come closer to god and his plan for them. through this im learning a lot about how god must feel towards us, his investigators. as well as i know my inv, as much as i love them, as much happiness i feel for them coming closer to god, i cant imagine how happy He is when we come closer to Him. theres this quote that i think perfectly sums up this thought,  "I testify there is no greater goal in mortality than to live eternally with our Heavenly Parents and our beloved Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. But it is more than just our goal—it is also Their goal. They have a perfect love for us, more powerful than we can even begin to comprehend. They are totally, completely, eternally aligned with us. We are Their work. Our glory is Their glory. More than anything else, They want us to come home—to return and receive eternal happiness in Their presence." -elder ballard i know that our happiness truly is gods happiness, and as we follow Him, we can have that happiness. 

anyways, i love you all! and i hope you all have a great week\

sis smith

HI FAMMM

sorrry i have no time! but this week was amazing. heres a pic of when all the sisters in north zone went out to eat together!

love you all!

Hi from Cambodia!

This week was amazing! We had a couple exchanges and some meetings and MCL and it was way busy but so fun! We found a new inv and she is amazing! Pls pray for Bong Kuntia.

I just wanted to share a quick thought with you all today. I've been thinking/studying a lot about prayer recently. And something that's hit me, is that God ALWAYS wants to speak to us, and that God ALWAYS wants to listen to us. It's just us, that has to be open to speaking and listening to Him. Anytime that we feel that our conversations with God are not as meaningful as they could be, we need to examine ourselves by asking, How meaningful are my conversations with God? Am I refusing to listen or am I refusing to speak? As we grow in both of those areas, we can better communicate with God. 

That's all I have for today!

Have a great week!

Sis Smith

hi fam

too many good things to say, so heres more pics this week

love sis smith

Hi Hi Hi

SO SORRY still have no time:) but got lots to do:) 

so heres some more pics:)

these pics are with some of my favorite people in the entire world. 

This week was incredible. Elder Bednar came and had a conference with all the missionaries. I learned so much! But I think what I learned is that the best teacher is the Holy Ghost, so no matter what the topic is, as long as they have the Holy Ghost, everyone can learn individually, according to their needs. As teachers, and learners, we need to always strive to have the Holy Ghost with us. 

Also we had Stake Conference. This was super great! We had a member of the 70 (forgot this name), who talked about being active in the church. He said, "Are we active in the gospel, or merely busy in the church?" And I LOVED this. So applicable to all of us. 

Overall, this week was great! 

Love sis smith

Hi Hi Hi

just pics this week! 

sis smith

HEY I HAVE NO TIME. im doing good. everything is happy! ill write another email next week!

sis smith