It came in the mail!

A day last week I got an envelope from the Mission Office. I looked at it then at my companion Hermana Barton and asked "Do you know what this is?" She glanced at it then replied, "Death?" She was pretty close. (note: in Missionary Lingo we refer to 'ending your mission' as 'dying')

So I got my Travel Itinerary. I know what time I've going to get on a plane here, and what time I will be stepping off the plane in Washington sweet Washington. I'm not ashamed to admit that I was freaking out in the apartment a bit. There was a bit of half-way kidding screaming going on.

I'm just really, really tired and trying really, really hard to not slack as much as I feel like doing. We are getting more total lessons and new investigators each week so we are doing better. But I just feel so out of it a lot. Hermana Barton is really great at keeping me going, and she is doing so well! I personally think that she could probably train once I leave, but she gets mad at me each time I mention it.

I'm trying hard to remember some big news this week but nothing is coming. We're starting to do more contacting in the evening hours, and actually it has born good results. We talked to a lot of cool people yesterday. Most of them were on their way somewhere but still took the time to talk to us (good sign) and we have a few return appointments to come back and teach them with their families. Yay!

I've been doing a lot of baking lately, it's like my therapy. We end up giving most of the cupcakes away and eat a couple ourselves. There was one Lady who told was so impressed that I had actually made cupcakes myself. I explained that they were from a box but she told me I should sell them for like a dollar each. I have discovered that Hispanics (most anyway) have no idea how to bake and think that it is a huge complicated affair. So they get SO impressed when you bring them baked goods. We have improved a lot of relations by way of delicious little cupcakes decorated with sprinkles.

That's really all I can come up with.
Ciao ~ Hermana Smart