Snow Problem!

Cara Famiglia,

It snowed this week! It was pretty fun to bike around in and made finding work really interesting. We only got like 1-2 inches. Biking on leftover ice is quite the adventure too. I might be able to send some pictures of the snow.

We had a great work week! We had six people in church on Sunday which was really exciting. We should have had two more but they didn't make it. But it was a good experience for all of them.

Esther is still really sick and we couldn't see her this week and also Angelo and Paola are working like crazy so we haven't been able to see them in a while. But we are hoping they will still progress slowly and surely.

One sweet miracle happened yesterday! Tony accepted the 29th of December as a date for baptism! He seems really on board and is just doing great reading the Book of Mormon and feeling the spirit. He and some other investigators are coming to our Branch Christmas Party on Friday which should really help out a lot.

Not much else is happening. Everyone is excited for Christmas, they put up a big tree in centro and a bunch of lights! I might have a picture to send.

I was reading Alma 13 this morning and really liked verse 12: Now they, after being sanctified by the Holy Ghost, having their garments made white, being pure and spotless before God, could not look upon sin save it were with abhorrence; and there were many, exceedingly great many, who were made pure and entered into the rest of the Lord their God." I like the connection between sanctification and not looking upon sin save it were with abhorrence. I think we would do good to see at what point we stand on this and try to be more like our Savior! I also like that it gives hope by saying there was an "exceedingly great many" who went through this sanctification and entered into the rest of the Lord. I know that as we study the Savior and become more like Him we will be a lot happier. I love you all lots, and I know this is His work!

-Anziano Benjamin Smith