Smythe, Jackson PT

Hi! I don't have much time. I'll do better next week to make this more entertaining. Transfer week is this week. Elder Crim will be going to Branson, and I am envious of him. I'll be staying and receiving Elder Johnson. I am sad to see the transfer end. We were able to have a couple of baptisms for some of our friends. They are Marshallese, but the job got done nonetheless. They are the sweetest family, and they were there an hour before the baptism and 30 minutes before church to get confirmed. I talked about our friend Olga and how she was going to be baptized this coming Sunday. We had everything confirmed and planned, and then on Tuesday morning, she texted us and said to cancel the baptism. She didn't give an explanation, and we lost contact with her. We went out that Tuesday night, and she wasn't there. We waited for 40 minutes outside her house, and she never arrived. We decided to go back out last night. She happened to be there, and the six of us went up to...

Hi! I was able to watch Noah open his call to serve in Mexico. So proud of him and so exciting. Things have been going so well here in Springdale. We are having such a fun time and the Lord has been blessing us abundantly. Last week we received a referral from a woman named Olga. She reached out and confirmed multiple times that she would like to come to the church. We set up a time to meet her there, and she didn't show up. We were confused, and then we weren't able to get a hold of her. She called us the next day and explained a dangerous situation she was in with her husband and how alone she felt. We were able to meet her in the church the next day. As we were showing her the chapel, she paused us and told us she had a comment. She broke down in tears and told us she had never felt peace and comfort like this before. When we got to the baptismal font, she began to cry again. When we invited her to baptism, she cut us off and said, "Yes, when can I do it?" She expl...

Hi everyone, We have had an awesome two weeks here. We have seen so many blessings and miracles. We were able to have 25 friends come to church last week and then 18 this week for stake conference. It was so cool to see them make the sacrifice to be there early in the morning. Overall, we are doing good. We have been knocking on doors all day, and we have met some people who have been prepared to accept the gospel. Six months ago, when I was in Fort Smith, I came to Springdale on an exchange. While I was here, I met someone named Jonuel who said he'd be interested in church. I gave him my phone number and didn't think much of it, but we stayed in contact while I was down there. When I got here, we reached out to him, and he said he'd like to come to church. He has been the last two weeks now and is preparing to be baptized in April. When hearing the story of Joseph Smith for the first time, he said, "Wow, this is maravilloso." On Friday, we had the opportunity to ...