Apple Picking 🍎

Hola :)

Well this week was pretty warm and then today we definitely started to
get the dreamy east coast fall weather (scarfs and leaves and pumpkin
and just that feeling in the air) AND we got to go APPLE PICKING, even
though I'm not in the "big apple" currently haha. We are so spoiled
here in conneticut- I will be sending lots of pictures because it was
just too fun and we met up with a few other companionships of sisters
so it was just a good PDay.

The work is little by little picking up here in Norwalk too! Last
Wednesday we had an awesome lesson with one of our investigators. We
read in the Book of Mormon with her and she just told us how she knows
it's all true and all the miracles she sees....she just needs to get
some things in order so she can come back to church and get baptized
soon!

We had interviews and a zone study on Thursday and it was so
uplifting! President and Sister Smith are so in tune with the spirit
and it was exactly what I needed to hear at the time. A really good
reminder to keep the end in mind, the bigger picture. The gospel is so
simple and it's all about remembering those primary songs. This Sunday
we were combined with the English Ward for the primary program and I
was just overcome with the spirit. Usually I don't enjoy primary
programs but it just hit me how true and simple those songs they sing
are. If we were all able to remember and internalize those simple
truths...we would be able to always have the blessings the gospel in
our lives!

Fun Spanish program thing of the week....I ate COW TONGUE. Yep. It was
actually not that bad. Haha one of our less actives gave it to us (she
feeds us every week).

We also started serving at this place called Waveny. It's like this
super cool and fancy senior center. We got to paint the nails of women
in the dementia area and it was so amazing to just feel of Heavenly
Father's love for them - to see everyone there as children of God. I'm
so excited to be able to go back every week and give them much
deserved attention and love!

Lookups ended up being really successful this week too and we are
packed with appointments this weekend so hopefully all goes as
planned! I'm really excited for the people we have met and are
continuing to find :) we have seen so many miracles of being in the
right place at the right time to find the people we need too!

As a district we have a goal to talk about reverence and the sacrament
with all members we meet with (our Ward is a little casual at times)
and it has been so amazing the lessons we have been able to teach at
Noche de Hogar's and with the members we have seen. Being able to
remember the sacred experience of our baptisms and realizing we can
have such sacred experiences every week as we partake of the
sacrament!

I'm so excited for general conference this weekend. The women's
general session was incredible (especially president uchtdorf's talk)
I highly suggest going back and watching it if you missed it!! It was
such a powerful reminder to always be happy no matter what :-)

Well I hope you all have an awesome week, sorry if this email was a
little scattered, but I hope y'all eat something fun and fall-ish and
enjoy listening to the words of our living prophet this weekend!!!
Such a blessing :)

Con Amor,
Hermana Smart