Family!!! It has been such a great week! Thank you for the letters and emails! I appreciate the things everyone's sending me, it seems weird that I'll be 20 soon! Time fly's...but as for this week, we have had some great experiences. Elder White is a great missionary, he just needs a little direction and I am helping him with that and helping him be more obedient. We are in the West Oquendo ward, and I think it's the best ward I have been in so far, with the support of leadership of the ward.  Yesterday I think I was introduced as the new missionary in the ward about 4 times throughout the meeting, and everyone is so friendly and willing to help us out.  I'm really excited to be here and know this is where I should be.  We are working hard on getting new investigators and lessons to teach considering that Elder White hasn't taught a lesson yet. His old companion wasn't the hardest worker or obedient so there's some work to be done.  The only difficult part is that the area is huge compared to my last area, and we're on bike!  Which makes a big area hard to work in. And yes Mom I know I have to be careful and always lock up my bike, thanks for the reminder! haha. But hopefully we will be able to get a car soon, it makes the work a lot more effective!  The area goes from W Hacienda to Windmill and from Rainbow to the 215 north bound. So it's a great workout for the both of us!! We live in an apartment with 2 other Elders, which is a complete mess and I'm working on cleaning it up!  haha but at least there's a gym we're able to go to to every  morning! 
So about 2 months ago in my last area, me and Elder Naranjo tracted into this guy and he let us right in and we were able to teach him the restoration. We taught him the plan of salvation at a latter appointment as well, but then we lost the ward to the Elders and they finished teaching him. Well, he was baptized on Saturday so we were able to go back up to attend the baptism!  It was such a great feeling while we were there, knowing that I helped find this person and helped bring him to the restored gospel.  It was such a great day and I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to find and teach him before baptism. So yes tracting does work, for all those people out there that say it doesn't haha. I continue praying for health and safety for you all and I love you all. Elder Smith.