Happy belated 4th!

Guten Morgen!

I hope to find you fairing well. We're here in Zürich to play soccer with the other missionaries in celebration of July 4. Sadly, no one here celebrates it. However, I heard fireworks around our area Saturday evening, which made me happy. Here, the big celebration is August 1, so I'm excited to see all the fireworks and displays then. It'll be cool.

Please don't be mad....I even brought my camera and cable, but alas...there's no USB port that is accessible for the users of this internet cafe. Dang. Sorry about that. I even have some really awesome photos for you! Next week. We'll be in either Frauenfeld or Konstanz, Germany for Pday, and I know I'll be able to send them then. Be excited, family and friends. Switzerland is gorgeous!

The work here continues. President Condie, our new mission president, has different ways of doing things (naturally), so we'll see how things change. It's kind of strange, honestly, that our mission is now huge. Southern Germany, majority of Switzerland, and all of Austria...crazy! I'm not going to lie, I'm serving in the most beautiful mission in the world. And the people here are so great!

I've got to tell you...give the missionaries referrals!! I love them! The ward here is amazing, they're really focused on missionary work. We have a couple of members that have given us referrals, others that have been working with their friends and want to turn the teaching over to us...man, it rocks! We now have a new investigator, Jacqueline, that has been going to church for a number of years on her own. She didn't grow up religious, but she recognized the importance of it a number of years ago and so she's been going around to different churches because she just wants the truth. And not just a little bit of the truth, but the entire thing. I think we can help her out there. She's way awesome and she's so sweet! I'm really lucky that I get to teach her.

Alex, one of our other investigators, is doing great. He asked some of his member friends about earrings and men the other day and when they told him that men don't wear earrings in our church and that the women only wear one earring in each ear, he called us right away and asked us. So we explained that the prophet has asked us to maintain a clean appearance and that the men refrain from wearing earrings. So...he took them out! Alex is awesome, everyone. He really is. He keeps commitments and he loves to learn more. So awesome! I love this work!

Leider, I must bid you all farewell. I hope you have a splendid day and that you were able to enjoy the 4th of July. Much love!

Love,

Sister NeSmith