We are finally here in Milwaukee, well actually Greendale, Wisconsin.  Life is so busy but I told myself I had to devote part of our "P-DAY" to updating this blog. 

We entered the MTC on Monday May 28th and had 9 LONG but good days of training in "Preach My Gospel" and then on computers for our office specialists position.  We felt like we had brain overload each day, and it seemed all we did was eat and sit in class, and now that we are here we REALLY have fried brains but we are gradually getting on to the things expected of us.  We work in the office 5 days a week from 8:30 in the morning (7:30 one day) until supposedly 5:30 in the afternoon but it is usually more like 6:00 before we leave. 

The best thing about the office is the chance we have to interact daily with many of our missionaries.  These are the neatest young people - I LOVE THIS PART OF OUR MISSION!!!  They are such strong Elders and Sisters with awesome testimonies.  Greendale is beautiful - lots of trees, grass, parks, lakes.  We feel really safe here.  We will get up the nerve sometime to venture into Milwaukee and go and visit Lake Michigan that everyone talks about.  We've had two missionary companionships lose their cell phone to the lake these past couple of weeks.  I've got no idea how that happened!  I thought they were supposed to stay out of the water!!

Life is good out here and, best of all, we are so pleased to finally be serving the Lord here in Wisconsin.  The more we can help out here in the office means the younger elders and sisters have more time to preach the gospel.  Senior Missionary is a name I am proud to be called.  I love wearing the "black name tag".  It was hard to leave family, but I really know that we are where we are supposed to be right now. 

Now that we are getting settled, I hope to blog weekly (on Saturday) so check back!!!  Love, Sister Smart

PS - We are quickly learning what high humidity really is.....I never did like a sauna!!!