Mon, 03 Nov 2008

Hey mom, I was just wondering--who do you forward all these emails to? I'm just curious. They can email me back too, if they want. . . Lol.

So this week was really good, work wise, especially considering we had two Zone meetings--well, one was Zone Conference--and they take half the day, and then Halloween we were stuck inside the house after 5:00. We found 7 new investigators and a bunch of potentials! But our two progressing investigators--Patty and her daughter Sarahi--we couldn't go visit because Patty had the flu. So we brought her a box of tissues and some lozenges and left them on her porch. I hope she got them. . . :D

Halloween was really awesome--I'll send pictures. We had a pretty good time practicing for our career as a punk-rock-LDS group. We're pretty excited about that. When I come home, I just want to learn how to play the drums. Then I can be the drummer/lead singer of our punk/folk/rock/LDS band. It'll be awesome. We're thinking of calling it Return Sister Missionaries Rock as Hard as the Next Guy, or something like that.

Also, Sister Corless almost got eaten by a pitbull yesterday. I'll have to send you the picture--this thing is nasty. We were walking up to a door--they didn't have a fence or anything, and I saw a big black dog in the back, so I'm like--Hermana, there's a dog--and I started backing up--so she was closer to the door. Neither of us saw the OTHER dog--he ran at her so fast, we both thought she was a gonner. Luckily, he was on a chain. We came up with a good song title for one of our next cds--Thank the Lord for Dogs on Chains. Pretty awesome title for a Return Sister Missionary rock combo, don't you think?

We did do work too, but this week was a little rough--we've realized that we need to work more with the members--because we really don't much. We have dinner with a family every night, which rocks because they make awesome mexican food, but we don't really have a lot of member-missionary work going on. So we've got a really cool plan to vamp things up this week. I'll tell you how it goes.

Being a missinoary, I've decided, is the coolest thing I have ever done. And I've never felt like more of a dork. Lol. My companion rocks, and we really have a ton of fun--even though it can be hard. This week was a lot better than the last--we both have been feeling better health-wise, and we worked really hard, so we were happier. It's kinda cool how that's tied together--hard work=happiness. And I know it's true.

Another thing I've learned is Satan does not want this work to go forth--and we do have a lot of work here. But God is stronger than Satan. If we're leaning on Heavenly Father, it doesn't matter what Satan wants--He can get it done. The only thing is, it's predicated on our ability to keep His commandments, be faithful, and teach with the power of the Spirit. There's this really cool story about this with the Prophet Nephi, son of Helaman, that I came across in my studies the other day. I learned that if I follow this guidline to be a good missionary, I'm going to see miracles. I already have, and I'm not even that good yet. Helaman 10: 4-5
4 Blessed art thou, Nephi, for those things which thou hast done; for I have beheld how thou hast with unwearyingness declared the word, which I have given unto thee, unto this people. And thou hast not feared them, and hast not sought thine own life, but hast sought my will, and to keep my commandments.
5 And now, because thou hast done this with such unwearyingness, behold, I will bless thee forever; and I will make thee mighty in word and in deed, in faith and in works; yea, even that all things shall be done unto thee according to thy word, for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will.

This promise has struck me hard. Expect to hear about some miracles, guys, because I'm ready to go. I'm not as good as Nephi--by a long stretch--but I know that the Lord perfects His saints through our willingness to change and act. And well, if nothing else, I'm willing. So I'm excited for what the Lord has in store for us.

I'm going to go now, because I'm tired and I want to write some snail mail letters. I think you are all very awesome, and I am excited to hear from you again. Paz fuera.

Love,
Hermana Crowley.