Hey Guys!
So things are coming together in the Moon Valley ward. We have no Spanish work, but we have people literally walking in off the streets wanting to get baptized! (Literally, that happened once.) The work is booming. We have another baptism this Saturday, possibly one on Sunday, then one next Saturday, and there are others just waiting to set a date! It's insane. I have never felt more like a missionary.
You know what else happened last week? I got my trunky call. That's what we call the first phone call you get about going home--the one where the sister asks which airport is closest to home. Yep, I am definitely on the downhill.
My companion also got her itinerary for her last two days in the mission. Yeah, we talk about home a lot. Surprisingly enough, I don't fell "trunky" and neither does my companion. We're excited about all the work we have.
But let's not lie here, we're both excited about going home too.
Anyway, back to business--the people we are teaching here we have already really connected with. There's Diana (she's the one who just walked in one Sunday and now we're getting ready to baptize her) and Olin (a referral from a member who met him in a hospital after a surgery--he was totally prepared) Spencer (he's 9 and the son of less-active members, but he goes with his grandma) Carol (she's possibly too nutty to actually baptize, but we're working with her to see how much she can retain) Sylvia, and her daughter Lisa and son Donny (her husband was baptized a couple months ago, but they couldn't be because they were in Iowa, so we're just finishing what they started. Donny has autism, really high-functioning and one of the funniest kids I've met here) and then there's Travis--he's getting baptized Saturday. His is an interesting case--we had a baptism on Saturday and he came to that with the member family who he's friends with--and he has been having a rough time, we don't know what but it has really shaken him. But he is clinging to his decision to be baptized, and there is so much support in the ward for him. He's very strong, and we really think Satan's working really hard on him because he has something big in his future.
Oh, I almost forgot Larry! He has been learning from the missionaries for. . .well, our friend Elder Petrich found him when he was first in the mission, and he goes home this transfer. So about two years. But we really feel strongly that the Lord put us in this area for a specific purpose--and I think part of that is to get Larry to finally understand the importance of being baptized. Might as well anyway--he's been going to church for months.
So yeah, things are going good. The apartment isn't completely put together yet (I'm still unpacking, actually) but we'll be done soon. And the Laurels are coming to clean our apartment tomorrow as a service project. Heheh. I'm wondering if we should try to wipe some things down first to spare them, or if we should just leave it all. Well, we'll see if I have time tonight.
I've had a lot of times as I have been testifying to people lately where I have just really felt the Spirit about what I'm doing. It's true, FYI.
Something else to think about--I start this and stop a lot, but I started again and it's great--take a few minutes every day and write down the things you remember from that day that showed you Heavenly Father's hand in your life. It really changes the way you look at things, and it's a great way to change your attitude.
Well, today's not actually P-Day, so I've got to get going. Friday, we're going to the temple, so that has to be our P-Day. But we won't get a chance to email then, so we're just doing that today. Anyway, you guys rock, thanks for your support. I owe a few of you letters. . . . (Sister Rosser, I promise the letter I send will make up for the delay. Heheh.)
I love you! And I love this work. Being a missionary rocks.
Love,
Hna. Crowley
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