This week was super awesome. I really enjoyed this week a lot. On Sunday, we planned a ward activity for the following week and we also had some mission coordination with our mission ward leader. He is a bit inactive, so we are trying to get mission coordination working again.
This week was just full of super awesome contacts that we were able to find on the street. For example, we saw three guys hanging out in front of a yard, so we went up to talk to them. They were all really awesome guys. We started up a conversation with them and then we started to tell them what we believed. They all were, or seemed, at least, interested in what we had to say. All were willing to accept what we gave them and they all even asked for a Book of Mormon on their own, it was super neat, so we definitely will be checking on them later.
Another super awesome contact we found the next day was Sara. We got a bit lost and so I decided to go through a street, we contacted a house and this hermana came out. We started talking to her and finding out if she had talked to the missionaries before. We never really got anywhere, so my comp. pulled out a BoM and started explaining it. She still never seemed too interested. Then, my companion started writing the pasos de la oracion on the back page. So then it was my turn to talk, and I felt like I should just get to know her instead of continue preaching. And so I did just that. I asked her about her family and she started to explain her family situation and some of the problems that she was having with her daughters and her family in general, and that one of her kids passed away at a super young age. Then from there, we were able to comfort her with our testimony that the purpose of this life is to have trials and the Lord is always watching over us and has a purpose for all things. So then my companion was able to refer to a part in the Book of Mormon for her to read that would help her a lot. Then, we asked for directions on how to get back home haha, but it honestly was a super amazing experience. I just really think... what would have happened if I hadn't brought up my question or if I hadn't even decided to walk through this street, or contact it at all? Things happen for a reason but luckily we have the spirit to help us find the people that are ready, if we are truly seeking to find them.
Another super awesome contact we found the next day was Sara. We got a bit lost and so I decided to go through a street, we contacted a house and this hermana came out. We started talking to her and finding out if she had talked to the missionaries before. We never really got anywhere, so my comp. pulled out a BoM and started explaining it. She still never seemed too interested. Then, my companion started writing the pasos de la oracion on the back page. So then it was my turn to talk, and I felt like I should just get to know her instead of continue preaching. And so I did just that. I asked her about her family and she started to explain her family situation and some of the problems that she was having with her daughters and her family in general, and that one of her kids passed away at a super young age. Then from there, we were able to comfort her with our testimony that the purpose of this life is to have trials and the Lord is always watching over us and has a purpose for all things. So then my companion was able to refer to a part in the Book of Mormon for her to read that would help her a lot. Then, we asked for directions on how to get back home haha, but it honestly was a super amazing experience. I just really think... what would have happened if I hadn't brought up my question or if I hadn't even decided to walk through this street, or contact it at all? Things happen for a reason but luckily we have the spirit to help us find the people that are ready, if we are truly seeking to find them.
Well, besides that, I also did another division with Elder Billings, who is also in the office. We also have a new office elder, named Elder Monzon. He is actually Paraguayan from the other mission, but serving here. So it was the three of us this day. We first went out to find a family, but we found a few contacts, who just liked to talk a full! It was kinda funny because a few we just cuoldn't get away because he liked to talk so much hahaha. But it was pretty neat. So then, we had this Noche de Hogar with the family Cañiza. They are super awesome. We first read Alma 30 and then did an activity to try to draw something blindfolded about the gospel and have everyone read it, it was fun to do. Then we had some food and headed back home, but it was super cool.
So then on Friday, we had our activity. I was super surprised when I came in to see how many people had shown up. It was super crazy. We usually have an attendance of 45-50 people, so to see this many people was super AWESOME! It was a really wel planned activity, like they had a bounce house for the kids in the gym and we had soccer games going on, and they also had a barbecue outside, so it was really neat. I think it will help a lot to get some of the Menos Activos to come back to church more often. But the real help, was all the members. People really respond better when stuff comes from the members, so we will have to aprovechar that for sure.
Today, we had a baptism for someone in the assistants area. It was a super cool baptism, then we did a service project for someone nearby in their ward to help them move. Now, we headed back and ate lunch and here I am... haha.
But that was my super awesome week! Talk to you guys later!
Love, Elder Crandall
Love, Elder Crandall
Elder Crandall sent us two old photos he found:
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