It is currently 5 degrees here in E-Town with wind chill haha...my
mission goal was to stay away from the cold but oh well. You'd think
people would be a bit more generous when they see you biking in 10-20
mph winds in 10-20 degrees but...nah haha. But I'm still grateful I'm
in a bike area otherwise I'd look like a hibernating bear in a Ford
Fusion. Haha we've had lots of opportunities to stay out of the cold
though so I'm grateful. On Saturday we did 6 hours of service, I LOVED
it! We volunteered at a homeless shelter called Warm Blessings near
the edge of our area for 4 hours doing something called "warming
shelter". What happens is there has to be someone to chaperone the
shelter otherwise they kick the homeless people out into the cold, so
we did not want that! We played a ton of cards with 2 older guys there
and they really liked us, to the point where every time someone else
started cussing they would be like, "Woah!!! We got elders here watch
your mouths!!" We also had a few chances to talk about the gospel with
some of the people there. One of the guys there walked up and tried to
bible bash us, but we were able to calmly and kindly talk to him about
the purpose of missionary work and our church. After 4 hours of fun,
we changed into jeans and t-shirts. We went to a corn and cattle farm
with a member and helped make a shed inside of a barn! I didn't take
pictures but I will when we go back out.
I think one of my favorite parts of this week was seeing Naje and
Norien. They are getting baptized next Thursday on the 28th! We saw
them twice this week and they are progressing so fast, their sister
reads with them every night and they came to their second Sunday of
church! I've had lots of opportunities to be taught this week, we had
a zone conference (where all the missionaries from our "zone" or
certain area meet for some trainings). We were trained on how to teach
about repentance. In my own learning, I found so much comfort from the
full repentance process and understanding that I can overcome my sins
through my savior Jesus Christ. I found even more counsel from our
stake conference. We had our stake president and 4 general authorities
from Utah speak to us and it was amazing! I loved Elder Whitney L.
Clayton's thoughts on charity. True charity is attained when we ask
our father in heaven to grant us that attribute and when we put forth
a true effort to make it a part of our lives. I believe that to be he
case for anything we want to righteously attain in this life. If we
work for it and pray for it then Heavenly Father will not let our
efforts go unseen.
I love my savior and redeemer who lifts me up everyday and allows me
the chance to learn from my weaknesses. I can't imagine finding any
greater joy than to give someone the opportunity to make this gospel a
part of their lives. I know I am needed in Kentucky, right here right
now. I testify that the Book of Mormon is an additional witness to
Jesus Christ and we can find the greatest understanding of His
atonement and his life than any other book. Fight the good fight,
finish the race, keep the faith.
Much love,
Elder Crow
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