Howdy ya'll,
I'm using every possible greeting I can think of so I thought I'd use a stereotype of my mission haha. Well, this week has been pretty CRAZY! On Tuesday it was 5 degrees,no know because I got out of a lesson and check the weather, then sat on my ice cold bike seat! Haha it warmed up later, but then it dumped down 5 inches of snow! I tried, and utterly failed, to ride my bike in the snow and I almost face planted so we were not going with that gameplan. So for the entire day we walked to our appointments and all around E-Town as long as we could. And we had people tell us we are crazy for staying out in that kind of weather. Had it not been for the amazing timing of my beloved mother, I would have froze! She sent a lovely coat and gloves the day before the cold snap so good job momma! On Thursday AND Friday it snowed and it totaled up to about 8+ inches of snow. We weren't allowed to work on Thursday because there were "blizzard-like conditions" in most of the mission. We sat in our apartment until 1 pm, then a member cam and picked us up. We got some Wendy's, (I best the 5 saltine crackers in 1 minute challenge), then ovules people's driveways for most of the afternoon. It felt so much better doing something for others rather than ware my day on my iPad in my apartment, I love the members here they take such good care of us. On that note, transfer call are this Saturday...that's when we find out if we are going to a new area. I've been in Elizabethtown for almost 6 months and I everyone is telling me that I am leaving. Ugh, I feel like they are right haha, but I won't know for sure until Saturday so we'll see then.
But I do have something to look forward to before transfer calls. This Thursday Nauje and Noriean are getting baptized! They gave us quite the scare because they showed up to church a little late, but they made it! And what makes me even happier is the fact that Nauje asked me to baptize him! My smile must have been a mile long, I was in heaven! I cannot describe the joy that comes to my heart when I think about all this, that I can serve my Heavenly Father for 2 years and show everyone how much happiness they can gain from following Jesus Christ.
I'm using every possible greeting I can think of so I thought I'd use a stereotype of my mission haha. Well, this week has been pretty CRAZY! On Tuesday it was 5 degrees,no know because I got out of a lesson and check the weather, then sat on my ice cold bike seat! Haha it warmed up later, but then it dumped down 5 inches of snow! I tried, and utterly failed, to ride my bike in the snow and I almost face planted so we were not going with that gameplan. So for the entire day we walked to our appointments and all around E-Town as long as we could. And we had people tell us we are crazy for staying out in that kind of weather. Had it not been for the amazing timing of my beloved mother, I would have froze! She sent a lovely coat and gloves the day before the cold snap so good job momma! On Thursday AND Friday it snowed and it totaled up to about 8+ inches of snow. We weren't allowed to work on Thursday because there were "blizzard-like conditions" in most of the mission. We sat in our apartment until 1 pm, then a member cam and picked us up. We got some Wendy's, (I best the 5 saltine crackers in 1 minute challenge), then ovules people's driveways for most of the afternoon. It felt so much better doing something for others rather than ware my day on my iPad in my apartment, I love the members here they take such good care of us. On that note, transfer call are this Saturday...that's when we find out if we are going to a new area. I've been in Elizabethtown for almost 6 months and I everyone is telling me that I am leaving. Ugh, I feel like they are right haha, but I won't know for sure until Saturday so we'll see then.
But I do have something to look forward to before transfer calls. This Thursday Nauje and Noriean are getting baptized! They gave us quite the scare because they showed up to church a little late, but they made it! And what makes me even happier is the fact that Nauje asked me to baptize him! My smile must have been a mile long, I was in heaven! I cannot describe the joy that comes to my heart when I think about all this, that I can serve my Heavenly Father for 2 years and show everyone how much happiness they can gain from following Jesus Christ.
I can't say enough how much I love my savior, and not only for the sacrifice He made but for the life He lived for me. There is a video called "None were with Him" with Jeffrey R. Holland and I would ask you all to look it up on LDS.org . For me it defines the atonement of Jesus Christ and the comfort and love I can feel because of the lonely path He walked near the end of His mortal ministry. I love my mission and there isn't a thing in the world that could make me happier than to serve my fellow men and represent my savior and do the will of my Father in Heaven. I would invite you to look for ways to be more Christlike in your relationships, your families, and with everyone around you. Always remember there is something we can improve on and learn from Christ, even as a missionary I am constantly making mistakes and trying to improve. I believe that there is only one thing I could ever be perfect at: trying.
God bless and go out of your way to help someone out this week,
Much love,
Elder Crow
Stuck in the apartment
Stuck in the apartment
I made red lobster biscuits, they were deliciously celestial
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