Called To Serve: April 30, 2012

Hey family..

Well lets see.... this week has been pretty good, allot of frustrating moments but really good ones to its crazy how emotional a mission really is and how tired I am but how happy I am!
Well lets see the weather man told us that in the Twin City's area that there is very good chance of a tornado tomorrow so who knows. It rains allot here and it's so green and beautiful I got some pics!! but for this week we have been doing allot of finding lately trying to find new people to teach and just keep the work going. The hmong branch we go to is pretty small, only about 112 average on a Sunday so its allot different from home ha ha!!
This week we had specialized training where President Clements comes and gives a training.... oh and Sister Clements, its was really good!! He interviews us there.... it's always a good time when you see President and the AP's. The AP's are really cool I really like one of them. He played basketball for Mt. View really cool guy!! We found out President is taking us to a Twins game in the summer so I'm super pumped for that!! We all wanted to go to the Mall of America but we can't go as missionaries...it's lame! I have seen the Mall twice and it's the biggest thing ever..... it's insane. Markel and all you girls don't come here you will spend all your money.. We found out that there was a pack of wolves in the parking lot of the Mall of America it's so weird that there is wildlife in the middle of the city!!
I'm going to the temple next Thursday so if I see the Temple President I will talk to him. We are going because we are taking our investigators there and President Clements is going to talk so it should be a cool experience..
Lets see this week I'm going on exchanges with my district leader in Minneapolis.. I really love exchanges I came to realize that so many miracles happen on exchanges they're really fun and Minneapolis is a cool city.. This week me and Elder Mearns had a photo shoot so I'll send some pics of that ha ha it's really funny!
I love all the old hmong ladies they are so nice and really funny. This week in church an old hmong lady yelled in sacrament meeting because she was correcting the speaker in his hmong it was really funny I laughed so hard ha ha!! One miracle I have seen was that we got this less active girl coming back to church this week, it was her first time back to church in 6 years it was really cool to see!!
The time is going by so fast and so quickly it's insane where all the time goes. I found my new favorite food mother!! it's called pho... it's that picture I sent you last week. It's so good you all will have to try it, it's a Vietnamese food.
I have been doing great and I thank you all for the support and love you have given to me. You all are in my prayers and my heart. I love you all.

Love always,
Elder Crandall

P.S. Grandpa there is an Elder out here his name is Elder Truman and he is from Enterprise. I asked him if he knew Truce Truman and he said he kinda did but wasn't sure so its pretty cool I'll have to talk to him more about it. Sorry guys my camera just died so i will send them next week!