Called To Serve: September 24, 2012

Wow this week has been great! Its been full of wonderful experiences.... some high and some low but its for sure has been a great week! This Tuesday we taught the young girl that was supposed to get baptized on the 29th but she said that she wanted to go investigate other churches. Me and Elder Abbott were so sad and discouraged that night we were like we did everything we could!! She said she will still come to church and still met with us just doesn't want to be baptized yet... it was super hard!! but we didn't just quit and give up... you know me I don't like quitting so we just told ourselves that we needed to have faith!! I think God is testing our patience ha ha!!

On Wednesday the Zone Leader came and blitzed our area it was a good time!! Me and one of the zone leaders, his name is Elder Checketts, we were walking down this street and these two black kids get off a bus and one comes running up to us and takes his backpack off and mumbles something to us and then puts his fists up like he wanted to fight us. Elder Checketts said to him, "what did you say"? and the kid faked like he was going to punch Elder Checketts and then said something to him and ran off. It was super funny... and I was like "ohhh snap were going to get into a fight, sweet my first fight on my mission I'm pumped"! ha ha but it didn't happen :(

After that we were tracking and we met this cool girl and we set an appointment up for Friday. A couple days later and me and Elder Abbott went and taught her and invited to the baptism on Saturday ( the other Elders had a baptism ) and she came to the baptism it was cool because we had just met her the day before and she came to church so we have high hopes for her. She doesn't know anything about God, she is still Shaman but we are excited to see how this all turns out!!

Well Im so grateful for all your support! Thanks Crystal for the Jimmer picture that you gave me! that's really awesome. Thanks Grandpa Hunt for all that you do and for your love!! Its starting to get chilly here ha ha we preparing for the winter!!

I'm really excited to read all these stories of the ancestors your sending. I hope you all have a fabulous week!!

Also, I'm really excited for Stetson!! Congratulations man that is really awesome!! I wished I was there for your wedding. I hope it is everything you expected!.......the Salt Lake Temple?...so proud of you!

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Love you all!

Elder crandall!!
ps here are some pics