December 3, 2012

Hola Familia (Nyob Zoo kuv tsev neeg)‏

Well let see here.... this coming week is my year mark and it doesn't seem real!!
First of all I always thought that day would never come and look.... now it's right around the corner.  Lately I keep saying to myself that missionary life is normal life and I don't remember what the other life is like, and I'm really scared to go back and worry about a job and all that stuff. But all I can say is when you serve a mission live every moment because time goes by so fast and you want to live every moment to the fullest!!

So this past week we had a good time. Me and Elder Ly set up a movie night for the YSA and youth. We got our investigators there and Less actives and we watched 17 miracles. It was so good! I love that movie. It is so inspirational and it really humbles yourself knowing that we will never have to go through those trials or struggles. Our investigators really liked it.
 
So President Clements challenged the whole mission to start reading the Book of Mormon again so we are all reading it. We read 6 pages a day and mark all the scriptures that talk about the doctrine of Christ. It's been such a awesome experience so far and so many new things pop out to you when your looking for them and studying them!

This week I also went on exchanges with Elder Abbott. It was a great time! I love working with him, he is a great missionary and we have had allot of great experiences together.
 
Since it's December and the Christmas season, when we are finding, we are sharing a Christmas message in which we read the nativity scene out of Luke to the people. Its been a great success because most hmong people don't know why everyone celebrates Christmas they just think it's another holiday but don't recognize the meaning behind it. 
i really love sharing it too its such a spiritual message that the people can feel and feel the holy spirit. So right now its going good sharing to the people about Christmas and all that fun stuff!

The work is picking up here in Minneapolis and we are getting more and more people to teach we have some people who we are trying to figure out when to baptize them. We are so grateful and excited everything is picking up. We are using our faith and really relying on the Lord to direct our paths each day in which I know for a fact that if I try doing it by myself it won't turn out as well. We always need to rely on the Lord and ask for his help. He is always willing to give it to us!! i really like the scripture in Mathew 7 about asking our father for things we need!! It's also in 3 Nephi 14 I believe.
 
Well I hope you all have a great time and stay warm!  love you!

Love always, 
Elder Crandall