Hello!

Hello Family,

Wow this week has been a great one! We set 3 baptismal dates with this family we just picked up. They have came to church twice now and are really doing good it is a mother and her two daughters. Her family was a member referral so it sure does help us when the members get involved. 

Today was a funeral service for an older man in our Branch. He had allot of family come from Laos and everywhere else but it was good. His family is not members of the church so they where amazed when they could see us missionaries speak Hmong so well. I think there were about 5 of them that wanted to get our numbers ha ha!! and an a lady who is about 25 or so who is married asked us if we had girlfriends it was funny. 

The work is progressing really well. Our district has 7 date sets which is really good. Oh and yes Charlie is still good for the 18th so we are really excited for that one! I have done allot of interviews and I have 7 more to go.... it gets kinda exhausting but it is always such a spiritual experience.

  

This week we talked to allot of different people.... i took some video but y'all have to see it in a couple months... but its been very rewarding that's for sure.

This week we went to the Temple with all the leadership in the mission so that includes District Leaders, Zone Leaders, the AP's and President Clements and Sister Clements. It was such a spiritual time and just every time I go to the temple I am so motivated to be more Christlike. I love the temple. The best part was President Hugh and Sister Hugh.... as soon as Sister Hugh saw me she just threw her arms around me and said Elder Crandall! We have missed you! Tell Burnell and Velma hi for us! so she says hi G-pa And G-ma oh and so does President Hugh. :)

 

This week I have been thinking allot about the Principal of Remembrance and I love as we look in the Book of Mormon we see the first thing that the Nephites do before they turn wicked....is they are slow to remember the Lord their God. If we always remember the Lord and his atonement it impels us to be humble and have humility it is what fuels the spirit in each of our lives. I encourage you all to remember that all the time. My quote of the day is by  Richard G. Scott "We become what we think about most." Think of the Savior so you can be like him.

Love always 

Elder Crandall

-p.s next wednesday we are going to the Twins game again as a mission...super excited!