hello family dear!
Can you believe that I only have one more P-day in the MTC after today? Craziness how fast time flies! This week has been exceptionally great! lots of fun stuff.
Yesterday our disctrict got to be hosts for the new missionaries coming in. We just took some sister around got their books and moved in and showed them to their classes. It was really fun, and it seems like forever ago that I just came into the MTC. I loved it!
We watched a movie devotional given by Elder Bednar about the trying to distinguish between spiritual promptings and your own mind. He said to 'stop worrying about it!' when you have a good thought, if you aree being good, follow your intuition and the spirit will not let you down. I thought it was really good, and I have heard that question a lot growing up :) Happy day.
Relief society was given by Mary cook from the yound womens general presidency. I loved what she said concerning missions, 'Those who you rescue are just as important as those you help convert.' Missionary work is not about baptisms, it is about bring people closer to Christ and that is what everyone needs to be doing. She also said, 'the Lord can do more for your life than you can, so why not let him.' I loved that! If I have learned anything in the MTC it is to trust in the Lord. If you follow him he will use you as an instrument in His hands:)
The other great highlight of the week is that we got to hear Elder Neil L Anderson speak at devotional on tuesday! We finally got to hear an apostle!!!! WOOHOO!! it was so neat! It was president Monsons birthday on tuesday, so in his talk he told us 9 points president monson would tell us if he were here. 1. follow the prophet 2. Do your Duty, that is best, leave unto the Lord the rest 3. Trust in the Lord 4. Let the Lord shape your back to bare the burdens placed upon it 5. smile and enjoy yourself 6. love the people you serve 7. Never neglect spiritual promptings 8. Testify of the prophet Joseph Smith often 9. Witness of the Savior every chance you get. He share a bunch of stories about the life of president monson, it was just a really good talk, I am so grateful I got to hear it!
Well lets see, here is a story you will enjoy. So we never really get to be in our residents halls, only in the early morning and late at night. So we don't have a whole bunch of time to mingle with other Hermanas. But you get to know people when you are brushing teeth and stuff like that. There is the one Hermana, and we always brush our teeth beside each other almost everynight and we never new each others names until we saw each other with our name tags on yesterday. Her name is Hermana LaPierre. Ring any bells? Haha. I was just talking to her yesterday and asked where she was from and she said Boston....then we put the pieces together :) We have lived next to each other for 6 weeks and didn't even know it, funny huh? Well she loves you guys a lot. She told me of when she first met daddy, he was giving his testimony and he had his big belt buckle on :) And she loved getting your w-mail mom:) Haha it is a small world! She is a really sweet Hermana and I am glad we finally put the pieces together on that one! haha, happy day!
Another Highlight of my week was getting a package and letters from you guys!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much, it is absolutely my favorite thing to get letters from those I love :) It makes my day! I am so grateful to be a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of latter day Saints. It is true, the Book of Mormon is true and Heavenly Father loves each of us. My favorite scripture is Alma 30:44, read it and you can probably guess why. I love you all and miss you!!!!
~Hermana Lori Crawford
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