May 28, 2013

HELLLLLLLLOOOOOO Family dear!!!

Suprise! Yesterday the library was closed and we couldn't find any members in Yuma to email at. (well basically we don't have any members in Yuma and we didn't have an extra 20 miles to drive to Somerton and back), so we just finished district meeting and we are writing from the church house in San Luis. Better late than never :D

Sounds like you are just having so many cool moments with the missionaries.  I KNOW they love being with you guys.  They are really the luckiest missionaries in the world, hope they realize that :D  It put a smile on my face knowing that they were washing their cars there, haha....it beats using a water pitcher from the kitchen :D hahaha.

This week has been amazing! I wrote letters to you guys yesterday that probably has the main highlights in it.  But here is goes again :D

So this week, Hermana B told me that she wanted to go home.  We talked for 2 hours and it didn't really help her any.  She called Presidente Howes and he basically told her in a very nice way to stop thinking about yourself and go to work.  I am trying to find the balance between working like a maniac (we all know how I get sometimes) and catering to her needs.   We had interviews last week and President said, "don't you dare change, Sister Crawford." So I am trying to keep working hard, but at the same time be aware of her and do the things that I need to do to serve her as well.  It has been a good learning experience.  True story.  But things are good :D

Also this week we have found basically a new family to teach every day! We are now teaching 5 families and they all have 3 - 5 kids and lots of potential :D happy day.  the gospel really does bless families :D

We basically went to Mexico this week.  I can't wait to come back and actually go there! haha.  We went to a town that is in our area called Gadsden for the first time on Sunday, and it is a border town.  We knocked doors for a bit and found a lady that knows and works with a member and she is so prepared to learn more! I do think that it is really cool that the boarder is like 10 feet away from her house! haha, it is the simple things in life. 

Also this week has been full of lots of food.  Wow.  Presidente Ginez in the branch on Sunday promised the members that if they would feed the missionaries there would always be food in their house.  Well, since then we have eaten a 5 course meal (SOOOO much food!, and SOOOO good :) and had phone calls inviting us over and shoot.  I am going to need to do more biking.  But I am so grateful for the members here.  There is this one family the L's.  The mom is coming back to the church and they have 6 kids under the age of 7.  Haha, and they are the cutest family EVER! We did an FHE last night with them and had the best evening EVER! They are going to be sealed in the Temple one of these days and that will be so COOL!

And the speakers didn't show up to church on Sunday.  Guess what that means? Yep! Sisters get to speak.  That was a BIG suprise.  haha.  I talked about the Book Of Mormon and took up more time than I thought I would. Hermana B I thought was going to pass out, but she did good too :D It was pretty fun and definitely taught me the importance of relying on the spirit in everything!

Thank you for the special letters you all sent me this week, I love you all and miss you muchisimo!  Stay sweet and enjoy your week!!!!