I went on exchanges with Elder Loertscher this week!
He use to be in my zone when I was in Palmdale so it was really nice being able
to catch up on the good times we had in Ana Verde and he filled me in on all
the things I've missed since I've been in Bakersfield. We hit the ground
running and made a commitment to each other that we would talk to EVERY single
person we saw. I can honestly say there wasn't one person we didn't talk
to. What was even greater is that we tried teaching and testifying very
quickly to help prick their hearts with the spirit so they would have more
interest. We found so many people together and if it wasn't for the sun
going down we would have kept it up all night!! I love talking with new
people I don't know and being able to give them the chance to receive
salvation! The more you do it.... the more fun it gets!
Awesome things happened with R** this week. So we got
a text from her Saturday morning telling us she would have to reschedule our
lesson for the day because she had to go get a car battery. We were
pretty bummed and a little worried when she didn't text us back when we asked
if she was still coming to church. We decided to drop by that night and
see if she got her car fixed. She was there with her 3 kids who we hadn't
met yet. They are ages 17, 16 , and 15. We were able to go in and
share with them our testimonies and invited them to be baptized. They all
accepted and 2 of them came with Rita to church the next morning! We
ended up going over that evening and had hamburgers with them. We taught
them the Restoration and invited them all to read and find out for themselves
if the Book of Mormon was true. The Spirit was thick and potent in their
house! It was incredible! R** basically bore her testimony about how she
already knows this is true and she knows this is the church she was praying to
find. She told Elder Horan and I that we were her Angels. Nothing
beats saving souls! :)
You would never hear me say this before my mission... but I
love setting goals and making plans! When I think I can do something...
pray for the Lord's help... and then do all I can to make it happen... It
happens!!!! "Goals without plans are just wishes" -Sister
Larsen. Ask and you shall receive... knock and it shall be opened unto
you! The times when you don't think it will happen.. it won't! Heavenly
Father is ready and willing to help us out with whatever we ask for that is
righteous! He may not always give us the answer in the way we expect but
he will give us one!
Our mission Leadership Council was pretty awesome this past
week. I've developed a greater love for training in large groups.
I'm not the best public speaker... but I've seen a huge improvement from the
beginning of my mission!
Shout out to Sarah Sturt! Congrats on finishing your
mission! It is weird to think 18 months ago we both left the same week to the
MTC! You are the neatest!
Elder Crandall the Vandal
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