This week was a little different from most, so that was fun. We had lots of lessons in the mornings, which was unusual. We are meeting with several different people to teach them, and a couple seem interested in learning about the gospel as well.
The natural disasters have had a big impact on the work here. A lot of the people I talk to everyday are from Mexico and still have family back there. So far all of the relatives of the members in our branch have been fine, but one of our new investigators hasn't been able to contact her family since the earthquake. She has no idea what happened to them. I can't imagine how hard that would be. Just keep the people of Mexico, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Caribbean islands, and the parts of America that were hit in your prayers. There was a lot of damage done. Another one of our investigators is actually down in Florida right now helping to rebuild as rapidly as possible.
Also, General Conference! I am sooo excited! We watched Women's Conference with the sisters this week in the church. I didn't understand a ton at the time, because it was all in Spanish, but I could still feel the spirit. And happiest day: we had an investigator come watch with us, and she loved it! I am excited get answers to my own questions this weekend, but just as excited to share the messages with my investigators and watch as the spirit teaches them. Yay!
Well, I've got to go now, but remember to smile and be happy this week. Why? Because we have a living prophet who is going to give us revelation from God. It doesn't get better than that.
XOXO
Hermana Croft
Questions and Answers:
* You mentioned doing service at the library. What do you do there? And do you do it every week?
We do service every week in the library in a neighboring town. We re-shelve books and help put together little craft kits that the kids can do in the after school programs. It is very small, only one room (Grandma Dalton could probably double the size of the library just by herself) but I've grown to appreciate its charm. And discovered many interesting children's book authors including: Julie Andrews, Weird Al, and Jimmy Fallon.
* Who is the less active that came to the branch activity? Was it the one that you met with at the Soul Kitchen?
The less active who came to the activity is not the man we meet with once a week in the Soul Kitchen. It is this spunky old women from El Salvador who refuses to speak entirely English, or Spanish, opting instead for constant Spanglish. This throws off Hermana McCoy but is perfect for me! We are meeting with her tomorrow night and she promised to provide Pupusas. Yum! The man we meet at the Soul Kitchen is from Oaxaca, Mexico and is super confusing because he doesn't really want to talk about gospel things, but loves meeting with us every week. He always asks me to sing for him, so we are going to try and get him to come to church by telling him I will be singing.
* Since you are now in your second transfer, do you get to start driving?
Hermana McCoy is still the designated driver.
* Do you say a prayer every time you get in the car to drive anywhere like Aunt Rachel did when we visited her on her mission? And anytime you back up, does one of you have to guide the driver out of the parking spot? I just remember thinking that was kind of hilarious. And yet, now it makes a whole lot of sense.
I am the designated backer-upper. Sometimes people give me super weird looks when I do this. We pray every time we leave our house and before and after every lesson. And if we just haven't prayed in a while and we are about to do some finding in a different area. Basically, we just pray a lot.
* How do transfers work in your mission? Do you get calls the night before or morning of? If things were changing up, would you all meet somewhere local and then trade companions and areas?
Transfers are via a group call with the whole mission. President puts all on mute and then goes through area by area, only reading out the changes. Then the people who are transferred go to Morristown Tuesday morning and have a quick meeting before heading off to their new areas. This is also where all the new missionaries meet their trainers, and all the old missionaries gather to spend a night in the mission home before getting on a plane.
* Did you get any extra wind and rain from Hurricane Jose as it passed by you on Tuesday/Wednesday? Did you even notice anything different or did it just feel like a normal storm?
We got a little rain and wind, but it wasn't bad.
* Did you sing in Sacrament Meeting yet?
I have not sung yet, it will probably be after General and Stake Conferences.
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