All Around the World. UVU YSA 2nd Stake, Orem, Utah Mission. January 29th, 2018

I've come to reason that UVU/Orem/Utah is the place to be. People from Nigeria, Rwanda, Idaho, Maine, California, Norway, Italy, New York, China, and many more places come here.. And we get to meet and teach them! It's the coolest thing. 

Yesterday we had 8 lessons with people, and for the first time in I think my entire mission, we only went to 1 sacrament meeting! It was such a great day and we got to teach some awesome, Spirit filled lessons. Last night we had a lesson with someone who's trying to get re-baptized, and we strongly felt like we should share a video on prayer and talk about the importance of prayer. After the lesson was over he said, "thanks, I've set goals of things I want to learn about, and the first one I had was prayer." The Holy ghost obviously knew what we needed to talk to him about :) 

One of the funnier moments from yesterday, was with our last lesson of the night. It was with John, who's originally from Italy, but moved to New York half-way through his life. We met him last week at a dinner appointment, and he was interested in learning more! Anyway, when we knocked on the door to talk to him, John answered, wearing nothing but a women's bathrobe, and when he opened the door we saw 3 missionaries that we had never seen before in his apartment. It was a confusing moment.  Then John's roommate, Mitch, called the girl with us (Mia) "Walmart lady" (She works there) and said he thought that those elders had replaced us. Turns out, they were from the Provo Missionary, and were Korean speaking missionaries! They left pretty quickly after they had arrived. Interesting moment haha. We later found out, after a great lesson with John, that the Bathrobe was him mom's, and he didn't think anyone would ever see him in it. haha. An interesting mission moment for sure! 

Other cool things from this week:

-Solange (who's from Tanzania originally) had her baptism interview on Saturday, and is getting baptized this weekend! We also met her cousin from Rwanda, AJ, who's been to church a few times and loves it!
-Teo (Got baptized Dec 23) is doing awesome, and brought his friend Gift to church Sunday. We have started meeting with him which has been the coolest. They met in Romania and are still good friends. 

- We found out that P's real name is Pelumi (She's from Nigeria) P is super sassy and hilarious, and is going to be baptized February 10th! We also found out that her and Bright (Who's in our ward) will be getting married that night!!

- We had a great lesson with Jerry (from China) about Jesus Christ. He has no basic understanding of God and Jesus Christ, so it's been humbling for me to be able to teach him. 

- We got a referral recently for someone who speaks sign language, and also lives in our Mid-singles Ward! I'm really excited for that. 

Once again, this gospel is true. Not only is it true, but it is literally Jesus Christ's Church once again established to the earth. Find out why that can change your life on mormon.org or lds.org 

I'm so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ. Without Him I don't know what I would do! I'm grateful a loving Heavenly Father who answers my prayers and knows when I'm struggling. 

Have a wonderful week! :)

Love,
Sister Crofts 

God's in the Details. UVU YSA 2nd Stake, Orem, Utah Mission, January 22, 2018

Hola!

Another great week in Orem Utah! This week has been chalk full of miracles and has definitely helped me see that God is in the details. Not just of my life, or my companions life, but of those we meet and teach.. And Everyone! How blessed are we? (Very, in my opinion!!)

Here are a few miracles/people we've met with and taught this week:

Brandi: A single mom who's YSA aged (Young Single Adult) and from Las Vegas. She's living with her friend who is a member, and is interested in changing her life around and has read some of the Book of Mormon. She really wants to follow Jesus Christ, and is awesome!

Pelumi (P): When we first met her, she told us to call her "P" and just a few days ago we finally found out her actual name haha! She's from Nigeria and is going to be baptized in a few weeks. When we first met her all she wanted to do is tell us everything we were wrong about, but now her testimony is growing and she asks less and less questions because I know the spirit is testifying to her of the truth of what we teach! 

Jerry: Is from China, and going to UVU. He knows absolutely nothing about Jesus Christ and God, so teaching him is making us think extra hard and teach more simply. He is so sweet and came to church yesterday. He wants to be baptized as well!

Elizabeth: Also from China, we met her briefly last night, and set up a time to meet with her on Tuesday! She's been to church with her roomates once :)

Sara: From Norway, and for weeks now has been pondering and thinking about whether or not she wants to be baptized. Her boyfriend is a member and a few days ago she finally accepted a date to be baptized on! She has some concerns still, but definitely is relying on the spirit she feels. 

Solange: Is from Tanzania, and is going to be baptized in a few weeks! She used to be super shy, but since she's been going to church and meeting with us she's opened up a lot, and is really excited to be baptized!

We also have lessons with three new people this week, Eme, Michaela, and Shelby. I feel so blessed and grateful that I get to help these people come closer to Christ. 

The Gospel is true! I know it, and you can know it as you search the Book of Mormon (Also true) and pray to ask God. I love you all, and I love this gospel. 

Oh, and a few days ago it snowed! Woohoo! 

Love,
Sister Crofts 

Loving the Snow!

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Sick Sisters,UVU YSA 2nd Stake, Orem, Utah Mission, January 15th, 2018

Unfortunately, as luck has it, my companion and I BOTH got sick this week.. With different things! Most of this week was spent inside recovering, but nevertheless, we continue to be led and guided to new people to teach! We have a lot of lessons set up for this upcoming week, so more details on people we are teaching will come next week :)

The coolest part of the week was that my testimony was able to grow from being sick! Seems impossible, but I promise it's not. On Tuesday I was up all night with a fever, which continued into Wednesday. In the morning my companion received a Priesthood blessing to help her recover, and in that blessing it said she would recover in a couple of days- she is just now starting to feel better. I was a bit prideful and thought I could get over my illness on my own. (Not true). Later that night I was getting worse, so I asked the Elders to give me a blessing. After the blessing I immediately started feeling better. By Thursday my fever and the biggest parts of my illness were done, and by Friday I was completely healed. This blessed me and my companion, as I was able to go into full out "mom-mode" as my companion called it, and could help her recover. I am grateful for the Priesthood, which is the Authority from God to act in His name, and that we have it today to bless us in our lives. 

The Gospel is True!

PS Today we had our zone activity.. Another Nerf war of course. Our district made plans to have matching headbands and war paint so we could freak everyone else out and win.. It worked! :)

Have a wonderful week!

Love,
Sister Crofts

612 W 100 S
Lindon UT 84042
United States

Nerf Wars are Serious Stuff!

The Work of the Lord! UVU YSA 2nd Stake, Orem, Utah Mission, January 8th, 2018

Happy Monday Everyone!

I just wanted to start off by saying... I am so grateful for this gospel! I am so grateful that we have a living prophet at all times to lead and guide us, and that God loves us so much to give us someone and multiple thing to help us return to him. I love President Monson, but know that it was his time to be released back home, and am grateful he gets to be with his sweet wife again. 

I know I truly am involved in the work of the Lord. It's His work, not mine. I'm just an instrument in His hands. I hope that I can continue to do as He would have me do, and to help those that He guides me to. 

On Saturday we had a baptism for Jos. (Pronounced Joss). She is incredible. She moved here from California for different reasons, but eventually through friends ended up recognizing that she moved here to become a part of this Church and this Gospel. The best part of Saturday was when we got to the church, she pulled up, got out of her car and screamed with excitement! I've never seen someone so excited or so ready to be baptized. And she is already setting up an interview to be able to go to the temple! Her baptism was so filled with the spirit and I know everyone there could feel it, her especially. What a wonderful day that was. 

Another miracle we saw a few days ago.. about 3 weeks back, a guy from one of our wards came up to us and told us about his friend, P. (yes, just the letter.. We aren't sure what her full name is). So we set up a time with her, and when the time came, she didn't show up. Another week went by, we set up another time, and she texted us and told us she didn't want to come because she was getting her hair done. Not wanting to bother her, we let it slide and figured she would contact us if she was interested. Another week went by, and she texted us, out of the blue, and said that she was sorry she kept canceling and that she really did want to meet with us! We met with her Saturday and she agreed to work towards being baptized on February 10th! 

Every day of my mission my testimony grows more and more that Christ lives, and he is over this work and helping me in all that I do. As we turn to Him, we will feel peace and joy, I can promise all of you that. :)

(Pictures are of Jos' baptism, us with Jos at her house, and a photo shoot while we waited for our dinner appointment to get home.

Have a wonderful week! 

Love,
Sister Crofts

Sister Missionaries and Jos

Jos' Baptism!

2018! UVU YSA 2nd Stake, Orem, Utah Mission, January 1st, 2018

Not a lot of time to email today, because we had a super awesome Nerf Gun War for our zone activity! But here's a quick recap of my week with pictures 

Pic from zone activity! It was so fun! Oh.. Now that I'm thinking of it, we got transfer calls and Sister Wallentine and I are both staying! Woot woot! This transfer is gonna be great. A decent amount of people from our zone are leaving so it was a great last hurrah. 

Julia's Baptism! Julia got baptized on Saturday and it was amazing! (she's the short one in white) I got to give a talk on the Holy ghost and played piano. Her mom who's not a member was there and was crying throughout the entire thing.. The spirit was so strong there and I know we all knew that was such a great step for her. 

Mission Christmas activity! We got to go as zones through the Luminaria at Thanksgiving point which was beautiful. There were tons of gorgeous lights and statues of Christ. It was amazing. 

We are also teaching Jos right now, who's getting baptized this upcoming Saturday! 

The church is true. I'm so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ who is the center of it. As we turn to Him we will feel true joy! 

Happy New Year! 

Love,
Sister Crofts

612 W 100 S
Lindon UT 84042
United States

Thanksgiving Point zone Christmas Activity

Julia's Baptism

Zone Nerf War activity!