This last week was a blur, and I wasn't very good at taking notes about it, so this email will be a little bit shorter.
This week we had a lady take us to lunch and then go buy tons of groceries for us! That's always a tender mercy because we are always poor haha! She was so sweet and it definitely made my week.
We also were able to help Sister Brown, a single mom, with service around her house and yard this week. She is the sweetest and so are her kids. It's always fun to go help her clean!
Friday, our Senior Couple, the Backlunds, took us out to lunch and then to a few teaching appointments! Later that day we found out that someone in our area who we've been trying to teach, Manny, was being baptized the following Monday.. Like 3 days later. At first I was mostly confused, because we had only taught him once and his wife had called our neighbor/the bishop to say he was getting baptized. Then we found out that missionaries from the Salt Lake South mission had been teaching him over Facebook. Aka, they were "poaching" as we call it. As missionaries, the reason we each have specific areas assigned to us is because we and only we hold keys and have the authority to receive revelation for the people in that area. Which is why we are supposed to only teach people in our area. So when I found out they were doing this, I was a little mad. My companion and I had been working hard to try to find someone to teach, and both felt like God would bless us with a miracle. When missionaries are teaching someone who they received as a referral online, that's fine at first, but their overall purpose is to prepare them to meet with missionaries in their area, so the missionaries there can help them meet people from the ward and find friends there. Anyway, I'll stop ranting because I'm still a little mad that they did this, but long story short, we got in contact with our Mission President, and next thing we knew he told us we were going to the baptism in Salt Lake and the baptism would count for us as if we taught him. I'm happy there was some justice, but sad that Sister Opdyke and I weren't able to get to know him and teach him more.
That was the drama from this last weekend! Haha! His baptism is tonight at 7:30 so more details on that next week.
Also, transfer calls were last night! I'm staying in this area and gaining a new companion, Sister Thomas. Should be good!
On a other tangent, I am so grateful for personal revelation! The more obedient and diligent I am in reading the scriptures and praying, the more I can feel God work through me to refine me, and to help me become who He needs me to be. I am grateful for that, even when it's hard!
I love this gospel and am grateful for the blessings in my life that come from the knowledge in the Book of Mormon. Read it, pray about it.. It's true! But don't just take my word for it!
I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!
Love
Sister Crofts
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