So this week has been kind of a blur. I picked up Sister Glenn on Wednesday! She's so cute and has that greenie fire burning bright, so she is down to work way hard! Every comp's dream! Shes from all over the place and she speaks Spanish and Portuguese which is really nice because there are a ton of Spanish speakers in the area. Training has been so humbling and stressful, but it's been fun to just take our enthusiasm for the work to the Branch President and see what we can do to help the branch. Going to him got us good though because we got roped into speaking our first week in the branch! But, if that's how we can help the branch then speaking isn't too bad! But it's been a week of miracles, doubling into this area. It's been amazing to see.
So first miracle. It was day one out here in Mendenhall. I was pretty stressed with how we were going to fill our time, honestly, because I had no idea what to do. We were just about to start to plan out our week when Sister Cothern, the branch president's wife, texted and invited us to come over and talk about everyone in our area. So we went over and she filled us in on the branch, what the missionaries were up to last transfer and it helped SO MUCH! It was a total answer to my prayers. Then we get home and a member calls us and asks to take us out to dinner after planning! Her kids are investigating so it was perfect to be able to meet them and get to know them! It was such a miracle, the Lord was just putting everyone we needed to meet with in our path and was just answering our prayers so immediately. It was such an amazing blessing for this stressed out missionary!
Second miracle. We stopped by this members trailer and no one answered. I had this distinct feeling that we should tract the trailer park it was in. I asked Sister Glenn if she was down to knock some doors and we did! The FIRST door, a guy answered and we talked with him a bit and then he asked what we were doing out in the hot sun. Funny he should ask! We shared a message about the Book of Mormon and a little about the Restoration and he seemed so pumped to read it! After we talked with him, I felt like we were good, we didn't need to tract any other doors and Sister Glenn had that same feeling and we called it good! That was another tender mercy, because it's really hard to find people to teach over here in small town MS. So the Lord is definitely helping us with this work down here!!!
I've been thinking about the enabling power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ a lot this week. I feel like a lot of times we just think of the cleansing power of the Atonement (which is still so important!) but I was listening to a devotional by Eldet Bednar and it was all on the enabling power of Christ's Atonement, and it just stuck with me this week. I've needed a lot of strength this week to overcome my weaknesses and to get back into the grind of missionary work and it's been tough training, figuring out the area, going all over trying to meet with people, and I have seen Christ helping me along the way! It reminds me of 3 Nephi 9:14 where Christ is saying "...Behold my arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive..." Christ is reaching out to me and to yall, anxious to help us along in this crazy life! What a blessing to have felt that and seen that this week.
I miss the bayou a ton, but I am really starting to love the country! I love this gospel and I am so lucky to be able to share it as a missionary. I love this work, I love my Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and I love you all!!
Have a great week everyone!
Love Sister Crouch
Also, here's my new address!
707 North West St
Mendenhall, MS 39144
New house
Downtown Mendenhall
1. Elder Sterling, a friend from BYU! He's also visa waiting to go to Brazil like Sister Glenn!
2. From the bayou to the countryside
3. First picture with my little traineeš¤©
4. Last district outing in Slidell
5. Last pic with Sister Strobelt
6. Dora!!!
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