This week has been so jam packed with miracles! We went on exchanges with some other sisters in the zone and I literally learned sooooo much! It was so awesome to be able to just soak up all the different teaching styles and all the different gospel perspectives that these sisters had and it taught me SO MUCH! We had the classic exchange miracle where we were finally able to contact someone after months of nothing! That was awesome! We had some amazing spirit led lessons and it just made me rededicate myself to the work.
So Madison, MS is actually where my brother Elder Crouch served 4 years ago. I was honestly shocked to find out I'll be serving the same area as him! My Mission President completely forgot that he served there. This call was 100% by the Lord. And honestly, its brought some insecurities out that I didn't even know I had! But as I've truly reflected on this new area, I truly know God is in the details, and for some reason He needs this Crouch to go there too! God is in every. Single. Detail. Of the missionary work and I've seen His hand in this transfer too! I cant wait to see what this next transfer has instore!
So Come Follow Me has been so revelatory for me! I decided to change how I study the Book of Mormon for Come Follow Me and read it with the intent to apply it to myself and write personal principles in the margins. Well, its changed my perspective on gospel study! This week was a little hard in all honesty and the reason? Music! If you know me, you know how important music is to me, how much I love it and how its such a huge part of my life. Well, we just got updated music standards from President Varner and that meant I had to give up songs that I absolutely LOVE to be obedient. And that was hard to do! To put music on the altar like that was really tough. Well, I was studying the Come Follow Me lesson this past week in 1 Nephi 9 and gosh, it's such a good chapter. The Lord commands Nephi to keep the record of Nephi's family, even though Nephi knows Lehi is doing the same thing! But, even though Nephi didn't know the wise purpose that God did (aka the lost 116 pages of the manuscript) he obeyed. The Spirit gave me a principle to write down. This thought came to me. Even though I dont always know they "why" to a rule or commandment, the Lord expects me to follow and obey because He knows the "why". I feel like I really just ask myself why I cant listen to a song that makes me happy or do this or do that, but really, the Lord is just asking us to trust that He knows better than we do.
I've loved Mendenhall more that I can even express! Its definitely a sacred place to me, and I've been so blessed to serve here and serve the AMAZING people here! I love this gospel, I love Jesus Christ and i love that God trusts me enough to share it with His children. God is too good! I love yall so very much and I love the people of Mississippi! Talk to yall next week!
Love, Sister Crouch
1. Miss Ernestine, Garrel and Arthur. They're the best!
2. Mendenhall holds my heart
3. Kings Cake!!! Mardi Gras is coming folks
4. Finally had an amazing burger for the first time in 7 months
5. Exchanges!
6. The Florence LITstrict!
7. Our girl Lana wanted to try and heel click with us! (And yes I know I didn't heel click, I messed up )
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