This week was another good one! It was a different one though!
So it has been a weird different couple of weeks. We have kind of hit a dry spell in our area. We have great investigators and are progressing really well except they are not doing a few things to completely progress... coming to church is the hard one but it has always been the hard thing for investigators to keep or start doing.
On Friday we had a HUGE talent show! We played a duet together. Me on the flute and Hermana Hammond on the piano! I can't wait to show you the video!! It was soooo funny! So in our ward we have a joke with them singing "God be with you till we meet again" our Bishop always jokes with me that we are going to sing it in our sacrament meeting and I am always opposed to it and after that all the members sing it to me because they see that it bugs me! So we decided to do something funny for our song at the talent show. We played it and at first we played it all nice and beautiful and then halfway through Hermana Hammond ran her hand across the keys and we did a remix and did it faster and funner (I am not sure funner is a word)! The ward loved it! A lot of people have never seen a flute before so it was fun to show them. We also did a part of Karaoke and I was chosen to sing!!!! NOOOOO!!! haha But I did it! They had music in English and I got to pick! I didn't know 99% of the songs but I did know one of them.... "We are the champions" by Queen! haha It was so much fun!! Well the party started at 9:30 and lasted until 3 in the morning!!!! W e had to leave at 10:20 to be in the apartment at 10:30! It was sooo hard to leave! The talents here are amazing! There where a lot of dancers and music players! We didn't get to see much but in the next couple of weeks the members are going to show us their talent so that we can see it!
This week we cleaned the baptismal font here...... I really hate it! I did it in La Banda and now here????? UGH! haha but it was fun... I guess. It looks sooooo much better! I just hope that it stays clean! haha
So it has been a weird different couple of weeks. We have kind of hit a dry spell in our area. We have great investigators and are progressing really well except they are not doing a few things to completely progress... coming to church is the hard one but it has always been the hard thing for investigators to keep or start doing.
On Friday we had a HUGE talent show! We played a duet together. Me on the flute and Hermana Hammond on the piano! I can't wait to show you the video!! It was soooo funny! So in our ward we have a joke with them singing "God be with you till we meet again" our Bishop always jokes with me that we are going to sing it in our sacrament meeting and I am always opposed to it and after that all the members sing it to me because they see that it bugs me! So we decided to do something funny for our song at the talent show. We played it and at first we played it all nice and beautiful and then halfway through Hermana Hammond ran her hand across the keys and we did a remix and did it faster and funner (I am not sure funner is a word)! The ward loved it! A lot of people have never seen a flute before so it was fun to show them. We also did a part of Karaoke and I was chosen to sing!!!! NOOOOO!!! haha But I did it! They had music in English and I got to pick! I didn't know 99% of the songs but I did know one of them.... "We are the champions" by Queen! haha It was so much fun!! Well the party started at 9:30 and lasted until 3 in the morning!!!! W e had to leave at 10:20 to be in the apartment at 10:30! It was sooo hard to leave! The talents here are amazing! There where a lot of dancers and music players! We didn't get to see much but in the next couple of weeks the members are going to show us their talent so that we can see it!
This week we cleaned the baptismal font here...... I really hate it! I did it in La Banda and now here????? UGH! haha but it was fun... I guess. It looks sooooo much better! I just hope that it stays clean! haha
I really don't have any updates on investigators. They are doing
well. But this week has been interesting because I feel like that I have grown
soooo much this week! We had a lot of experiences that were really spiritual and Ii felt the spirit a lot.
One experience we had was on Thursday. There has not been a lot of times in my life, if any, where I have received a strong witness from the spirit but I definitely got one Thursday! We were on the way to a lesson with M__________ and C________. We were going to invite them to be baptized and prepare for this Saturday and on the way there we were talking about what we were going to share with them and who was going to say what and so on, but I was talking and in the middle of my sentence I stopped and I felt very strongly that we should not go... I brushed it off and we kept walking.... again and the feeling was even stronger that we should not go.... I kept brushing it off because I really wanted to teach them, but once again I felt it but stronger. Suddenly Hermana Hammond said that she doesn't feel good about teaching them and I told her that I felt the same thing. We didn't know what to do. We felt like it was actually dangerous for us to go. We were very confused. We stopped in the park nearby and sat on a bench. We prayed. I received such a strong feeling of DON'T GO!! I have never felt the spirit like I had in that moment. It was really interesting. We didn't understand why and we still don't but we placed our confidence in the Lord and we didn't go. We still feel good about our decision to follow those promptings. Our district leader was really confused and a little angry that we didn't go. He has been pushing us hard to get M____ and C___________ baptized because they are the only ones in our area ready. It is really frustrating but I am not going to talk about it any more.
So after that experience, I have had a lot of interest in the way the spirit speaks to us. I have been studying chapter 4 in Preach My Gospel and there is a page where it talks all about different examples in the scriptures of the way he works. It has been really cool to study it and learn how to better understand the spirit! It's a great chapter to study!! I recommend it!
I can feel that the Lord is teaching me on a more intense level this past week! Not sure if it's because I only have 2 weeks left or another reason but I feel like I am on a high speed chase of pure doctrine! haha
So I guess that it is finally that time of the mission where I have run out of Pdays to write you all. I only have one more left!! I can not believe how fast my mission has gone and that it is actually almost over! So obviously that next week is me last day writing you and the last day for me to get letters from you and I have a very special request... because it will be my last week, I will need a spiritual boost.
Here is your homework...
Next week I would like you to write me what Padre Celestial has taught you in the past 18 months. What have you learned about Christ and how it has changed your life!! I know you all have grown sooo much and I would like to have your testimonies with me during my last week in my mission! It will help me a TON!!!!
One experience we had was on Thursday. There has not been a lot of times in my life, if any, where I have received a strong witness from the spirit but I definitely got one Thursday! We were on the way to a lesson with M__________ and C________. We were going to invite them to be baptized and prepare for this Saturday and on the way there we were talking about what we were going to share with them and who was going to say what and so on, but I was talking and in the middle of my sentence I stopped and I felt very strongly that we should not go... I brushed it off and we kept walking.... again and the feeling was even stronger that we should not go.... I kept brushing it off because I really wanted to teach them, but once again I felt it but stronger. Suddenly Hermana Hammond said that she doesn't feel good about teaching them and I told her that I felt the same thing. We didn't know what to do. We felt like it was actually dangerous for us to go. We were very confused. We stopped in the park nearby and sat on a bench. We prayed. I received such a strong feeling of DON'T GO!! I have never felt the spirit like I had in that moment. It was really interesting. We didn't understand why and we still don't but we placed our confidence in the Lord and we didn't go. We still feel good about our decision to follow those promptings. Our district leader was really confused and a little angry that we didn't go. He has been pushing us hard to get M____ and C___________ baptized because they are the only ones in our area ready. It is really frustrating but I am not going to talk about it any more.
So after that experience, I have had a lot of interest in the way the spirit speaks to us. I have been studying chapter 4 in Preach My Gospel and there is a page where it talks all about different examples in the scriptures of the way he works. It has been really cool to study it and learn how to better understand the spirit! It's a great chapter to study!! I recommend it!
I can feel that the Lord is teaching me on a more intense level this past week! Not sure if it's because I only have 2 weeks left or another reason but I feel like I am on a high speed chase of pure doctrine! haha
So I guess that it is finally that time of the mission where I have run out of Pdays to write you all. I only have one more left!! I can not believe how fast my mission has gone and that it is actually almost over! So obviously that next week is me last day writing you and the last day for me to get letters from you and I have a very special request... because it will be my last week, I will need a spiritual boost.
Here is your homework...
Next week I would like you to write me what Padre Celestial has taught you in the past 18 months. What have you learned about Christ and how it has changed your life!! I know you all have grown sooo much and I would like to have your testimonies with me during my last week in my mission! It will help me a TON!!!!
In the reading this week I
freaking LOVE 3 Nephi!!! It is just sooooo good! I am learning a lot about the Savior and his love for us and I am learning more every day! It was so nice to
see the way the Lord shared His love for the people in the Americas and I get
the chance to know how much He loves them! I love it here and the people here! I
understand a lot about the willingness the people had to accept His doctrine
when He was here because they were and still are humble and meek in heart and
with open arms to the Savior of the world!
As for the reading this week....
As for the reading this week....
Hope y'all have a great week!!!
Hermana
Creason
p.s. WE ARE ON THE FINAL COUNTDOWN!!!!!



