(Transfer news: Sister Crabb is staying in CCK while her companion, Sister Reach was transferred to another area - she is from Cambodia and trying to get into BYU Hawaii)
Man! I am going to miss Sister Reach. Words will never be able to describe how much I love her, how much she means to me, and how much she did for me. She literally changed my mission! I don't know what I would do without her. She is the sweetest person alive, and I just want her to believe in herself! I hope she passed her English test. I really do. I want her to get to BYU so bad!!!
Like I promised though, here is some information about Sister Crabb, and what is going on in her fantastic, amazing, missionary life!!!
So, Dad, I know you have been in a lot of meetings recently, and so have I! I was able to go to Stake Conference, and a Mission Tour, and Zone Conference, Zone Meeting, and an English test for Sister Reach. I literally taxied from Chinese Garden to Newton about.....10 times this week. No joke. It was insane! However, God always provides miracles for us as we go. The biggest miracle was we got 4 new investigators this week. I had never been trained to set goals based on plans, however as I was studying and pondering, the idea came to me to probably set goals before plans - not based on appointments that are set up! As we did that and followed the spirit, we saw so many miracles.
I learned so much from all of the leaders this week, and realized how much I truly appreciate knowing that we have prophets and apostles that are called of God. They speak inspired truth that is meant to bless our lives everyday - if we choose to apply it. That's another thing I feel like I'm learning. It's possible for everyone to say and believe in the Gospel, it's a whole different ball game to live it.
The biggest miracle of our week was the fact that someone was led to us through contacting! As we sat down, a Phillipina lady looked at us and asked if we were from the Mormon church. We said yes, and she said that she had sat in on discussions for fun in the Phillipines, and that she missed learning! She gave us her number, and wants us to contact her! Such a tender mercy from God.
The other super big miracle is that our 9 year old really wants to be baptized!! He got an answer from God this week! His mom is really on board to help him, but his dad is a non member and doesn't want him to baptize until 18. We are going to need some really big faith to help out their family! It was such a sweet experience for me though to be able to realize that the mom really looks up to us. Sister Reach actually talked to her right before our lesson, while I was in the bathroom, and she told Sister M that C J--the boy--got an answer. Sister Reach didn't know, she was acting on faith. As soon as C J said he wants to be baptized, the mom was amazed. She started encouraging him like we had told her to, and then she turned to us and told us, "thanks so much for coming over. I don't know what I would do without you. He feels the spirit every time you come over, and I just don't know how to teach him or help him do that."
It's amazing to know that we have God's power and authority wherever we go, and that we have the ability to change and impact lives. All the small things add up. They make a difference. I'm so excited to be able to act on Elder Ballard's plea to help us bring Forever Families come to pass. It's been a really big focus of mine, and I really do see these families we are teaching in the temple, not just in the waters of baptism.
I love this work! I love knowing that God has a plan for us - the Plan of Salvation. It's our job to help him reach his goal.
My thought this week from scripture study relates to faith...It's in Mosiah 5: 4-7. Study it and see what you can learn. It helped me truly understand why faith is so central to everything we do.
Love you all!! Have a great week!!!
Love,
Sister Crabb
We asked her what the HDB flats are that she's mentioned a couple times:
The Flats are just the place that people live. They are basically government apartment buildings. Everyone lives in an apartment/hotel. It's a city! So, I stay on the 17th floor of a condo if that helps you. Condos are nice, and have a lot of facilities and are gated in. HDB's are just older houses. Everyone has a gate on their door, and then the door. Normally the gates are left closed because it's so hot, and they open the doors. Everyone has a gate key. It's really fun! Basically, HDB'S are one level houses. They consist of a family room, kitchen, bathroom and couple bedrooms. The bathroom isn't that nice though.
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