Everything is going well. I do not have time to read all of
your emails, so I´ll tell you about my week
It was really interesting. First I got some more letters
from the hales, grams, grandma j, sierra
a., and josh butts. it was fun to read about their lives. I am doing fine here in Mexico. So some great things
that happened this week. Well, I was saying a prayer and God made a joke with
me. I just busted out laughing. I was praying for my comp too, and I was
laughing so hard that it sounded like i was crying and what not. my comp just
looked at me like i was crazy. it was great. Thursday was, Mormon missionary
against all other religion day. We taught a catholic would be priest, he studied
for basically his whole life. Fernando. He is really cool. Doesn´t quite
understand it, but seeks to find the truth. Also, his father owns a taco stand
and gives us free tacos every time. Then later that night we went and spoke
with a christian minister. He was seeking to get us. We walked in and his
computer was on, scriptures open, and a big file that said, MORMONS. ha ha ha.
and guess what, he had NOTHING against us. ha ha ha. We taught with love, and
that made all the difference. He kept trying to prove to us that Joseph Smith
wasn´t a prophet. He was trying to disprove this with the book of Abraham. He
says it has been re-translated and what not. But I totally threw the home run
hit when I pulled out D and C 89 aka, the word of wisdom. That right there
proves he is a prophet. It was legit. Also, we have evidence that the church is
true, some of it is just sacred. Read the book of Abraham and then go to the
temple. Your mind will be opened. We aren´t going back to teach him. We won´t
get anywhere. Besides, by his standards we are saved, so there is no point for
us, and he´ll just fight. After that we had a HUGE testimony meeting, my comp
and I. Yeah my testimony was shaken, but it stood firm. Winds can come, but
NOTHING can tear down a testimony built on CHRIST.
Friday I was riding and I discovered my handle bar was loose,
so I wiggled it to a weird position. Then I wanted to see if I could still use
my breaks, so I squeezed them both. Well, my bike stopped and I started going
forward, so I squeezed harder. Needless to say, I did a flip. It was hilarious.
My comp saw the whole thing. I scraped up my hand pretty good. I´m good though,
justa little bruised. ha haha. Also, Sunday we had changes, and my comp went to
aguas calientes as zone leader. My knew comp is Elder Ruiz from veracruze. I have so many more things to
share, but no time. I love you all. Keep up the good work.
Every member is a missionary!
I love you!
Love Elder Crouch
ps. I accompanied Elder Wright, who goes home Thursday and
he is going to byu, on church. I was really nervous, and I said a prayer and a
thought came to me to look at the picture of my family. So I did and I just
started thinking about how you all support me and what not. We did alright. I
made a HUGE mistake and just stopped playing for a while, but it worked out and
no one really knew.
well,
love you
and the BEST way to teach is with love, i have learned that
these past six weeks.
