Howdy Family!!!
I seriously can’t believe that I have been out for a month!
It’s just flown right by and it just goes to show how I will have to make every
moment count while I am out here!!! So this week was quite the spiritual one
for me... I loved every second of it! But here are a few highlights...
- We held a District testimony
meeting last Sunday…they are usually the best things ever, but after everyone
had given amazing testimonies and we were all crying a ton, my good buddy Elder
Smith decided to bear his at the last second... and this is his little
story.... He lives in Nebraska with not many friends and people involved in the
church, his sister eventually got into drugs and nearly killed herself, this
made both his parents leave the church for some reason, making it really hard
to stay active... but he did, by going to church with his friend Justin... but
Justin died two months later... Elder Smith was devastated... He wanted to just
die right there on his bedroom floor... but luckily his loving home teaching
companion was prompted to call Elder Smith and drove 3 hours to come give him a
blessing... Long story short, Elder Smith came on a mission, his parents are still
not active and it was just amazing. It really made me realize how truly blessed
I have been my whole life, with so many amazing examples that are strong in the
church.
- Random Fact, my amazing Spanish
teacher here, Hermano Bonilla, a returned missionary, drives about 90-100 mph
(yes, mph) here on his motorcycle every day. He has cops try to chase him down
like literally every day and he just loses them. Perfect example for us, haha.
- This week I have read
about three fourths of the BofM and it has been such a blessing! Before I left
I didn’t have the strongest of testimonies about it but just by reading it and
truly feasting upon the words of Christ, I have developed such a stronger
testimony. It’s amazing!!
- Regarding this… my
challenge for you all is to get that desire or addiction to read the BofM! You
should be dying to be able to read it every night! If you don’t have that, make
sure to pray every day for the desire to feast upon the words of God. It will
truly bless your life.
- My favorite quote for the
week: "The Lord’s calm, reassuring voice speaks peace to our minds, and offers
safety for the soul to those who choose to stand in Holy Places". I have
known this to be true, as I have had the amazing opportunity to constantly be
in a holy place the past month.
- Our last district meeting
we also sang the song "I Know that My Redeemer Lives" and it was so
spiritual. I know that if anyone can meaningfully sing that song, with all the
strength of their heart, they can gain a testimony that Christ truly is our
Savior and Redeemer. It is the most powerful song ever. If you try, you can
have the spirit every single time you sing it.
- Our President of the CCM
left for majority of the time I have been here but he finally came back last
week after having had a pretty bad blood clot... and boy am I glad he is back!
He is a spiritual giant, and every single devotional he gives is the best
advice ever! He is so motivated and such a great example for me!!
That’s all for the week, I
love being here and I am so, so excited to get out into the field next week! I’ll
be taking a bus across Guatemala & El Salvador to get there!! It will be
quite the adventure for sure! I hope everyone has a fantastic week, and may the
Lord be with you!!
Elder Crump
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| This is the Guatemala City Temple. Matthew gets to go every P-Day. It is pretty much across the street from the CCM |
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