I have successfully survived transfers! I am staying in the office with Elder Holt. We successfully ran transfer conference this past Tuesday and we had the pleasure of picking up the new missionaries from the airport!!!! It brought back so many memories. Speaking of memories at transfer conference Elder Stant, my MTC companion sang a musical number. I might have told you but he is an amazing singer and our experience in the MTC was filled with Broadway and Disney songs and Gospel songs too. So when he began to sing a flood of memories came to me form the MTC. I truly loved it there and he taught me a great deal.
I really like this assignment. I get a chance to be the face of the mission for most of the missionaries as we bring them supplies and help solve there dilemas. In that I have made many new friends and ahve tried my best to get to know the missionaries mission wide. And its fairly easy to make friends because we are not the Assistants so no one is scared of us. I am very comfortable in this assignemnt even though it is physically, emotionally, and spiritually demanding. I feel like I'm not only trainng to be a better missionary here but also I will be more successful in the future as I apply the things I am learning here. The relationship we have with President is tremendous as well. I have gone to him for help and advice and he has magnified his calling in that. I will be sad to see him leave in June but I will be blessed to have President Neider for one year of my mission as well. He was just announced last week as our new President.
The work is going well. We are focusing now on finding efforts in two of our wards. One of our wards had 3 people ready to be baptized in March so we are trying to keep our teaching pool filled. The memebrs are wonderful here! The food is so so. Lets face it white people food is pretty boring sometimes. But occassionally we get the brave ones who experiment. Like the Bowmans who upon finding out I was from MIssissippi figured I had shrimp boils frequently so they tried their hand at it and it was one of the most exciting meals I've had so far. I sent a picture I believe where the food was dumped on the table? But their testimonies and willingness to do missionary work are outstanding. It really helps the work progress faster than if we were solely responsible. Have you all made profiles on Mormon.org? I need to and so should you Mom and Dad!
Time is flying by so fast. And more and more I am realizing that 2 years is nothing. So I better make the best of it.
Unfortunately I am having writers block today. But I would like to share with you all my testimony in closing.
Faith is the most fundamental principle of this Gospel and yet it is the hardest to develop. My faith is growing and as a result so is my testimony of the Restoration but I have experience the adversity that destroys testimonies and without faith that testmony is not held together. I have built my faith over the last 6 months in no spectacular way, simply by praying, reading, and attending church. My faith includes a belief that in life's trials we can find peace and comfort as we use the atonement. Christ suffered all that we could be alleviated form our pains and afflictions Alma 7:12. With Christ happiness is abundant we need only ask for forgiveness and his mercy is just but soothing. I know that Jesus is the Christ. He is my brother, my friend, my confidant, and my Redeemer. I know this is true. I have a knowledge.
I love each and every one of you who happen upon this letter. It means that you were thinking about missionary work in some way. Thanks.
Love Elder Cronin
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| Sister Christensen giving us cooking lessons! |
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| Another shimp boil at the Bowmans! |
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| Mission Vehicles at Zone Leader's Council (President's is the one by itself) |
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