Family,
First the bidnezzz....Dont worry about the sunglasses. You may have dropped the ball but I dropped the sunglasses somewhere along Freemont St. They are long gone. Sad but true, I am just greatful they were free. The past 7 days have been less than routine. Sydney was baptized on Friday! I will send pics soon. What is the last baptism picture you all have? I"m not sure I have sent the latest ones. We played football for 3 hours the other day with some non-members and the singles ward. We were like the taboo players because the sisters were not allowed to tag us and neither could we them. For obvious reasons. My companion is like Dash! He played slot reciever in highschool and runs a 4.5 40yrd dash. We make a good team in football. A few times we had the opportunity to play some street ball. We make a great team there too. Once we challenged some teenagers in our suits. They asked us if we were serious. We were....we deshodded our coats and played ball. The third possesion I rose up and dunked on one of the kids. The other team and the spectators ran off the court in disbelief. Good times.
Bad times today though. Tomorrow is transfers and Elder Sparks is leaving. Sad Day. He is my favorite companion thus far. I have learned many things from him. I have learned about the Spirit of Revelation, the importance of treasuring up the scriptures, and on a temporal note I learned about Megadeth (a thrash metal band), Magic, Munchkins, Settelers of Catan, weight lifting, football, girls, and nutrition. We had alot of fun together.
I am hoping that Elder Bodhaine becomes my new companion. He is 6'6" and played for USU. We would be a froce to be reckoned with. And judging by some hints from our assistants I think it might be him. Either that or a Canadian named Elder Poytress, he is a baller too and a way fun guy!
We had another young lady come to singles ward on Sunday and said she wanted to meet with the missionaries. I love the tender mercies of the Lord in this work. We can work and work and work, but often times our efforts are overshadowed by the agency of others. Just when it feels like all that work was for nothing, nill, zip, nada, someone prepared walks through the chapel doors and lights up our world!!!! I love it!!!
I am staying in my area another transfer and we have alot of work to do. We get to work around suburbian schedules to invite the Spirit into homes of non-members, part-member-families, and members alike. We also get to teach people our age! I think if there is any teaching enviornment in which my testimony is built the most it is when we teach people our age. The changes they make are incedible and not forced. That is what amazes me the most. It has helped me realize that no change is too big to make. If Suzy So & So, and Billy Whatshisface can do it, so can I. I will carry that with me my whole life.
Family I love you, Im glad you had fun mud ridin'!!!!
Love,
Elder Cronin
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