Monday, October 15, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
New Adventures 10-8-12
Hey there loyal readers!
(Honestly this could be your first time reading, but that's good enough for me!)
SO much has happened this week that I want to share! It's just been a very exciting week. I think I'll go in order of craziness from least crazy to 'wow, that's insane!'
Alright, here we go:
First, I'm watching these church DVD's we have in our flat, the D&C DVD's, and I'm watching this segment on how families are vital to our eternal existense. They're speaking to people in the airport about their families, and who pops up on the screen?
Guess. Just Guess.
The 2011-2012 YSA 109th ward Bishop, Bishop Lane Kiriyama!!! He spoke shortly about how his family meant everything to him. It was hilarious to see him just randomly on these church DVD's! I miss you Bishop Kiriyama and I hope you and your family are doing well!
2nd: I had an experience during General Conference. It was a small experience, but it left a big impression on me. Sunday afternoon, as I'm sitting watching the Saturday afternoon session (time differences mean we can't watch all of them live), the sun started shining through the windows of the Finglas Chapel in Dublin...
(This is where you think, oh wow, Elder Crosby's gone off the emotional deep end now. It's not like that I promise)
So the sun starts shining through the window, and I see something shine off the pew in front of me. On closer inspection, I notice that it's the light refracting off my missionary badge. Under closer examination, I could see that some of the writing on the badge was visible as well!
'Elder Crosby,' the first feature at the top of this badge, the writing which identifies who I am, could not be seen at all, just a dot of light. In this reflection however, the name of 'Jesus Christ' glowed clearly against the wooden pew.
'Wow' I thought, what a representation of missionary work! While I'm out here as a full-time missionary, I'm not here to let 'Elder Crosby' shine in my countenance. I'm here to represent our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ. I'm here to let HIS light shine and to represent him at all times, in all things, and in all places. I'm here to reflect his example, to mirror his actions, and to show forth his love. It was a big testimony moment for me. I pray that we can, especially after this amazing conference, let Christ's light shine through us.
So speaking of which, General Conference was simply amazing! The Announcement for changing the mission age for Elders and Sisters will prove to bless countless lives! I encourage everyone to take a step back and consider a mission.
Some things I loved/learned:
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: (Personal Favorite) 'Do you love me?' 'Yea, Lord. With all my heart.' That resonated within my soul so deeply. "Having set our hand to the plow, we will never look back." "The Crowning characteristic of Love is loyalty."
President Uchtdorf: 'Do not wait until the end of your lives to learn how to live.' His talk on not having regrets and just enjoying the journey were SO inspiring. "How much time are we willing to spend on these things?"
President Eyring: Helping our children/those we lead recognize their own spiritual gifts, and then helping them do develop them for the Lord.
Elder Nelson: 'Ask the missionaries. They can help you!' We can! We can!
President Packer: Brightly Beams our Father's Mercy is my favorite hymn. :)
Elder Robert C. Gay: "What will a man give for his soul?"
President Eyring: We often make our own 'pavilion of his hiding place' And we can remove it!
Lastly, BIG NEWS! My time as a trainee, my time with Elder Topp, and my time in Dublin is at an end! After two transfers, I have been given a new assignment! I will be going to the Cumbernauld area in Glasgow, Scotland, and I will be finishing the training of a new misisonary!!!! Elder Griffin is my new companion and he has only been out 6 weeks! His Trainer (his 'Dad') Elder Horelacher, is finished with his mission and is going home this week, so I will be providing the 2nd half of his training as his new trainer (his 'Mom' lol).
Yes, I'm super excited. Yes, I'm freaking out. Yes, it's going to be crazy because I don't know the area and I've only been out for 3 months. BUT. I'll do my best, and the Lord will make up the rest! I'm honored that he can trust me with this assignment and I can't wait to get there and to meet Elder Griffin!
SO: I will have a different address now! I will let you know asap what it is, but in the meantime if you HAVE to send something, send it to the Mission home @:
Elder Creytn Crosby
51 Spylaw Road
Edinburgh EH10 5BP
Scotland
Shout out to BYU YSA Provo 109th Ward! Also to (Sister) Robertson from Weatherford, TX! I can't wait to meet you when you come to the Scotland/Irleand Mission!!
Whew, this was LONG! I'm off for the next part of this amazing adventure of serving the Most High God!
Love,
Elder Crosby
Monday, October 1, 2012
Post of week ending 9-30-12
*Theme from Chariots of Fire Playing* We... had... a... baptism!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Veliana Luwazi was baptized this past saturday. :) We had a really good service, and she's making friends in the ward already! She's so excited and says that it's like starting a 'new chapter' in her life. :)
It's excellent to realize that I'm actually fulfilling my purpose here as a missionary and bringing souls closer to Christ! Its the source of true joy and I'm thrilled to share this joyful message every day!
In other news:
1) Our investigator Pro has a date for the 20th of October and we're really excited because we think it's going to go through this time. The difference in him from when I got here is extremely apparent and its exciting to watch!
2) Matthew and his whole family came to church! The Gospel Principles class was on how families can be together forever, and Jenna (Matthew's wife) told us that she felt as if the lesson was just for them!
3) General Conference is this weekend, and I can't wait to hear what the Prophet and Apostles have to tell us. :)
Here's a shoutout to everyone from Fossil Ridge Theatre! I want to know what's happening in your lives, so write me!
That's all for now!
Love,
Elder Crosby
Post for week ending 9-22-12
Greetings and Salutations!
I don't have a lot to report this week, just a couple of things that I really enjoyed from this week!
1st) I have my first baptism scheduled for this coming saturday! Veliana will be getting baptized and I'm SO excited! Pictures WILL be coming next week!
2nd) Elder Topp and I have been, in our limited free time, been playing a lot of chess! Elder Topp is good at Chess. As in, REALLY good at chess. As in, the ONLY person who has EVER beaten him at chess is his father who taught them the game...
UNTIL TUESDAY!!!-- for the first few games, and in every game since, he has beaten me. But I checkmated him in the 4th game I played! I was so excited!
3rd) Most importantly, I had an experience this week which really confirmed my testimony that we are sent by God to help his children.
On tuesday evening, when Elder Topp and I were about to go in for the night, Elder Topp suggested that we should go see a certain family before turning in. So we walked down and knocked on the Eneh's door. Brother Eneh was in Nigeria studying to practice Law in that country, so Sis Eneh was there with her 1 boy and 4 girls (just like my family!) and they're all under 12.
We knocked on the door, and she answered with kids in pajamas about to go to bed. We caught up with her, and we found out that she is having to move to the other side of dublin, practically all by herself. I then was able to share about how the Lord remember's the faithful in their afflictions and their stresses, and how he WILL bless us as long as we rely on him. She had been REALLY stressed because of taking care of the move and the family all by herself. We came at the perfect time, and I felt the spirit testify to her as we spoke of the love Christ has for each of us.
Excusing my explanation which does the situation no justice, many tears were wiped away as we finished speaking to her. It was so inspiring to see how the Lord cared so much about her, and how he led us to her to express that love.
Since then, Brother Eneh has flown home in order to help her with the move and the family! The blessing came not even 3 days later!
Thanks for all the letters! They're like Christmas gifts! If you ever have any questions or wanna update me on anything, go for it! I promise that I'll respond ASAP!
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