Monday, December 30th, 2013

Hello Family!

It was sooooo great to get messages from everybody! Everyone is growing up so fast, even the adults, haha.  

I'm sorry, but I have to make this email really short.  Considering the fact that I talked to you guys like 5 days ago face to face, I don't feel so bad about making it really short.  

The New Missionaries are coming in tomorrow and we are busy making preparations for that! Two days ago, we had a big Culture Night that was a huge success.  It was focused on bringing a bunch of people together who are lonely for the holidays.  We had about 100 people in total come to the event and it was a huge success.  One of the investigators who came is a professional opera singer and she got up before she performed and announced her baptismal date and talked about how excited she was to get baptized.  It provoked a few conversations about baptism among some of our PI's and it was a great defining moment for a lot of people.  I will send lots of pictures soon.  

This week is going to be a way busy one again, but next week we will get a bit of a break and we will probably go on a lot of splits across the mission.  I had the opportunity to participate in the transfer planing with President Wada and that was a big revelatory experience for me.  The Gospel is true.  

I basically read the whole Miracle of Forgiveness in two days as well.  It's a great book.  Now I want to go call someone to repentance!!! 

I love everyone so much!!  Happy New Year!  Akemashite Omedetogozaimasu!!! 

Love,

Elder Crandall