Alexa Jean Crofts: Week 12: Dona Ana Ward, Las Cruces, NM

Hey y'all!! Holy cow it's been over 11 weeks🤯🤯

This week was slower than the last, but it's been good!

Thanksgiving was pretty good, we were allowed to spend the whole day with members and call our family whenever we wanted, which was nice. I still prefer my Dad's Thanksgiving dinner over anything-- hahaha it's the best.

Some friends this week were a little less interested, but we also found this cool lady named Jane. We were coming back to our apartment and we saw her on a bench across from us. We said hi and said that we felt like we should talk to her. Turns out she is Buddhist, and she is super cool! She said she would meet with us again.

We met with her yesterday and she said she believes we should all be compassionate with each other and always try and gain more knowledge. We talked about how we believe the same thing and how the church is a place where we have compassion on each other and help each other grow.

We read Mosiah 18:9 with her, the one where they comfort those that stand in need of comfort. I asked her what that made her think of and she said really happy people. She's super sweet and she was excited when we gave her a Book of Mormon because she is a book nerd. She told us she wasn't going to be converted, but that she'd love to hear what we have to say😁

Brenda came to church!! She said she would, but when church started she wasn't there. Then we saw her walk in, it was awesome. I think she enjoyed it, so it was a good first step for her.

These are the highlights of my week. It's been a good one and even happier that one of my friends is going on a mission! God is good and He looks out for us, even when we don't see it. We're teaching a guy who says he feels nothing when he prays, but it's important to be patient. Line upon line things usually come, not all at once. I guess that is like missionary work. It takes all those little moments to help a person come closer to Christ.

Love y'all, have a great week!

Love Sister Crofts