The "Last Door" & Ambulance Rides

This was one of the craziest weeks of my entire mission...

Loved ones, boy do I have a story for you. So it all started Tuesday morning. Sister Teng and I both woke up not feeling well. I just had a headache and it went away pretty quickly, but Sister Teng had some serious stomach pain and so we stayed in the flat for the morning. About mid day however she started to get really sick. To the point where she was throwing up every 15ish minutes, and also not talking at all because her pain level was so high. I called the GP (local doctor) to ask about going to the hospital, but she said the waiting time would be about 3-4 hours, so we just waited.This was a very long 2 hours... but there was nothing else that I could do except for be moral support, and pray really hard! I felt a lot of emotional, and physical strength from something beyond me this entire day. I felt the Saviour's love both for me, and for her as she suffered this severe pain, and I was basically helpless to help. :/ Eventually I was able to figure everything out so that a senior couple was able to come pick us up and take us to a GP (local doctor) appointment. The senior couple brought some Elders to give her a blessing, and afterwards they carried her down to the car. Then we drove all the way to the appointment, vomit bucket and all. When we got there Sister Teng was really not doing well... poor girl! She was just so weak, and had lost so much fluid that I was really worried she was getting dehydrated. The doctor came up to see her in the waiting room right away, and instead of treat her there she told us that she was going to call an ambulance immediately. Within 5 minutes an ambulance showed up and two paramedics came out to carry my companion. Looking back, it's pretty cool that I got to ride in a London ambulance, but at the time I was extremely worried about Sister Teng so I didn't pay much attention. The paramedics strapped my companion in, gave her some pain killers, and we were off to the emergency room. Now, you'd think that if you came to the hospital in an ambulance you'd be on the top of the priority list, but no. :( We sat in the waiting room for a good 1.5 hours before we were taken back. Sister Teng was sitting in a wheelchair holding my hand, I was holding a nasty throw up bowl, and we could hear everything going on around us! I could hear a man screaming in pain a few doors down, there were a few ladies who had gotten in a bike crash sitting by us, and we kept seeing old people with oxygen masks come in through the doors on stretchers. It was just like a movie, I swear!! Finally they called us back, and we got our own little room. It was about 7 pm by then. After lots of needles, morphine & anti-sick medicine, blood tests, lots of vomit, an IV for dehydration, 4 different nurses, and a ex-ray they had no idea what was wrong... President and Sister Stevens showed up around 10 so I wasn't alone anymore, but the whole ordeal was pretty intense. Lots of waiting too... Surprisingly I was able to stay calm through the whole thing though. Again, looking back that was a HUGE blessing! Anyways, by 12:30 there were still no answers, and so the doctor told us she would have to stay at the hospital over night. They took us all upstairs and then we had to leave. It was really difficult leaving her in a strange hospital bed in the middle of the night with her still being in pain, but she was absolutely exhausted and needed to stay! The doctor told us she would be taken care of, and so we left. President and Sister Stevens dropped me off at my flat at 2 in the morning, and I had to sleep in my room all alone. I think I had a lot of adrenaline as well because I couldn't fall asleep forever... It felt like I just closed my eyes when the sun came up, and it was time to get up. Long story short she had to stay another night in the hospital, but the next day we went again to bring her home. They weren't able to figure out what was wrong, but she was feeling 100 times better after 2 days in the hospital being pumped with fluid, and resting a ton.

So, that's my story... she's great now! :) As happy as ever, with a bit of a sore stomach the first day back, but oh my goodness it was intense! I can't even begin to explain how much I felt the atonement through this whole experience. Most of my life the atonement has just been an abstract concept that I didn't completely understand. I knew that I had a Saviour, and I knew that the atonement was real, but I just hadn't felt it much in my own life. Well, I guess I just didn't apply it. Or recognize it for what it was. On my mission however, I've felt the atonement strengthen me personally, and I've felt my Saviours love for me as an individual! It's an incredible thing, and honestly very hard to describe in words, but it's real. I love Jesus, and I love my companion! What an experience for the books. Wow.

The rest of the week was average in comparison, but I'll share one cool experience that happened on Sunday evening. So, for those of you that didn't watch the General Women's Conference this story might not make complete sense... but if it doesn't just go read Elder Uchtdorf's talk. :) In the evening we went to go track down a former investigator of mine from over a year ago. I've felt like we needed to go visit this family for a while now, but things kept getting in the way of us going there. It was dark by the time we got to their street, and I realized that I didn't remember their flat number! We said a quick prayer that we would be able to find them and then we started walking. I didn't recognize anything in the dark. Finally we decided that we needed to start knocking on doors that looked familiar to me. But this was a long street, and it was getting late. After about 15 doors with no luck, we were getting pretty discouraged. We decided to knock on one more door and then call it a night. Well, guess what? We found the family! "Fourth floor, last door." moment.

VC staff photo. "Family photo"

 We took a pit stop at the Sherlock Homes museum last P-Day.

Our stroll though Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens this morning. :) We all went to have a surprise picnic for the Neeleys (senior couple at the VC).

I love this work, I love London, and I really love the Lord! I hope you all have a great week family and friends. Enjoy this beautiful Autumn, and all the colours that come with it! Also, sorry this email is massive... if you made it though the whole thing I'm amazed!

Much Love,

Sister Croft

The Olive Tree, Sleepovers and Baptisms

Another week in the service of the Lord. Another 7 days in the beautiful city of London. :) I feel pretty lucky!  

Ello family and friends, how has your week been? 

Although there was tons that happened every single day this week, one of the biggest things was Zone Conference on Wednesday. I'm always amazed at how inspiring these conferences are. President and Sister Stevens are incredible! Also, I got to see Sister Yau again which was great! I love that girl. 

Something I took away from Zone Conference was from Jacob 5 in the Book of Mormon. I feel like I've read this story about the olive tree, and the vineyard dozens of times, but never truly understood it. I saw it in a new light as we compared ourselves to the trees that were being taken care of, pruned, and changed. Sometimes it's not the most comfortable experience to let the Master of the vineyard graft new branches, or cut away at us, but He does it because He loves us and wants us to be the best that we can be. Only He knows our true potential, and although it may hurt sometimes, the trials we go though are to shape us into who the Lord knows we can become. 

It's always an adventure with two blonde sisters from America, a Sister from Malaysia, and a Sister from China. But when there is a "burglar scare" at the Britannia flat you add a Sister from South Korea and another blonde from America...that's when the real party happens. Oh, these sisters are great! :) We see so many miracles in the VC together. 

Speaking of miracles, here's one from the week. About 8 months ago I had the opportunity to give 

N----- a tour at the visitors centre. He was visiting on holiday from Russia and decided to come inside the chapel to learn a bit more about the gospel. He couldn't stay for long, but we introduced him to the Book of Mormon, testified of it's truthfulness, and gave him his own copy. We've stayed in touch over the months via Facebook messenger, and my companion and I answered his questions, and taught him the gospel of Jesus Christ as he read the Book of Mormon on his own. This last summer N----- moved to Utah to go to school, and we got him in touch with the missionaries there. Then on Saturday, he entered into the waters of baptism and my sister Julianne got to witness it. I don't have the words in my own vocabulary to describe how much joy this brings me, but my heart is full! As Ammon said "...I cannot say the smallest part which I feel." I love this gospel with all my heart, and seeing friends embrace it with open arms is so amazing!

Have a wonderful September week everyone! :) Talk to you in 7. Never forget how real this gospel is, and how much potential we have. Love you all! 

Love, Sister Croft

Visit from a 70 & "Dr Who?"

Happy Monday everyone! :) 

Another 7 days of memories and experiences have gone by. I hope you all had a good one! 

Lets see. Where to start? On Wednesday all the new missionaries came to the mission. There were a total of 24 new missionaries! Which is a ton in terms of our mission. Also, there were 2 new Visitors Centre missionaries from mainland China, and South Korea. They are the cutest, and I love them already! Our Visitors Centre staff is slowly turning all Asian, which I think is hilarious seeing as we are in Europe. Sometimes we joke that it's an "Asian Invasion." They are wonderful, and we are already seeing many miracles together! Also on Wednesday Sister Dobrowska (another VC missionary), and I were asked by president to help all the new missionaries set their iPads up. Usually they have the Tech Elders do it, but there were so many new missionaries that they needed extra help. So, unofficially I'm a "Tech Sister" now. ;) I thought you would get a kick out of this Dad.

*Asian Invasion*

Thursday was my very first full day with Sister Teng. Oh, she is the sweetest! Sister Teng is so enthusiastic about this work, fearless and so full of faith! She's also absolutely brilliant because she speaks 5 different languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, traditional Taiwanese, Malay, and English. 

We saw a lot of different ways that the Lords hand touched our week but, I'll just share one experience. On Friday all of our appointments cancelled and so we went to go contact a referral we got from HQ. We were trying to find this place for a pretty long time with no luck, and so we stopped two Filipino women for directions. Long story short, F--- and T---- dropped everything that they were doing and walked around with us for a good 30 minutes trying to help us find this address. As we were walking we started to talk about the gospel, and by the time we finally found the place we were looking for F--- turned to us and asked if we'd be available to come by their place the following week for "tea, and a gospel discussion." Um yes! :) Pass on the tea, but the gospel discussion- absolutely! Sister Teng and I were on a faith high at this point and so we walked into the apartment complex excited to contact our referral as well. The security guard stopped us to ask who we were looking for and when we told him we were looking for T---- he corrected us. We were now looking for Dr. T----. That's not intimidating at all.. this was a pretty posh place after all! We went up the stairs and knocked on the door to find a older gentleman on the other side of the door. He immediately recognized us and said that although he was headed out the door in a few minutes, he'd love to see us on Thursday evening of next week. What a miracle!! :) We're excited to see what happens later this week with these people. I'll keep you updated. 

*New district, new transfer*

We were also privileged to have another visit from a member of the quorum of the 70! Gotta love those! Elder & Sister Zwick are such powerful examples of what is possible when you live the gospel of Jesus Christ. I received a lot of answers to my prayers as they spoke to us, and I'll just share a few of my favorite quotes because there were a lot.

"Keeping your life centred on Christ makes all the difference" -Sister Stevens

"God is up there with a huge basket of blessings to pour down on us and our friends, we just need to help others put down their umbrellas so that they can receive them." - President Stevens

"Oxygen is needed to survive, as well as the atonement of Jesus Christ is needed to survive in this world. First we need to embrace and use it though, just like we need to put the oxygen mask over our mouth and nose" -Sister Zwick

"The Lord knows your name, He even knows your nickname. He know you personally!" -Elder Zwick

This email is getting pretty lengthy... but I just want just wanted to end with my testimony. I really do know this gospel is true! All of it. God is real. Jesus Christ lives today, and we can use His atonement in our own lives! The Book of Mormon is another witness of this along with the Bible and I love reading them both. :) We have a living prophet on the earth today, we really do, and this is the Lord's church on the earth today. Every single moment of my mission has imprinted this into my heart. I love this work, and I love all of you!! Have an incredible week, and enjoy this glorious gospel. 

*P-Day adventures with the district*

Love,

Sister Rebekah Croft

Faith in God's Timing and Transfers

Hi everyone! :) Wow, what a roller coaster of a week.. The week before transfers is usually a bit crazy, but this week was just over the top. We saw some of the biggest miracles, and had some quite difficult moments as well. It's a week where I found myself saying "opposition in all things" a lot. Good thing that's what God's plan is all about huh? ;)

On Friday we had Zone Meeting! Here's the Hyde Park Zone as of 6/9/2016. We saw a ton of miracles this transfer!

There were lots of baptisms at the chapel this week! These people are so special. I love not only hearing, but also being part of their stories. Everyone is different, and the journey is always different, but the gospel is always the same. It's a truly incredible experience to be a part of something so important! :) 

One of our friends L-- X--- was preparing for baptism this next Sunday, and he was so excited to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and start this new life. As we met with him on Tuesday morning we recognized that he really was almost ready to make this step, and we were beyond excited! Later that night however, we got a text from him saying that after speaking with his wife about one of the commandments he was going to commit to live after baptism, he didn't feel ready for next Sunday after all... talk about a heart being broken! It was so sad. :( We were praying for him a lot that night, and the next morning trying to figure out what we could do to help him and the rest of his family. I was so positive that he was ready to be baptized on the 11th of September, but as I prayed about it the familiar words of a general conference talk came to mind. "Faith in God includes faith in His timing." It was a humbling experience, but it's so true. How often do we say, yes I have faith in you God as long as it happens in the exact way that I always thought it would, and at the time I planned out. I know that I have. But having faith in God really does mean to have faith in his timing, even if it doesn't make sense at first. 

A cool experience Sister Yau and I had at the VC this week actually happened just as we were walking out of the door one night. Right before we walked out, a Chinese student from Imperial college across the street walked in. We put our bags down, and gave her a tour of the chapel. As we did we learned that she had arrived just that morning and that her mom had instructed her to find a church as soon as she arrived. She found us! :) As we continued to give the tour she was so receptive, and when we showed her the baptismal font she asked when she could be baptized herself. We really like that question around here. ;) She'll be meeting with the Britannia missionaries this week, and coming to church on Sunday!

Sorry to keep you on the edge of your seats everyone, but I figured I would save it for last. Transfer news is that Sister Yau will be going to Canterbury (my old area!!) and I will be staying in Hyde Park 1st ward yet again to follow up train Sister Teng from Malaysia. She actually speaks 5 different languages and so the Mandarin streak isn't broken yet. I'm seriously starting to think I need to learn this language! Sister Yau is on the left, and my new companion Sister Teng, is on the right. Wow, I love them both so much!

Family and friends I love you! :) I hope that you are having the most incredible September. Remember that the gospel is true, it's been restored to this earth, and that when we have faith in God's timing everything will work out the way it's supposed to. 

Much love,

Sister Rebekah Croft

Finding John the Beloved, and Faith Filled Miracles

"Hey, y'alright?"

This is the typical greeting for people here in London. Sometimes you get a "Good mornin' love" or a "Cheerio" from a posh old man, but usually it's "Y'alright?" I was super confused when I first got here, but now it's just normal. Sister Yau still doesn't like it.. but she'll get used to it soon enough. ;) haha

Family and friends! :) I hope that you had a wonderful week! My week was spectacular, and filled to the brim with miracles, and ups and downs. I'll share some of the best moments. 

On Tuesday, we were determined to find new friends to teach after having such rubbish finding experiences the week before. We both had faith that we could find 2 people that God had specifically prepared for us that day in the next hour, and so we prayed, grabbed our secret weapon (aka the Book of Mormon), and left the flat. We walked down the road, and the first person we saw was dancing to music with his headphones in. We stopped him, asking what kind of music he was listening to, and then we had a really good conversation with him! S-------- actually turned out to be an actor who had just gotten back from filming a movie where he played John the Beloved in all the scenes of Christ's life! He told us that he'd never believed in Christ before, but that after being in this movie he'd like to know for himself who Jesus really was, and if all that He did was real or not. Now, if that's not prepared I don't know what is! It was really incredible! :) We went finding for the next hour or so, and found a few potential investigators, but no one solid.. as we were walking back we stopped one last person named W------. He wanted to learn more as well, and so we'll be seeing him next week! He's from Jamaica, and "loves Jesus with ALL his heart." Should be a good lesson! Both experiences, the first person we stopped and the last person we stopped, strengthened my faith so much of how the Lord is aware of this work and aware of us. With faith miracles are possible!!

L-- X--- is doing well. He's been living the word of wisdom for 4 days now, which is a real improvement! We had a wonderful lesson with him on Wednesday where he shared a talk he had read the night before. We downloaded the gospel library app for him, and he's just been reading everything! One talk "Beware of Pride" really got to him. He told us that he's really starting to understand how important God is, and that he's looking forward to receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. Please pray for him though! He still has a few more hurdles to get through before his baptism. 

Something sad that happened this week is that J--- (one of our recent converts) moved back to China. She is incredible, and we will all miss her tons! On Monday President Riccardi (former Elder Riccardi from Italy) and his wife invited us and the Elders, plus all our recent converts to an FHE at their house. It was so much fun! I'm still in shock that Elder Riccardi is in our ward! For those of you who don't know him, there was a famous missionary letter written about Elder Riccardi years back. It's been spread around most missions I believe and so now he's basically a celebrity among missionaries! :) It was a cool day when I put 2 and 2 together. 

Well, although I could share a lot more I don't have much more time.. Until next week I love and miss you all! Have a great 7 days, and see lots of miracles with your faith in Christ. It's not only missionaries who can find the Lord's elect. You can too! 

Much love,

Sister Rebekah Croft

Moroni 7:37 "..For it is by faith that miracles are wrought."

Families are Forever

Woah. And there goes another 7 days! What a week. :) 

I don't have much time to email, but I included lots of pictures so hopefully that makes up for it.. before I even start, I apologize for my sub-par email though. It will be better next week. Promise! 

As for how Sister Yau and I are doing here in the Lord's service, we are doing fantastic! People were a little more irritable this week than usual, but it wouldn't be the same if it were always easy. I've learned that finding God's prepared children is pretty difficult sometimes.. but we are excited to be going finding a lot next week! I feel so full of faith that there are people in our area that are ready for the restored gospel. Now we just need to find them! 

I've been thinking a lot about families recently, and how because of the temple, and because God loves us so much we can be with our families for not only this life, but also the next! What a unique, and absolutely beautiful thing! I had the chance to share this with someone on the streets of London this week. She was in town to buy shoes for her wedding, and as we explained God's plan for the family she couldn't help but get emotional. She told us that although she'd never heard of it before, she would like that more than anything else in the world. She'll be going to church in Oxford in the next few weeks! I couldn't be more thankful for the things that I know, and for a loving Father in Heaven who wants us all to live with Him again. 

 Sister Furhiman (Wisconsin), Sister Apiyo (Uganda), me (Utah), Sister Yau (Hong Kong)

Some of the sisters wanted to have another photo shoot behind the chapel. Elder Neeley kindly obliged. He's the best! :)

"I solemly swear I am up to no good..." 

I was SO excited when we turned a corner in London and saw this!!!! 

 Korean food in a hot stone bowl. Yumm! Sister Yau takes sneaky pictures while I'm eating... :P

We've been reading the Book of Mormon with L-- X--- every single night over wechat video. Wechat is kind of like facebook for asians.. at least that's what I'm told. haha This night S---- joined us! :) It's funny because as we're taking turns reading, they all read in Chinese, and then when it comes to my turn I read in English. Good thing the Book of Mormon is true in all languages! ;) L-- X--- is doing well though! He's working through some challenges so that he can be baptised in early September. Please pray for him. He is great! 

Thank you for everything you do for me, loved ones! I couldn't ask for a better support team. Have a spectacular week, and good luck with the first week of school! 

Much Love, 

Sister Rebekah Croft

"Walk in the Light"

Happy Monday! :) Hope you've all had a spectacular week. It's been a good one here in London! 

Before I start, can I just say how much I love being a missionary? And also how blessed I feel to be serving here in this beautiful city? I stand in awe every single day of how incredible this place is, how diverse the people are, and how true this gospel is! Put all of that together and I'm just humbled. God must love us a lot to give us opportunities, places, and people like this all around the world! Sheesh! I'm just so grateful for what I get to experience here in England. 

Ok, sorry... I ramble too much. It's a problem.. haha

To get back on track I'll tell you about a tour Sister Yau and I gave on Tuesday. It was in the morning, and we were the only ones on the floor of the visitors center. We were already giving a tour to a Chinese family (I'm tellin ya, Heavenly Father knows that Sister Yau is here), but from the back of the visitors center we saw another women walk in. I went to greet her and as I gave her a tour she told me a bit about her back story. She was also Christian, and was a "missionary" in her own kind of way. We had such a good conversation in the chapel, and then I took her to watch Because of Him in the cinema. For those of you who haven't ever seen this video it ends with just two simple words "Find Him." There are a lot of ways we can "find Christ" in our lives- prayer, service, sacrifice, loving others, acting in faith, and a bajillion others I could name... but as I explained how I had really gained a relationship with Christ as I read the Book of Mormon she was intrigued. We talked for a good 30 minutes about the restoration of the gospel, and about what the Book of Mormon was. By the end she just looked at me with a smile on her face and said "I'd love to read that book. I can see the spirit of Christ in your eyes, and you make me believe this, because you believe it." It was such a tender moment, where I realized once again just how important these things are to me! :)  I DO believe them! 

Also on Tuesday we had an exchange with the STL's. I was with Sister Fitts from Las Vegas! She's great, and I learned a lot! You always do when you go on exchanges. We talked with everyone, and for some reason we talked the strangest people.. but hey, they are still children of God! 

A bummer of the week is that I got a fever... :( Sickness is the worst as a missionary, because you feel like you should be doing something, but sometimes you just can't. It's something going around, because I swear everyone in our Zone has been sick recently! 

Flat mates! :) Sister Yau, me, Sister Fuhriman, and Sister Apiyo.

Sister Yau found the Chinese section at the grocery store and and so we've been eating all sorts of things that she loves from home. This was SOO spicy!! 

Some professional graffiti near to where we live.

We've gotten really good at the photo timer.. ;)

We went finding in Hammersmith and found a 24 hour mega screen showing the Olympics! Go America, and Great Britian!!! Woop wooop!

To end on the spiritual side of things, here's a scripture that's been on my mind this week:

"Behold all ye that kindle fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks, walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks which ye have kindled..." As we walk in the light, and not any light, but the light of Christ, we can help others find the light. You never know where those sparks are going to go, but as we live the gospel some of those sparks might kindle and become a mighty flame! So, make sure you are walking in the light this week. Don't forget that you are an "example of the believers." :)

Love you all! Have a great, great week!

Love, Sister Croft

Precious moments large and small

Good morning everyone!! What a week. :)

The 1st week of August just flew by didn't it? I'm always amazed when I'm sitting here writing to you all again, and it seems like just yesterday when I wrote you last. Time is a weird thing. A wonderful thing, but definitely weird...

This week was full to the brim of precious moments large and small. But because this email would be way too long if I shared them all I'll just share some of the best moments, and experiences. 

On Friday morning we had zone training meeting. Before hand the zone leaders warned us all that although it was going to be an incredible meeting, it would also be a long meeting. They were right! It was both long, and incredible! The England London Mission is one of 15 missions all around the world to pilot a new way of using technology to teach the gospel. Although I don't completely understand it all yet, I'm so excited to start! It should be pretty amazing. :) To end the training we watched a video with snippets of apostles, and prophets of the past and present talking about how amazing of a tool technology is for us today to share the gospel of Christ. I get chills even thinking about it again. It was powerful! I've already seen what a difference technology can make to hasten the work of the Lord. He is definitely in charge!

Also on Friday we taught our investigator L-- X---. He had a really rough week, and so when he came he had a lot on his mind. He was talking about all the different things that were stressing him out, and how hard it was to focus on something when there were so many other problems in his life. As we were listening to him an image popped into my mind of Christ calming the storm. We showed him the video, and these words stood out. "Peace be still." This story really can apply to us today! We are living in the most violent, and intense storm ever- the world. When we look to Christ, and have faith in Him we can have peace. The storm around us may not instantly calm, but as we have faith in Him we will always be safe and protected from the storms of life. 

On Thursday we found a new friend to teach! His name is O-- and he has brilliant questions. As we taught him on Saturday he was asking some of the exact same questions as Joseph Smith did as he was searching for truth. It was so cool! They are actually questions that a lot of people have today. "Why are there so many different Christian churches? Which doctrine from the Bible is correct?". God gave Joseph the answer, and I know it today! :)  

I hope that you all have a wonderful week family and friends! Enjoy the summer, smile, and share your testimony on facebook. Yes, that's a challenge! ;) If you do it, email me and let me know how it goes. The Lord really has given us the most amazing tools to share the gospel, we just need to use them. 

Much love,

Sister Rebekah Croft

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I got another email a few hours after the first. The subject line was all in caps. And then just a short message and picture. haha! Can you tell she is a huge Harry Potter fan? She's dying to read this book. :)

I SAW THIS AT ESTELLA'S HOUSE!!!

Temptation is real.

The Hand of the Lord

Hi sweet family and friends! 你好嗎? 

How has your week been? Mine has been absolutely exhausting on every level, but also absolutely amazing. It seems like those two things always end up going together as a missionary. This week has been jam packed with emotion, but also miracles. First, on Tuesday night I sent Sister Wai, and Sister Mussman home to California... it's weird to have companions finish their missions... I miss them loads! Wednesday morning however, I went to the chapel for the trainers meeting and to meet my new companion. My trainee's name is Sister Yau, and she's from Hong Kong! She's probably the most hilarious, and adorable asian I've ever met. She always calls me "Mom", and I call her my "little Chinese daughter" (Missionary lingo). We laugh a lot, and it's been an adventure every single day. Training is definitely tiring, but it's also such a joy. I'm excited to see what the next 6 weeks hold for Sister Yau and I. I've also decided that perhaps God is trying to send me a sign that I need to learn Chinese. This is my fourth transfer with a companion who can speak Mandarin, and we keep finding the most prepared Chinese people! Sister Yau has been teaching me a phrase every single day, so I'll be fluent in no time. ;) 

I've been thinking a lot about the Lords hand in my life this week. Obviously I know that God touches my life, but I've been trying to be more aware of how He is involved in every day, and every single moment. Because He is! As I've sat down at the close of each night and pondered how I've seen the hand of the Lord that day I've realized that He is so much more involved in our lives than we often see. He is in every detail! :) So tonight before you go to bed take a moment to think what God has done for you today. It might be very small, it might be large but I promise you that you'll always be able to find something!  

At the top of the Monument* last P-Day with Sister Fuhriman, and Wei Wei. Our calves were on fire by the time we got to the top! There are a total of 311 stairs, but it was all worth it for the view at the top. :)

All of the trainers, and the greenies! Sister Yau and I are on the far left next to Sister Griffeth, and Sister Teng the other visitors centre sisters. 

We make delicious salads!! Yumm yum.

I hope that you all have a great, great, great week everyone! Make good decisions, enjoy this beautiful summer, and see the wonders as God's hand touches your life. I love you all! :)

我愛你 Love, Sister Croft

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*I had to look up what The Monument was in London....

The Monument, designed by Sir Christopher Wren to commemorate the Great Fire of London has been welcoming visitors for over 300 years. Today you can climb 311 steps to the top of the historic landmark (built in 1677) to take in spectacular views of London.