Hey Dad!
So this week has been great! My companion and I have been
working more together in this week! It's been getting better, but the work is
still difficult, as always, trying to get better, trying to get better!
My health is doing great! I've resumed eating cereal for
breakfast... my stomach seems fine with the milk now, so it doesn't look like
it's going to be a huge problem for me!
Who is the Pouthanvang
family? I don't think I've ever met them before. We'll see though. I'm still in
Pakkret, Chaengwattana, Nonthaburi area. That's how it goes, but it's still
fun! But when will they get here? It will probably be fun if we could meet!
Nothing really interesting happened this week... we've just
been going out contacting a lot to help us get our goals for this transfer!
It's been a lot of fun teaching, but we're just trying to help our
investigators progress and keep going forward! Finally got to meet with one of
our investigators who went off the grid for a little bit! She's back now, so we're
helping her work out some of her problems. But she has a date for next month,
so we'll help her get there! We have another man who we're teaching, but we
just need to get him to church...
The ward is doing good! We get fed well here... hahaha. But
otherwise, the ward is good. Sometimes, I feel as though we're just on our own
out here, proselyting and doing the Lord's work. It's a little bit out there
from all of the other areas in this district, but that's ok! We'll keep working
hard. Still working on trying to be a more bold missionary, who testifies right
on the spot, and also enjoys the work in every aspect of it!
The language is getting a lot better! I'm understanding a
good majority of the things I hear, and I feel that I'm able to express my thoughts
more clearly, use more analogies, and help our investigators understand more
clearly about the Gospel! Truly, the Lord is blessing us, and helping me to
grow and communicate with everyone!
One realization that I came to this week was the simple fact
that the Book of Mormon is a history. What does that mean for me? It means that
Ammon actually did defend a flock of sheep and converted an entire kingdom. He
actually knew the thoughts of the heart of King Lamoni. Because he had faith
and trusted in the Lord. Nephi, the son of Nephi who was the son of Helaman, in
3 Nephi, actually had angels minister unto him. He preached so boldly that the
people who listened to him could not disbelieve on his words. Because he had
faith. Even so the Brother of Jared saw the finger of the Lord and then Jesus
Christ, in whole, because he had faith. These aren't stories simply intended to
help us build faith. These are experiences and accounts of real people,
intended to help us build faith. I know for a fact, that the Lord is
unchanging, the same yesterday, today, tomorrow, and forever. The Lord is no
respecter of persons as well. So the only answer that is left for me,
concerning the matter of faith, is that I yet do not have enough faith. There
are still miracles in this world, I witness them everyday! But I still can get
better. The works of God do not cease, and so now I'm trying to be a better
instrument in the hands of the Lord, and build my faith to be even stronger.
One day, I might be able to preach so boldly, that no one would be able to
disbelieve on my words. It's a work in progress, but it is a good work indeed!
I love the work, this Gospel, this Church, and the fact that
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the restored Church of God.
I believe that, whole-heartedly. I'm here on the Lord's errand in this
wonderful land of Thailand and I know that the Lord will not let us fail.
Love you! Hope everything keeps going good at home! Talk to
you soon!
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