That subject line can either mean "hello beautiful people",
or "hello terrible people," depending on the tone. Take your pick ;)
(It's probably not correct anyway, let's be real, I don't speak Thai.)
So many miracles happened this week, I don't know where to begin.
The baptisms that we had scheduled for last week did not happen,
unfortunately. The dates don't always keep. But we have 3 scheduled for
this week, Nim, Gong, and Tong, so keep praying for them! Nim is
especially solid; she and her mother are meeting with us, and her son is
meeting with the Elders, and now she wants us to teach her husband!
It's a pretty awesome family :) We have definitely seen the power of
prayer work in our lives this week as well! We don't always know what to
do, where to go, what to say, or how to do our jobs, but when we pray,
things always work out how they are supposed to! Also I have seen how
the enabling power of the Atonement can honestly help us overcome
anything. The Atonement isn't just for overcoming sins, but also working
through weaknesses and making them strengths. That is for sure. We
had 12 investigators this week, and a total of 18 investigator lessons
taught with a member present, 13 other lessons, 7 recent convert/less
active member lessons, and 4 new investigators for next week. We started
last Thursday with 0 off all of those things. So if that isn't evidence
that prayer, hard work, faith, and reliance of Jesus Christ brings
miracles, I don't know what is! We are trying to double our numbers for
next week.
In case you were all wondering, I
have made friends here. Yes, Sister Anderson has friends. Weird, I know.
Especially since I don't speak...ever... but their names are Rose and
Kat, and they are the most perfect girls ever. I just want to squeeze
them. That's the picture I send home last week... they are 13 and 14.
Rose is an investigator, I told you about her last week. But I brought
them up today because I am so grateful for them! They show me that you don't always have to speak the language to get a message across. It's refreshing, especially this week!
Okay, love you all soo much!!!! Thanks for all the love and support! You all are the best!
This is Aunt Karla writing. Thanks to your dad for sending your blog address to read of your experiences. You remind me of Rachel, our granddaughter who is serving in Malaga, Spain and been out for 8months. She was so discouraged at not being able to speak the language, understand the culture, and wondered if she was doing any good. Suddenly one day, it all came together, she was the one speaking and giving the messages and leading the discussions. There are still many days she writes about that are discouraging, but the faith is there to continue. You already have the main qualification and that is you enjoy being with the people and soon you will love them. Thanks for waking up every morning and going out to make a difference! Love you and love the work you are doing.
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