This week was a very hard working week. We did a lot of inviting! We did our best with the lessons this week. We didnt have a lot because things just dont always fall though. We had a training this week and it was a Zone Training. We talked about our Vision for Thailand. We want to see more stakes created in the next year. To do that we need more people. To do that we have been inspired by the talk by David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the 12. We gave a talk in which he said, " Invite one, who will go get one, who will go get one and that is how the kingdom of God is built". I have see this a few different times and it has inspired me. A lot of the time I ask members, non members, recent converts, and less actives if they will invite one person to church. So far we haven't see much because we have just started using it. It is picking up a little bit though. I guess we will see where this goes in the future. I challenge you all to go invited a person to church this next week. Maybe this person is a friend, relative, a less active member, whoever this person is ask them to invite a friend. This is how the kingdom of God is built. One by one! Other vision we have is to have a temple here and we have talked and talked about this. All we can do is find BRAFT! Baptize Retain Activate Find and Teach! This is all we can do and pray of course. During the training we talked about our divine calling and how this calling came from God. He wanted me to serve a mission so he put the means forth to help me serve one. I am grateful for the opportunity to server here in Thailand! It is a place where I can grow in the gospel and tell so many people about Jesus Christ and what he has done for all of his brothers and sisters and what God expects of us. Then we talked about working in unity. We all picked a song from the Hymn book and all at one we sang the song. At the end of the song we all said that it sounded horrible. Only if we would have all sang the same song then it would have sounded more beautiful! We all have a responsibility but we need to work together. Not only us missionaries but members as well. If we coordinate our efforts with members and with God we can do great things. Then we talked about prayer. The zone leaders told us of the activity that President Senior did with a missionary while they were getting trained. President Senior said okay lets get to know each other. So the before the missionary could get anything out President Senior asked for all these things and then walked away. This is not how two people get to know each other. This is like our prayer to God, if we just ask for things and then end our prayer that wasnt very effective. We need time to ask Heavenly Father what he wants from us. When was the last time you asked Heavenly Father how he was doing and what you could do to help him? I challenge you all to take time this week and talk to Heavenly Father. I testify that you will feel the spirit and his love for you!
Later after the training we received a text saying that we were getting another Elder for Samut Prakaan. It was a bit of a surprise. I guess two other Elders in the mission did not get along so great and it ended up with pushing and shoving and one Elder running away. No one was hurt and the Elder came back but this caused a huge emergency transfer this past week. A lot of the mission was affected. We got another Elder because of that. It was great to get another one for this area. We do need all the help that we can get. From that Elder Klein and I are companions and Elder Nelsons new companion is Elder Luker. Elder Luker is full of the spirit and loves the work.
On Sunday in investigator class the teacher ask we what blessings we get from coming to church. As I replied to his question you could feel this spirit fall upon the room! It wasnt over whelming but you could feel it. I said the blessings you receive are not always physical. You can receive happiness and love from God. I also said that one blessing is the opportunity to take the sacrament. Those blessings are personal. The sacrament opens up so many more blessing that thought we possible. I felt the spirit so strong during the next minute or so. Later that day Elder Klein and I went inviting at this pier where there was a lot of people and birds! It was successful and we did well. Bro Won is preparing to serve a mission and he came with us as well. He just took pictures the whole time. Please pray for brother Won and that he will find the means to pay for a mission. His family is not LDS and needs prayers from all of you. When we go inviting he will come and will dress up in a white shirt and tie and invite with us. He will be a great missionary wherever he serves. Then we went home and made homemade Thai food! Yum!
Have a great week!
Love Elder Hinckley
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| Elder Hinckley and Elder Klein out on Bangpu Pier inviting people to church and to learn of Christ. |
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| There were tons of birds flying around. No one got hit by poop, thank goodness, but a successful inviting opportunity. |
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