Dear Family and Friends
Elder Taylor and I saw a mount of miracles this last week. I know that the hand of the Lord and your prayers have really helped us this last week! It was another great week and Sunday as well! Things are great here! I dont think I want to go home. They can just extend me about few months.
We have had success with finding members who have gone astray for a while. A few weeks ago we printed off a ward list with all their addresses on it. Well the past few weeks we have just been going around town finding all the members that we can. It is funny to say that some of the members we find run away from us ha. I know that it isnt us but when they see us they know what we are hear to do. Finding members this way has led to new investigators as well. We love visiting members all the time and it is really been effective.
On day this past week we had a person that we wanted to find. We went into a neighborhood and walked up and down just about every single street until we thought we wouldnt find it. Well it came down that we found a house and it wasnt the right address. A lady who lived across the street told us that she know she was Christian and told us where to go. Well we went to where that lady said to go and another lady told us where to go from there. The second lady that we met had a daughter who told us about a less active at the church that we have been trying to find. We got that less actives number ha. Well we followed the directions to a group of ladies who directed us to a man who gave us the number of the less actives daughter. That group of ladies then told us where here house was. We called the daughter to get her mothers numbers so we could call her. She then answered and told us that we had found her house. Well about 2 hours later we found what we were looking for and more. No one knew where this lady was so we have to exhaust all paths before we can say," We cant find that person." I think that is a reason Im on a mission, to find all those who have disappeared. Lately we have been finding less actives. We found another one who let us in and his wife is a potential investigator too. Some are willing to meet but not come back right now. We are doing our best to help them come back.
One investigator in particular this last week just didnt seem like he wanted to learn anymore. Well we told him that he really needs to figure it out. We told him that he needs to pray and talk with Heavenly Father. "If you get an answer you give us a call by 9:30 pm and we will know that you want to learn with his more. If you dont call we will know you dont want to learn anymore." Well he didnt call. Thats all I can say. Sometimes you have to drop those that dont keep commitments.
Sister Rung this last week came into a lesson and was telling us how she was just having a really hard time. She was telling us about how her mother was accepting of her and this and that. It was really hard to listen to because she deserves better. She was just crying and I had a thought. I grabbed a few hymn books and told her that we would sing two songs. I knew that singing would help us say things that are hard to say. We sang, Let the Holy Spirit Guide and then I Need Thee Every Hour. The spirit was so strong! You could feel it so powerfully! After we sang and said a prayer she said that she was felt so much better! 3 days later we met with her again and ended up singing a song before we ended the lesson by singing The Spirit of God. It was just like the other day, so powerful! I challenge you that if you are stuck with a investigator to sing a song with them. It has really help us and our investigators a lot!
Brother Tong had still not prayed about Joseph Smith. He said he didnt know how Heavenly Father would answer him. We have told him so many times that the Holy Ghost would answer your prayer in a way that you'll understand. In the middle of the lesson he asked," Can I pray and ask right now?" Well yes of course you can. He prayed right then and after about 2 minutes of silence he got his answer that Joseph Smith was true. He's getting baptized on June 12th! Another one of our investigators in Christian and we gave her a Book of Mormon. She wants to know what are the "Mormons" like. Well everyone here things that we are a cult. Well if you have been to our services you'll know that we aren't. Her daughter really doesnt want her to talk to us or read the Book of Mormon. The investigator told us the other day," I think my daughter took my Book of Mormon from me. Can I have another? This time I will make sure she doesnt find it." Ha so funny!
Right now Elder Taylor and I have our hands full of work! Weather it is investigators, less actives or branch work. Our days are usually always full! I like full days of work. I dont like to take breaks! I love getting to the end of the day and just feeling so tired. This last Sunday was great! We had a total of 15 investigators at church and a new record for people at church!! Our investigators still need your prayers. Our investigators are: Tong, Rung, Boot, Tin, Boy, Kim, May and Ploy, Nook, Bik, Om, Der, Daa,Meg, Noah, Braseat, Ooy.
Today I called one of my RC's, she said,"Elder Hinckley my mom is interested!" That makes me so happy!
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