Dear Mom,
This week was so great. I feel that the Lord knows we have MLC, zone training, and other meetings next week and has given us many blessings this week to make next week better.
Sunday was a day that we've seen a lot of fruit from our labors/blessings/miracles from the Lord. We had several investigators who were finally able to come to sacrament meeting as well as several LAs that we've been working with for a while. It was honestly really cool because most of our investigators came early to sacrament meeting and the first people seated in the chapel were investigators. It was so cool seeing the willingness and desire of these people to come and worship Him.
We had many people bring friends and family last week, too. It's like a chain of referrals that is coming forth. Out of all the investigators that came to church last week, at least half who referrals and friends of members. It was way cool to see people bringing others in and coming in themselves. On Sunday we had four people walk in and say that they've seen the church and sign for English class and have always wondered what it was like. We also had three others walk in on Sunday wanting to know what made this place different from others.
A great miracle from this week was the opportunity to teach a few former investigators. Many people we begin to teach, for whatever reason, stop investigating the church further. Usually, something changes in their lives - they move, or start school, have a problem with family, or a missionary moves - which prevents them from learning further. We've met two such people. One moved here from Bangbuatong and the other from Ayutaya. Both were still pretty interested in coming to church again, but didn't know where the church here was. We taught one of them, Sister Tip, and she showed great interest after not having come to church or learning more in four years. At the end of the lesson she asked "If someone wanted to be baptized and become a member of the church, what would they have to do?". We are way excited to work with her. She's way nice.
Another awesome story of this week is just how amazingly awesome the English class here is. Because it is such a large area, English is so huge. So many people come and I have seen, even though only being here for a short time, the great potential that can come from English class in terms of finding new investigators. Every week, We do "conversation" or "get to know you" or "interviews". We don't really have a name for it, but we simply sit down and talk to everyone who comes to English class for two minutes. We give them time to practice English, help people gauge their speaking ability and get to the right class level, and ask them if they know anything about Jesus Christ. We ask them if they would like to know and invite them to learn with us. I've found when we us English class as an effective tool, Tuesdays are by far on the the busiest days for us. Not only did it make our Tuesday very busy, but other miracles come of it. We had two college students come for the first time to learn English last Tuesday. Near the end of the class we pulled them out and asked how they liked it. They loved learning English here. They said how they've seen the English class sign for a while now, but never had the chance to come before. They mentioned how they were very, very busy. We got talking about religion and it turns out that they were also interested. They stayed after class, where taught a first lesson, then also came back the next day and learned more. They also came this past Sunday as well. Such a sweet miracle. English is the 'secret' way of 'leading' people into the church. There is another investigator who came to the church for the first time the first Tuesday of the transfer. Since then, they have come to the church nearly everyday the past three weeks. They just passed their baptismal interview and should be getting baptized this Sunday. So exciting. They have had great experiences with prayer and with feeling God's love since coming to church. The guidance and protection from the Holy Ghost is what they want most. As we were talking about what has impressed them the most from learning with the missionaries and coming to church is the feeling of safety when at the church and the commandments which bring peace, assurance, and blessings into their life.
I'm so grateful for the guidance that the Lord gives us not only in the work, but in every aspect of our lives. As we learn to recognize the Lord not only in religion, but also in our lives, that is when we will truly begin to be converted to Him and the Gospel. I am glad to have the opportunity to share the Gospel, but also for the opportunity to live the Gospel. Through Christ and His Atonement, we can truly change who we are and who we are becoming. He knows our potential and how we can reach it. I know that He lives and loves us. That He leads us to find exactly what we need in our lives through the subtle promptings of the Spirit.
Elder Sun
ขอแสดงความนับถือ, Sincerely,
เอ็ลเดอร์ ซัน Elder Sun
ผู้สอนศาสนา Missionary
ศาสนจักรของพระเยซูคริสต์แห่งวิสุทธิชนยุคสุดท้าย The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
คณะเผยแผ่ กรุงเทพฯ, ประเทศไทย Bangkok, Thailand Mission
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