Happy!

This week was pretty much just the same old same old. But Thailand's new year is coming up, so next week there is supposed to be this enormous water/baby powder fight? haha should be pretty fun :) But because it's so big, it gets kinda dangerous too, so we only get to play on our P-day, and we have an earlier curfew too...I just hope we can actually get some work done though! And luckily we're out in the country, so it shouldn't get too rowdy I don't think.

Bowling on P-day (and yes, I did win)

I also found out that President Khanakham, from our mission presidency, just got called as the first Thai area 70 ever!!!! How cool is that!? And I was actually able to teach with him before, so yes, this news was very exciting for all of us here in Thailand.

I hope you guys all got to watch conference! We don't actually get to watch it until this next weekend, but I'm so excited!!! Ha, so weird that I'm so excited because before my mission...I don't think I could have said the same. 

One of the members wanted to do my eyebrows....she painted them brown...yup I look ridiculous

So something I've learned this week is that happiness is a decision! I was reading a talk by a general authority. And he was lamenting about his bought with cancer. Apparently he had 2 brain tumors, and after having them removed, he was diagnosed again with cancer. He had a tendency to focus on the negative...but I mean I think we all would if we were in his shoes. So one day, he was talking to his youngest son about his trials and how he wasn't sure what would happen. And his son responds saying, "Happiness is a decision." 

I don't know how I would have reacted if someone said that to me if I had cancer, but this General Authority just broke out of his depression once he heard those words come out of his sons mouth. How true is it that the majority of us focus on the negatives. We focus on the trials and struggles we have, but we do not focus on what things we have to be grateful for. I loved at the end of the story how this man, instead of focusing on his cancer, he turned outward and focused on all of the good in his life.

I really took this message to heart. As a missionary, the work gets so tiring and you get shut down and laughed at all the time. But rather than focus on the negative, I've decided to focus on the positive. Yes, I got shut down and laughed at, but I also found 4 new people ready to hear the gospel! We are the ones ultimately in charge of our attitude. Choose to be happy!

Me with the enormous pot of rice for break the fast (this pic is for you, Cami)

Me and Sister Weed waiting for our bus in Bangkok to head back to Ubon after a really long training meeting. Still choosing to be happy, though our face say otherwise.

Love and miss you all! I hope you all had an uplifting weekend watching General Conference!

-Sister Lam

Got a package from Auntie Grace!!!!! Best day ever!