It's official!!!!! Brother ทอีป (top) got baptized!!!! In between the 2 sessions of General Conference this past Sunday, we were blessed to witness the baptism of our investigator!!! He's seriously such a miracle story! Never have I ever met such a prepared soul with absolutely no issues accepting the restored gospel of Jesus Christ! He truly is a choice spirit of the Lord who was prepared for us to find him :)
Brother ทอีป (top) got baptized!!!!
That was indeed the highlight of the week. In other news....this Thursday on the 16th marks my 1 year mark as a missionary of the Lord. I seriously have no idea how time has gone by so quickly!!!! But I am so grateful for the opportunities I've had thus far to serve others and God.
Where I live :) #sopretty
Got to help these 3 girls from our branch fill out their mission papers!!!!
And...I finally got to watch General Conference...and in English!!!! So happy :) So this week's spiritual thought will be from a couple of talks I really enjoyed. The first one was by Elder Jorg Klebingal who gave us all just some very straightforward advice. He said something that stuck with me: "Acknowledge and face your weaknesses, but don't be immobilized by them." He laid out 6 steps to help us change our lives for the better, and he really focused on how the decision is ultimately our's as to whether or not we will make these changes to improve ourselves and our well-being.
Our awkward District family photo
I'd like to share a humbling experience. As we were preparing for Brother ทอีป (top)'s baptism, we last minute realized that the pants we had set aside for him to wear did not fit....ya it was terrible. We called the missionaries in nearby other areas to see what we could do...and honestly none of them were very willing to help. After calling 2 out of like the 3 Melchizedek priesthood holders in our branch, we were at a loss because neither of them had pants that would fit. So next, we ran to Big C (aka walmart) to see if we could purchase a pair...out of stock. By this point we are freaking out, but the zone leaders said it would be ok for him to be baptized in black pants. The baptism day comes, and our branch president is furious that he is not wearing all white (ironically the branch president is the one priesthood holder we didn't call). But by some miracle, one of the relief society sisters had brought a pair of white (almost hospital scrub) pants with her, and the baptism went on without a hitch. After that though, our branch president confronted us explaining how we could have prepared better by calling ALL of the members to see what could be done about the pants situation and for asking for help as opposed to just relying on ourselves and our meager resources.
Ok...the pants weren't really the issue. Cuz Top could have gotten baptized without them because the important thing was the covenant he was making with God. However, our branch president did make a good point. We could have prepared better and tried harder to find pants that would work. As a missionary...Elder Klebingal's talk just really hit home for me because our weaknesses and flaws get pointed out almost on a daily basis. Being a missionary is hard, and we are obviously not perfect people. We make mistakes...ALL THE TIME. But we all have the ability to choose, given to us by a loving God who wanted all of us to have our agency, the ability to choose to improve and become better when given the opportunity.
Ok and I just am going to attach the other talk that I loved and would really like all of my non-member (not Mormon) friends to read :) It just explains exactly why I am out here doing what I'm doing and why I know that our message is true!
Enjoy! I miss you all every day and pray for you always :)
Sister Lam
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