This week was a really good week. We've been able to teach some of
our investigators more! It was a miracle! But really it was... we've
been struggling all transfer to find people that will meet with us. And
despite the rain killing a lot of our appointments this week. We still
were able to teach a lot more than we have in previous weeks. We have
people progressing towards baptismal dates!
I
let you in on some of our investigators. One is a 18 year old girl who
Sister Nittaya met several transfers ago. She just recently came back
and started learning with us. She is so excited and loves all that she
is learning. I was so grateful for our ward yesterday. They took all
of our investigators in and helped them feel at home.
Another
investigator that we've started teaching is this sweet woman that I
adore. She is the mother of a member. And she comes to church. She
has been since I came here, and possibly before that as well. I noticed
her... I think maybe the first week and decided to talk to her because
no one was. I asked her how long she'd been a member. She said she
wasn't one. I sit by her during lunch a lot, talk to her weekly. I
just really like her! I've invited her to learn with us before... she
said "that's okay." Haha... but some members told us this week that we
just need to teach her. So we did. And I love her... she hasn't
accepted a date yet. But she knows its true. And while we listened to
her... I couldn't help but imagine her helping the missionaries teach
sometime in the not so distant future... telling an investigator how
stubborn she was at the beginning. Oh she makes me happy!
Sunday was a really good day for us. I feel happy thinking about Sunday.
There was a really sweet woman that is visiting here from the south. I
have had the chance to translate for her this week and also last week.
I just really love that sister! Sometimes I am just inspired by the
goodness of other people, she makes me happy!
A
really wonderful highlight of this week was Mission Tour. We had the
opportunity to be taught by President and Sister Senior and also
President and Sister Gong. We talked about the doctrine of stakes,
families, and temples. We talked about the sacrament. The spirit was
present... and I think we all learned and felt a lot of things. For
me... there was a desire to know the Savior more and more. And there
was also a renewed perspective. I loved a little thought President
Senior shared. He showed us a picture from a baptism. He said "what do
you see?" and then he showed us a picture of 2 Thai siblings, leaving
for their missions on the same day. He said... that we should picture
everyone like that. And that's something I'm striving to do more and
more. As we teach them we picture them in white ready to be baptized.
But we also picture them in the temple. And eventually in the Celestial
kingdom of God. It's hard to have that perspective with everyone we
meet and associate with. But that's how God sees us.
I love you and I hope you have a delightful week this week! The work is good! :)
Love,
Sister Croft
P.S. transfers are on Thursday. What? :) As usual... I have no idea what will happen.
Also. Pictures.
1.
The street to the church flooded. We had an appointment. And we were
waiting for them to come. And it started raining really really hard.
He said he was still coming... but then... he didn't. I joked to Sister
Nittaya that we'd get stuck in the church for 40 days and 40 nights
because of a flood. And then... it really did flood. Just enough to
have a disgusting wade home. But it's okay. You can't tell but I'm
standing in disgusting water :) Hooray. :) 
2.
Sister Saen from Sisaket came to Bangnaa for a day. And it filled me
with joy. :) I love that woman. :) It was a Sisaket reunion! :)
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