Sawadii Khaa Khraab Khrua (hello family!!!)
I
can't believe this is happening. I have 5 more days unti I fly off to
the Land of Smiles and my heart is just SO full while I'm sitting here
writing this. WOW! I don't even know where to begin.
This week was a good one! We had one investigator get
baptized, and another one will be getting baptized this week! I love
those investigators. We had kind of a fun lesson with the 17 year old,
we tried doing activities with him. And we did a little activity when
we taught the word of wisdom (thank you Sister Ference for the idea!)
and it's just so fun to see him as a quiet person smile and get to know
us as missionaries and as people! Hooray! I get to go meet so many
more people. And really connect with them heart to heart. I'm so
excited!!!! :)
We had kind of an interesting and unique lesson this
week with one of our teachers. He decided to have us participate in a
kind of like... role play type of thing. Where we acted as though we
were at the trial of the Savior. I was a part of the jury, but there
was a defense and la la la. The whole deal. The point behind it
though... was to have us think about how we would defend the Savior if
we had had a chance to. If there had been a trial in which we could
stand and testify that He is the Savior of the world. How would we
testify? What words would we use, would they just be words? Or would
they be a living breathing testimony of the Savior? He mentioned that
we maybe could've seen those things from heaven... and wished they we
could open our mouths and tell people the truth! Obviously the point of
that would be... that we ARE living, breathing, witnesses of the
Savior. We have the chance to testify that we know that He lives, that
we know that He is our Savior (phraphuuchuayhayrccd) and Redeemer
(phraphuuthay) and we get to invite people to Come Unto Him and find
rest. Wow! Isn't that just the best thing ever? My heart is so full!
And I'm SO EXCITED!!! Woohoo!
I honestly am struggling to remember what I did this
week... teach. Study. It's kind of a blur! But I've had I feel
like... some good study sessions where I could tell that the Spirit was
teaching me (there really is a pretty distinct difference between
"Sister Croft thoughts" and Spiritual Promptings when I study... Sister
Croft thoughts are way less smart :P). Just some interesting thoughts
from that! I think this week I've learned about the Savior. I love the
Atonement, and the more I learn the more I realize I need to learn, and
the more I love the Savior and overwhelmed by what He did for us! I
think that... part of the reason why we are enabled to do things through
the Atonement is because the Savior has gone before us... He has felt
all that we've felt. It's incredible to think about. Man. It's
amazing and it's real and true! I also think that the Atonement is
closely tied to covenants :) and I'm just beginning to understand that a
little bit! But those are just some thoughts...
I've also thought a bit about how amazing it is that
each of us chose to come here on Earth. To leave our Heavenly Father
because we wanted so badly to become like Him. Because we needed this
physical experience! BUT. EVERYONE chose that plan. The
anti-mormons... the many Buddhists in Thailand! Sometimes... I can't
believe how short of a time it was that I went without the gospel. I
don't know how the veil works. But I probably drove up to the "Earth
drop off" (like the MTC-curb) in Heaven... and popped down here to
Earth. Where sweet parents taught me the gospel since birth. And now!
I am lucky enough to get to fly on over to Thailand (seriously... can't
complain that my travel will be long... because like... in 17 miracles
when Levi Savage goes to Siam a.k.a. Thailand (never noticed that one
before!) it probably took him a bajillion majillion years.)) and remind
those people who chose this. Yay! Doesn't that just make you happy?
It's a little daunting to think that I represent the Lord... and people
will be able to ask me about it. I'm more scared to answer in English
than in Thai! But. I'm excited enough to get over being afraid (I hope
:)) and get over not being able to say anything in Thai. And to just
smile... and speak. To open my mouth and say. Yep. This is the
TRUTH! And I want you to know it! :) I would never ever ever in a
million years do this if it wasn't. I wouldn't go somewhere to lie to
people. Especially if it was gonna be this hard :P But it's true. And
I'm not alone. And it's AWESOME! Yccd yiam (literally means the peak
of awesomeness) haha. Anywho. I'll talk to you soon! The gospel is
TRUE! Rejoice about it a little!!! :) Woohoo :)
Gap khwaamrag mag mag mag mag mag!
Sister Croft
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