This week. Aug 24th

This week was really good.  What week isn't good? :)

I dunno what all to tell you from the happenings.  I feel like there was a lot of abnormal things and there was also a lot of "out of our area time" this week.   That's kind of a funny thing about serving in Thailand.  Well... actually it might be like that anywhere.  But what with switch-offs, training by President Senior, and an additional training by our Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders... there was a lot of traveling.  A lot of time on buses or trains.  

I really enjoyed the training that we've been receiving.  Actually.  A lot like Elder Croft's training, we've been talking about how to teach like the Savior.  That has certainly been one of my personal goals... but something that I've not always done the best at.  Preach My Gospel is incredible... and I feel like I've learned so much from my studies and from training that we've received and from impressions I've received.

Our investigators... we have a lot of different people right now... some of them are progressing... and some of them are not.  Some of them face serious opposition and trials.  But we are doing all we can to teach and help them.  Sometimes I feel a little bit weighed down by the trials of the people around me.  Yesterday after a couple of meetings I was feeling particularly weighed down by several different matters.  We were riding our bikes home and I just suddenly pulled over and asked a woman on the side of the rode if she wanted to go to church.  It honestly was such a tender mercy.  My stress was taken away and replaced by love for this woman and a warm comfort.  She told us she was interested and I'm excited to meet with her.  For me though that moment was just an evidence of God's love for us and a true tender mercy from Him.

Sister Herrmann and I are having a great time in Sisaket.  I love being a missionary.  Even though it can be difficult.  I love this scripture that Sister Hughes showed me last transfer.

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

I certainly have a lot to improve on every day.  But I hope that as I'm serving I'm imparting of my soul to those I have the chance to meet.  They may wonder why we call them all the time, why we worry so much about them, but I hope that they realize it's because we love them, and try to do so more perfectly daily.  And because we know what's true and we want them to have it.  What an incredible calling.

I love you all so much!  Have a wonderful week.

Love,

Sister Croft