This week was so amazing and so many miracles happened! But the best news of the week is that Serei Roth got baptized!!! We were so happy! It was really stressful leading up to the baptism, we told her to come to the church at 1 and she didn't get there until 1:55 just 5 minutes before her baptism started. We were really stressed but so glad that she was able to come. The baptism was a really cool experience, she was so nervous. Cambodian people are kind of afraid of water and so she stood at the steps of the font for 10 minutes too scared, but she finally went in and after she got baptized she had the biggest smile on her face and said that she felt so calm and clean. We are so excited for her, and so happy that she decided to get baptized!
Something funny about Cambodia, when people have weddings here there isn't really anywhere to rent out and so they just build the wedding right in front of their house, which usually takes up at least half of the road and sometimes the whole road. And so a lot of times when we are biking there are just random weddings in the middle of the road its the weirdest thing.
The CTM elders and Sister Smith and I put on a Christmas fireside for our investigators and members of the ward. I was asked to speak about Christ's life. I am so thankful for the gift of tongues and know that it is so real, I was able to feel the spirit so strongly and truly speak through the heart and say all the things that I wanted to say. I am so thankful for this gift so that I am able to communicate with the beautiful people here through the Holy Ghost.
This week as I have been studying I have really felt that Heavenly Father and our Savior want to have a deep relationship with us and they truly care about us so much. I love in Helaman 3:35 where it says "sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts to God." I know that all the Savior is truly asking is for us to give our heart and our desires to Him. President Uchtdorf promised that as we do this "God will be with you. He will direct your steps. He will walk beside you and even carry you when your need is greatest." I know that these things are true, there have been so many times in my life where the Lord truly carries me through hard times and always directs my paths for the better. I am so thankful for the Savior and how much he loves us and cares for us. I know that as we give Him our hearts we will be blessed more than we can even comprehend.
We had transfers this week and so we have two new sisters living with us. Sister Her and Un, they are so cute and I am excited to get to know them better. One of my favorite people here in Cambodia is Bong Pana, she is an investigator that we were teaching that never had time to meet and so we haven't seen her for 3 weeks. But this week she showed up to church and said she found a new job that allows her more time and that she wants to meet with us. We are so excited! She is such an amazing person and you can truly see the light of Christ in her eyes. I hope that we can continue to help her Come to Christ.
I love Cambodia with all my heart! I love you all!
Sister Stratford
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