MADE IT OUT OF TRAINING

HELLO,

This week was so amazing and full of so many miracles! We have Seuimey getting baptized this sunday, and we have Kanita and Mey on date! We are so excited for them, they are all so prepared to receive the gospel. I feel so blessed to know them they all truly bring light into my life.

We got transfer calls last night and I am staying in Chak Ta Mok and Toul Tompoung for another transfer. My new companion will be Sister Dy, she is from Cambodia. I haven't met her yet but I am so excited!! We will change companions this wednesday. 

We found out that the new mission presidents will be coming in july, John and Lucinda Lewis from Gilbert Arizona. They sound amazing! We got invited to a new years dinner with a lady in our ward which was so delicious. I also tried to eat a half developed egg this week. I got about half of it down but when I started tasting the feathers I couldn't keep the rest down. Maybe another day I will do the whole thing. 

I was reading Elder Jose L Alonso's talk from this past general conference and I love where he says "love without service is like faith without works; its dead indeed." Truly if we love people we will serve them. I have found this time and time again with the people of Cambodia. They show their love by doing service and they have truly taught me how to love and how to focus on what is most important in life. I feel so blessed everyday to know these beautiful people.

I love this quote from President Monson "Let us examine our lives and determine to follow the Savior's example by being kind, loving and charitable." I think that this gospel is all about love and I hope that we will all take President Monson's counsel and follow the Savior's perfect example. Love and kindness go a long way! 

I also love 3 nephi 27:13 when it says I came into the world to do the will of the Father. We, like Christ have come into this world to do the will of our father, and I hope that I can make Him proud as I strive to always follow His will for me. I truly know this is the only smart thing to do. We will be so blessed and receive so much happiness if we do things the Lord's way. I want the Lord to always be able to count on me to follow His will. 

Loveee ya lots!

Sister Stratford

matt yiay

bong phana

Mey

eating the half developed egg, couldn't hold it down once I got to the feathers 

Kanita is in the red and Sivmey is the other one

wedding takes up the whole street

Got dressed up as traditional khmers for pday and got some pictures taken I will send those when they come

My chair broke