Hello Family,
Khmer New Year is finally over and things are picking back up this week. We had a couple rainy days which was SO NICE! I love when it rains, cools down quite a bit. So that was a nice change from this heat. I hope we get more rainy days this next week because its too hot. This week we did some exchanges with the other Sisters serving in Battambang which was fun to work with them for a day. I went with a new girl fresh out of the mtc.
I had a Ming ask me to marry her son this week. She asked me 4 or 5 times and then when I said no she went inside and pulled out a packet full of pictures of him to see if I would be more interested it was pretty funny. We also had interview with President this week and we talked a lot about covenants and how these bind us to God and how important it is to work through covenants. There are so powerful and important!
We had a good week for church attendance 8 of our investigators came which we were pumped about. Ming Hout and her family showed up at 1 because if they waited to come at 3 (which is when church starts) they would have nothing to ride and they still stayed all 3 hours. They are so faithful and prepared. Bong Napah, Kim Ian and Sopoan all came to church with their little kids for the first time. They are slowing growing their desire and we are super hopeful about them too. Sombat and Lisa are the children of a recent convert who are super close to baptism probably within these next few weeks which will be super good for their family. We also picked up a new investigator this week while contacting. Her name is Rina and she seems so prepared to receive the gospel. She has 2 kids and her husband seemed interested too and so hopefully we can start teaching their whole family! The work is really starting to pick up this week.
I was also given a khmer name this week by my english class - Bopa which means flower. We are heading to Siem Riep in a couple hours for zone conference tomorrowwith Elder Meurs! I am getting really excited
I love this scripture in Doctrine and Covenants section 81:5
"Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees."
We all have people in our sphere of influence who we can bless and who need us to strengthen them. I feel like so often we miss out on the people opportunities given to us. But I know as we pray to have eyes to see and ears to hear, we can help Heavenly Father in reaching out to His other children who's hands hang down.
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