Great week this week! We had planned for Bong Mom to get baptized next week but when we went over this week on thursday she said she wanted to be baptized that saturday. So we were scrambling hurrying to try to get everything ready to go but it ended up being the smoothest baptism I have ever been to in Cambodia! YAY! Bong Mom is officially our newest member here in Tuol Kork. She was so happy, her whole family is members except her dad - hopefully he will learn soon he came to general conference so its looking good.
As for the rest of the week we had another exchange which was fun. Sister Clark and I got chased by dogs when we were contacting. We just walked past this shack with one door open but it was pitch black in side and then all of the sudden these two huge dogs just start barking and running at us so I just took off (probably not the best idea) but man it was scary. Still not a huge fan of dogs.
Srei Pov is just incredible. We met with her this week to teach her lesson 3 and she is already in 2 nephi 11 and is planning on finishing the Book of Mormon in 2 weeks!! She said she wants to read it all before she decides to get baptized. She also comes to all 3 hours of church every week. It is way cool to watch. Lina decided she wants to get baptized this week as well along with Bong Ny and Canly! Should be a good week here next week if all goes as planned!
When we were contacting this week I was talking to this Om who just had her husband die a few months ago and so we started sharing about the plan of salvation and she stops us and says "oh no no no I dont want to live with him again, this life was enough I dont want to spend an eternity with him thats too long" apparently we had the wrong approach. Super funny.
We met with President to discuss transfers already, can't believe this transfer is almost over already its gone way too fast.
I have been loving reading through the Book of Mormon again with hopes to finish by the end of the year. Some things that stuck out to me were in 1 nephi 18:16 after nephi has been through all these afflictions and has just been untied he says "Nevertheless, I did look unto my God, and I did praise him all the day long; and I did not murmur against the Lord because of mine afflictions." God does require hard things of us but I just love Nephi's response and how he is just so thankful and continues to praise the Lord even amist all his hardships. We truly are refined in the furnace of our afflictions but as we continue to look to God and rely on Him we will always make it through and He will always provide a way and means for us to get there. "In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world"
Love Sister Stratford
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