This week was a good one as always. I did an exchange with Sister Kong - she is so cute she is a khmer in her training and it was a lot of fun. We are teaching so many om's right now and its the best but also the worst. Om's are ladies in about their 60-70's and none of them can read and they have a hard time remembering things but they are just the cutest. They have great faith and come to church every week. Yay Suen and Yay Bon are both getting ready to get baptized really quickly here. It really is amazing to see their progress from where they started. They literally couldn't remember who God was for the longest time but now as we were reviewing lessons this week they remember everything, expound really well, and give the most beautiful prayers. I am so excited for them and blessed to have been able to get to know them!
Cool story of the week is Kim Yeng. She is a referral from the light the world campaign. So we called her up to see if she could meet and we met her the first time it was pretty normal, she belongs to a protestant church and understands and knows a lot. Very smart. But the coolest part was hearing her conversion story to coming to know Jesus. She has had so many "coincidences" in her life that led her to Christ. When she was younger she was telling us how much she hated Jesus and anyone that worshipped him. She was persecuting the church and it kind of reminded me of alma the younger. Then she had a dream of Christ and she woke up and hated Him even more. Second coincidence - she found the song silent night and it was her favorite song she didnt know what it was saying but listened to it for 3 years before she decided to look up the lyrics. Then she found out it was about Christ and she didn't know what to do. Third coincidence - in her school there was one Christian person who showed her where to church was so she could see what Christ is actually like. Fourth - When she was praying in the church to a cross or something and has her prayer answered immediately because she was planning on killing herself and then her life changed around. Fifth- after our first visit we gave her a restoration pamphlet to read in preparation for our next appointment and it turns out it was the wallpaper on her phone and she was like "Is this another coincidence?"
Long story short all of these seeming "coincidences" were part of God's plan. President Monson said "There is a guiding hand above all things.Often when things happen, it's not by accident. One day, when we look back at the seeming coincidences of our lives, we will realize that perhaps they weren't so coincidental after all."
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart;... and he shall direct thy paths."
I know the Lord is directing her path, He is directing my path and He is directing your path. Just trust and push forward in faith!
Love Sister Stratford
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