Week 9-10, 15 December 2013
Next week is transfer week
for my mission so we’re all getting anxious…
This is the first time I’ve
realized I'm not always going to get to see my investigators get baptized or
always be teaching them. :( But
I know that where the Lord wants me to go is where I need to be! And I need to trust that everything will work
out for the best. Having said that this week has been really good.
Our investigator, Daa, is
getting baptized! She had her interview
on Saturday and she's Phrawm (ready). It’s
been so awesome to see her testimony spark and grow! Since I've already started I’m just going to
recount this week backwards. LOL
So, on Saturday we taught our
investigator family with the Branch President (Prataan) and his wife. They are so awesome! It was Sister Keg's (Prataan’s
wife) birthday, and they even helped us!
After teaching, they took us
out to lunch. They’re so loving and
their testimonies are inspiring. They
helped me remember that there is no better way to spend your day than serving
others! Also, Sister Keg gave us fried bananas...which I've never had
before... and I may possibly be addicted to!
LOL They were amazing and I’ve
had them everyday since, which really means two other times, so I'll get back
to you on the addiction status. Okay?!
Thursday was also amazing
because we got a new investigator! Her
name is Pim and she’s a sassy Thai lady who's awesome! We met her contacting on Wednesday which is
was really random because we were out looking for a dress shop so we could get
a baptism dress made for our investigator. We found a shop in the middle of nowhere, but
we decided to go contacting first.
We found a talaad (market)
and just started contacting there. We
didn't really have success there but Pim was the last person we
talked to on our way back to the dress shop! I've had a lot of experiences like this. When we have the faith to be obedient,
Heavenly Father blesses us!
The last story but probably
the funniest... As a preface, I’m just
going to netnaam (introduce) Thai Culture. Everyone talks about being fat here. The
first thing people greet you with is oh you look fatter than last
time or skinnier. Old grandmas come
up to you in grocery stores and grab the fat on your arms and start talking
about it, etc. Anyway, everyone hates it
but everyone does it. LOL So on Tuesday we were teaching our
investigator-family and we were reading in the Book of Mormon and started
talking about how God love all of his children. The Dad, bay starts talking about
how we’re always changing but God is the same. He loves us. Then Sister Gung
(who's heavier by Thai standards) turns, puts her arms on my
companions and mine legs and says, “yeah and he love all sizes too.” LOL So
rang maag (ouch!) It was really funny! A lot of things Thai people say would be
offensive in English but they’re just funny in Thai. Thailand
Love, Sister Peterson
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