พฤษถา (May) Week 29 in Thailand

This was the week of baking...a rare experience in Thailand; due to the lack of ovens.  But we had birthdays to celebrate and members that wanted to learn, so that is how I spent my p-day and Thursday dinner hour this week.  It was sooo awesome to eat an American desert...that was actually sweet...and eat frosting that didn't taste like straight butter.  :-)  We found Betty Crocker cake mixes in the local Tesco, so it was totally not impressive but all the members were taking pictures and writing down the steps ... not sure they understood that a cake mix has everything already in it already...because they were a little too impressed.   :-)  We also taught one of the members how to prepare Easy-mac which an Elder left for them.  They thought it was bland and ended up putting red pepper, sugar, and fish sauce in it!  I love Thailand!

 

 

On a more spiritual side, I would say that my lesson learned this week is that Courage is a commandment (Joshua 1:5) We are commanded by God to be a courageous, cheerful, obedient people and this is possible when you really have a testimony that the Lord is always with you.  Much of being a missionary and even just a Christian is finding joy in the tender mercies of the Lord which can range from, KFC workers bursting into a dance routine during your Saturday Lunch hour, finding a semi sketch but mostly just awesome hidden pathway along the Khlong in the city of Bangkok, or finding a person prepared by the Lord ready for Baptism. Much of being a Missionary is being courageous when others are heckling your beliefs, staying hopeful when situations don't turnout the way you want, and being obedient always alone, with friends, always.  "Obedience is always a choice"   Elder L. Tom Perry.  I have a Testimony the Blessings will follow!

 

 

 

Love,

Sister Marina Peterson