We didn't have a baptism this week but next week we have a goal for 2 baptisms!!! One lady has a friend who is the greatest help ever. She just translates everything we say into the Lao/Thai mix they speak out here haha. My favorite quote from our lessons. "Get in the water first and then you'll know! Just go in the water and then come and tell me how it is." Missionary work at it's finest.
The other lady has been learning for a little bit now. She's exactly like Joseph Smith. She has parents who believe in God, her mom is active at a church in Bangkok and her dad "shows his faith differently than most people". She wanted to find the church for herself, even though she's been attending somewhere for 3 years now, and the Spirit guided her to our church on Sunday night when there would usually be no one there. But that day there were a couple members waiting for a meeting.
Every time we teach her I feel the Spirit almost stronger than ever. She hadn't come to church until last week because she was scared and nervous about the change. We met with her and we told her "Today we are just going to talk about your concerns. All your questions and all the things that scare you, just tell us." All her questions were good but in the end superficial compared to the faith and desire she had to follow God. I received a witness in teaching that listening is the most important, and that the quiet 2 second gap between speakers is also important. The whisperings of the Holy Spirit are loudest in the silence.
This week we're excited to work with all these investigators and find even more!
We've been throwing these foam stress balls at each other for a while now and my shoulder is kinda sore sometimes. The game is, you toss/throw it to each other until someone drops it. Then that person goes and stands against the wall and is beamed by the other. It's great.
I play the piano every other week or so in sacrament meeting. Me and Elder Osborn switch off. The hymns have become my favorite songs. We're starting to bust out Christmas now! Not in sacrament meeting but just to play for fun.
Love you all!
Elder Keller
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