How is everyone?!?!?!? I’m sooo excited to tell you about my week.
First off, thank you for your prayers...I felt them this week, a lot!! I
know that I have such an amazing family that supports and loves me. You
are the best!!!!!!!!! I got all your letters. It's really funny when
mail day comes around; the office elders and everyone always say, “just give it
to Sister Yeo.” :P Thank you! I make sure to write all of your
first and I'm trying to write friends back but I hope they understand when it
comes a little slower. However, their letters are definitely
appreciated!!
Mom - I didn't do as good of a job checking which
letters I received but I'll let you know. I'm very sure I get
all of them because mail has been consistent here. Sometimes, it's slow
because we have appointments and go out to work; so by the time we make it to
the post office, it's already Thursday. I sent one last Wednesday so
hopefully it will get to you by the end of the week or sometime soon.
Dad - mom said you asked if I could get a
subscription for the church magazines sent to me locally; turns out...we do
have a subscription. We just got the Ensign...a month later though but
better than never. So I guess for future reference, I'll exercise more
patience. :-) I'm curious how the new building on campus is turning out..I hope
work and church aren't stressful for you.
Trav - Please tell 'Illikea “thank you” for all
her letters!! She's been writing me consistently since the MTC! and I'm excited
to see where she gets called on her mission!!! :D I'm glad you had a
blast in Georgia!! I'll be sending you a letter home this week. P.S. I
was going to ask if you wanted the really fine tip pens but I'm already sending
them home so...tah dah.
Squirt! - How's seven peaks? hehe... you're going
to be one dark cookie by the end of the summer. I'm sure mom will remind
you but wear sunscreen! hahahhahahahaha
Mom, I'm sending home a package and it should get
home around the 2nd week of July. It has stuff for everyone
and birthday things for certain people ;-)
I'm not sure where to start because I LOVED this
week. This is my favorite and most meaningful week of my mission so far.
Last week, I hope I didn't sound like a complainer last week because we
didn't have people to teach. That's just missionary work, when there's
no one, then, it's just an opportunity to go find someone who does want it and
is ready to change. So with that in mind, we went inviting...A LOT.
Something that our branch is really in need of is strong priesthood
holders and lots of them. Our branch is about half the size of the second
branch here in Chiang Mai but the members are so missionary minded. So, we pray
for families and strong men who are worthy of holding the power from
God…priesthood holders. Heavenly Father is so loving that he puts in our path lots
and lots of families and priesthood holders. It's interesting how the Spirit
works, because when led to neighborhoods by the Spirit, we found exactly
what we were looking for. Super blessed this week.
Real quick- English classes are amazing!
I'm trying to make sure that our missionary purpose is fulfilled through
English. Last week, we had 120+ people come. It was great! Previous
weeks were about 30-40 so hopefully it continues to grow. I have a little
trouble motivating some of the Elders to have the
same enthusiasm about it but to also not be bossy. English is
one of the best finding tools. Zhouli and one of the missionaries here
in our district are “products” (for lack of a better word) of the program.
So I hope everyone can catch that vision.
Oh yeah, apparently this doesn't happen often but
we got a referral from Church Headquarters! Which was another huge
blessing this week, we keep getting referrals, we have 6 new investigators and
we have a plethora of potentials and the cherry on top; the members
are helping us teach in almost every lesson!! It’s been fantastic. So the
way church HQ referrals work is you just need to contact them within 24 hours.
So we were stressed... so stressed because Thailand isn't on a grid or
anything close like America. So to be efficient with our time because it
was also out in Mae-Jo (which is about an hour and 20 min bike ride or a 45 min
Roddeng ride), we asked the zone leaders if we can just Google map it.
So, it was semi helpful but we used our faith and just headed out following the
Spirit. The day prior to our scavenger hunt, we asked members and our branch
president if they knew where it was ... we even asked our investigators, Bon
and Bam (who are still amazing by the way - love them sooo much!) NO ONE KNEW!
So yes, faith and the Spirit led us there and guess what...the guy lives
in a mansion!! It was huge!! Never thought I'd teach in one of those in
Thailand! This was a win-win all around because he had sons, who are
again…potential priesthood bearers. So long story short, this week has
been a lot of trials followed with even more blessings. I honestly
believe that we get out, exactly what we put in. So last night when I was
talking with Heavenly Father, I told Him “sorry” that some days I lack the
patience but I'm trying my best and I know He's answering my prayers because
this is THE most meaningful fast Sunday I've ever had in my life.
I couldn't fall asleep last night for a while
because I got an answer to every single question I had. I changed my
perspective about many things and it made me more grateful for the simple
things I had. I was talking with our district leader and in the
discussion, I told him that when we were on our way back from San Sai, I was so
thirsty because it was hot and we were riding fast to an appointment and all I
wanted was a cup of water. It was so simple but something that I take it
for granted every other day. So in the end, all I would want in this life
is to have a testimony and to be converted.
I'm running short on time and I want to be sure
to send this so,
I LOVE YOU ALL
Love
Sister Yeo
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