How is everyone doing? Is it COLD? Cause I was freezing last
night. Oh yeah BTDubbs... I'm in Chiang Mai ... AGAIN!! :D :D :D heheh
We have a mission tour and then I’m doing switch offs again.
So I'll stay here till Thursday and head back that evening! This time I'm doing
switch offs in the branch I served in so I'm way excited to see more
investigators and members.
Down in P-lok, the week started out a little rough. A lot of
our investigators were not available to meet with us and many of them didn't
answer our phone calls. I feel that we worked hard to use our time wisely and
in return Heavenly Father blessed many lives in Phitsanulok. Towards the end of
the week we had a miracle!! President Ken asked us to work with a less active
member--Sister Lee. We have gone to her house almost every day or every other
day for the last 4-5 weeks with no success. This last week we visited at a time
when she was home and she ignored us completely. We saw
her motorcycle and the TV was on. So we yelled “hello” and slowly the
sound on the TV turned off and we stood there for 5 minutes and finally
accepted rejection.
Then, Sunday morning rolls around and I was standing at the
door greeting people when a lady who looks like Sister Wii (our
"golden" investigator - who we’ve now dropped) walked into the front
doors of the church. It wasn't her but I didn't know who it was so I asked a
member and she said it was Sister Lee. My mouth literally dropped and
then I ran to tell S. King who was talking with the people from America. Sunday
was a great day! So many of the members were happy to see her and welcome her
back in.
Yes, so sadly about Wii, we had to drop her because, since
last Sunday she has ignored every single phone call from us. She mentioned last
Sunday that her husband was upset that she wasn't “satisfied” with the life
they had and that she was looking for religion. So, there’s no baptism this
Saturday. It hurts my heart to even say that.
However, I learned a very valuable lesson this week. I
feel that I have been blessed, comforted, strengthened and chastened. I loved
every experience. At this point, everything that has happened over the last
transfer and especially, this last week has opened up my heart and helped me to
understand what true Christ like love is. What humility feels like and God's
expectation I need to live up to. I read Elder Kristofferson's talk from
General Conference in 2011 and he said, "If we sincerely desire to measure
up to the high expectations of our Heavenly Father, He will ensure that we
receive all the help we need, whether it be comforting, strengthening or
chastening. If we are open to it needed correction will come in many forms and
from many sources. It may come in the course of our prayers as God speaks to
our mind and heart through the Holy Ghost." I needed that chastening from
Heavenly Father and I needed to open my heart during this time. I love being a
missionary and that Heavenly Father still understands that I fail but His love
helps me every day.
Always,
Sister Yeo
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