But yeah this week was fun. A lot of traveling. We had to travel to Ubon for Zone Conference which is like 3 1/2 hour train ride there. The seats are pretty much wood and no air conditioning. But it was good. Stayed in a hotel that made American AND Mexican food. I haven't had Mexican food in awhile. The Zone Conference was about the Atonement and Miracles. It was really good.
We visited the Cambodian village on the side of the road and went to go teach them, and when we showed up there was like 20 of them so we sat in the middle and held a picture of Jesus Christ and tried to explain the Atonement in really simple Thai. It was fun. I love Cambodians.
We had a Stake Sports day in Roi Et which was another 3 hour trip in a สองแถว or a truck that has two rows of seats. It was fun. We lost every time but I got to see some people from my group and the members had fun so it was good.
One of our investigators received an answer to her prayer when she almost died from choking on a seed but prayed to God as soon as she started choking and someone helped her out. She said God answered her prayer and she knows that Heavenly Father is real. Answers to prayers come in unexpected ways.
So, we got to help this older guy named Brother Tiam who can play those sick instruments with his Banana Farm. We couldn't find this guy's banana farm but we started asking around and it was literally behind his house haha. But yeah we got there and he's all decked out with boots and a hat and the whole outfit. We asked him what he wanted us to do and he got like a shovel thing and started piling leaves on the trees and we weren't sure what he wanted us to do and he forgot his hearing aids so he didn't know what we were saying. But yeah he started saying something about how the trees are cold so we need to warm them up by piling stuff on them and seemed amazed we never worked on a garden before. But it was fun. Brother Tiam is the homie.
At church, when we were teaching the future missionaries of the ward about being a missionary, the homie West Win popped his head in. He's been an investigator for a long time now and his dad is from South Africa and he speaks English. He's raps in English and Thai and does like graphic design or something. He didn't want me to translate for him because the members were roasting him for not speaking Thai and he's been here for 3 years haha. They were like look at these two guys they've only been here for 6 months. But yeah he's cool. He said he's been thinking about getting baptized so we'll see how that goes.
So this last week I was studying in the Doctrine and Covenants Section 6 and in verse 7 it says
7 Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.
This verse really stuck out to me because a lot of people think life is about getting as much money as possible and than they'll be happy. But once you start getting what you want, you'll keep on wanting more and more until you're never happy with what you have. The thing we need to be focused on is gaining wisdom, in the Gospel and in life because those things will stay with you after this life. The mysteries of God can be unfolded unto us if we have study the Gospel with faith, and pray with faith, and we will receive an answer to all our questions. God wants to answer our prayers but if we don't humble ourselves and ask him and put in effort, we won't get what we want. Faith is a principle of power. When we exercise faith we will get from God. The stuff we get in life won't come with us after life. In Mathew 6:19-20 it says
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Eternal life is the most precious treasure and gift we can ever have. It will bring us the most happiness. It's a blessing to be out here in Thailand helping the Thai people come unto Christ. I know that the Savior lives and he loves each and every one of us and that God will answer our prayers if we ask with faith believing that we will receive. I love you all and miss everyone! โชคดี
Elder Decker
เอ็ลเดอร์ เดคเคอร์
Thailand Bangkok Mission
We visited the Cambodian village on the side of the road and went to go teach them, and when we showed up there was like 20 of them so we sat in the middle and held a picture of Jesus Christ and tried to explain the Atonement in really simple Thai. It was fun. I love Cambodians.
We had a Stake Sports day in Roi Et which was another 3 hour trip in a สองแถว or a truck that has two rows of seats. It was fun. We lost every time but I got to see some people from my group and the members had fun so it was good.
One of our investigators received an answer to her prayer when she almost died from choking on a seed but prayed to God as soon as she started choking and someone helped her out. She said God answered her prayer and she knows that Heavenly Father is real. Answers to prayers come in unexpected ways.
So, we got to help this older guy named Brother Tiam who can play those sick instruments with his Banana Farm. We couldn't find this guy's banana farm but we started asking around and it was literally behind his house haha. But yeah we got there and he's all decked out with boots and a hat and the whole outfit. We asked him what he wanted us to do and he got like a shovel thing and started piling leaves on the trees and we weren't sure what he wanted us to do and he forgot his hearing aids so he didn't know what we were saying. But yeah he started saying something about how the trees are cold so we need to warm them up by piling stuff on them and seemed amazed we never worked on a garden before. But it was fun. Brother Tiam is the homie.
At church, when we were teaching the future missionaries of the ward about being a missionary, the homie West Win popped his head in. He's been an investigator for a long time now and his dad is from South Africa and he speaks English. He's raps in English and Thai and does like graphic design or something. He didn't want me to translate for him because the members were roasting him for not speaking Thai and he's been here for 3 years haha. They were like look at these two guys they've only been here for 6 months. But yeah he's cool. He said he's been thinking about getting baptized so we'll see how that goes.
So this last week I was studying in the Doctrine and Covenants Section 6 and in verse 7 it says
7 Seek not for riches but for wisdom, and behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.
This verse really stuck out to me because a lot of people think life is about getting as much money as possible and than they'll be happy. But once you start getting what you want, you'll keep on wanting more and more until you're never happy with what you have. The thing we need to be focused on is gaining wisdom, in the Gospel and in life because those things will stay with you after this life. The mysteries of God can be unfolded unto us if we have study the Gospel with faith, and pray with faith, and we will receive an answer to all our questions. God wants to answer our prayers but if we don't humble ourselves and ask him and put in effort, we won't get what we want. Faith is a principle of power. When we exercise faith we will get from God. The stuff we get in life won't come with us after life. In Mathew 6:19-20 it says
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal.
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal.
Eternal life is the most precious treasure and gift we can ever have. It will bring us the most happiness. It's a blessing to be out here in Thailand helping the Thai people come unto Christ. I know that the Savior lives and he loves each and every one of us and that God will answer our prayers if we ask with faith believing that we will receive. I love you all and miss everyone! โชคดี
Elder Decker
เอ็ลเดอร์ เดคเคอร์
Thailand Bangkok Mission
Train Station
a random rice field on the way to Roi Et
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