Monkeys

Hi. Another great week down in the ancient city of Ayutthaya. It's been a fast transfer with transfers coming next week but it's been good. Last Monday we visited some more temples. Went to the old Portuguese Settlement. It was pretty cool. They were Christians but there's Buddhist stuff all over so I thought it was pretty funny.

Tuesday I went on a switch off in Lopburi with Elder Whitaker who has 6 months left in his mission. He's way funny and a convert to the church. Lopburi is known for monkeys all over so I was excited. Except monkeys are evil gangstas. I wouldn't think 2 foot animals could be so scary. It's like a gang. If you have food in your hand they will steal it. To get passed them, you give them inviting cards so they won't steal anything. And if they bite you, you have to go get rabies shots in Bangkok for 5 weeks. Not as cool as I thought. But they're scared of stuffed crocodiles. It's pretty funny.  

Visited a lot of Less Actives this week trying to get them to church for Branch Conference. A lot committed and didn't show up, very lame. But what can you do. We got a whole bunch of people at church and Brother Ess, our investigator, had the opportunity to get a personal lesson in Priesthood from the Stake President, his counselor, Stake Clerk, a couple High Councilors, Branch President, the First Counselor, and the Elder's Quorum President . It was way cool. They threw lesson right out the window. 

We finally found Brother Go. He's in jail. Brother Mong and his wife and his cute little 6 month year old kid, came to church today. He's way cool. He doesn't like big groups of people but he used to go to church and he was missing it. He said he doesn't want to go to the person he is when he doesn't go to church. He's way awesome Investigator.

Which brings me to little thought I want to share today. I came across these scriptures in John 6: 66-69 and it's when a lot of Christ's disciples decided that his words were too hard and they just couldn't follow his teachings anymore. 

66 ¶ From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life.
69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.

It's such a powerful couple of verses. They know that Jesus is the Christ. They have a strong testimony of him and his teachings. There is no where else to go when you find the truth and the light. There is honestly no where else to go. They knew he was the Christ not because he was there in flesh and bones, but because they had a testimony of him. They prayed and listened to His words. They followed His teachings. They did the things which strengthened their testimonies of the Savior, Jesus Christ. The ones that had true testimonies of the Savior Jesus Christ were the ones that continued to follow them. If we decide to fall away from the church where will we go? Not towards Eternal Happiness and Salvation. The Gospel is true and there is no where else I'd go. This church has the words of eternal life and happiness. This is the true church of God restored through Joseph Smith and we have the words of eternal life that have been restored once more again on this earth. I know that Jesus Christ, my Savior, leads this church today. I've never been happier in my life than I have out here in Thailand. I love you all and miss everybody!!!


Elder Decker
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Thailand Bangkok Mission

Pic's of 1. My backyard. 2. Portuguese Skeletons. 3. Statue in a Tree. 4. Flooding in Ayutthaya. 5. graveyard