Another One in Ayutthaya

Hello family, friends and อื่นๆ. This week has been another great week in the old city of Ayutthaya. I'm staying another transfer and finishing up training Elder Byers. I'm excited and ready for a transfer of miracles. It's been raining every single day. I thought rainy season was over but nope. It's just rain and rain and rain. and rain. and rain. Soaked everyday haha. But it's cooler now.

I always forget what happened this last week when it's time to email. I went on a switch off with Elder Ingleton in Don Muang. He's from Orem. Also a ZL. He dies this next transfer coming up. He's a way good missionary and it was a good switch off. 

We have done a lot of contacting this week. Went way far out to find a guy named Dang who fights chickens. It was pretty much in the middle of no where and he was interested in Jesus Christ and wants to meet again. miracle. We went to this market to meet with one of our investigators and we show up and sat with him for like a minute. Before this it was pouring rain while we biked 30 minutes to this market. He asks us to help him take down his shop and we did and then he got in his car and said goodbye elders. i thought it was funny.  

วันนี้ I want to talk about something I read in my personal study. It is in Alma 48:15-18.
15 And this was their faith, that by so doing God would prosper them in the land, or in other words, if they were faithful in keeping the commandments of God that he would prosper them in the land; yea, warn them to flee, or to prepare for war, according to their danger;
16 And also, that God would make it known unto them whither they should go to defend themselves against their enemies, and by so doing, the Lord would deliver them; and this was the faith of Moroni, and his heart did glory in it; not in the shedding of blood but in doing good, in preserving his people, yea, in keeping the commandments of God, yea, and resisting iniquity.
17 Yea, verily, verily I say unto you, if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.
18 Behold, he was a man like he was a man like unto Ammon, the son of Mosiah, yea, and even the other sons of Mosiah, yea, and also Alma and his sons, for they were all men of God. 

When we keep the commandments of God we will prosper in the land. It says that a lot in the scriptures but it's because people need a reminder of that a lot. When we put God first over everything else, everything else falls into place and the other parts of life are blessed. Iin verse 17 it says if we were all like Moroni, this world would be a pretty awesome place. Satan would have no power over us. But everyone is not like Moroni. This world is a a very worldy world. It looks down upon good morals and righteous beliefs. But what we can do is be like Moroni and stand for our beliefs and have faith, because God is on our side, and if he's on our side who can stand against us. Keeping the commandments of God will bring countless blessings into our lives. We don't know everything but God knows everything. We need to put our trust in him and endure with joy. I love you all!

Elder Decker
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