Week 47: Live your life as the Savior did ดำเนินชีวิตเหมือนพระผู้ช่วยให้รอด

This week has been such a great learning week. We had a Zone Conference this week and it was centered on the Savior, Jesus Christ. Our mission has made this transfer completely centered on the Savior. Teaching and studying should be focused solely on Christ and how He can help our lives and the lives of those we teach improve. We have made goals on how to "learn of Christ, teach of Christ, and rejoice in Christ." I've done a lot of studying this last week on the Savior and I have learned so much. We all share one thing we learn about Him everyday in my district!! I want you all to ask yourselves this question: Have I seen the Lord's hand in my life today? He truly loves us and everything that happens in this life is part of His plan. As you look to him, he will ease your burdens and give you peace!! 

As a result of the extra focus on the Savior this week, my companion and I made efforts to serve others and talk with as many people as we could. The entire mission has a goal for each person to talk to 10 people each day! Reaching out to others and being a friend is what Christ would do. I love trying to resemble the Savior and become a better representative of Him each day. I think living our lives the way that He would is the way we can have true happiness in this life. 

Okay now for the details of the week. We have been teaching this lady named Ratchani and she is one of the most interesting person that I have ever taught. She has accepted a baptismal date for the 12th and she is really progressing. She has told us she feels something really amazing when she takes the sacrament that she hasn't felt before. We told her that it was the Spirit bearing witness to her that this is where she belongs - this is the Lord's true church. Some background for Ratchani is that she has been studying other churches for over 10 years and doesn't believe Buddhism to be true either. She met us after English class and wanted to learn more so we set up an appointment and let me tell you she had over 100 questions (like seriously). However, as she has read the Book of Mormon and prayed she has come to a knowledge that this is the only true church! I can't wait for her baptism soon!!! Those that have questions I challenge you to read in the Book of Mormon and pray!

I also got to go to this buffet place with almost everyone in this ward which was way cool! All of the members here are incredible and I have come to really love them! 

This week we had 5 of the people we are teaching at church, one being มิน(min). He is doing great and will hopefully be baptized next week. He has progressed so much, the only thing that could be holding him back is smoking. He has almost completely quit, I think he just smokes one cigarette a day. He is way awesome though! 

That's about it for the week. Yesterday one of the people in my house found some bug spray and used it to make a giant flame with a taser. He was going a little crazy last night and burned some of the hair off my arm haha. 

Love this mission and doing the Lord's work!!! Have a great week!!!

Love, 

Elder Lowe 

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1, 2,6,7) District pics 

District meeting with food

Elder Gantt (left), ZLs, Member, Robert, Suprakit, and the Sisters

The sisters, Elder Gantt and Elder Lowe

3) Flooding after about 30 minutes of rain here. When it rains, it pours

4) Sports night with the Ward

5) One of the people we are teaching

8) Ice skating from last week!

Week 42: Elect will come to us!!!

Hey everyone! It's been a long week filled with awesome miracles. I feel so blessed to be here serving the Lord and deepening my relationship with my Heavenly Father. This week we had a zone conference centered on how to develop a stronger relationship with our Heavenly Father and how to help the people we teach understand Heavenly Father's true nature.

This week I got to interview another person to be baptized and she was way awesome. I actually had met her for the first time when I interviewed her and she asked me to baptize her! She has so much faith and knows everything good in her life is a gift from God. 

Ok so we have a more solid group of people that we are teaching now and I just want to talk about a couple of them. 

First, we have ป๊อก (pawg) and กี้ (gee) who are married and have a desire to learn more. They are searching for truth and had so many questions. Even though we had to switch our lesson plan, I know helping people really understand the Godhead first is crucial. It's so cool to see the reaction of people's faces when we let them know that they have a loving Father in Heaven that cares for them so much!!

One of the recent concerts here has been going through a hard time. His name is เกมส์ (game) and he said that his house is possessed and that he can't sleep. We were able to give him a blessing and bless his house and strengthen him.

We also are teaching this lady named บัวทอง (bua tong) and she believes everything we have told her. We are also teaching her niece and they want to come to church but they aren't able to. They told me it's not that she doesn't believe, it's just that she isn't able to. We are working on her hahaha. 

Lastly, if you have made it this far in the email than you are about to hear the true miracle of the transfer. This one guy named มิน (meen) went to church last week just because he wanted to. We didn't invite him and no other missionaries did either. He just walked into the church and wanted a change in his life. We taught him the plan of salvation and he accepted a baptismal date. He is by far one of the most fire people I have ever met. I'm so excited for his progression!! 

I love you all so much and I hope you all have a wonderful week! 

Love 

Elder Lowe 

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1,7) inviting

2) Dinner with the sisters

3) New profile pic

4,6) Baptism of sister Jane

Sister Jane with Robert and Elder Gantt

5) Elder Gantt (my trainee)