This past week was actually a pretty good week! No complaints, haha.
Tuesday, we had 2 lessons and did some contacting, and it was a really good day. One of the lessons we taught was to the most kind old Hmong lady ever. She was awesome, haha. We tried to teach the restoration, but I think she didn't understand much... Elder Vang likes to speak really really fast and sometimes he doesn't speak very clearly, so that was tough for her. But we did a lot of practice this week, so hopefully we will do better in the future. She has been reading the Book of Mormon too, but I don't think she knows what it is, haha.
Wednesday, we had a few lessons too, and we were able to get a less active Hmong lady a new couch! So that was really cool. We also taught a family the Plan of Salvation, and they really liked it. We're hoping to invite them to be baptized next lesson, but they aren't really able to come to church because the husband works every weekend... it's kinda tough.
Thursday was awesome. We had zone conference in Gridley. I got to see a lot of my friends which was fun. Also saw Elder Gunsay and the other newer elder, Elder Kelsey. It was fun. We had 2 guys from Salt Lake come and talk to us about planning and missionary work, holy cow I learned so much. I've been planning wrong my whole mission, haha. But it's ok, that's why we have repentance. So that was pretty much all of Thursday. It was lots of fun and very edifying.
Friday, we weekly planned and did service and went to district meeting and that was the whole day. Weekly planning took a lot longer cuz we were trying to plan right, haha, but its good because now we have a goal for everyone. Also, Friday night Elder Vang and I really wanted to go to Elkins, the only burger place in Wheatland, but then we thought "lets just do it ourselves" so we grilled burgers on the panini maker and fried up some potatoes and it was a good time.
Saturday was a crazy day. The branch had a breakfast at the church, so we got up early and went to that. So much food. There was only like 15 people there, but so much good food. Best breakfast burrito I've ever had, and it was made by a Hmong guy. They're all just so good at cooking. But we did all 4 hours of our studies at the church, and ate breakfast and lunch and dinner at the church. It was rough. But we found a new investigator and had an awesome lesson with the Xiong family again, so that was awesome. Saturday I was really feeling pretty down, cuz I felt like we really hadn't been helping anyone... like I had been thinking "man, am I actually helping anyone in their life, or am I just inviting them to do stuff they don't want to do?" and then we saw the Xiong family and they just talked about how great the gospel was for them and it made me feel better. God is aware of us.
Sunday we went to the Hmong branch for the whole time cuz the Xiong family came. Kennith and Carissa don't really like going to church, so we tried to make it fun for them. I love Kennith so much, he's such a cool kid. But we were supposed to like have mcm that morning, but the ward mission leader forgot again and we are just getting like no support for the missionary work from the ward leaders, which is pretty tough but we're making it work. Sunday we didn't think we would have much time, but we ended up having some extra time and had a goal to find a new investigator and had been working really hard, and then we finally found a guy! It was way cool! God provides a way for us when we work hard.
Lately, I've been studying the Bible a lot, trying to learn a lot more about Christ's life, and its been awesome. But the other day I just had the thought "I need to read what Joseph Smith wrote when he was in liberty jail" so i did and man it really hit home with me. Good stuff. This verse was one of my favorites:
7 And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.
I love that cuz I think a lot of times in our life, we have our own liberty jails. President Ward says everyone has a liberty jail transfer, and I think that's so true. But just like the Lord promised Joseph, all these things shall give us experience for our eternal good!!
Hlub nej sawv daws,
Elder Muaj Koob
The branch (we had a missionary who served here 20 years ago come visit, it was awesome. like me 20 years from now)
Made some good food
Hmong elders
Posterity picture (my son, me, my dad, haha)
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