Last week, we got permission from President Senior to go to Chiang Mai for Pday and play with the elephants and tigers. We decided not to go. Instead we had a puzzle race with the Elders in our hotel hallway. The elders weren't even half way done with their 500 piece Disney princess puzzle by the time we finished our 600 piece puzzle. #girlsrule #sisterpower That is what we do for Pdays nowadays.... too tired for excitement. **sigh*** but I don't regret it.
Anyway, the week was full of miracles. We weren't in our area too much (7 hour bus ride for training in Chiang Mai... big tourist city=hello white people food! I'm getting a little tired of all this rice) but we had two baptisms when we only planned for one---the other one was a former investigator who had passed his interview and then dropped us. We randomly called him before moving his number in the phone to the formers and he said "I want to be baptized, can we meet tomorrow?" He was a completely changed man! It's incredible what a little time does for people. He also told me that "Most men don't like women with painted fingernails" and proceeded to tell me he would only be baptized if I took off my fingernail polish by his baptism date.... I appeased his request... hahaha Our other investigator who got baptized was counting down the hours until she was baptized.... literally the cutest thing in the world! We call on Saturday : "Sister, 16 more hours til my baptism! I'm so excited!" cute cute cute. Me and S. Bentley (yes! Another switch off with her! God loves us!) convinced her to take off the huge Buddha necklace by switching it with a "I am a Child of God" bracelet. Surprisingly, the 10 commandments are some of the hardest to teach out here among this idol worshiping people.
This week my companion is going home! So we are headed to Bangkok for her final interview and spend the rest of the time exploring the big city... and inviting them to be baptized. #alwaysamissionary :)
Jesus loves you and so do I :)
Sister Speas