Hello everyone! This is it!
This time next week I'll be on a 15 hr plane to Hong Kong, and from there to
Bangkok! I am very excited, but scared (naturally), as I can barely say my name
tag!
-All of us with our flight plans! (fr. L to R: S. Roberts, S. Rogers, S. Pherson, S. Engstrom, Me, S. Hall, S. Shaw, and the lovely S. Bingham front and centre.)
Thank you Sister
Juli Miller for the treats! We ate them all in less than 10 minutes!
This week I
finished reading the Book of Mormon, and let me tell you, it gets better and
better every time I read it! Immediately after I had finished I had the thought
"Well, what have you learned?" and with out even thinking, my
automatic response in my head was "To come unto Christ!" The Book of
Mormon is amazing, and it has helped me come unto Christ so much, especially
while being here at the MTC.
I've been having a
hard time opening my mouth and trusting that God will help me know what to say
when I need to say it, for fear of making a mistake, or confusing the
investigators. I talked with one of my teachers, Sister Peck, and she was able
to help me a bit 🙂 We read Doctrine and
Covenants 33, and then talked about having to make at least 30,000 mistakes
when learning a language in order to get a good grasp on it. If I never open my
mouth, I won't ever make those mistakes and learn from them and then in turn
get better at Thai! So I had a little bit of an attitude change, and tried to
open my mouth more and try to let God help me with my words. And when I made a
mistake, instead of feeling upset about it, I would say "Yay! I made
another mistake. One mistake closer to 30,000!" It sounds ridiculous, but
it helps me haha!
One of our
'investigators', Pat (I really don't like writing Thai in romanized anymore,
but I have to with this keyboard, I would rather write in Thai script) is
getting baptized this week! We love her so much! She is so willing to follow
Christ and is eager to learn! I want to be like her have have the same
willingness as Pat!
Yesterday I was
able to help with the MTC 'test run' tours, so that was pretty sweet!
Today I have the
opportunity to help clean the Provo Temple! I am so happy that I have one more
opportunity to be in the temple before I leave, even if it's just for
cleaning. 😊
I think I have
decided that Moroni 7 is my favorite chapter in the Book of Mormon. Read
it!
I am so
grateful for the opportunity that I have been given to me a missionary! In
these 2 months my testimony of Jesus Christ and the Gospel has increased so
much! I love the Gospel so much, and I know that if we trust God, and in His son
Jesus Christ, live the gospel, and are willing to do what God asks of us, our
lives will be better than we could have imagined, and that we will receive
answers to questions, comfort in trials, and joy beyond measure.😊
Love you
all!
Sister Peterson
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