Hey how's it going? It sounds like you had a great conference weekend! I'm always jealous that I have to wait, for us in Cambodia we'll be watching it a couple of weeks later on the 20th and 21st and I'm really looking forward to it. It seems that after 6 months you just feel that need for another spiritual boost you know?
The weather here in Cambodia has been lovely :) It just barely started pouring rain out of nowhere. Love it!!! We are in the hot season right now and when you are in the sun it feels like your skin is sizzling like bacon, haha just kidding! Kinda. Builds character. This next coming weekend is the Khmer New Year which is the biggest holiday of the year here in Cambodia and is a time that many people go back home to spend time with their family, which is so great! Therefore, a lot of members and a lot of the investigators we are working with right now are leaving or have left to go to their provinces for a time. So these next couple of weeks should be interesting.
This past week we met with that family I was telling you about, their names are Pu Mony and Ming Srey. Ming Srey has learned about Christ before and actually was baptized into a different Christian church. They have 5 or 6 kids(can't remember) but they are here on their own and they work as construction workers. They are both very kind and so humble and have some very strenuous work I am sure especially with the hot sun. Their house is with all of these other construction workers and the door is just a little square in the sheet metal that they crawl in to enter their small room, very humbling. They came to church again on Sunday and the Ming learned about tithing in Relief Society-she told us that she understands that if we don't pay our tithing it is like we are robbing the Lord. She expressed concern that she doesn't think she can do it to the Relief Society teacher, her faith will grow and as she sees the blessings in her life she will be able to do it. I am so happy to have the opportunity to be teaching them and I know that they are going to be blessed with miracles and increased happiness as they come unto Christ.
Lately I have been feeling kinda down and that I am falling short of the missionary who I ought to be, but I am so grateful for the knowledge that our Heavenly Father loves me and that through the Atonement all can be made right. As I study the scriptures and the words of the prophets, I feel the Spirit strengthen my desire to be whom the Lord wants me to be and I can feel my testimony grow deeper. I know that it is true for all of us and the Lord loves us and is more pleased with us than we really think He is. Thanks for your prayers and emails I really appreciate it. I hope that you know that I love you!
With love,
Elder Garlick
Pics; sorry I'll try and send some soon!
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