Week 50 - Love the People
3:21 PM
Hi family and friends,
I unfortunately was still sick this week, but
we did get a chance to get out and teach some. Things were pretty normal this
week. We did get a new investigator yesterday. Her name is Hoang. She's a
granddaughter of a returning less active (Ming Nari), and this less active is
awesome. She has been coming to church all three hours sharing her testimony
with her family and making them have family prayer too. She's also sick and
asked for a priesthood blessing last week. In it it said she'd have the
strength to carry out her purpose which is to help her family receive the
gospel. She helped teach the plan of salvation to her granddaughter and really
poured out her heart how much she wants this for her family. Hoang is still
young, 14, but maybe something in what we or her grandma says will help her
feel the spirit and what this gospel for herself.
Our Less actives are doing well. Some have
dropped off again and others have picked up instead. But I'm still really
impressed by them. They still have good hearts and a desire to do what's right.
They just need to recommit; I know they'll
come back.
Also everyone who has served a mission says
the part they miss the most are the people. This week I was thinking about
Cambodians in general and the positive attributes they have as a people.
So here are somethings from my list:
They are really giving. Even if they have
little or don't know you at all, they love to give. Give food give clothes
whatever. I've been given mangoes, jack fruit, all types of fruit really, Krispy
Kreme’s, skirts, jewelry. They just love to give. It's really sweet and
humbling.
Cambodians are really good at taking advice.
I've notice when Khmer people correct each other they don't get defensive or
offended. They just try to do it again.
They're welcoming. When we contact, often
people will pull up chairs for us even though they have no idea who we are.
I've never had a super negative experience with contacting. Obviously people
still reject and ignore us but I've never encountered anything really rude.
Okay so those are just somethings I really
admire about Cambodians.
Hope everyone has a good week, enjoy the
summer!
Love Sister Semones
Also
Happy Bday Grace!
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