Hello!
Transfers happened this week and Elder Wilcox and I am staying in Surin for one more transfer! We're both way excited! The people here are so amazing. We're excited to keep developing Surin!
Cool spiritual experience from this week happened a few days ago. I was trying to seek some personal revelation on how to feel the spirit more and know the Savior more. I opened to a random place in my scriptures and it was turned to the Sacramental prayers. I though "yeah I need to make the Sacrament more important" but then we had to run off and do something else do I didn't get much of a chance to think about it more. A few days later we were visiting an LA at his house and we were all sharing our favorite scripture in the Book of Mormon and the member we were with shared the Sacramental prayers as his favorite verses. Then it truly hit me that I need to make the Sacrament the most important part of my week. It's time where I can just sit and think about the Savior so this transfer my goal is to make the Sacrament the most important thing of my week.
Soon after we found out that we weren't transferring the members all got excited and were hugging us then they quickly resumed calling me a baby. I don't get it. I get called a baby so much here. This week we were talking to the sister who had the old Book of Mormon, and she was being kind of stand-offish even after we had a way cool lesson with her the day before. Right in the middle of the conversation she turns to me and, in English, says "you baby" I asked "I'm sorry what was that" (in Thai) And in English again she says "You baby" and then keeps going on the normal conversation. What in the world? I didn't even do anything. Oh well.
Funny Thai name from this week: แตงโม which means Watermelon.
We had Thanksgiving with some members of our little branch here and it was so fun! We had the whole thing! Mashed potatoes, turkey (it was actually chicken because turkey is expensive) salad, jello, pudding, and rolls. We helped the branch president cook the turkey and one of the members broke the stove in the church so that was fun. Elder Wilcox and I were in charge of the jello and in my honest opinion it was the best jello I've ever seen ;) We ate all together and watched a movie about the Salt Lake temple and then we taught an investigator right after. Pretty awesome day!
Lately a lot of our investigators have just been disappearing or don't want to meet with us anymore. It's sad to see these people that seem so ready to receive the Gospel and then they just walk away. We're trying to figure out how we can help them stay more converted and I think I found an answer in the scriptures from Helaman 15:7-8. It's talking about the converted Lamanites and how they never fell away.
"7 And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed it, that as many of them as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, and to know of the wicked and abominable traditions of their fathers, and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them—
8 Therefore, as many as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been made free." It says they have to see their ways are wrong and they need to have a testimony of the Scriptures. The scriptures are the way we help people become converted! So we will try to help our investigators get a stronger testimony of the Book of Mormon so they stay converted.
We'll probably just skype from the internet cafe where we usually e-mail! I'm way excited too! Will you be at Grandma's house when I call??
English class is a blast. We pick a topic and go over vocabulary like clothes or weather or hobbies. Then we practice pronunciation and grammar and we usually play lots of games and give out lots of candy. We like giving tongue twisters too and have them say them really fast!
Health is good. No problems!
Lately I've just been doing push-ups and sit-ups but this transfer Elder Wilcox and I are making a workout schedule to help us workout even more.
I am almost done with 2 Nephi in my Thai Book of Mormon reading. I try to read a chapter every day. Tons of Elders say that's what helped them learn the language the most so I'm working on that a lot.
I love you all so much! Thanks for all your support and prayers!
This church is true!
-Elder Borg
A letter to "The Brothers"
Hey brothers!
A letter to "The Brothers"
Hey brothers!
Just wanted to write a quick e-mail and say how much I love you guys! At dinner a few days ago Elder Wilcox and I were talking about our families and what we would do together and something hit me and it hit me hard. It hit me that you three are my absolute best friends! I miss spending time with all you! You're all so awesome and have such great talents and abilities. I'm so excited for you three to serve missions as well. It makes me so grateful for the plan of salvation that makes it possible for all of us to live together forever! I love you three. Don't ever forget that your best friends are at Gray Gables! (And Thailand) Psalms 133:1
Borg boys unite!
-Elder Mr. Mustache Beefstick Coon Y'all
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