Thanks is Giving
Hello again Family and Friends!
This week was a great week in in Sibu, Sarawak, East
Malaysia, preaching the good word on this adventure called a mission!
I will start with a story on this one: So, lately we have
been having a lot of success with our Plan of Salvation lessons. Why? Because
when it comes to "Kebankitan" or the Resurrection, we get to talk
about our bodies being perfect.
We mention that all our limbs will be restored
if we have lost anything....so you can see where this is going for those who
know me, haha. I calmly ask if they can notice anything wrong with my body...they
can't tell. Then I ask them to look at my feet, and I ask them, "What's wrong
everyone?" Off comes the sock, and swarming in comes the little Iban children to get a closer look!
Then they all say, 'well what the heck, Elder, one foot doesn't have
some toes?!', Haha! Then we say, "Here is an example of something that will
happen during the Resurrection," the point seems to get to them every time!
This last week was Thanksgiving, and we were all a little worried
because they don't celebrate Thanksgiving here. Good thing we have the best
Senior Couple in the world, the Bodells! They came in with a full feast and
even had the pie too, Apple Pie, yes, Apple freaking Pie! So yeah, I ate most
of
everything claiming that I was storing up for the winter...so that was awesome.
Thanksgiving At home in USA:
One of nights we came out of our investigators home and
found that my bike tire was flat. It was pretty late at night so we really
couldn't call on anyone to come help us so off we went walking! This happens a
lot actually, but instead of being mad I actually quite enjoy it. Walking
presents an opportunity to see some things not usually seen or talk to your
companion more, so that's what we did! Great night.
One of the other nights we were at our members house and we
were talking about Iban culture and history. I expressed my desire to have an
Iban Sword eventually, and she remembered she owned a sword. This is not just a
normal sword, this was actually a Kayan native sword that has been passed down
through generations. The sword was used by the father's grandpa during WWll to
kill invading enemies, which would explain why none of the family wanted to be
close to it or even touch it. It was way cool to hold it and talk about it
knowing what it has been through...literally, haha. They believe it has some
witch-doctor curse on it so that made it even cooler.
Anyways that experience was way funny and cool at the same time!
Last but not least we had a Youth Activity on Saturday and
we headed to a YMCA camp in the mountains...more like hills...away from the
city. We ate some good food, hung out with the youth, and got to see some cool
sights. It was a great way to finish off the week!
I believe that is all for now, some of the pictures
will give visuals of these stories and some other small things that happened!
Thanks for all the support everyone!
Elder Thompson
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