Zone Conf Jan 2016  &

Temples 'Hours & Years' Away 

 

Coming at you once again from a noisy Cyper Cafe in the middle of Sarawak, Malaysia in the city of Sibu!

This week was our Zone Conference week so way fun! For those of you that don't know what happens with conferences here in the Singapore Mission, here the update: 

We actually go to Singapore! We fly in early in the week and we hop on the MRT (Train) and we head to the church. The first meeting starts at 7 at night so we have most of the day to go run around Singapore and have a good time. Way 'sick!' This zone conference we headed to what is called "Gardens by the Bay". We walked around "Marina Bay" and we took some sweet pics, if I might say so myself. It was a fun day. We also have the opportunity to eat GOOD food that we don't have in [outer] Malaysia . We spend our money on food there, not souvenirs, haha.  

For the other parts of the zone conference it is just like normal. On the second day we receive training and talks from the President and others. All of which are good! (But I may like walking around Singapore a little more...)

 

 

We wake up on the 3rd day at our hotel, and we head out early so we can get to the airport. This is Changi Airport. It is no ordinary airport. That is why instead of going 2 hours early, you go 5 hours early. There is so much to do and see in that airport it is almost like you don't even have to leave the airport for tourism!  But it was the perfect way to top off zone conference before heading home back to [outer] Malaysia!

 

 

 

Back in Sibu, Sarawak we then had District Conference for our District. So all our branches combined in Sibu to receive instruction. It was way cool to see the all of these people come in from sometimes 4 hours away to come to the meeting. During the meeting the focus was on "Families Can Be Together Forever", which is exactly what it should be. They talked about the temple a lot and man it was spiritual. One of the families in our branch was given a spotlight because they were leaving for the temple that afternoon. I have been working with this family for the last 6 months while I have been here and they are the best. It was such a powerful moment when I realized they are going to be sealed together for time and all eternity, as I was helping to watch their son up on the stand. As I am typing this email they are probably being sealed in the Manilla Temple. A sacrifice that is not easy for ANYONE here. They have to save for years and many do not make it there. The more I see this sacrifice the more I gain a testimony of FAMILIES. That is what it's all about.

Anyways, this week had its fun and also its spiritual experiences. Good week and here comes the next one! 

Elder Thompson