Area: Roi-Et
Companion: Elder Yuen
Hey Guys!
Conference was so awesome!!! wow I love our leaders! They
are such inspired wonderful men of God! Elder Hales right off with teaching us
how to learn from Conference and how we should really take notes. It helped so much!
I loved Edward Dube's talk he is full of faith and passion for the Gospel it
was really energizing! I loved when he said it doesn't matter where we serve
but how. Pres Uchtdorf was so quotable this weekend both of his talks were so
excellent. Also some other favorites were the Australian Elder Vincent, and
Elder Funk (he is in the Asia Area Presidency) as well as Elder Eyring in the
priesthood session helped me so much with the questions and that I had prepared
about receiving a change in my countenance and in ministering to others. I have
recognized in the past couple weeks that the change that I desire the man and
the missionary that I desire to become is accompanied by an inherent change in
physical countenance and this change of countenance is what I want so bad and I
am working towards it daily. I feel like if I can receive that change in my
countenance and the Christlike attributes that accompany it than I will have
succeeded in my missionary labors and have been forever changed by my
missionary service. I learned from Elder Funk that in order to receive a change
in countenance I need to have a broken heart and contrite spirit and love my
Savior enough to give him my heart. Especially in the area of a broken heart
that the broken heart will also include accepting the Lords will and letting my
will be swallowed up in the will of the Lord. I really learned from Pres Eyring
about ministering, especially in the part where he taught that I don't know my
missionaries in my zone and their needs perfectly but our Heavenly Father knows
them perfectly their needs fears and challenges and if I will ask him he will
instruct me specifically on what I can do to minister unto them in the way the
Savior would.
Another part of General Conference that I loved was all the
talks on the Articles of Faith I have resolved to give those greater study and
to memorize them in Thai and then start using them in inviting and teaching.
They are so simple and powerful statements of testimony!
This week our District all got balanced key indicators again
for the 2nd week straight! This is our last P-Day together and we are all kind
of in denial that we are going to be broken up. This past transfer has been so
filled with joy and miracles together more than any other time in my mission!
This past week I was able to some training in the
Mahasarakham district and go on switch-offs with both Elder Kohler and Elder
Chambers they are both really solid young missionaries coming up on their 6
month mark in the mission. They are both really excellent at street contacting
and are really natural with their approaches Elder Chambers needed help with
hope. It appears that he had a rough go in Ayuthaya and he let it get him
discouraged and so we had a great study on Hope and talked about how he can let
that trial build him and help him be stronger and rely on the Lord even more.
On Sunday Kwanchay's two grand kids Baw and Batr came to
General Conference and they even brought a friend too! Her name is Fon (which
is rain in Thai) Also on Sunday we had 2 other really uplifting experiences the
first was that we had a district fast that we might meet our baptismal goal for
this month and then after General Conference we had a giant conference call
where all the districts were gathered and then we called the district leaders
and had a zone prayer where we prayed for each person to be baptized asked for
specific help in assisting them overcome their concerns that they are facing.
Elder Yuen's Grandpa got baptized!!!!!!!! The pics his
family sent back are so awesome!
Thanks so much for sharing the moments in the truck those
are super cute and way funny!
I’m so excited for Mikaela that she will be going through
the temple soon! That’s crazy only 6 weeks! That’s less than a transfer! I had
another couple ideas for mission prep: a voice recorder, a camera card reader,
a ruler, letter to self, (that really is a good idea)
I am working on a bit of a package home for y'all I think I
will be sending it via boat probably next week it takes about 2 months but is
half the price. Thanks so much about the suit! I have been thinking about
getting another one made there is no place here in Roi-Et but if I ever went
back to Bangkok I could definitely get one it wouldn’t be any more than 4,000
baht that would be a high-so one. That is so awesome that you are facebook
friends with them, Sis Prew that I helped be baptized here requested me on
facebook could you accept her please? Also you could be friends with her too
she is way good at English and would love to talk to my Mother!
Bow River had got some sweet new uniforms did we change from
the Laker colours though?
I love you all heaps and bunches!
Love,
Elder Cahoon
P.S.I got my 7-11 backup today and it’s awesome!
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