Hey everyone,
So this was a pretty good week here in Sisaket. Although not a lot was done due to the water festival. That was way sweet by the way.
Monday: So we moved our P-Day to Wednesday, so we could go out and play. It was an okay day. We taught like 3 lessons, but none of them turned into new investigators. There was one guy we met who attends another church, but I was very impressed by his faith, we just couldn't get him to really pay attention to the Restoration. We left him a Book of Mormon and hopefully he will read it.
Tuesday: We were able to teach a couple lessons. They turned out well. There was nothing really special that turned out of this day.
Wednesday: Ah, Song Gran, or the Water Festival. Now that is sweet. I was able to participate in probably the biggest water fight in the world. It is celebrated for 3 days EVERYWHERE! It is so much fun. There is just so much water everywhere! We spent most our P-Day in front of a members house, throwing water on the people passing by in the back of trucks and people going by on motorcycles. Too bad I only get to celebrate this in Thailand once. I was in the MTC for the first one. Oh well. We were actually able to teach a lesson.
Thursday: This was a good day as well. Elder Peacock and I did an exchange in my area.That was weird to go out working with him again. We had some success. We found a cool new investigator, and taught some other lessons as well. They turned out well. We also got wet several times during the day. It actually felt really good because it was way hot out.
Friday: We taught some more lessons. Again, I felt like I was soaked all day long. Oh well, it felt way good. We taught our investigator who was baptised on Saturday. They were some good lessons. We also met her daughter who should turn into an investigator here soon.
Saturday: Taught a couple more lessons and then our investigator was baptised. It was an excellent service and she truly has been converted to the Gospel. It has been really good to be apart of the process. Then we had to drop one of our investigators, because his grandma and his mom forbid him from being baptised. But he can continue going to church and meeting with us. It was the saddest thing. He really wanted to be baptised.
Sunday: It was an okay day. All of our investigators seemed to disappear. Oh well. We had one guy come. He is quite interesting and has lots of problems. It is going to take some time with him. But we are here always happy to help. Other than that, that was the only lesson we taught.
So that is all for this week!
Love,
Elder Ackerman
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Week #50
Hey everyone!
Well, we had an okay week this week. We have been getting a lot of help from the members in teaching. It has been going really well here in Sisaket.
Monday: Just a normal Monday around these parts. Elder Grover is a great companion. Oh and this last week, actually on the 2nd, we had to go to the hospital. Go figure, another one of my companions has gotten an ingrown toenail. So that was fun to go to the hospital everyday for like 5 days to get his dressings changed. Other than that is was an alright day. We weren't able to teach any lessons. I feel like I haven't gone out finding for a couple weeks. The last 2 weeks of last transfers, we were just teaching lots of lessons with members, so not a lot of time to find. I can tell that my skills have gone down.
Tuesday: It was another alright day. We taught 2 lessons. One was with a single guy. We are not really sure why he keeps coming back. He has o problems with life. We are just not sure what his concern is. We will keep teaching him and try and find out. We also taught another lesson to Gae. She is quite the interesting person. She asks lots of questions and is in the process of trying to get everything straight. She studied philosophy in college, so she is used to questioning religion. Although she does know that it is all true. Just trying to help her keep that in mind. They are very fun lessons.
Wednesday: Turned out to be a good day. We had a district meeting by Elder Peacock. That was weird considering I was his companion like 6 months ago. Wow, I just realized how long ago that was. Then we taught a couple lessons. They turned out really good. One woman is getting ready to be baptised on the 16th. She is doing great.
Thursday: An okay day. We did our weekly planning and taught one lesson. Taught Gae again. She is really close to getting a baptismal date. It has been really fun teaching her. Other than that, not much of a day.
Friday: Turned out to be a much better day. We got several lessons with members. They were all really good lessons. Umm, not much else to say.
Saturday: Yeah! 6 hours of General Conference in Thai! Ugh. That was hard to stay awake for. It was really good and we had several investigators attend. We taught Gae again and now she has a baptismal date!! For the 7th of May. It was hard, but she agreed to the date. Then our investigator Deem was interviewed and she passed! Now we have a baptism again for this week on the 16th.
Sunday: Another okay day. General Conference was good and lots of people attended. We taught a few lessons after it was all done. It was a good day overall. I made dinner for me and Elder Grover. I guess it turned out all right. It was rice with a Thai omelet. It was good :)
That's all folks!
Love,
Elder Ackerman
Well, we had an okay week this week. We have been getting a lot of help from the members in teaching. It has been going really well here in Sisaket.
Monday: Just a normal Monday around these parts. Elder Grover is a great companion. Oh and this last week, actually on the 2nd, we had to go to the hospital. Go figure, another one of my companions has gotten an ingrown toenail. So that was fun to go to the hospital everyday for like 5 days to get his dressings changed. Other than that is was an alright day. We weren't able to teach any lessons. I feel like I haven't gone out finding for a couple weeks. The last 2 weeks of last transfers, we were just teaching lots of lessons with members, so not a lot of time to find. I can tell that my skills have gone down.
Tuesday: It was another alright day. We taught 2 lessons. One was with a single guy. We are not really sure why he keeps coming back. He has o problems with life. We are just not sure what his concern is. We will keep teaching him and try and find out. We also taught another lesson to Gae. She is quite the interesting person. She asks lots of questions and is in the process of trying to get everything straight. She studied philosophy in college, so she is used to questioning religion. Although she does know that it is all true. Just trying to help her keep that in mind. They are very fun lessons.
Wednesday: Turned out to be a good day. We had a district meeting by Elder Peacock. That was weird considering I was his companion like 6 months ago. Wow, I just realized how long ago that was. Then we taught a couple lessons. They turned out really good. One woman is getting ready to be baptised on the 16th. She is doing great.
Thursday: An okay day. We did our weekly planning and taught one lesson. Taught Gae again. She is really close to getting a baptismal date. It has been really fun teaching her. Other than that, not much of a day.
Friday: Turned out to be a much better day. We got several lessons with members. They were all really good lessons. Umm, not much else to say.
Saturday: Yeah! 6 hours of General Conference in Thai! Ugh. That was hard to stay awake for. It was really good and we had several investigators attend. We taught Gae again and now she has a baptismal date!! For the 7th of May. It was hard, but she agreed to the date. Then our investigator Deem was interviewed and she passed! Now we have a baptism again for this week on the 16th.
Sunday: Another okay day. General Conference was good and lots of people attended. We taught a few lessons after it was all done. It was a good day overall. I made dinner for me and Elder Grover. I guess it turned out all right. It was rice with a Thai omelet. It was good :)
That's all folks!
Love,
Elder Ackerman
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Week #49
Hey everyone,
Wow, so the time has really flown by. We had a great week this week. Oh and I am still in Sisaket for those who were wondering.
Monday: Oh boy. What a fun yet tiring day! We spent 3 hours in the morning in Ubon playing some soccer. It was way fun. It was white people verses the Thai missionaries. We, the whities, barely won. It was great. We taught a lesson that evening as well.
Tuesday: Turned out to be an awesome day. We taught several lessons. Taught one woman who has turned out to be a great investigator. She has lots of questions, but shows that she is willing to act as well. Those turn out to be the best. We had a fun English class. Got to share some of the Skittles I got in the last package. A lot of Thai students didn't like them. It was kind of funny. They don't have anything like Skittles here.
Wednesday: Another fun day. Oh and on Tuesday, we found out that Elder Brix and Elder Siriphan would be moving. They are both great missionaries. We taught some lessons and spent the rest of the time packing to go to Bangkok. We had a bus come pick us up, pretty much right outside the house. It was very nice. Got to go down to Bangkok as a zone.
Thursday: Well, Elder Brix moved to Saphaan Sung (my greenie area!!! as a district leader), and Elder Siriphan moved up to Udon. Then I got a Thai companion again. Well, he is from Idaho and his mom is from Thailand and his dad is American. He never learned to speak Thai. But he is great. The name is Elder Grover, from Idaho Falls. We are going to have fun together for sure. Elder Cotrell's new companion is Elder Peacock, my old companion. Kind of weird to be in the same house again. He is a great missionary. I am excited for Sisaket.
Friday: Our finding efforts this week were a little week. We got lots of lessons with a member, but that was about it. We had to do some weekly planning and then go teach some lessons and that took up the rest of our time.
Saturday: Another baptism here in Sisaket! She will be a great member here in the church, considering here younger sister just got back from being a missionary here in Thailand. Actually 2 people came back. Brother Gongla and Sister Urisa. They were both fantastic missionaries. On Sunday, Brother Gongla went out to visit less-actives on his own time and invite them to church. It is great.
Sunday: Another great day. Got some good lessons taught. The next baptism we will have here will be on the 16th and then the next on the 23rd and then another on the 30th. This has been the most succesful time for me as a missionary. I am thankful to God everyday to be a missionary and a tool in His hands.
Well, that is all for this week!
Love you all!
Elder Ackerman
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Week #48
Hello!
Well this was a pretty interesting past week.
Monday: A pretty normal Monday around here. We taught a couple lessons in the evening. Nothing too exciting I guess.
Tuesday: We taught 3 lessons for the day. One to a new guy that we will be seeing right away in the morning every time that we will teach him. We picked up an old investigator who had gone out of town and the Elder's had lost contact. She is turning out to be alright. She really wants to help here family. Then we taught the 87 year old woman named On, and helped prep her for baptism.
Wednesday: This was a good day. Elder Fowles came from Ubon to be with Elder Siriphan for a couple days. I was with Elder Cotrell, while Elder Brix went to Ubon, with the other Zone leader. I spent the whole day in the other area with Elder Cotrell. It was good. We taught several lessons and they are doing great. We also had to teach a lesson in my area, that Elder Siriphan and Elder Fowles wouldn't make it to.
Thursday: Around lunch, Elder Siriphan and Elder Fowles left to go to Sisaket. He had an interview to take care of. They were able to teach some sweet lessons before they left and found our area a new family of 6. We will see how teaching them goes. Other than that the day went down hill. No other lessons.
Friday: Spent the whole day in my area because that was were all the lessons were set up. We taught 3 lessons and visited other investigators. A pretty successful day.
Saturday: Pretty much no work got done. Elder Cotrell and I got up at 5am to get to a meeting in Ubon by 8am. The meeting lasted until 1030am or so and then we had to go each lunch and get back to Sisaket. We then had to have Coordination with the Branch Mission Leader and then Elder Brix had to interview one of our invesitgators for baptism. And then at 6pm we had the baptismal service for 3 people. The 87 year old, one person from the other area (he was 16), and then an 8 year old from the branch. It was an excellent service.
Sunday: It was a good Sunday. Only a few investigators at church. But all 3 people got the Holy Ghost. It was great. We then got to teach 3 more lessons for the week and we also had to take time to plan for the next week as well.
Sorry if it is short. I got up at 5am again to go to Ubon and play some soccer. I am very tired. Okay, I love you all!
Elder Ackerman
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Week #47
Hello to the other side of the world!
Wow, what a great time to be in Thailand. It was a fantastic week here in Sisaket.
Monday: Just another P-Day on this side of Thailand. Went to a store to get a suit cut. I have a feeling it is going to turn out well. We went out to do some teaching but our appointments all fell through. We did find someone to teach, but he was not that interested. It was a pretty quiet night on the proselyting side of things.
Tuesday: Not much better of a day for teaching. We got a couple lessons done in the morning, but they were only return appointments. No one new to teach. One of the appointments was with a 23 year old guy. Too bad he was done with school and moving back out of the city to be with family. Ugh. It seems like stuff like that happens all the time. Oh well. English was a fun experience. The power went out from a rain storm and thankfully the church building had 2 emergency lights in the hallway. That was cool. So we taught English to 10 or so students under a dim light. It was fun. Then when the class was over the power some back on for good. Go figure.
Wednesday: So to make up for the beginning of the week in lack of lessons, the Lord must have decided to fill in the rest of the days. The rest of the week averaged 5 lessons a day. It was a busy week going around and teaching. We did have time to find some new people as well. One guy we are teaching is trying to stop smoking, so that will be fun to help him get through. He really does want to stop.
Thursday: A little slower of a day because of our weekly planning that has to get done. We found a sweet new guy that told us he doesn't know where to go in life and is kind of lost. He just finished schooling, looking for a job, and not sure what the purpose of life is. Good thing we stopped by and taught him a lesson about the Gospel of Christ. That was a cool lesson.
Friday: Oh boy. 7 lessons. That was a fun day. We found two new guys to start teaching. One of them has a family and he wants more happiness to be in his family. The rest were with investigators that have been learning for a while. We have a couple who are close to baptism. We are teaching a guy waiting for approval from the First Presidency and he told us about a dream that he had before meeting the Elders. He had a dream about Christ and when the Elders handed him a pass along card with a picture of Christ and he recognized Him as the man from his dream. That was way cool.
Saturday: Taught a few more lessons. More like 5 lessons. We found a guy who doesn't really care about this life and doesn't care if there is a next life. He pretty much has no hope. We really hope that we can help him to have that hope and faith in the next life.
Sunday: A pretty crazy day. We taught 3 lessons after church and we got a new kid who wants to be baptized. He is 13 years old and wants to be baptized. It was quite amazing sitting down with him. We only got 2 new persons to teach, and the other one is the step-sister of the guy we taught on Thursday. It was a good lesson. Gave him a Book of Mormon to start reading. He also wants to go to church on Sundays. Also our 87 year old woman is getting baptised. I think it is a record for the mission...
Well that is all for this week!
Love,
Elder Ackerman
Wow, what a great time to be in Thailand. It was a fantastic week here in Sisaket.
Monday: Just another P-Day on this side of Thailand. Went to a store to get a suit cut. I have a feeling it is going to turn out well. We went out to do some teaching but our appointments all fell through. We did find someone to teach, but he was not that interested. It was a pretty quiet night on the proselyting side of things.
Tuesday: Not much better of a day for teaching. We got a couple lessons done in the morning, but they were only return appointments. No one new to teach. One of the appointments was with a 23 year old guy. Too bad he was done with school and moving back out of the city to be with family. Ugh. It seems like stuff like that happens all the time. Oh well. English was a fun experience. The power went out from a rain storm and thankfully the church building had 2 emergency lights in the hallway. That was cool. So we taught English to 10 or so students under a dim light. It was fun. Then when the class was over the power some back on for good. Go figure.
Wednesday: So to make up for the beginning of the week in lack of lessons, the Lord must have decided to fill in the rest of the days. The rest of the week averaged 5 lessons a day. It was a busy week going around and teaching. We did have time to find some new people as well. One guy we are teaching is trying to stop smoking, so that will be fun to help him get through. He really does want to stop.
Thursday: A little slower of a day because of our weekly planning that has to get done. We found a sweet new guy that told us he doesn't know where to go in life and is kind of lost. He just finished schooling, looking for a job, and not sure what the purpose of life is. Good thing we stopped by and taught him a lesson about the Gospel of Christ. That was a cool lesson.
Friday: Oh boy. 7 lessons. That was a fun day. We found two new guys to start teaching. One of them has a family and he wants more happiness to be in his family. The rest were with investigators that have been learning for a while. We have a couple who are close to baptism. We are teaching a guy waiting for approval from the First Presidency and he told us about a dream that he had before meeting the Elders. He had a dream about Christ and when the Elders handed him a pass along card with a picture of Christ and he recognized Him as the man from his dream. That was way cool.
Saturday: Taught a few more lessons. More like 5 lessons. We found a guy who doesn't really care about this life and doesn't care if there is a next life. He pretty much has no hope. We really hope that we can help him to have that hope and faith in the next life.
Sunday: A pretty crazy day. We taught 3 lessons after church and we got a new kid who wants to be baptized. He is 13 years old and wants to be baptized. It was quite amazing sitting down with him. We only got 2 new persons to teach, and the other one is the step-sister of the guy we taught on Thursday. It was a good lesson. Gave him a Book of Mormon to start reading. He also wants to go to church on Sundays. Also our 87 year old woman is getting baptised. I think it is a record for the mission...
Well that is all for this week!
Love,
Elder Ackerman
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Week #45
Hey everyone,
Well so this has been a pretty good week. I will get right into it.
Monday: A pretty normal day for the 4 of us here in Sisaket. It is really fun being with 4 Elders in a house. We were able to teach a couple lessons before the night was over.
Tuesday: It was a pretty normal day. We changed around the schedule for the summer months when it is really hot. We now study in the middle of the day when it is the hottest. It was good. We got a few lessons but no one was interested in learning more. It gets hard sometime trying to help people see the truth and maybe they feel something about what we are talking about it, but are too scared to act on the feelings. So we taught several people, but nothing from it. We also had a good English class and got a couple people who want to start learning the gospel.
Wednesday: It was a better day. We taught 4 lessons and we also got some new investigators as well. It turned out well. Elder Siriphan and I have been spending a lot of time trying to teach and find more families and individuals to share the gospel with. Most of the time it is slow work, but I am constantly surprised at how fast the day goes by. We now also have an 87 year old woman who is learning with us. She speaks only Isan, a dialect of Thai, so that is a problem. Her daughter is a member, so she helps translate for us. It is very interesting teaching.
Thursday: Another good day. We have started getting more involved in less-active teaching. It has been turning out good. It just increases my testimony that Preach My Gospel was written by apostles of the Lord. If we do it the Lords way, we will always succeed. We taught 4 more lessons. 2 of them were with some less active members. It is very sad to see how destructive Satan can be to families. They just get pulled about and shredded to pieces.
Friday: We taught some more lessons. We just did not get anyone new to begin teaching. We have a few people who are progressing nicely and moving towards baptism. It is great. I love being able to see the change in peoples lives. This work is so important.
Saturday: This was a fun day. One of the lessons we taught consisted of me entertaining a very disprutive drunk man while Elder Siriphan taught the investigator. It was a first lesson with the man and thankfully he let us back for another visit. It was fun, although I was not able to participate in the lesson. It was an interesting experience. We started teaching a members older brother who learned with the missionaries before. He is pretty cool. He is my age and he has been doing well, reading the scriptures and such.
Sunday: It was a good day. We had 3 investigators at church. Sisaket has been doing really well. We taught another few lessons. The guy from Saturday night we taught again. I swear that guy lives around only crazy and drunk people. Oh well. It turned out to be a good lesson. HE told us that when he was in school he always felt better learning about Christianity compared to Buddhism and Islam. That was cool to hear. For dinner Elder Cotrell made some meatloaf and mashed potatoes. That was really good.
That is all for this week folks!
Love,
Elder Ackerman
Well so this has been a pretty good week. I will get right into it.
Monday: A pretty normal day for the 4 of us here in Sisaket. It is really fun being with 4 Elders in a house. We were able to teach a couple lessons before the night was over.
Tuesday: It was a pretty normal day. We changed around the schedule for the summer months when it is really hot. We now study in the middle of the day when it is the hottest. It was good. We got a few lessons but no one was interested in learning more. It gets hard sometime trying to help people see the truth and maybe they feel something about what we are talking about it, but are too scared to act on the feelings. So we taught several people, but nothing from it. We also had a good English class and got a couple people who want to start learning the gospel.
Wednesday: It was a better day. We taught 4 lessons and we also got some new investigators as well. It turned out well. Elder Siriphan and I have been spending a lot of time trying to teach and find more families and individuals to share the gospel with. Most of the time it is slow work, but I am constantly surprised at how fast the day goes by. We now also have an 87 year old woman who is learning with us. She speaks only Isan, a dialect of Thai, so that is a problem. Her daughter is a member, so she helps translate for us. It is very interesting teaching.
Thursday: Another good day. We have started getting more involved in less-active teaching. It has been turning out good. It just increases my testimony that Preach My Gospel was written by apostles of the Lord. If we do it the Lords way, we will always succeed. We taught 4 more lessons. 2 of them were with some less active members. It is very sad to see how destructive Satan can be to families. They just get pulled about and shredded to pieces.
Friday: We taught some more lessons. We just did not get anyone new to begin teaching. We have a few people who are progressing nicely and moving towards baptism. It is great. I love being able to see the change in peoples lives. This work is so important.
Saturday: This was a fun day. One of the lessons we taught consisted of me entertaining a very disprutive drunk man while Elder Siriphan taught the investigator. It was a first lesson with the man and thankfully he let us back for another visit. It was fun, although I was not able to participate in the lesson. It was an interesting experience. We started teaching a members older brother who learned with the missionaries before. He is pretty cool. He is my age and he has been doing well, reading the scriptures and such.
Sunday: It was a good day. We had 3 investigators at church. Sisaket has been doing really well. We taught another few lessons. The guy from Saturday night we taught again. I swear that guy lives around only crazy and drunk people. Oh well. It turned out to be a good lesson. HE told us that when he was in school he always felt better learning about Christianity compared to Buddhism and Islam. That was cool to hear. For dinner Elder Cotrell made some meatloaf and mashed potatoes. That was really good.
That is all for this week folks!
Love,
Elder Ackerman
Friday, March 4, 2011
Week #44
Dear Everyone,
So I am doing pretty awesome. Sisaket has been treating me nicely as well as a baptism. So here is the week!
Monday: Pretty good Monday. We went to a members house for a Family Home Evening and they asked me to share a lesson/spiritual thought. I chose to speak on the Atonement. If you are ever called to speak on what ever you want. I suggest the Atonement. There is so much surrounding it. We also got another lesson in as well for the night.
Tuesday: We had a pretty good day. We had our weekly district meeting given by Elder Brix. It has been a while since I have had a District Meeting in Thai. Actually since my first and second transfers in Saphan Sung. Wow, time flies huh? We got 4 total lessons in. I have to say the Lord has been really blessing us. We taught the English class. Well I taught and Elder Siriphan was a participant. Here they have it split into 2 classes. I am teaching the Advanced class like I was in Saphan Sung. It has been fun. One of our investigators is the older sister of a missionary serving in Thailand right now. That is really cool. She is waiting to get baptised when her younger sister (the missionary) returns. I was also in the same district as Sister Urisa (the missionary) when I was in Saphan Sung.
Wednesday: It was a really good day. We taught 5 lessons. I have never on my mission taught more lessons than about 14-16 in one week. This last week we got 25 lessons. It has been really good. The Lord is just pouring out His Spirit on Thailand. And in not too long a temple should be announced. That is President Smith's goal before he finishes his mission. I am so excited to be a part of creating the way for a temple to be built in Thailand!
Thursday: Another day of lessons. We had our usual long planning for the next week and then we went out and taught. We got another few lessons. We found one family who the wife had met the missionaries 9 years ago in Surin. She never learned with them, but knew who we were. She was very quick to invite us in and sit down with the family. Unfortunately, they are content with there life right now and don't want to change. It was still cool to be called over. Taught another woman who we could tell was not very happy with life. It is strange how people won't or choose not to accept something that will change there life. For the good of course.
Friday: Another day of a few lessons. We found some new people. Taught one guy who knew that all of this was true, but was afraid of his friends getting after him for changing his life for the better. He wants to continue drinking and being with his friends. It was just too sad. Taught some of our regular investigators.
Saturday: Ahh. A baptism. Sister Deang was baptised. She was baptised by a return missionary from Thailand who served in Salt Lake City South Mission (they got 250 baptism in one month before, it is also the highest baptising mission in the world). He is also the branch mission leader, which is really good. It was an excellent service and Sister Deang was very cheerful and happy. She introduced us to one of her friends as well. This friend was actually the one who told her to investigate the church. We are in the process of getting him to investigate and meet with us, but he is one of those 2nd Nephi 28: 7-9 people.
Sunday: Well, this branch has 70 to 80 attending regularly. It is quite a good branch and there are a lot of people who are very good with fulfilling their callings. We taught a few lessons, but they also did not turn out to much. It's okay. We have the next week.
Well that is all for this week. I love you all!
Elder Ackerman
So I am doing pretty awesome. Sisaket has been treating me nicely as well as a baptism. So here is the week!
Monday: Pretty good Monday. We went to a members house for a Family Home Evening and they asked me to share a lesson/spiritual thought. I chose to speak on the Atonement. If you are ever called to speak on what ever you want. I suggest the Atonement. There is so much surrounding it. We also got another lesson in as well for the night.
Tuesday: We had a pretty good day. We had our weekly district meeting given by Elder Brix. It has been a while since I have had a District Meeting in Thai. Actually since my first and second transfers in Saphan Sung. Wow, time flies huh? We got 4 total lessons in. I have to say the Lord has been really blessing us. We taught the English class. Well I taught and Elder Siriphan was a participant. Here they have it split into 2 classes. I am teaching the Advanced class like I was in Saphan Sung. It has been fun. One of our investigators is the older sister of a missionary serving in Thailand right now. That is really cool. She is waiting to get baptised when her younger sister (the missionary) returns. I was also in the same district as Sister Urisa (the missionary) when I was in Saphan Sung.
Wednesday: It was a really good day. We taught 5 lessons. I have never on my mission taught more lessons than about 14-16 in one week. This last week we got 25 lessons. It has been really good. The Lord is just pouring out His Spirit on Thailand. And in not too long a temple should be announced. That is President Smith's goal before he finishes his mission. I am so excited to be a part of creating the way for a temple to be built in Thailand!
Thursday: Another day of lessons. We had our usual long planning for the next week and then we went out and taught. We got another few lessons. We found one family who the wife had met the missionaries 9 years ago in Surin. She never learned with them, but knew who we were. She was very quick to invite us in and sit down with the family. Unfortunately, they are content with there life right now and don't want to change. It was still cool to be called over. Taught another woman who we could tell was not very happy with life. It is strange how people won't or choose not to accept something that will change there life. For the good of course.
Friday: Another day of a few lessons. We found some new people. Taught one guy who knew that all of this was true, but was afraid of his friends getting after him for changing his life for the better. He wants to continue drinking and being with his friends. It was just too sad. Taught some of our regular investigators.
Saturday: Ahh. A baptism. Sister Deang was baptised. She was baptised by a return missionary from Thailand who served in Salt Lake City South Mission (they got 250 baptism in one month before, it is also the highest baptising mission in the world). He is also the branch mission leader, which is really good. It was an excellent service and Sister Deang was very cheerful and happy. She introduced us to one of her friends as well. This friend was actually the one who told her to investigate the church. We are in the process of getting him to investigate and meet with us, but he is one of those 2nd Nephi 28: 7-9 people.
Sunday: Well, this branch has 70 to 80 attending regularly. It is quite a good branch and there are a lot of people who are very good with fulfilling their callings. We taught a few lessons, but they also did not turn out to much. It's okay. We have the next week.
Well that is all for this week. I love you all!
Elder Ackerman
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