First off, HAPPY FATHER"S DAY, DAD! I completely forgot about it until I
read President Mains' email telling us to remember... haha, no one talks about
it here, so I don't know if they celebrate it. Hopefully you eat something
good, Boston Creme Pie?
This past week was a lot of fun. For the first time since I have been in
KL, we had a two night stay in Singapore, instead of busing out
on Thursday night. It was great. Elder Crum and Elder Mayo are living in the
same house in Singapore, so we spent most of the time with them and their
companions. Again, too much fun. We did the usual-- eat delicious singaporean
food. President Mains wanted us to spend as much time at the Stake Center as
possible, which was actually really fun because then we were able to be around
all the missionaries. It's great to see old faces like that. We had a fun
training where we teamed up with the Sabah Zone, and practiced our language
skills. I made sure that i was paired with a native (even though I may have
bothered others in the process...) I was so proud that he said my Bahasa was
really good, but that I had a thick KL accent! haha, that's exactly what I
wanted! We had a good laugh. We also had an interesting training on the
language of prayer, and the reasons why we use different language. Respect,
Relationship, Responsibility.
I am so happy that you guys were able to meet with Mike and Mel! I can't
believe that the person I taught, who was in Klang just a little bit ago, is now
eating at our house! Janelle showed me the pictures.... all of them, including
the embarrassing ones -_____-
I'm glad you like them, I really think they're great. I hope he figures
out what he wants to do now, I was kind of nervous about that when he left. I
think he is going to need a good ward with a good Elders Quorum. I think he
needs to be a young men's leader. I didn't get a chance to get his email
address, so have him shoot me an email when he can.
Elder Stahle and I are sending a package home. We are trying to save money
and just include it all in one package. In it is my Baju Melayu and Sarung,
some books that were given me by some other Imams, and some other stuff. I
think the Stahle's will contact you when it arrives. I don't think I will have
enough time today to buy kaitlin a Hijab-- especially if she wants a nice one.
You can buy them, literally, everywhere, but there are so many cheap looking
ones-- I can't buy those ones. And as far as Sari's go, Klang has a thriving
little India, with lots of silk shops where mom and dad can buy a nice one.
We had a significant experience where an investigator had an extremely
challenging week, and the gospel was able to help. It is far too private to
share over email, but I will say that the Book of Mormon, and the Spirit it
invited, saved his life this week. It blows my mind how powerful the Book of
Mormon can be when the beholder understands what it is. It also blows my mind
to see how it can be just a book to someone who does not understand. This was a
huge leap for this investigator, as he was able to experience that for himself.
I sometimes get caught up in thinking of the Book of Mormon solely as a tool
for proving the Restoration, and forget how much of a role it plays in just the
everyday conversion. I think for most people, the best part about it is that it
helps them draw nearer to God.
At church yesterday, in the class I taught, we had people reading out of 4
different languages.... very cool, very challenging.
Elder Gee sent me a picture from France, and I can't even imagine what it
is like doing missionary work in a place like that. So beautiful.
I can't think of anything else to include. I'm getting nervous about
transfers next week. I've got a lot to take care of just in case I get shipped
out of here!
ok bai
Elder Robinson
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