New Companion

I have had a great week so far, and have been working super hard.  This past week was quite interesting! I had quite a few companions, and a lot of self-planning to do, but I know that I had a really successful week because I had the help of the Lord with me. I worked and prayed super hard this past week to help our attendance at church. We have had a very low attendance for sometime now, and I just don't know why. But this Sunday 56 people came to church! We haven't had that many people at church since July. And all but 2 of the recent converts in Branch 2 were there! I know that the hand of the Lord was in all of the wonderful miracles that took place this past week.  For our recent converts and less actives, we are trying hard to help them understand the importance of coming to church. I think that in order for them to truly understand why it is important to come to church, they need to truly understand what a covenant is, and the covenant that they entered into when they were baptized. I know that through a lot of prayer, hard work, and obedience, that I can accomplish my goal for this month; that is to have 60 people come to sacrament meeting, and hopefully keep that up.
I am excited to work with Elder Kong here in Kampong Cham!  Elder Kong is from Phnom Penh. He has been out for 14 months.  He is an only child, and he doesn’t know where his mom is now. So everything that he brought with him to the house is all of his belongings. And when he gets off his mission, I don’t know what he’ll do, but he surely has given up his entire life to serve the Lord. A great example for me. It’s definitely quite humbling to serve with him. But I am loving every minute so far, and we get along great! He’s a funny guy.    We can communicate just fine, we speak probably 50/50 English and Khmer. Maybe a little bit more Khmer, but that is just fine! He has a wonderful spirit with him that I hope to emulate myself.