This week has been kind of crazy. First, I will talk about Luen. He was drunk for about 4 days straight, so we obviously did not baptize him. We had a really good meeting with him yesterday, and he told us that he know Satan is tempting him and that he needs to follow Christ. We recommitted him to be baptized on December 25th. He also committed to stop drinking. I think I told you about his knee before. It got really injured in one of the wars and is looking really swollen, and I think that he may have started drinking because his knee hurt so badly. He is slowly returning to his old self. Yesterday was the first time he was not drunk, so he was the same Luen that we know and love. We will see how he keeps progressing.
Garrett fell off his bike and is showing off his wounds.
Maly was baptized though. She was very nervous leading up to the baptism, but she was really excited too. When it finally came, her father baptized her. He is a recent convert too (he was baptized in August). It was really amazing to see her afterward. She was just so happy. I do not want to use the word giddy, but I am going to go ahead and use it. She was giddy.
Maly and family on the day of her baptism.
The best part was two days later we went and watched Finding Faith in Jesus Christ (a Church made movie) with her. Every time Christ healed someone she got really excited – the way that an American teenage girl freaks out when they see a movie star or something. It was really funny. Afterwards, when we were discussing it with her, the Spirit was very strong. She told us she felt the Spirit very strong and that she knew that God loved her. Maybe this is cliché or a bad way to describe it, but her face and eyes literally were shining with happiness and light. You kind of have to see it to understand. She had some tears in her eyes and was just truly happy. I can honestly say that that moment was the happiest moment of my mission so far. Elder Sok and I were so happy.
She has changed so much. She used to not want to learn, never focus, never pray. Now she loves God, and she knows that He loves her. It was the best moment of my mission by far. She was so happy, and I was so happy as well. I love this gospel, because when those moments come there is nothing better. Maly kept telling her older brother, "You’re next." He is ready to start learning, and we will commit him to start learning this week.
Thanksgiving in Cambodia was pretty good. We met at a senior couple’s apartment. The food was good, but not nearly as good as Mom’s. Oh well, it was fun though.
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