Hello friends and familia!
This week was CRAZY BUSY. We've had one lesson after the other and
I'll have to admit that it's pretty exhausting. But I just love teaching
people the gospel! I especially love my new companion, Sister Belnap
from Arkansas! She is such a great teacher
and missionary! I feel super lucky to be with her on her last transfer!
This last week we taught Michael, our investigator from Iran,
literally everyday. He always calls and asks what the "program" is for
the day. Haha! He wants to learn, so we teach him! We noticed though
that the things that we had him read from the Book
of Mormon weren't really making sense to him. He liked it and the way it
made him feel when he read but he didn't really understand too much.
Especially since English is his second language, Farsi/Persian being his
first. So we got online and looked for a Book
of Mormon in his language which he was pretty doubtful that we'd find
but we did! He looked at it and was so excited! He started reading from
the beginning and then repeating back to us what it meant in English. It
was literally like a light switch. As soon
as he started reading the Book of Mormon in his own language, the spirit
literally filled the room. It was so amazing. He was so happy. We
pretty much didn't talk the entire rest of the time because he just sat
there and read and cried. The spirit taught that
lesson. I'm so grateful that I was able to be there and witness that
little miracle. How grateful I am for the Book of Mormon!
This week is Easter! I'm so grateful for this time of year. I love
all these holidays that are so centered around Christ! I've been
studying the Infinite Atonement by Elder Tad Callister. I've always
focused on the blessings of the atonement in my life
but I've never thought of what would happen to each of us if there was
no atonement. In his book he talks about this. We couldn't change, our
guilt and feelings of suffering could never be overcome. We couldn't be
resurrected, we wouldn't even be able to attain
any of the kingdoms of glory without it. We'd be subject to Satan for
the rest of eternity, no matter how good of a person we were or how hard
we tried, we'd never be good enough. How hopeless and pointless life
would be. How grateful I am that we have a Savior!
My gratitude for Christ and His sacrifice has grown more and more over
the time of my mission as I've studied and as the hard times came. But
just as fast as they came, they left. I have faith in Christ and His
atonement to heal, purify, strengthen, and give
us the enabling power to press forward. I know Christ lives and that He
is my Redeemer and Savior and it is through Him that I have life.
#Hallelujah
Miracles are happening here! There's much to come!
With love,
ซิสเตอร์ ริโย
Hebrews 12: 1-2
We got to go to mutual and give the youth some tips
on how to be missionaries. It was so fun!
Visiting the Smith family
Selfie-ing it with my new companion and this
beautiful daughter of God that we were inviting!
Sister Christine invited us over for dinner (and fed us some yummy African food!)
along with two of her friends that we got to teach the Restoration.
Sister Pim went everywhere helping us teach all this last week. We love her!
FHE at President Wisan's!
The Smith's are leaving! I'm going to miss them.
Especially Sister Smith's black cake every Sunday!
These two boys were so awesome and helped us find
the post office to find an address.
We knew exactly where it was but we thought we'd
let them help us out instead of go play video games. :)
Bangkok! I Love this place!!
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