X-tra X-citing Week in Battambang

Well it was a great week. I’m sitting here though forgetting everything that happened. We started this week in Phnom Penh. We have become very well acquainted with the bus crew from Phnom Penh to Battambang haha. But we went to Phnom Penh for this leadership meeting. It was super awesome. Our mission really has amazing missionaries that I am so privileged so serve with. Also President and Sister Christensen are truly some of the most amazing people I've ever met. I know I'm biased but this mission truly is a very special mission. I am so happy I can be here in Cambodia. These people are special. This place is special. Yes it’s crazy and frustrating and stressful and sometimes it’s just like, "Ah why can't my mission be like “The District" haha but I love this place and the people here and the special work God is doing here. 

On Sunday Elder Nelson from “Two Bothers Two” came to visit. I didn't talk to him because he left after testimony meeting but that was kind of cool. He’s famous in our mission. Every single missionary has probably watched it before they serve. It’s pretty accurate too. 

So anyways this week we bused back to Battambang and started up again. This week was kind of hard proselyting because Sunday was the big election day (they happen every 5 years, so it’s a pretty big thing). So a lot of people had to travel back to their hometowns to vote (including all of the Khmer missionaries). Battambang was crazy. For the past 2 weeks we've had a rally right by our house with music blasting all around. Also on Friday we literally got stuck inside this wat (Buddhist temple) because on every side of the exits there was a huge rally parade thing going on. So we made friends with these little girl and actually we're going to teach her family tomorrow. So that’s cool. So it was a weird week but a good one too. 

This week we had three new investigators. They were referrals from our branch missionary leader who is so awesome. He literally is a missionary. It’s such a blessing to actually have a branch missionary leader that is not less active haha. Anyways their names are Ming Sokom, Bong Touc and Bong Kon. They have great potential. All three of them can't read (most of our investigators can't read actually) but they already have great faith. The Khmer people are very faithful and accepting. 

Anyways not much this week but the work is great. This gospel is life changing. Literally life changing. I love the scripture Mosiah 3:19. It’s been a theme scripture throughout my mission. The fact that through Christ's atonement we can become pure and holy. Our hands can be made clean and our hearts pure. 

. . . and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child,

I also love studying this verse with the last verses of D&C 50 

40 Behold, ye are little children and ye cannot bear all things now; ye must grow in grace and in the knowledge of the truth.

41 Fear not, little children, for you are mine, and I have overcome the world, and you are of them that my Father hath given me;

42 And none of them that my Father hath given me shall be lost. 

Through Christ we can become saints and children. We can actually change. Our thoughts, actions and behaviors can truly change. I love that the name of our church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There's even Saints in the name of our church because we believe we can become who Heavenly Father needs and wants us to be through His Son's Atonement.

Anyways have a great week!

Much love to you all! Have a happy June!

Love always,  

Sister Mortell
ស៊ីស្ទើរ ម៉ូរធែល

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I love Asian squatting now.