July 6, 1991
This whole week has been somewhat frustrating. I am not too sure why this week has been so hard. I am absolutely positive that great things are about to happen. I guess that I shouldn’t be too depressed about this week, we did teach 16 discussions this week, so it wasn’t a complete loss.
Things with both comps are going very well. Elder Barton is kind of having a hard time again. His girlfriend sent him a tape. She says that the guy that she was planning on marrying spent the night with her several times, but “nothing happened.” Anyway, she’s not getting married to him anymore, but now my comp doesn’t know what to do. I guess he’ll feel better in a while. I just wish there was something that I could do to help him out.
Elder Lindsay seems to be adjusting fairly well. He has a lot of good ideas and fresh energy. He is slowly getting used to the type of schedule that we are running. i think that it would be fair to say that he is not used to being this busy.
I and fasting to have the Spirit this month and for this area. Fasting works! Time for bed. (Notice the change when he decides to fast… enablement!)
6/30-7/6 1991
Dear President,
We just finished out meeting with Presdient Sallway. It was fairly encouraging. Hew was aware of some of out problems and said that as of Sept 1 there would be some good people called to work in the branch. The discouraging part is waiting for 2 more months. So far, the threesome here seems to be going well. We have been on splits twice, which I guess is pretty good. Hopefully we will be able To do better this next week.
The work has been somewhat slow this week. I hope that it is only the trial of out faith before the great blessings come. We have also had a number of problems with Elder Barton’s bike. i.e.. the chain broke about 5 miles from home. That bike seems to have taken up a great deal of our time. I hope that things will be back on track this next week. We have a number of families that are in the process of deciding whether to be baptized or not. I guess we’ll have to keep at it and see how it comes out in the end. Thanks for everything
July 9, 1991
Today was really a good day. We were on splits all day. Elder Barton went with Lao Elder today and Elder Lindsay and I went together. We taught a total of 4 discussions, so it was pretty good. We picked up two really good families. The summer is proving to be a difficult time to find Hmong people at home. We also went and helped Boan Pheng get his car fixes as well as filling out the applications for Cheng Moua and his wife to become citizens. In addition to those things, we went to the doctor today. Elder Lindsay is coming down with the same rotten cold and sinus infection that I had been having such a hard time getting rid of. Needless to say, we have had an extremely busy day. In addition to all of that, I got up at 5;00 am this morning to write a letter to Kristin since I didn’t get a chance to write any letter yesterday at all.
I’m pretty tired, so I think I’ll go to bed. I have felt kind of uneasy about something lately, but I’m not to sure what it is. I hope I soon get over it so that I can start sleeping better. I wish I could pinpoint what it is I’m feeling. good-night.
July 10, 1991
This entry is all in Hmong. Kristin’s name is in it and then there is a poem about being hurt.
When you get hurt, sometimes the cut goes deep.
You sew it up and put a bandage on it,
mostly for the sake of the one that caused the hurt.
Then , when she’s not looking, you hurt, bleed, and cry.
If there was only some way to sew up the inside too.
Sometimes all you can do is five it time to heal.
I sure hope that it heals soon.
July 11, 1991
Today just plain was mediocre. I don’t know why, but we have had about 15 mediocre days in a row. I’m really having a hard time with Elder Lindsay. He is very skeptical about everything. In addition to that, he refuse to be instructed in Hmong. I have tried about every way that I know how to approach him about helping him. I guess that he figures that he knows it all ready, I don’t know what to do to help him.
I got a letter from Kristin today. She seems okay, but she is still having a hard tie sleeping at night. I wish so much that I could help her, but I know that we have to rely on the Lord.
If I call her on the phone, it will make things better for a while, and then they will get worse again. We have to show that we are willing to obey the Lord, then He will take care of her.
Chia has been busy now for three days straight. I hope we soon get to see hime to find out what he has decided about baptism. I wish there was something I could do to speed things up here in Stockton. I guess I have to learn to do things at the Lord’s pace. (BIngo! Dad figured it out!)
This whole week has been somewhat frustrating. I am not too sure why this week has been so hard. I am absolutely positive that great things are about to happen. I guess that I shouldn’t be too depressed about this week, we did teach 16 discussions this week, so it wasn’t a complete loss.
Things with both comps are going very well. Elder Barton is kind of having a hard time again. His girlfriend sent him a tape. She says that the guy that she was planning on marrying spent the night with her several times, but “nothing happened.” Anyway, she’s not getting married to him anymore, but now my comp doesn’t know what to do. I guess he’ll feel better in a while. I just wish there was something that I could do to help him out.
Elder Lindsay seems to be adjusting fairly well. He has a lot of good ideas and fresh energy. He is slowly getting used to the type of schedule that we are running. i think that it would be fair to say that he is not used to being this busy.
I and fasting to have the Spirit this month and for this area. Fasting works! Time for bed. (Notice the change when he decides to fast… enablement!)
6/30-7/6 1991
Dear President,
We just finished out meeting with Presdient Sallway. It was fairly encouraging. Hew was aware of some of out problems and said that as of Sept 1 there would be some good people called to work in the branch. The discouraging part is waiting for 2 more months. So far, the threesome here seems to be going well. We have been on splits twice, which I guess is pretty good. Hopefully we will be able To do better this next week.
The work has been somewhat slow this week. I hope that it is only the trial of out faith before the great blessings come. We have also had a number of problems with Elder Barton’s bike. i.e.. the chain broke about 5 miles from home. That bike seems to have taken up a great deal of our time. I hope that things will be back on track this next week. We have a number of families that are in the process of deciding whether to be baptized or not. I guess we’ll have to keep at it and see how it comes out in the end. Thanks for everything
July 9, 1991
Today was really a good day. We were on splits all day. Elder Barton went with Lao Elder today and Elder Lindsay and I went together. We taught a total of 4 discussions, so it was pretty good. We picked up two really good families. The summer is proving to be a difficult time to find Hmong people at home. We also went and helped Boan Pheng get his car fixes as well as filling out the applications for Cheng Moua and his wife to become citizens. In addition to those things, we went to the doctor today. Elder Lindsay is coming down with the same rotten cold and sinus infection that I had been having such a hard time getting rid of. Needless to say, we have had an extremely busy day. In addition to all of that, I got up at 5;00 am this morning to write a letter to Kristin since I didn’t get a chance to write any letter yesterday at all.
I’m pretty tired, so I think I’ll go to bed. I have felt kind of uneasy about something lately, but I’m not to sure what it is. I hope I soon get over it so that I can start sleeping better. I wish I could pinpoint what it is I’m feeling. good-night.
July 10, 1991
This entry is all in Hmong. Kristin’s name is in it and then there is a poem about being hurt.
When you get hurt, sometimes the cut goes deep.
You sew it up and put a bandage on it,
mostly for the sake of the one that caused the hurt.
Then , when she’s not looking, you hurt, bleed, and cry.
If there was only some way to sew up the inside too.
Sometimes all you can do is five it time to heal.
I sure hope that it heals soon.
July 11, 1991
Today just plain was mediocre. I don’t know why, but we have had about 15 mediocre days in a row. I’m really having a hard time with Elder Lindsay. He is very skeptical about everything. In addition to that, he refuse to be instructed in Hmong. I have tried about every way that I know how to approach him about helping him. I guess that he figures that he knows it all ready, I don’t know what to do to help him.
I got a letter from Kristin today. She seems okay, but she is still having a hard tie sleeping at night. I wish so much that I could help her, but I know that we have to rely on the Lord.
If I call her on the phone, it will make things better for a while, and then they will get worse again. We have to show that we are willing to obey the Lord, then He will take care of her.
Chia has been busy now for three days straight. I hope we soon get to see hime to find out what he has decided about baptism. I wish there was something I could do to speed things up here in Stockton. I guess I have to learn to do things at the Lord’s pace. (BIngo! Dad figured it out!)
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