Sorry for the delay on emails, these past two weeks are crazy! Things have been great though.
We started this week off great. There has been a lot of success in Sungai Plan. The Lord is preparing so many people!!! We have this one investigator named Kavana, and he has been taught with the Elders for over two years. Normally when someone is investigating the Church, it normally takes 2-3 months to be baptized. But Malaysia is a lot different. Differences in schooling, environment, parental influence, religious background, knowledge of the scriptures (Old English...or Malay), and more. We considered "dropping" him. Dropping someone means that they are not progressing or keeping commitments (like praying, reading the scriptures, and coming to church). He didn't understand the Godhead, what a prophet was, what repentance means, or the Word of Wisdom. Then one day, Kavana changed so much! He knew everything we talked about. We asked him what he did that day and he replied, "I read the Book of Mormon." What 14 year old boy in Malaysia does that?? That was a testimony to me of God's influence on His children. If willing, hearts can be softened. If wanting, lives can be changed. He will be baptized at the end of the month!!
The Iban smile. Just a straight face haha.
During the day we normally go to a waffle making station outside of a grocery store. One of our members, Sister Caroline works there. In the midst of indulging the waffle, I discovered something. Something very precious to me and my mothers relationship. A PIECE OF HAIR. Yup. So tasty.
Back when I was a young lad (like senior year), my mother would put a hair in a meal at least once a week. To this day she has said that it has been on accident. This weekly sight of a hair in my food had prepared me for this moment on my mission. I pulled the hair out, and continued to eat the waffle. Thanks mom, you really do look out for me always! :)
Transfer news came out! I am still in Sungai Plan, but got a new companion! His name is Elder Haslam. Apparently Haslam is an Islamic name in Malaysia, so everyone was questioning why he was a Christian missionary and things were getting pretty bad. So he just goes by Elder James, which is his first name. He is so cool! He is from Salt Lake City and went to Highland High School. He plays golf and lacrosse. He is still a little indecisive with college. He is deciding between BYU and Utah. Please convince him to go to the Y!!!
Here are some more questions my mother would like me to answer. Bear with me!
1. Can you tell us about people that you are teaching?
- We have 4 people who are scheduled to be baptized: Kavana, Cecelia, Chilletan, and Mallister. They are all so cool! Chilletan and Mallister are youth. They have been progressing really well. Normally youth in Malaysia smoke and play on their phone haha. It is great to see such a change in these two boys! Instead of doing those things they are going to church :) They will be baptized in the beginning of December!!
2. What is it like going into those apartments every day. Do you just knock doors? Do you just hang out in the open grass waiting for people to walk by?
- The Apartments are so fun! We normally visit a lot of members, because everyone is so close! As we are walking, we talk to a ton of people! We simply share with them that our purpose is to help people come closer to Christ. Their reactions are mixed haha. "tiada masa" means no time. "mukin nanti" means maybe later. "mahu" means they are interested! Haha.
3. If you are not going to a lot of members homes to eat. What do you eat?
- Normally they give us hot chocolate and crackers. I normally count that as my dinner haha. There is one restaurant in our area, and its selections are these:
1. Noodles
2. Noodles with Chicken
3. Noodles with Fish
4. Noodles with Pork
5. Rice with vegetables
haha it is still pretty tasty though!
4. Did you use the ant traps yet?
- Yes! I have used one ant trap, and it worked so well! I looked in my room to see about 100 ants dead on the ground. Rest in peace my Malaysian friends!
Hopefully this email was up to par! I am grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ. He has the power to save and the love to never turn us away. See you all next week!!
Love you all!!
Love, Elder McKayd LaRose
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