Good morning friends and
families,
I want to first thank
you all for your love and support. I don't have much time to write, however I
am so blessed to be a child of God. I am safe and loved here. I am doing well
and in great care.
I am currently in the
Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah. My stay here will be short, but I've
learned to savor every bit of the experience here. I love the MTC. It is a
diverse environment. Coming to the training, I expected to be put in the
Cambodian speaking courses. To my surprise, I was put in the Advance language
training. The training course is in English, taught in regular missionary
English language, but we'd have to learn to speak in our native tongues in our
own free time. My zone is absolutely amazing. Just the people is great. I am
surrounded by people from different walks of life. I have elders and sisters
who are from Finland, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Mongolia, the Islands
areas, Guatemala, and more from South America. Elders and sisters who were born
in the U.S, but speak two languages. The challenge for all of us is to be
companions in unity. We all speak different languages and we all striving to
understand each for the purpose of serving God's children.
Brothers and sisters, I
am challenged. It's been very difficult to learn Khmer with a companion who is
trying to learn English. My companion is sister Gandbold. She is from Mongolia
and is striving to learn to speak English. I am constantly trying yo help her
with her English. I have learned quite a bit about service and love for God's
children. I've had a hard time trying to understand my companion and she is
having a hard time trying to understand me. On our first night at the MTC, as
we finished our prayer togther, we both knelt down and did our own personal
prayers. I looked over my companion and she was sobbing. I felt helpless. I
felt helpless in my power to help her with her English. I felt weak in my power
to get to where I strive to be. I want to learn the Gospel and teach to the
best of my ability, but I have to so much to grow. I realized that what I
have is not mine, not my power. It is all God's power and the manifestation of
this power to strengthen my ability to love, to serve, to be patient, and to be
obedient.
I'd
like to talk about the principal of service, one's service to God and His
children. I learned quite a bit during my stay here at the MTC regarding my
service to God and my service to my companion, sister Gandbold. I've learned to
love and embrace each of our differences and unite those differences to one common
ground, in our love to serve Heavenly Father. In John 13:35, Jesus had said
"by this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one
another." I've learned to love my companion through thick and thin. I've
learned to love her through obedience and patience. I've learned to help her in
the English language. She is progressing and it's been a light to see her grow.
I can testify that if we love one another as He loves us, anything and all work
is possible through Christ.
P.S-
Prior to entering the MTC, I realized that I took someone else's luggage. This
was minutes before reporting to the training center. Haha I'm laughing at it
now, at my own stupidity. I promise I'm not always like this. What's even more
crazy is I took the suitcase of the guy I sat next to and He's the elder who
reports to the same MTC. However, I received my luggage that overnight. Anyway,
I'd like to offer a thank you to Marylynne for all of her help in dropping off
the correct suitcase for me. She is such a kind soul.
Love,
Sister
Sok
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