This week marks my sixth week in Malaysia, and therefore, the conclusion of one transfer. Transfer news came out today and it looks like Elder Rogers and I will stay in Klang, so that is fun! Our district had a few people move out though, and one of the Elders will be training - so I will probably see someone who was in the MTC with me for a short while.
This week was actually kind of an unusual week. Elder Rogers (and therefore I, as well) went on transfers on Tuesday and Wednesday. I stayed in Klang on Tuesday so was the "senior companion" for that day, I guess. It went ok :). Wednesday we had zone conference, and then I went to a different area on exchanges while Elder Rogers stayed in Klang. We went to visit the member that lives the farthest away in the other Elders Branch, and it took us three hours by train to get to her house. I see why they only visit her once a transfer.
On Thursday we went into the Pantai Hospital again for a follow up appointment for Elder Rogers (he had a kidney stone if you don't remember). We ended up staying there much longer than expected. But I had a cool experience where I got talking to a nurse ( a nice old lady in around 60) and got to share the message of the restoration on the spot! It was really cool. I also figured, while I was in Pantai, that excluding our apartment, that hospital is single most-hours-in building that I have been in since coming to Malaysia (including the church). We went in around 8:30 am and didn't leave till about 4:30 pm.
In our Branch, the President's father was less active due to cancer and being confined to his home. Elder Chan, who was an Area Seventy, passed away on Friday morning, so it was a tender time in our branch this weekend. Elder Rogers and I attended a service Friday night, and then the funeral on Saturday morning. There were other Area seventy that we saw, and Elder David F Evans spoke the concluding remarks on Saturday. A letter from the First Presidency was read, and on Friday night I met the first member of the Church in Malaysia. He told me that President Kimball had told him when he was a young man visiting that US that he needed to go back to Malaysia.
Well, Thanks for reading this email. I had a great time this week learning about how to be a better missionary, and we had some really great lessons this week. One thing that I have been thinking of lately is the importance of humility in the learning process. Pride truly limits our ability to grow, and in Alma 12:10 we learn that when we harden our heart, we receive a lesser portion of the word. When we are humble, we can turn our mistakes into learning opportunities, and so always be getting better - which is really all God requires of us.
The Church is true, and I feel the spirit confirming that to me frequently. Be true to your testimony and focus on what you do know, not what you don't.
Sincerely,
Elder Allen
Pictures: Satay (?) not sure how to spell - the thing on the stick.
I carried a huge watermelon home in my shoulder bag (it was really heavy)
We ordered Pizza last P-day night - it was really good.
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