Miracles That The Lord Provided

...sorry I wasn't on yesterday. We emailed later, but there were some problems (website wide) with the emailing system and so we were not able to. We got permission to email right now...

Hello, the topic for this week comes from the the fact that we saw some small miracles this week although we spent most of our week traveling. We were able to run into someone after a lesson with one of our investigators this week during the little bit of time we had between appointments. He agreed to meet with us, and we have an appointment with him in a couple days. It is cool to see the Lord providing for us, even when we have only a little bit of time in our week. 

We flew to Zone Conference in Singapore on Wednesday, and then flew back to Sibu on Friday. It is always fun to get to see a big group of other missionaries, Zone conference here (and probably everywhere in the world) is full of training (starting on the evening we arrive, and continuing throughout the next day), and interviews, as well as homemade food that can be found no where else for those who live in this area (Mexican food).

Going to Singapore is equivalent to my Companion Elder Tan going home (native Singaporean). It is great serving with someone from Singapore here in Sibu. We get to notice the subtle differences in our English, I get to learn from someone who knows the language well (and this area: he has been here for 6 months), as well as learning from him for how he deals with, and adapts to the culture here. I can't remember if I shared this earlier, but I have actually met Elder Tan's parents- before I met him actually, in Singapore when I served in his ward . I have been inside his house, and eaten with his family. 

There was a thought shared in Zone conference that struck me. In it I learned that sacrifice, and consecration are not the same thing. They are related, but consecration involves us giving up our will to God, and our motivations and desires. This is a quest that I, and we all are on.

Sincerely,

Elder Allen

[Mary's note: I don't think all of his pictures came through.]  Pictures: Singapore, Pics of the District, and then the Zone. P-day activities. We didn't go golfing, we just went to look. Also we went to a cool temple  (supposedly the largest complex in Southeast Asia. A random mother and daughter asked to take a picture with us. ​​​​​​​​​​​

And a few pictures from Facebook of their Zone Conference dinner.