June 14, 2011
Dear Everyone,
Oh what an event filled week. We had Zone Leader Council in Kuala Lumpur (in West Malaysia) and then had a Missionary training the following day, followed by a flight home (nearly 3 hours) that night in which I sat next to and talked to a young recently married Chinese woman, who couldn't quite understand that I wouldn't stop my mission if I 'met a girl'. Ha ha. For about 5 minutes it went like this "So if you meet a girl.....then how?" "Elder Kampenhout responds" "Ok....but if you meet a girl and like her.....then how?" "Elder Kampenhout responds and talks about how he can marry after his mission." "Ok...but what happens if you really, really like her...then how? You stop mission?" Ha ha. It was quite entertaining.
We then visited some great member families and we even invited to go with our investigator Liliana to a Birthday Party with a members family, in which LOTS of in-actives came out, and we were able to make contact and get information. It was an amazing environment of love. It was good for Liliana too, who does not know a whole lot about Christianity, which has been a struggle, but she is working and now living with one of the most Gung Hoe missionary members in the branch. Sister Dorkas. She is the one who is celebrating her daughter’s birthday, but being is such a warm and loving environment, it has been incredible to see how much Liliana has grown. The other night we gave her the Joseph Smith Pamphlet as homework, and when we met again, she had read it 7 times!!! It was amazing. She could almost even give us word for word. Talk about incredible! :D Her example has highlighted a principle which we were taught by Elder David A. Bednar. The Power to Act.
Heavenly Father loves us and knows us perfectly. He knows us so well that he just knows what we are going to do, but he still gives us the choice. The power of Choice really is an amazing thing. 1 Corinthians 10:13. No matter what our situation, we can always choose good. We are here as Agents to act, and not be acted upon. There is such power in that. Take this next week and think about how in some situations when people are acted upon, their performance is mediocre. However, when someone acts as their own agent, they are endowed with heavenly power. It is quite amazing just to see this principle applied in our teaching. Mind blowing actually.
I gotta skip along now, but know that the work is pushing on here in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, East Malaysia. It’s pretty rad. When you think about the big picture of all things, it’s amazing.
Your Loving Friend, Brother, and Son,
Elder Willem Gerrit Kampenhout
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