Jan. 19, 2015 Pateei Thai rum rum mi cha cheee chi!

Jan. 19, 2015 Pateei Thai rum rum mi cha cheee chi!

Feliz Cumpleanos: Sweet Ellie!!

Dearest family

We had one great week! I really don't remember all of it, but it was
great. Hermana kohlhase and I lost just about all of our
investigators. We really don't know why, but I guess that doesn't
matter much. We have been trying to exercise a lot of faith! We did
however see so many miracles with our less actives!

At Giovanni's house we were all reading in the Book of Mormon, and
right off, the Hermana asked a golden question, "Hermana's,
how do you read the Book of Mormon?" I was able to share a simple
testimony of how my family reads the Book of Mormon every day, and how
it's so important not just to read the Book of Mormon, but to stop and
talk about it. After, we read in Mosiah 3, and we stopped all the
time, Giovanni was asking such great questions about Christ and then
he asked, "what is the natural man?" And Hermana Kohlhase and I were
able to boldly tell him that it's putting off those natural desires
that we all have, like sleeping in instead of going to church. They
all responded very seriously, Giovanni even said, "well, I think my
natural man wins a lot..." It was cute. We testified of how we all
fall short, but through Jesus Christ we can become clean! And..... They
came to church for the second time in a row.

On Saturday, we went to the Villanueva familia, and we taught them
also about the Book of Mormon. The spirit was so strong in their
lesson. We went through why we have the Book of Mormon, and this
family really hasn't read much of it, but they know it's true. One of
my favorite things to testify about is the Book of Mormon. We asked
the question, "why do we have the Book of Mormon when we have the
Bible?" The answer, "well because it testifies of Jesus Christ, and
it's true." Then we were able to testify that the Bible tells us of
Jesus Christ's life, but the Book of Mormon helps us know WHO is
Christ. It also is really THE KEY STONE of our religion, if it's true,
then so is everything else. I love it. The Hermano and the Hermana and
Darlene and Oscar are all considered actives!, por fin! Love them!

Also on Saturday I got to witness a SEALING by the Resendiz family in
Woodstock!  It was such a happy thing! I just thought, man that really
is the goal! To have a family forever I love it!

Then one funny story to end off this email: so last week one of our
less actives told us to go to this one Thai Place and she has been to
Thailand and said it was the best one in Chicago, so we decided to go.
Before this, I had taught Hermana kohlhase the Thai National
Anthem.... Hilarious, so we sang it to them and they started crying,
 Then they told us they loved us, and then Dad's voice came to my head
saying, "Swatty Caaww" so I bowed my head and said that, and then they
were like, WE LOVE YOU! Then we had to go .... We then took our
district there the next day for District lunch, something we do
once a month, and we sang again and they gave us free oranges, and
sang it with us. Man, Dad, our next trip needs to be to Thailand, we
gave them cards and they accepted them!.... And the food was the best
Thai food I had ever eaten! The Pad Thai was a winner, so was the
Yellow and red curry ... I am taking you there Dad! Love youuuu! This
story was for you!

Well, pray that we find a prepared person ready for the gospel!
There are some out there, we just have to find them!

All of me loves all of you all!
Hermana Hammond

                                                Sealing of the Resendiz Family

                                         Woodstock Missionaries!

                                                                 Thai Food!!!!!

                                            At Denise's house