God Really Does Know Each of Us

   First of all before I say anything else. Major shoutout to the BIG BRO for getting into Stanford. That is super awesome and I am way proud (not suprised) and they are lucky to have you.

     Super amazing week this week. To answer your question dad. T did get baptized. She is the wife of the young man in the picture who is baptizing her. It was one of the most spiritual experiences. Honestly the day of the baptism was pretty stressful because we didn't have any jumpsuits and we didn't have the church reserved and all of these people who had planned to help out didn't show up. (I figure this is kind of what a wedding is like and once it's over your happy.) But everything ended up working out find and when she was baptized it was probably one of the happiest moments of my life. She had been investigating the church for about 6 months. It was so amazing to see the change in the 4 weeks that Elder Meyer and I taught her. I really don't know how it happened. She turned from this super shy girl who didn't want to get baptized because of her parents into the most outgoing girl who has one of the strongest testimonies of Jesus Christ that I have heard. She grew up in Thailand and came to America when she was a young teenager. Her family was very devout Buddhist and did not want anything to do with Christianity. Her story of all the miracles that had to happen in order for her to be able to know the gospel and feel the blessings of the Atonement was such a faith builder that God really does know each of us and is closely involved in each of our lives.

    This Sunday was also really neat when we confirmed her a member of the Church and also gave her the Holy Ghost. As we were confirming her it felt like the Spirit just filled my whole soul and that it was literally moving from all of us to her. Super wierd feeling but also powerful and unforgettable.

     The miracle that I want to tell you about this week is about a man named V. We met him in the strangest way possible. Elder Meyer and I were running for our bus (as usual) and there was a man standing in the sidewalk blocking our way. Because of that we ended up missing our bus because we literally ran into him. God works in mysterious ways what can I say. We ended up talking to him for a few minutes and set up an appointment for us to go meet him at his house a few days later. We went to see him and found out quickly that he had quite the mountain to climb. He has struggled with depression his whole life and because of that has drinking, smoking, and other obeidience to commandment issues. He is probably one of my favorite people on the whole earth. He is the most happy jolly guy and can really make anyone smile. The hard part is when he hits one of his depression episodes. It has been so interesting and has built my love for this man so much. I have seen what he could be with the gospel in his life and know that he has the ability to overcome all of his trials. He wants to change but has so much in his life that is trying to pull him down. But we ran into him Tuesday, taught him on Thursday, came to church on Sunday and he'll be a changed man in just a few more Saturdays, a true blessing from the Lord.

      Mom-to answer some of your questions. Day to day life=eat preach sleep. How do I cook=cans of chicken noodle soup and oatmeal. How do I organize my day=daily planning every night. How do I get around= bike walk or bus if its snowing or really far.

      Dad- I honestly have no idea why I thought Libby was getting baptized this year. I totally remember when her Bowen and that other girl got baptized and Tanner had to speak at it. But yes, I have never been more tired in my whole entire life which I guess is probably a good sign. One of the things I have noticed though is that as a missionary falling asleep at 10:30 is like blinking, you don't even have to try.

     Love all of you and congrats to JW. I know he'll make the right choice though and go to the U because the Utes have the greatest college football team known to man. Tell Trevin that I'm proud of him and he will be a great missionary. I know the church is true and that the Book of Mormon is the word of God. If it wasn't I wouldn't be here. Christ lives and walks with us daily. Sib ntsib dua kuv tsev neeg. Kuv hlub nej sawv daws. Kuv hais tej yam no los ntawm Yexus Khetos lub npe zoo. Amees. (Note from Erin:  On Google Translate, this translates to:
Goodbye my family. I love all of you. I say these things of Jesus Christ. Amen.)                      
Elder Muaj Zoo Vwj