Bimbingan di pekerjaanya

Halo family and friends. This week we taught with many of our friends, had stake conference, mission tour, and experienced some cool things.

To start off the week we met with many of our progressing friends. It was great meeting with them again and being able to help them build their faith. It is amazing seeing their commitment to learn more about the book of mormon grow. Some have been reading it daily, pondering, and turning to God to find answers. Their testimony of the Book of Mormon is strengthening and it's helping them make better decisions in their lives. 

I had a cool experience this week. We were on the busway and this person named Raharjo came up to me and tapped me on the shoulder. The first thing he asked me, are you mormon?, can I have a book of Mormon? I told him that we were out of book of mormons! He said, maybe you can come to my place and explain the book of mormon to me. I got his contact information and we were planning on meeting him a couple days later. On Sunday, We were trying to get a hold of him but he wasn't responding. We were waiting at a bus stop for about 15 min while we were waiting for him to reply so we could know where he wanted us to meet him. We decided they should do some more finding on the busways while we were waiting for his response. I got on the bus and I sat down next to this pak. Once I sat down and I realized it was him! I was so surprised! We were able to go to his house and share a message with him about the book of mormon. It was amazing seeing God's guidance in the work. I know that it wasn't a coincidence. I am so thankful to be able to help others receive the blessings that the Gospel of Jesus Christ has to offer. God's hand is evident in our lives. 

On the 9, we had zone conference and Elder David P. Homer of the seventy came. It was really cool. We learned a lot and my companion and I are going to apply a lot of the things that we learned to better help the people in Indonesia strengthen their faith. 

I love you all and know the book of mormon is the word of God. Reading and pondering about the book of mormon has brought me great peace in my life. We can find peace through those hard times and be comforted to know that we are not alone. He is there and will carry us through those challenging times. I definitely felt that this week and I know that we can feel peace through those hard times when we turn to Him in faith.

Thanks for all the support. You all are awesome and I hope you all have a great week :)

Kasih, 

Elder Östhed

1 Jakarta

2 cubby hole to a bathroom :)