I am with my NEW companion now, Elder Sim from Utah by way
of Korea! We have been together now for
four days and he is yet to hear my say even one sentence to him in
English. It has been a lot of fun to
speak only Hmong. I had no idea I knew
so many words!
We are working hard to be led by the Spirit. The Hmong
families are so scattered in Merced and Atwater that our approach to finding
through our own effects is to pray about a part of town, and once we arrive
there to pray about where to go and follow the Spirit. We find Hmong houses
every time. One night we followed this approach as we walked through an
apartment complex and knocked four doors, all four Hmong. The Spirit guides
this work. I hope this will be instructive to Elder Sim. It has certainly been
instructive to me. We spiritually discern where we need to go to find our
stewardship, and then trust that we will know what to say and do when we are
led to them. Elder Sim has great faith. The Spirit has guided us to a Korean
family, the only one I have ever met on my mission, just minutes after Elder
Sim joked about coming to Merced to find all the Koreans. As soon as the man at
the door identified that his first language was Korean, the Spirit rushed in
and Elder Sim went off. It was a neat miracle. We see miracles in finding
daily.
I am very happy to be here in Merced, California. We opened up a new Hmong apartment, and it is
already starting to feel like home. It
is much smaller than the one I just came from, but that is alright with
me. It is much easier to keep clean.
At fast and testimony meeting yesterday Saint and Stephen
got up with me to bear their testimonies!
Both of them were nervous, but as soon as they started to state the
simple truths they knew to be true they showed no trace of fear. It was a neat thing to see.
We will press forward this week! More miracles are on their way!
Elder Cummings
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