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The 4th of July
By Leighton | July 3, 2007
Warga Bintulu, kita merayakan hari kemerdekaan kita, yang dibayar oleh darah, dan air mata para pendahulu kita!
There’s some Malay for ya. Well… I am still alive, haha. But I am feeling older and older now as time goes by. I have less weeks left than my companion has months being on his mission. My bag is just now starting to break down. Maybe I’ll have to get a new one, especially since they are so cheap here in Bintulu. You can go to the Pasar and buy one for maybe $4-10 USD. My tooth also is breaking. A big chunk of it fell out last year when I was in Kuala Lumpur, but it didn’t start hurting til just now. Maybe I’ll have to go see a dentist. I brush every morning and night, so don’t worry. I am going on a Visa Run on the 16th and 17th to Singapore, which will be my last one of my mission. I’ve only had 4 so far, so I’ll only have had 5 my whole mission. I’m excited to go back to Singapore, maybe I will get to see all of the people I knew there.
Me and Elder Tan are still keeping very busy. Every day I come home more and more tired, and more and more busted. I am keeping my morale up though. I love being here in Bintulu, and I love the people here. I’m glad that I can speak the language more easily now, and I’m learning more and more Iban every day.
Today was the 4th of July, and we had a celebration over at the Hintze’s house, one of the couples here. We had a barbecue and played volleyball and listened to the National Anthem and such. It was really touching and a lot of fun too. I am so grateful for the people who have sacrificed for us, so that we can have the freedom that we enjoy today. Especially when you think of all the places in the world now that don’t have the same freedom or rights that we can enjoy back home. I love the USA.
Well, that’s about all I have to write.
Oh yeah, I decided that I would write a spiritual highlight from each week, so here is the one this week:
“Nguti, the young lady who I baptized on the 23rd of June, was sustained last sunday (June 30) as the new Young Women’s President! I was so shocked when President Lembang announced it, and she accepted and everything! She has only been baptized a week! Haha. Her family is less active, but she is so strong and good! She had to totally change her life to be baptized and follow Christ, but now she is awesome. Me and her have a lot in common, actually, so it’s easy to relate. She is 21 and the oldest. So that’s cool. She has also read most of the Book of Mormon already, even though she’s only been reading for about a month.
Joe also was extended a calling to become the Branch Librarian. That was so cool to see! I baptized him too!”
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