BIKE BATTLES

Well, this week was a really fun one! I am just gonna cut right to the chase and inform you of some crazy, but fun stuff that happened. 

So first things first, we had three baptismal interviews this week to be scheduled for next Saturday. They are all homies, BUT it didn't go so smoothly. We are teaching a young kid (I hate writing their names in English and don't have time to do them in Khmer so sorry) and he drank three cups of tea on the day of his interview... C'MON man! He said that they give it to you at school so he just thought it was okay, but he is still good, just has to wait a few weeks! A pretty similar story with the next guy. He is really close to my age and he loves the gospel, but he thought that if he put milk in his coffee it wasn't breaking the word of wisdom so he has to wait too hahaha. He just needs a few weeks though and then he will also be ready. But our third one is ready! He passed his interview and will be baptized next Saturday. YAY! The lord is good. Our work has been slowing down a little bit, and we haven't been able to find many new people, but you just have to keep having faith and pushing on. 

The most interesting thing that happened was 4 BIKE CRASHES HAHA. YUP! And 3 of them involved yours truly, but I am totally fine and none were a big deal. Just funny stories:

1.  So I was just riding on my side of the road, just being a regular guy, and I look down at my bike to see why my gears weren't shifting. After looking down for maybe 3 seconds I just felt a whack on my hand. I looked back and saw the side view mirror of a car in the middle of the road, and the car slowed down. He realized that it was his fault though (because he was passing a car and was on my side of the road) and so he just drove off. A guy on a moto went and grabbed his mirror and chased after him. My hand was bruised but I think I did pretty well in the bike v car battle

2. A guy on a moto and I got mixed up in which way we were going because it is pretty much a free for all getting onto the bridges here. He just bumped into my bike, but while he was riding away he grabbed my butt. Just a casual thing here

3. I was biking super fast to grab onto the back of a truck and right as I grabbed on the brake checked me. I graced the fall so it wasn't bad, just kinda embarrassing haha. I wasn't sure if it was intentional by him or not.

4. Elder Herrera was crossing the road and this moto came out of nowhere and just smashed him haha. The dude was HAULING! Everyone was okay though. After we went to a members house and I had a cut on my arm so everyone thought that I got in the crash and were like giving me band-aids and stuff and I was like I AM NOT HURT! Funny times.

That pretty much describes my week! Mine and Elder Obray's comps went to the city again, so another three days with a newbie like me! it is all good though. We figured everything out and worked hard. We even taught District Meeting and English Class by ourselves!

That's all for me. Have a happy and healthy week everyone! 

A quick spiritual message before I finish: DO THE LIGHT THE WORLD CHALLENGE. It can work miracles. I have already seen the power that service has had in working miracles this week. If you are having a bad day or are frustrated with someone then serve them. It will make your day 1,000,000 times better. 

3rd Nephi 18:24:

 24 Therefore, hold up your light that it may shine unto the world. Behold I am the light which ye shall hold up that which ye have seen me do. Behold ye see that I have prayed unto the Father, and ye all have witnessed.

Hold up your light to the world. Be the light in others lives. Lead by action and example. Focus on light!!! The light of Christ. Light overcomes all darkness. Every single one of you can be a light in someone else's life. I love you all. Thanks for all the support. Happy and healthy out here in Cambodia!

P.S. Yay that Lucy is home! She is the best and I am so happy for all of you

P.P.S. We had maggots in our house this week and huge spiders. GROSS!

P.P.P.S. GO BLUE DEVILS and JAZZ

P.P.P.P.S. I know that pictures are the most interesting parts of emails, but mine doesn't work in this crazy country so I am sorry! Maybe sometime later

Love,

//Elder Gochnour