This was quite the week. If that's a good or a bad thing, I haven't decided yet. I learned secrets of the universe that make no sense, got a surprise massage from a gay ice cream seller, met a guy whose name sounds like Pirate, and biked and biked and biked.
TOUCH ME NOT
Ok, so obviously one of those things in the opening paragraph stood out a little more than the other ones. Let me lay out the scene for you. Elder Scott and I were waiting to meet with a recent convert at the church. However, we are the only companionship that doesn't have keys to the church, so we were waiting outside of the gate. That's when a man walked past, pushing his ice cream cart. Elder Scott asked if he was good today and he frowned really big and said, "no... do you want to buy some ice cream?" Elder Scott said yes, but I let him know that I wasn't interested. He made Elder Scott's ice cream and asked me again. I, of course, declined again. He frowned even bigger and just started massaging my arm. I'm looking at Elder Scott and he's looking at me like he has no idea what to do. While we're looking at each other trying to figure out what our plan is here, this guy has moved to my hands, my shoulders, my waist, jumps to my thighs, goes up steadily, and gratefully back to my arm again before I knocked this guy senseless. The recent convert shows up to the church too and he just starts talking to us like nothing is happening. The other Elders and the Sisters show up and they are in shock. I'm mouthing to them "help me help me help me!!" After what felt like an eternity, we finally opened the church and got inside, leaving that special friend of ours far far away from the merchandise. I was very conflicted while it was going on, because since I'm a missionary I don't want to punch a random stranger, but at the same time I was wanting to scream some 1 Nephi 17:48 at him: "In the name of the Almighty God, I command you that ye touch me not, for I am filled with the power of God, even unto the consuming of my flesh; and whoso shall lay his hands upon me shall wither even as a dried weed; and he shall be as naught before the power of God, for God shall smite him!"
CAN WE GET THE PROPHET ON THE HORN
Elder Scott and I biked as fast as we could for 30 minutes out of Warine so we could be on time for a dinner appointment with a recent convert. When we got to our house, he was waiting there for us and handed us a piece of paper and said, "Give this to President Nelson." It had this ridiculous equation on it that doesn't make any sense and just a whole bunch of whatever on it. But maybe this is the revelation that President Nelson is going to share with us this conference session? I'll send a picture of it. We went and ate pad thai together with some tuna that he bought from 7. "If I put tuna in my pad thai, I'd be an abomination!" We asked him what he did that day and he said, in english, "smoking, but not alcoholism. That's bad!" We'll work on him haha.
I DON'T THINK I'M MUCH OF A MORNING PERSON
This week, the exhaustion of being a missionary has really started to catch up with me. In the mornings, I have been especially intolerant of anything slightly annoying. And when I get mad like that, my companion says I just kinda go into shutdown mode. I just kinda look in one spot and don't say anything for a while. I realized that I am a pretty grumpy kid in the mornings, so I'll be working on my patience. On Sunday, we biked about 15 kilometers to find out those people weren't there, and then had to hurry another 10 to the church for a song practice. I was pretty grumpy haha. One of the Sister's investigators came up to us and asked me if I was alive. Yep I am, though it may not look like it. I need to work on my attitude a little haha.
I.... CAN SPEAK..... THAIIIIIII
Frick yeah, man! This week was amazing as far as Thai goes. It's coming, everyone! Balloons, streamers, confetti! Woo! The gift of tongues is so real, you guys. Like seriously, you can't describe it unless you experience it. We went and taught a member who lives pretty far away and about halfway into the lesson I realized, we're not speaking English, I'm understanding and speaking Thai. It's happening, y'all! I was understanding everything she was saying, I even learned a new word! She said, "You're a greenie? You're so good, normally greenies say "uhhhh" between every word!" Bless up. I'm getting the gift of tongues, God is sending blessings on blessings haha. That was easily the best lesson we've had yet. I could share everything I was feeling, and I didn't even have to think about how I would respond while they were still talking! The words just came like a normal conversation, and we got her less active son to commit to do Come Follow Me with her! Yes!!
LAST THINGS LAST
- We got a baptismal date for เงี่ยม!
- I may be getting the gift of tongues, but Thai food is a gift FOR tongues.
- We were visiting a member and Elder Scott went to the bathroom. As soon as he gets in, the member looks at me and goes: "Do you have a girlfriend?" That's always a fun conversation haha. Shoutout to Tokuyama.
- Apparently Pirate is pretty sad recently, so even though we missed him for our first appointment, it might've been a miracle that we found him last week! Stay tuned!
- I got to make ส้มตำ again! So good!
- Shoutout to Sister Durfey for getting her mission call to the Canada, Toronto Mission!
- I'm about to eat a KKK Burger with a fried egg. And although I love it, I love you more.
เอ็ลเดอร์ ไม่พอใจ (Elder was not satisfied)
Elder Bear
1. This is James! He has a way cool story, but to sum it up, he lives here and met some way nice missionaries in Seattle that told him about our church!
2. Our friend's revelation for the prophet. It makes just as much sense to you as it does to me.
3. This is me styling in my reflective vest that is a little apostate because it says, "I am Mormon."
4. 10 km away and they weren't home. ✌
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