เฮลโล Hello!
Howdy howdy! It's been another week in the life over here. It was a slower week, with a LOT of time spent inside. But a few cool things still happened, believe it or not, and that's why my email is still so long haha.
ช่วยด้วย (Help please)
More and more Takraw this week! We are definitely the best guavas they've ever seen play before. But we actually got to sit down with Ted, kinda the head honcho, and share the Godhead and Prayer lesson! While we were waiting for more people to show up, Ted and us all sat down and he says, "alright. So let's talk about God!" Love him. He is a Christian, so he shares a lot of our beliefs and has really great faith! We've given his family a Book of Mormon already and were really pushing to get him to read it!! Well see how it goes. Hopefully he isnt just being เกรงใจ.
再见我的朋友 (Goodbye my friend)
Our Zone has Chinese Elders now!!! So we got to have a lesson with Julia, where we kinda handed her off to them. We got to listen to a full restoration lesson in Chinese! I understood a lot more than I thought I would. Thanks for that, Ge Laoshi. And the spirit was really strong! We're going to miss Julia for sure, but she's in good hands and I'm hoping she'll keep going down the covenant path! Also, now I can definitively say that I'm glad I was assigned Thai speaking, because I can definitely say it's a cooler language than Chinese. Dui bu qi ba ba.
WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING
Honestly, it's kinda hard to tell sometimes. We're determined this transfer to be more consecrated missionaries. Turns out, it's a lot easier to be consecrated when you can actually be out and about talking to and meeting people. Trying to find people on Facebook drains my very soul, and it's so hard to feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. It's like ending a movie on a cliffhanger and watching the sequel the next day and ending on the exact same cliffhanger. Yeah, it's a bit of a grind. But it's ok, cuz I signed up for it. Were doing great at getting our studies done and we're exercising almost every day. Getting in those (almost) daily runs, and working out with a member family who is setting up a whole program for us. Never before have I had so many protein shakes. And I know what you're thinking, "But Elder! You're jacked beyond belief already! You didnt already lift?? No whey!" Well I'm here to set the record straight: Whey.
LAST THINGS LAST
- Yesterday was my Grandma Clarke's birthday as well as my 10 month mark!
- Thank you so much everyone who sent me emails and packages and are even making spotify playlists for me! Y'all are the real MVP's.
- We have a car. And free access to the entire mission. And 1500 miles to use. Let's get to WORK!
- I love my fan. Helps me fall asleep, it's the best. But y'know what I really really love? YOU! Don't forget it!
เอ็ลเดอร์ คุณแม้ยกไหม (Elder, are you even raised?)
Elder Barrett
(Also just as a heads up, I've been changing the Thai name every weekly email. I think they're funny and I'm very proud of this one, so if you would translate it, please?)
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