83 days on his mission!
Dear Mother and everyone else:
Well I made it to Thailand. I'm in
an area called Samut Prakaan and I have a khon thai trainer(thai
native). I'm one of three white missionaries to have a trainer in like 3
years I here.. But i am not sure. It is pretty hot here in Thailand but
I'm adjusting. My companions name is Elder Benjamin. He's super fun and
awesome and is working with me. I Appreciate all the support from
everyone. It's crazy to be riding bikes right next to cars flying but
Its safe enough and I'm adjusting well. I've picked up a lot of the
native tongue and stuff so I'm understanding much more in the lessons
and such. OUR FIRST BAPTISM IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 18! :) Her name is
sister ying and we finished the lessons yesterday so she's ready and
excited.. Talk about a sweet bday present huh? I didn't teach her much
but I finished the lessons with her :P haha. We have 5 other
investigators who are close to baptism just gotta iron out a few
issues. The flight here was long but not too bad I slept a little
while. Jet lag is rough but I'm adjusting fairly quickly. Today we are
going to a crocodile farm for pday so I'm excited for that. My Area is
awesome and the members here are pretty sweet. We had 64 people at
church total yesterday so that was a good amount. I love the people here
already they are all sooo nice and it's humbling to be here because you
see how well we have it in America. Thailand is pretty hot but not bad
at all. I'm adjusting well and language is coming fairly quickly. The
members here have a hard time saying my name. i've been called elder
mango and flamingo so yeah haha it's hard for them. I have trouble
remembering names but I'm doing better now. I've been very busy and this
week we set some good goals so we will see how that goes. I'm excited
for today to go to the crocodile farm. I miss everyone out there and I
hope everyone the best. I know the gospel is real and
the this is the only church. I know God has prepared people here in
thailand that are prepared to here and gospel I just gotta go find them.
We had a good meeting with members yesterday to get more referrals so I
hope that goes well... We plan to have a fireside on referrals here
soon. I love it here and know this is the Lord's work and he's helping
me and comforting me when I', discouraged. I saw an elephant walking
down the street the other day! Crazy huh? Anyways I know that God is
helping me and is helping those who support me as well. I feel the love
of family and of God every single day. I love you all. I miss you all
and I hope everything is going great in America.
Love
Elder Federico
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