118 days in the mission field!
Dear Everyone:
Samut Prakaan, Bangkok, Thailand is doing well. My
companion and I are enjoying ourselves but that's just because we are
teaching sooo much! It's fun to see people's faith help them triumph
challenges. Like Brother Kwaan has had problems with smoking, alcohol,
coffee, tea, and basically everything haha. But he has triumphed through
all of that because of his faith and not has his interview for baptism
this week. I'm super excited; he's grown sooo much in the last month.
Sister A also has her interview this week but she doesn't have too many
things to triumph; just a lack of support from her family but she's
really strong and faithful already. This week is transfer meeting!
Insane how quick the time flies and such. I cannot believe it has
already been six weeks! General conference was interesting but good. I
watched it in Thai so didn't learn everything but Liahona next month
will help so yeah. I did get to read the last session (Sun Afternoon) in
English while watching in Thai so that was good. All our of
investigators that came all had a good experience and learned something
that they enjoyed so that's good. Oh and the car bombs from what I
understand were down in the penninsula way way way far away from any
missionaries, we aren't allowed to serve down there as you can see why.
Although i think our area is the furthest south for Samut Prakaan so
maybe the closest to that.. But still like 10+ hours car ride maybe even
more. I don't know the specifics I just know it isn't anywhere near
missionaries.
Thailand is still amazing and is kinda normal now haha. We take our
shoes off to enter every house, but not stores and churches and such.
And we sit on the ground a lot when teaching but sometimes people have
chairs. The thing I've enjoyed the most other then the pizza company
which has good pizza, oh and all the desserts here that are good. Is
either Som Tam which is really spicy but really good; surprisingly no
meat and mostly veggies and stuff but yeah; that with sticky rice is
yummy. Then Khaw Mu Tod Gratiam which is fried pork with rice with
garlic sauce stuff mixed in... really yummy. I haven't had anything
that I absolutely despise but that's because I avoid the sea food and
such but I attempt to try everything. Sometimes I'm still reluctant to
try things but that's just if they really look like insanely gross and
if my companion doesn't like it it generally isn't good.
This week is Somgran or The Water Festival from the 11th or 12th of
April till the 16th ish. It's just a huge water fight all across
Thailand, next week I'll tell of my experience. So because of that we
get to email today(monday) but it isn't pday, pday will be friday and we
get to play in the water festival; get a water gun and have some fun
haha. I'm excited to have some fun. It'll be fun I'm sure. I'll let you
know that experience next week. But as for spiritual experiences, they
are in great abundance. Generally, it's just to see the growth of our
investigators that touches me a lot It has been sooo fun to help them
come closer to christ while helping myself do the same.
Sounds like everyone is staying busy and moving on with life, that's
good. I hope all goes well with the births of children and the trip to
alaska for Katie and all trips I hope everyone has fun and returns home
in safety. I know that the Lord will bless those that keep his
commandments and pray for his help. Just keep chugging along, it might
be hard to read the BOM everyday, but do it :) I promise it'll make your
lives better and will help you solve the problems in your life. It
truly is a special book and can solve anything as long as we believe
that it can and we pray to God to help us understand and solve our
problems. I love you all.
Love
Elder Federico
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