Soooo, I'm still in Lampang! I was so glad I got to stay, and it
meant that I didn't have to pack. I hate packing. So while Sister Rem
packed all her stuff, I just cleaned the house and got distracted by
little things so it took me a while. Kinda like
how it was at home haha! Everyone was way sad that Sister Rem and Elder
Parker were leaving. When we were leaving for the train station you
would've thought they were celebrities with everyone swarming around
them and taking their picture. That happens a lot
to us in Thailand haha!
At the train station heading to transfers
So as we were getting on the train we got a
phone call and what do you know! President Johnson was calling. I handed
the phone to Sister Rem telling her it was for her and she's training
only for her to hand it back to me and tell me
pres. wanted to talk to me. Yeah, I freaked out. He did a little small
talk and then asked me to train one of the new sisters coming in. All I
could say was, "you want me to train? are you sure?" But of course I
accepted. I remember you guys always saying you
never turn down a calling so I accepted! I kinda thought I was going to
train a khon Thai but nope I'm training a white girl :) Her name is
Sister Parker (everyone thinks she's Elder Parker's little sister haha)
and she's from Alpine, UT. She's way cute, fresh
out of the MTC and so ready to work! She's got pretty cool hair too,
everyone at church was saying that she looked like a barbie doll. Haha
so funny!
So now I'm the older one in the companionship and it's SO
WEIRD! It's good for me though, I don't have anyone
to be dependent on so now I really have to pay attention when people
talk, lead the lessons and make sure things get done. This is going to
be a growing experience for me! But she's great! It's fun looking at her
reactions to things that I've gotten so used
to now. I remember when I came into country and everything just seemed
so weird and things are just different. Everything is normal now.
Anyways, I feel like she knows a lot more Thai than I did when I came
into country. I know exactly how she feels, with inviting,
not understanding, not being able to say what you want. I understand!
That's the great part though so now I can help her. She's a great
missionary though, I'm so excited I get to train her!
So for our investigators, still working with Bro. Joe and Bro.
Santi's kids and with Sister Neey (she said she wants to get baptized
but she wants to wait a while until she tells her family since they're
Buddhist). They're just all busy a lot. Everyone
is all so busy, which I understand. It's a new transfer though and we're
expecting to see some miracles!
So some fun things that have happened lately:
*I started wearing arm sleeves. It's not because I'm don't want to
get tan which is what everyone thinks here (because that really is the
purpose of them) but because I'm afraid of getting cancer.
*We taught with Sister Miaw and Sister C-Game yesterday. They were
so amazing! I loved hearing Sister Miaw bear her testimony. You just
always get so proud when you see your RC's teaching your investigators!
It was a great lesson though, we'll be teaching
with them again soon.
Sister C-Game and Sister Miaw, love that these two are best friends!
*I ate REAL Thai food with Sister Parker on Saturday just so she
could eat it. She likes it. I still don't like it. Seven months in
country and I still can't eat it. I liked the food at church on Sunday
though so that was good!
*We keep getting asked if the picture of Jesus on the inviting cards
is Christian Bale. (He actually kinda does look like Christian Bale).
So I feel like each week or each transfer or so, my life has a
theme. Something that I just keep catching in my personal study or a
concern that comes up with investigators or just things that I'm
learning to overcome. Something like that. The past couple
of weeks, I've learned so much of how the Lord really does strengthen
us. Sometimes we feel incapable of doing things and just feel like one
little person. It's true, we do have weaknesses and fears. And Heavenly
Father loves us so much that He puts us in situations
that stretch us and teach us. We become capable of doing things that we
never thought we were possible of doing. And with that knowledge, I have
the courage to never quit just because I feel like I can't do it.
Because I know I can. Christ gives us the power
to overcome everything. God didn't send us here intending us to fail. We
were sent to succeed and obtain our eternal prize. I'm so grateful for
my Savior, who has strengthened me, who has been patient with me and has
helped me to overcome myself.
Can I just say how much I love being a missionary? I love these
people, I love this country and I love being a servant of my Master. I
love my calling!
That's pretty much it for the week! Love you all!
-ซ. คาร์ริโย
Romans 15:4
Sister C-Game bought us some cool little bags from Chiang Rai!
Saying goodbye to Sister Remington, I was way sad
but we'll always be BFF's! This girl is now an STL in Asoke!
Notice all the photobombers
Got three generations right here My mom, me and my kid! So presh.
We thought we could make pancakes without eggs,
but we figured out that you really can't.
It was a pancake fail. But when you're a missionary
in Thailand you'll eat anything ha!
Went to Long Jim's for our Friday night pizza
with Sister Wadsana and Sister C-Game
There was a ton of khwai in the river next to
our house this morning. Awesome!
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