AIT #14: February 19, 2003
This week there wasn't a whole lot to write about, so I suspect this letter won't be as long as usual. Last Friday I went on switchoffs with Elder Houston (the greenie), in my area. In the evening we went to visit a family that we met last week. They handed us a drink that looked like diluted beer. It didn't smell like beer, but it didn't smell like water either. I didn't know if it was some kind of fruit drink, so I asked the lady what it was. She said, "Chaa," which is tea. We told them we couldn't drink it and they gave us water instead.
Oh, I switched from my briefcase to a fanny pack last Wednesday. It's much more convenient and I don't think I'll ever go back. The weather changed last week and I caught a little cold. Luckily it's going away. The first counselor in the stake presidency came to speak to our ward on Sunday. He said they're building a new chapel next to the current one, making it a lot bigger. The old building will be a seminary/institute building. That's really neat -- I wish I'd be here when it's completed. But it'll take a year at least and I seriously doubt I'll still be here more than even another month or two.
There's a mission tour on Tuesday; Elder Ray Bateman (of the Seventy, I guess) is visiting. More on that next week. This Saturday we're having an activity for all the people on our 24-month list. Whenever we baptize someone, they go onto our 24-month list (people who've been members for less than two years), and we see them each week to see how they're doing and make sure everything's okay. My Havana Joe shoes are holding up just fine so far. A lot of missionaries here have gone a year or so with one pair of shoes, so I don't think there'll be any problem. And if my shoes do die before their time, I can get a new pair for 500 baht or so ($12).
Brother Super is selling his bakery today, so he told us we could go eat whatever we want from it. :) I found out today that my new Thai-Thai dictionary has a list of ratchasab (royal words), which is the first of its kind I've ever seen. It's extensive, too, which is really nice. I passed off Reading & Writing on Sunday, so now I only have Lists left (the 1000-word list and the SYL list) -- then I'll be certified. Bunying was confirmed a member of the Church on Sunday, and Chaad was ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood. We've had a baptism every week for the last three or four weeks or so (in the zone, that is).
Well, sorry this one's short; hopefully next week I'll be able to make up for it. The gospel is true! Often in this world it's hard to find things that really are true, things that don't fall apart when looked at closely. Friends may betray, false advertising may lure and ensnare, but the true and living God will never let us down. This is His Church.
Oh, I switched from my briefcase to a fanny pack last Wednesday. It's much more convenient and I don't think I'll ever go back. The weather changed last week and I caught a little cold. Luckily it's going away. The first counselor in the stake presidency came to speak to our ward on Sunday. He said they're building a new chapel next to the current one, making it a lot bigger. The old building will be a seminary/institute building. That's really neat -- I wish I'd be here when it's completed. But it'll take a year at least and I seriously doubt I'll still be here more than even another month or two.
There's a mission tour on Tuesday; Elder Ray Bateman (of the Seventy, I guess) is visiting. More on that next week. This Saturday we're having an activity for all the people on our 24-month list. Whenever we baptize someone, they go onto our 24-month list (people who've been members for less than two years), and we see them each week to see how they're doing and make sure everything's okay. My Havana Joe shoes are holding up just fine so far. A lot of missionaries here have gone a year or so with one pair of shoes, so I don't think there'll be any problem. And if my shoes do die before their time, I can get a new pair for 500 baht or so ($12).
Brother Super is selling his bakery today, so he told us we could go eat whatever we want from it. :) I found out today that my new Thai-Thai dictionary has a list of ratchasab (royal words), which is the first of its kind I've ever seen. It's extensive, too, which is really nice. I passed off Reading & Writing on Sunday, so now I only have Lists left (the 1000-word list and the SYL list) -- then I'll be certified. Bunying was confirmed a member of the Church on Sunday, and Chaad was ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood. We've had a baptism every week for the last three or four weeks or so (in the zone, that is).
Well, sorry this one's short; hopefully next week I'll be able to make up for it. The gospel is true! Often in this world it's hard to find things that really are true, things that don't fall apart when looked at closely. Friends may betray, false advertising may lure and ensnare, but the true and living God will never let us down. This is His Church.
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