FUN - FRIENDS - FOOD

  Elder Young Playing with his food as Elder Lambert looks on.  Pretty impressive melting and blending of the cheddar and provolone.At church with Steven and Som.

 In the office with Sister Yang and Sister Mon.  Sister Yang is from California and Sister Mon - Myanmar.  We met these two in the Provo MTC.  Sister Mon spoke very little English then, you should hear her now.  Elder Grange and I call them our lugg sowe, or girl children.  We love them!

This is the way to the Klong Monster, or long boat taxi..............down this little walk wayand out onto the dock.  Then you wait and jump into the boat as it stops for a nano second to let people off and on.  It is cheap though, just 10 baht.

We had the Sisters over for dinner and celebrated Sister Black's birthday.

This is what happens when you leave your phone unattended with the Sisters.  I got a group picture of Sister Htway, Myanmar, Sister Soysen, Thailand, Sister Black, USA and Sister Magbanua, New Zealand by way of the Philippines.We will miss Sister Carrillo who will return to Meridan, Idaho this Friday. 

 Tops is the main grocery store we shop at, but with it being a walk, subway ride and in a mall, it takes a big chunk of time to go to it.  Not to mention that we then have to lug the groceries home.  So, about a month ago a new mini Tops opened right across the street from us.  I am not exaggerating when I say "It has changed our lives!!"  It is about 3-4 times size of our closest 7-11, has fruit and vegetables and other staples not carried by 7.  Yep, changed our lives, so happy.

 Next we were invited to go to Steven and Som's new house for the dedication, good food and great friends.  I met her parents, her sister and husband and darling kids.  Her mom's name is Joy.  She was a joy and with her limited English and my limited Thai, we forged a sweet new friendship. 

 We ate some really, really good Thai food and enjoyed a wonderful time in Steven and Som's first home.

 Meet Arun and Cherry and their darling daughter Ivy.

Steven and Som.

 

 WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE HERE IN THAILAND, TO MEET AND SERVE WITH WONDERFUL DEDICATED PEOPLE, MEMBERS AND MISSIONARIES.

SENIOR CONFERENCE, ZONE CONFERENCES AND MISC STUFF

Just a weird McDonalds menu item.  The pineapple is not bad, but a corn pie?  Corn is really big here, it is on ice cream, donuts, cakes...you get the picture. 

 We went to 5 zone conference's.  Here is a few of my favorite pictures.

Love this!  Sisters Hassaya, Satatip and Mon.

 

 

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  Sorry, the next two are not zone conference pictures either!  This is Sister Aun.  We met her when we went to the Mercy Center.  She was volunteering there and she speaks very good English.  She helped me communicate with the little kids there and we talked quite a bit after.  She was interested in the church, visited with the Elders and took the discussions.  She was baptized on July 12. She is awesome!

Elder Mitchell, us, Aun, Sister and President Johnson and Elder Stone.

Oops, dinner at our apartment with our district.  Elder Mitchell on the far left returned home last Friday and Elder Hixson on the far right was transferred to Thonburi. 
We love this group of young missionaries.

I stink at blogging....but, this is a picture of my new favorite snack from 7-11.  I call them coconut fries.  I will be bringing some of these home with me!

Back to Zone Conference and Elder Noyce.

Sister Kwak and Sister Mon

Elder's Stone and Darby showing off the lining in their custom made suits.

 Elder's Slaybaugh, Noyce, Bunker and Darby.

Elder Voronaparit and Sister Kwak

Selfie

Senior Conference at Khao Yai National Park and Thames Valley Resort.

 

 Boys in Summer Palace.....Beautiful

 Khao Yai National Park.  Hike to Heaw Narok Waterfall.  Breathtaking!

Khao Yai Art Museum and some random Thai's dressed in leaves.

Random Happenings

This is a Korean salon where I got my hair cut a few weeks ago.  To say there was a language barrier is an understatement.  between my English, Elder Grange's Thai and her Korean, well, lets just say my haircut was interesting and very short.  I think the contraption in the foreground is electric curlers...

 This is the kind of fish that is just there in the middle of the aisle of the local supermarket.  I just have to hold my breath and avert my eyes.

Sister Magbanua (Sister Mags) and Sister Parin. 

On a Saturday Morning walk, we wound our way through random sois.

We passed street vendors with outside seating...










Shark fin soup, yummy.....umm, NO!
and Ladies selling Lottery tickets, we passed on those also.

A broom and cleaning supply salesman.                                             And a happy fruit man!

After wandering the streets for a few hours we were happy to see our building with the big blue wave on it!

Elder Day will is now serving in Myanmar.  Love him!

Watching a storm come in from our apartment.

Sister Kampan and I had the
same idea as we dressed for the day.  She is a Thai from the Asoke branch serving temporarily in our mission while she waits for her visa to the US.  She will serve in the Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission

On our way to Father Joes Mercy Center we went down some pretty narrow Soi's. 

The Mercy Center is in the Slauterhouse neighborhood, one of the poorest slums in Bangkok, Father Joe runs this amazing place that houses many orphans, I think around 150.  And then also offers free school to the children of the neighborhood.  We "helped" in a pre- school though I think we may have been more of a distraction.  We loved the sweet kids there.

Lunch time was some chicken and rice and then ice cream for dessert

And then some hugs before we left!

  

Fathers Day Dinner and Fun with the Senior Couples.  We are so blessed to have these amazing people to serve with.

L to R.  President and Sister Johnson, Us, Elder and Sister Ricks - PEF/SR, Elder and Sister Ellsworth - Humanitarian, Elder and Sister Christensen - Family History and Elder and Sister Jensen - Laos Humanitarian.  They will be leaving for Laos soon.  Sister Martell took the picture, she is our wonderful mission nurse.