Missionary life is ALWAYS interesting

this week was interesting. i mean... missionary life is ALWAYS interesting. no matter where in the world you are. sometimes i feel as though thailand tends to throw a few more things in the mix than normal. 

like waking up at 4 this morning and running to the bathroom.

another case of food poisoning? that's more in one week than i've gotten in the whole rest of my mission. oof. 

tmi? possibly. 

remind me NOT to eat KFC at church on sunday. because... obviously... it was either that or the apple cake. sad day. they were both delicious though. 

on to better things!!!

good things: Kiaw got baptized!!! her name in thai means green. i'm not really sure what it is in lao. (she's our investigator from laos.) 

but the new miracle: she and her friend that we started teaching two weeks ago have hooked us up with 2 new investigators! seriously. it's a thing. referrals are a missionaries BEST FRIEND and a DREAM COME TRUE!!! and they are so much more of a sure-thing than talking to somebody off of the street. 

she is... the cutest thing on the planet. she called us on thursday telling us that she didn't know what she would say when she had to speak after she got baptized (aka bearing her testimony)... we just told her to speak from her heart. "but i can't think when i get excited!" she did amazingly. it was the cutest thing ever. and her friend was very impressed with baptism. we're going to teach her this week - we'll see what happens! 

we spent ANOTHER day inside... due to sickness. so... it was a rough week. lots of time inside... trying to go out and working... but you can only do so much when the companionship is not fully functioning. i can only drag my companion up so many mountains......... 

but she's amazing. i've been so impressed with her ability to speak thai. 

she's going to be wayyyyy better than me. and that's great. i don't even really need to teach her anything. 

you want to know what made my day? we had sandwiches at a farangs house. they made us toasted cheese and turkey sandwiches. i mean REAL CHEESE. they were... i went... heaven. that's all i got to say. 

so yeah. not much has changed... still a missionary. watched legacy for the first time in YEARS. 

so thankful for the countless prayers that you have all given on our behalf. we are definitely feeling it! we have been receiving SOOO many blessings. it's crazy. 

so thanks. 

i hope you all have a fantastic week! 

i had a thought the other day. was preparing to share a testimony in sacrament meeting, and i read 3 nephi 18:24. it talks about jesus christ being the light we hold up... and it made me think about the armor of god. the shield of faith. what does a shield do for us if we don't hold it out in front of us? we have to hold it up in order for it to do any good... 

and what is our faith? our faith in jesus christ. our savior and redeemer. we hold HIM before us. our belief in him should go before us to protect us and lead us throughout our lives. 

so. the spiritual side of this letter: hold christ before you. let him guide you and protect you. 

love you all!

sister e