taryn 9.30.09

Hey family~>
TIme is slowly beginning to roll a little, it doesnt seem like and eternity since last time i have written.. tomorrow is moves, i am finally not a greeny anymore! i have almost been in country for 2 months, man those have been long. 4 days will mark the 4 month mission mark for jord and i. holy cow it has been so long. i really hope that time begins to go faster. i pray that time begins to go faster. everyday. i miss you all so much. i am really trying to do what prez hinkley did a long time ago on his mission, forgetting myself and going to work. i am really trying. it is just so hard to think about how long this is going to be.> >
first, i want to start with andie. where are you?! i havent heard from you in two months!!! i am dying to hear all about everything. do you get my emails? mom said that you are doing well at BYU, youd better not be married, or even close, when i get home! i am serious!!! we have some fun times of living together ahead that i long for every day.. keep your head up. dont worry too much about grades, especially your first semester, that semester was filled with my worst grades. man i miss you. oh, and i sent the eagles a letter, i hope that they got it. it you see nate, ask him if he got it, and make him write back! elle, i hope everything is still good! i got your cute letter you put in the package, thank you. write me soon! cade, paige, coops and ash, i miss you so much. i really do. you are the reason why i am having such a hard time, but you are also what keeps me going, knowing that i am setting an example for you. please stay safe, and dont forget about me! i think about you a lot. >
This morning we sang "be still my soul' in english in comp study. it has been so long since i have sung a song in english first of all, and also when i opened the little hymnbook i have, i saw in the front where dad had written his name. it was hard for me to get through it. i have never really read those words, but i am hanging on them now, every word in that song. the last few words i am really depending on. "be still my soul, when change and tears are past, All safe and blessed we shall meet at last." i am counting on that. i look forward to that day so greatly. >
last thursday we had switchoffs again, sister williams, a sister who is "joping" or finishing her mission this week, came to saphaan sung and i lead area. it was hard, but a good experience being in charge of everything that day, the phone calls, where to go, what to do, leading the lessons.. oh man i wish i was in her spot right now. anyway, im getting sidetracked. we went to gan's. the 13 yr girl who is getting baptized on the 25. just as we were finishing the lesson, the rain started to not just pour, but waterfall down. the streets quickly were flooded. her grandpa wouldnt let us leave at first, but we had another appt and had to go. when we went outside, our bikes had tipped over. (mind you our helmets were on them, hence, in the flooding nasty water) somehow the other bike's kickstand got stuck in my spokes and chain. we tried to get them separated, but they wouldnt. her gr and gr came out with their umbrellas and finally after like 5 min of pulling with the rain falling so hard down, and the flood almost to our knees (i really dont know how he ended up doing it) we were able to separate them. then as we began biking, the chains were off. i had to put them both back on. we got to our next appt, which was at a delaad, or market. oat, a 20 yr old member who has very feminine tendencies- wears mascara, eyeliner, clips in his hair, and talks pretty femenine- but i really like him. anyway, we were there to teach his mom. he started laughing when i came in, i had grease all over my face from my hands. that was hard to get off!> >
on sunday i went on spits, sis hulme with our new convert, and then i went with sister my, a 24 yr old that speaks pretty good english. we were talking and she told me about a new job she is starting, 6 days a week for 12 hrs a day, chopping chicken. i felt bad for her, but she was so excited. she didnt tell me at first, but after a while i got it out of her that she was saving up for a mission. she is planning on going in 6 months after working and earning the money. these people have such great faith. she doesnt have any family in the church to support her, and is just so excited to go. it made me feels so guilty that i am here, got here so easily, and i am just wanting to be home with my amazing family. i hope that i can learn to appreciate and love this work. >
everyday i see the Lords hand in our work. just yesterday we had a cool experience. we just got done with teaching baa wan pen, and old pretty crazy member. hah ill have to write about her more later, but for just a small glimpse, i love singing with her at the beginning of lessons. she pulls out her magnifying glass and holds it right up to her eye, making her eye huge. then she goes through each page until she finds one that she wants to sing. then as we are singing, she is way off on both the tune and the beat, croaking as we sing along. it is one of those things that Heavenly Father gives me once a week to allow me to smile for a minute. anyway, we walked down the street to the busy street, and a songtaw, a pickup truck that has seats and a cover in the back that are everywhere here, its how we get around a lot of the time, was right there, which never happens. then things like this kept happening. we were in a grocery store because we had to make cookies (thanks court for your no bake cookie recipe:) ) for english class party tonight. we stopped to see what ingredients we needed, and this man came up to ask us if we speak thai. then he asked us for scriptures! we didnt have any on us, but we got his number, and also gave hima pass-along card with the office number on it and we are going to have our elders bring him one. it was neat to see this list of events that led us to be exactly where we were supposed to be at that time, another tender mercy from Heavenly Father helping me keep going. >
well i wish i could write more, but im about out of time. please let me know what you want me to write about. i love and miss you soooo much. please stay safe and healthy. >
love, sister young>
ps.. court and whitney, your emails are not boring, i LOVE them, it makes me feel like im not completely missing out on life at home.