taryn 1.18.10

hi!!!>
we just got back from wat phragaw again! hah we went as a district last week, and then this week our zone leader took us. elder hunts dad is the owner of nuskin and the reps in this area wanted to take him on a tio (a trip) so he invited all of us, all expenses paid:) we first took a nice rotduu (a vanish bus thing) to ayuthaya and then went to wat pragaw, which is the kings palace and the most beautiful wat in thailand. it was fun, but im ready to get back to work! i always feel wierd at the end of pday, all day focused on myself. >
last week was a wonderful week, we are killin this area!!! the week started out great with tuesday. we had an awesome district development meeting, really motivational and elder jolley gave us a 32 page zone conf talk given somewhere in south america but is awesome, motivating sister brad and i as we are continually reading. it is about being the fourth missionary, explaining what each missionary is like and how to be the fourth missionary. i hope someday to be there! >
we taught a few lessons through the day, and then in the evening an appt cancelled and our other apt took too long, we werent sure what to do, we didt feel good about our backup plan. sis brad suggested we go to delaad minburi(big market about 10 min from the church) and get more english class flyers copied to pass out. when we got there the place was closed. we hadnt eaten dinner so we started walking to find some food and ended up walking into a wierd alley to eat. we had just gotten our bummie (soup of noodles and veggies) when this old short stout man walked up and just started talking to us. after awhile of talking we come to find out that he speaks very good english and works for the american cia! he was so so nice and funny. he started asking about our religion and said that he had everything in his life but christ. we talked to him about repentance and at first he said he had too many special sins that he had done, but we convinced him that the atonement covers everyone. right before he left he told us that something told him he needed to go to the delaad, but he wasnt sure why. he found the little eatery down the alley and felt like he should go get a namphan (like a jamba juice but with some veggies and tastes better) he said the whole way he felt so happy not knowing why, and then now he knows. he gave us his number, cia number, and also his daughters number who is a doctor! heavenly father really does direct his people. >
right now we have some really good investigators and have gotten some new ones from some really strange people that we werent expecting but are excited about! >
on thursday to sat we had switch offs, i went to sina karin and was with a thai! it was so good, i was excited to speak english by sat morning, but it was cool to know that i could do it! i hope sometime i get to live with a khon thai, it is a greatlearning experience, so culturally different! coming back to saphansung was nice, it feels so much more comfortable, it has really come to feel more like home with so many people that i love a lot (though not even close to real home:) ) i guess that means its time to move sadly. im 99% sure ill be moving next week, sisters never serve more than 4 moves in an area. sad. though it will be good.>
well, im going to write uncle jord a quick happy birthday email since i havent had time to write any handwritten letters for a long long time!>
man i love you so much. you are all so incredible. i dont know how i got so blessed to have all the family and associations and support that i do. thank you!>
i miss you>
love, sister ty