taryn 6.21.10

Hey
we had a loooong week of inviting this week. oh man it was long! but because we were inviting that whole time, we found 10 new investigators, and beat the assistants goal of getting 40 potentials in a week with 44 potentials. The mission has a big focus right now to find families, so that is what we are really searching and praying for. We have found a few potential families that will hopefully become our new investigators. we also had tons of cancelled appointments. hah honestly nothing too exciting happened this week. We will hopefully be teaching a few people from Burma this week and also get lots of new investigators.
Friday we went to Yaay Laay's, we met her across from Chaing Mai University, she had a songtaw (a pickup truck with benches on the sides and a cover- a main form of trasportation here..) waiting for us, loaded our bikes in, and then we went up the mountian to her house. my dreamhouse as a child. it was in the middle of HUGE trees with HUGE leaves, a pond, and the the house was built on a steep mountainside and has been built piece by piece over the past 40 years, it is just a big treehouse. all different levels, sometimes having to duck down (well i had to..) to get through rooms, one of the rooms you had to go out and across a skinny bridge, and to get to one of the bedrooms your had to go up some wooden rickety stairs to a bathroom, and then there was stairs in the bathroom as well that led to the door of the bedroom. Im amazed at this little old lady that can climb all that all day long! She is really sweet, but I dont know what is going to come of it. She is one of the head people in her christian church here in chaing mai, but she is reading the book of mormon and hopefully she will be sensitive enough to feel the Spirit and the greatness of that book. For some reason there are more christians in chaing mai than ive ever seen in Thailand. Several of the people that we found last week are Christian. Teaching them is a lot different than what i am used to, its hard! I am used to explaining who God and Jesus Christ is, and helping them understand prayer.
We had interviews and zone conference as well. so motivational, but then it is time to go outside in the melting heat and work yourself to death and try to find investigators. its hard to keep up that motivation in that heat and getting denied. We are working really hard though to try and get this area going. MIssionary work is so hard sometimes!
Church threw me off this week, we have about 20 BYU students here for an internship/study abroad. It made me miss America so much! It was so wierd seeing normal, white, mormon byu students. Im trying to stay focused here, but sometimes my mind wanders and a long for the time that i get to see you all and get to be back at the Y! I know my attitude will change soon once i get to know and love these people, but it is hard being in a new area and not having an attatchment to anyone or anything around you. Its hard to not think about those that i love so much, who i get to see in 4 months. I know im still needed here so im not ready to go home just yet, but man it will be an awesome day when it comes!
Im sorry this letter is so short, im not sure what else to write, its been a lot of just the normal thailand missionary stuff: sweat, dirt, getting turned down, hearing the same thing over and over all day-"all churches teach people to be good.". seeing miracles, finding those that are ready for the word, missing home, eating bugs and other crazy things, feeling the love of Heavenly Father for all his children, and working hard.
I love you so much. I miss you!!!! Keep doing the little things that brings happiness: reading the scrips, praying, and serving!
love, sister young