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The Kokomo North Area:

Missionary Work Is Tough!

I have so much to tell you! both good and bad but to be honest Missionary Work is so tough! But I do enjoy it thus far! I have only been out here for like 5 days maybe and I'm starting to learn more and more! We visited with a couple "investigators" but they're not progressing unfortunately... But they want us to keep going. My Trainer's name is Elder Bresenski! he's from Misoula MT and Has been out for 20months!! He's a great companion. During the first 12 weeks I have 1 hour of Personal Study and 2 hours of Companionship before we get to leave the house. The area that i was assigned to is Kokomo North part and let me tell you the people here are very down to earth very nice but something about the area kind of scare me. The houses are run down and very old. People seem to be addicted to tobacco and drugs... I guess you can say that the area I'm in is Ghetto... My companion said that it's dying.. but we're doing our best to find people to talk to. This place is definitely far from what i'm used to. Makes me realized how blessed I am. I'm getting 140 a month. Doesn't seem like much but luckily the people here feed me and do laundry for the missionaries so i'm blessed! We have 3 other sisters missionaries in our ward but 1 of them is waiting for her visa to go to Brazil. Anyway I miss you guys and one thing i learn this week is how to study effectively. The more I read the more I know that The book of mormon is the true words of God. My testimony of it grows tremendously. I know that it's hard to get the entire family into reading the scriptures but enduring to the end is what we must do. Ohh concerning elder Murry and Christenson; they were "acting" and teaching us before we left the MTC it was really interesting and entertaining experience. I gotta say I miss the MTC donuts... Whenever I feel homesick or just feel like it's tough All i had to do is go out and work some more and the feelings go away! talking about miracles! I hope everythign else is goign well at home! Ohh I'm so tired at the end of the day! it's crazy how tiring it can be both mentally and physically! I hope to hear from you again!

Love Elder Uthaichai

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The Provo MTC:

MTC #3

Yesterday at the MTC we had in-field training and I gotta say that it was very long it started from 8am and went all the way to 6pm but of course we had lunch break and 20min break. We learned how to work with the members and how to encourage them to help us do our work. I learned a lot last few days. It's amazing how much my knowledge and testimonies have grown. I know that when you pray with sincere heart and pour your heart out for the the Lord and always have faith in him. Miracles will happen. It did to me. I studied hard and was lost for a while but one evening I prayed so hard for the Lord's help and asking the Lord how can i improve my studies and a thought came that i should mark my scriptures with sticky notes and so I did and now the lessons I have been taught has been going very well. I'm "baptizing" sister Tempo this saturday so it was a great experience. We also had the opportunity to teach at the TRC; bro. Gabriel, he's from chile and he seems to be very interesting and it's so great to talk to him. I love that I'm part of the Lord's plan and am able to help Him expand his kingdom. furthermore, yesterday I met Bro Murry and Bro Christenson from the District... It was pretty great, they're so funny! Bro. Murry is now married with a child... My teacher; sister Casperson is his friend so it was cool. One thing though that i don't like about MTC is now i'm just getting along with all my companion and I love all of them.. even thought we have issues at time but they're lovely, I learn a lot from them. But we will be leaving one another soon..  I'm not sure if i have shared this but I saw 2 of my FHE sisters from school here! it's pretty awesome that they chose to serve a mission. Anyway I love you all and you will always be in my prayers and God loves you, each and everyone of you! I can testify that! I know He lives and so does our redeemer!

Here's a couple invitation I would like to extend

Study scriptures daily and allow the Lord to use you as an instrument to share the gospel! Don't be afraid!.

Pray often with open heart, Don't just go with the flow.

Pray as a family even if it may seem awkward at first but I promise you as you obey his commandments you will be bless. I wanted to share a scripture but i can't rememeber what it exactly said but it says something like if you humble yourself before the lord, he'll bless you. So when you pray as a family I highly suggest that you kneel and pray together. It will strengten the family bond as well as inviting the spirit!

I love you all and I miss you

Love Elder Uthaichai

MTC #2

I love Alma, its my go to scripture! Right at the MTC we're learning so much and so quick. The more I learn about how to teach the stronger my testimony gets. I have learned a lot but I know I have a lot more to learn. The most important lesson that I learned is to listen! I had to memorize our purpose which is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them recieve the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement, repentance,  baptism, recieving the Gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. I gotta admit, I needed help with that! We also are encouraged to memorize Joseph Smith's experience. Anyway, the time here is awesome but the days are long and very stressful.

I will keep you in my prayers. Sorry for the short letter. I just don't have time to write! I write in my journal daily. Some days I write up to 2 pages and some not even half. I've only been here for a couple days and I have learned so much!

I love the gospel and I know it's true. I love you guys!

Love Elder Uthaichai

First Letter: MTC

I have been in the MTC for 3 days now and I have learn so much, a lot more than I could imagine. My testimony grew insanely and I love the Gospel. On the first day my companions which are of 6 including myself for the first 2 days woke up at 6am thinking that it would be a great idea because we all wanted to exercise and study a little before breakfast but after we had the meeting with our mission president we realized that the schedule that was given to us had a purpose and the we MUST follow it by the minute. President Marion is our branch president and I love him even though he scares me at times but he's such a spiritual person and I love him. I love being at the MTC Yesterday we found out who our companion was and my companion is Elder Sabando from Ecuador and He's lovely! He's going to Houston Texas, Spanish Speaking! He speaks english great for the fact that he just came on Tuesday. I hope to learn a little bit more spanish from him but he speaks so fast! He has great testimony. I forgot to mention at the branch meeting last night we had to share our testimony and a little background about ourselves and I have to say that I was touched by EVERY Elders and Sisters. But the one person that got me crying was Elder Cohen. I was emotional sharing my own testimony but right after me it was Elder Cohen's turn. Elder Cohen's from California and going to serve a mission in Japan. He speaks Japanese because his mother is Japanese. That's a little breif information about him but the one thing that elder Cohen and I had in common was that we goofed off in High School, Doing things we know we shouldn't have done and should have spent time drawing closer to the Lord. When Elder Cohen shared his testimony that he did stupid thing that he shouldn't have done and that his gradma was the one who always told him that he doesn't need to know everything about Christ or know everything about the scriptures and that he will do great just by sharing he's testimony which I strongly agree with. However after all the positive things he shared about the gospel he concluded by saying that his grandma past away 2 days before his mission call. and My just couldn't hold my tears in and burst out crying. It was just a big built up of spiritual influences up to the last missionary who bare her testimony. If I can remember correctly we have 26 missionaries in our branch all from different part of the world and all are going different places. I love this church and I love you guys. I miss you guys but I know that the Lord has a plan for me and that there are people in Indiana who's waiting for me! and I can't wait to go out there and exercise my obedience and invite others to come unto Christ. I want you to know that I pray at least 6 times a day and I always pray for the family! I hope Jared is doing well and I hope that he knows I love him and that Heavenly Father loves him even more. I want to share with you that the Church is True and Christ is our savior and that God lives.

I forgot to mentioned that my first day here I had to bare my testimony infront of everybody the hour i got to the MTC because I was a convert.. I was the "youngest" in the church so it was a blessing that I got to talk. I have to prepare a talk about recognizing the spirit for this sunday but i feel good about it so i think it'll be okay. Pres. Marion said that anyone could be called so we have to be ready but we may not use notes. So I guess It'll be interesting to see how it goes. I love You Mom and I love you Dad and Jared and Becca! I hope everything is going well back home!

 

Love Elder Uthaichai