Photo Dump #9

Journey On

This week was pretty slow, we're just rebuilding back so right now we're not teaching that much. I will be here in Kokomo for another 6 weeks.. I will be here for 6 months.. That's insane! Anyway I'm happy with it. Well last friday I went to Purdue campus and worked with the people same age and it was way easy. I mean everyone was willing to talk to you and willing to hear what you have to say. Hopefully I'll get a chance to work there during my mission. Anyway Elder Garrett and I get alone just great! And he's a smart guy, he is a great missionary as well. We work really well together so I feel blessed to have another 6 weeks to work with him.

We did however get a new Ward Mission Leader though, and he was so awesome. He was like this is what I want done and this is how we'll do it. Awesome guy, I know this ward will blow up. Right now we're focusing on the members and attempting to turn this mission into a referrals mission.

He wants us to Baptized once a transfer so every 6 weeks. It's an insane goal but I'm sure with the help of the members it will be done. We're rebuilding the area right now and a lot of changes are being made so it's a little tough to write stuff back. Nothing too exciting except a lot of improving techniques and stuff.

I really miss home sometimes but every time I pray about going home he tells me that I don't need to worry about it and that my "job" and responsibilities are here in Indiana right now so I guess I'll continue on my journey :)

Ohhh, Mandy and AJ are so awesome they're actually becoming a part of the ward. They are so prepared for the gospel! It's insane the sad part is that every time we bring up transfer she gets so sad... I hope she'll be alright when I leave the area!!

The more I teach about the Gospel, the more I realize that everything revolves around that. We're nothing without Christ and we're nothing to God yet we're everything to God.

 

Love,

Elder Uthaichai

A "Good" Missionary

 

I'm not quite sure about me being a "good" missionary.. I just do what I should I guess. It's really not that difficult. However, Yes! we did have all those baptism and I'm super happy about but now I need to start from 0 again. Ha, typical huh?

Something super strange happened to Elder Garrett and I this week. A man wanted to "support" us. He asked if he could give us scholarship money and wanted us to buy a German car when we get home. I'm not sure I believe much of what he says but it's definitely a fun story to talk about.

1st Baptism

Last Saturday we have 2 baptism. Sis. Hornbuckle who has been investigating for 3-4 months is now baptized. She's so amazing. She quits smoking cold turkey after knowing that it is a commandment. Then we had a child-baptism a long with that. Now next Saturday we'll have 3 baptism. Mandy and AJ are finally getting baptized. They have been waiting for it for quite sometimes now. I'm so excited and feel so blessed to be part of their journey. The 3rd person is Sis. Sonja Rohn. Her son went on a mission in the Philippines and that made a big impact on her. It made her want to know more and so she took a step of faith and found out more. Now she's ready to make a covenant with Our Heavenly Father.

The Ward is blowing up quickly, We're trying to get members involved more in finding and fellow-shipping because we know that the work is hastening. We are not longer allowed to tract in the evening time. We are told to work with members and part-member etc. I really think that we're preparing for the new way of doing missionary work. I'm so excited! Anyway I miss you guys! Have a wonderful week! I'll send pictures next week.

Love,
Elder Uthaichai

Being Effective & Efficient

It's amazing to me how much FUN Elder Garrett and I have. We figured out a better way of doing our work. Our Motto is Effective and Efficient so for now things have been going really well. A couple days ago we were interviewed by Pres. Cleveland and the weird thing is that Elder Garrett and I was asked to be interviewed together... He said he felt inspired to do that and that our companionship is very special. He said that it was Literally selected by the Man upstairs. It was super neat experience. I'm so grateful to be here and I will serve the Lord with all my mind, might, strength and heart so please don't worry about whatever you hear... some people just don't speak English well I guess.

This week has been "easy". I feel like things are getting into a "routine" in a way. We go out and we do what we can, we run from one end to the next. Like I have mentioned earlier, our teaching pool is getting really deep so we're doing really well on finding. We are trying to get members to be excited to do missionary work and help them realized that it is their responsibility to help build the Lord's kingdom. Mandy and AJ are doing really well, they'll be interviewed by Pres. Ellis and hopefully are qualified for baptism. We did what we could now it's up to them to progress. Elder Garrett and I are truly working in unity. We have to go visit him in Walla Walla. Such an amazing boy he is. He's always up for challenges! (that scares me) but we work really well together. We discuss our problems right as it erupt. Thank you for all the support and prayers! please keep doing that

Love,
Elder Uthaichai