Hey Everyone!
First off sorry for the last email it had lots of info but
was totally scatterbrained! Well I am a lot more settled so this update should
be much better! In the news: I found the
blueberry muffin top cereal and it was awesome, Elder Ellsworth and I figured out
how to use our nametags as kazoos which was way too much fun not really
catching on yet though! and oh ya by the way they made me the new Zone Leader
replacing one of our Phii Thais Elder Bartling they said that they were really
impressed with my enthusiasm and positive attitude! I LOVE getting all the
letters I’m getting more than even the guys who are from Utah, there really is
nothing better for a missionary than mail! I loved hearing your funny
stories and horse riding and kaelas baking! Is Mikaela doing field hockey?
Alright so you want to hear my schedule:
6:30 get up shower and shave
7:20 breakfast
7:50 Personal study
9:00 gym 1 hour sometimes we have it at 7:30pm
10:30 more studying or a workshop
12:00 lunch
1:00 language study
2:00 we learn grammar and missionary fundamentals and teach
our progressing investigators (Our teachers)
5:00 dinner
6:00 Class
9:00 daily planning
10:15 quiet time
10:30 lights out
The language is really coming just 2 weeks and I can pray, testify,
and do the baptismal commitment in Thai I’ve got them memorized so I can do it
without looking at the papers I’ve got a decent vocab too the Phii Thais say
that we are way better than they were! Ellsworth and I memorize 7 words a day
to add to our vocab. On our last Tuesday devotional Russell M Nelson came
and spoke it was soo amazing and we were front and center on the 6th row! We
always, as a district, go early to get really good seats! On Sunday after the
fireside we watched a recording of Elder Bednars Christmas MTC devotional and
it was incredible, like change your life, all about the character of Christ and
true conversion WOW! We have also seen our soon to be mission pres and his wife.
They are super young and even though they’re not supposed to talk to us they
came over and said hi and we greet them in Thai every time we see them. I just
love them so much already! Our district is soo great I look at other
districts and realize we hit the lotto they are all hard workers funny have
strong faith know the scriptures and are just great people and they all have
big families! In our room there is me and my comp and then E Slaughter from
Utah he is our DL, great guy. His comp E Trabing from Wyoming I LOVE him he is
always smiling and kind he’s a little naive but that just adds to how sweet he
is and he is way into agriculture and FFA/4H whatever he’s done it! Then in the
other room E Terry and E Chelson Terry is kinda like Jeremy but quiet but he
comes up with really funny Thai slang that we all use and Chelson is just a
character he is soo funny and freakin smart and super passionate about like
everything! Our sisters are Sis Carter who is from Boston has like 7 boyfriends
she’s writing and is trying to convince us to write her sis who is 18. She is
already fluent in French and is picking up Thai sooo fast its actually
ridiculous! Her comp is Sis Hassan who is kinda like Bethany just cause she’s
white but suuper dark! She has 11 siblings and is quiet but really strong in
the gospel! So that’s us, we’re pretty awesome and we get along great from day
one!
I couldn’t figure out how to do pictures on these
computers so next time SORRY! But I would love if you could send pics from
home and of family and just lots of pics to put in my album! Huge thank you to
the Erasmus for the package I Love you guys soo much! Well I have ended up
using the coat but Ellsworth has used my coat as much as I have! haha I LOVE
all you guys soo much and I love the letters I LOVE being a missionary it is so
amazing and soo much fun I haven’t had a bad day yet! I have laughed soo much
every day and learned soo much and feeling the spirit all the time! Love you
all keep growing and trying new things and just be happy it’s the best way to
go!
Elder Cahoon
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