Companion: Elder Gilley
Hi Guys!
That is way awesome that Uncle Trent is there! Tell him I
love him and thank him again for the iPod; that man has a heart of gold! Wow,
that was crazy awesome news about Caroline! It’s kinda funny; last week I wrote
her a letter (finally) and I was like you should really go on a mission that’s
so awesome that she is! I love Christmas music the branch has been singing Christmas
hymns in sacrament meeting since the first week of November and I am going to
be an angel in the ward nativity pageant if I’m still here (next transfers is
Dec 20) Oh ya which reminds me I am still in Warin and so is Elder Gilley!
whoot whoot! We are going to be together for both of our birthdays! I get to
have a companion for more than one transfer. We also got 2 more sisters in Ubon
which means we’ve got 8 missionaries in one branch! That’s soo many but it’s
because next transfer they are looking at splitting the branch. Exciting stuff
right!
Mikaela - Read PMG and BofM like crazy but also do it like
your investigating the church; study from those books like you have never heard
these things before and ask Heavenly Father if they are true. In PMG do every
commitment. I am working on doing this stuff, every commitment I give my
investigators I do it too. It helps tons and is a great thing I learned from
the MTC it really helps build your testimony.
Chrissy - GO LCI GO! haha that’s sweet hopefully they make
it to provincials! I hope you make the basketball team that would be stellar
sounds like you are partying it up make sure you do your homework na kup haha
jk ok I promise I will video tape it!
Teddy - You go girl! You sound like quite the volleyball
star! That game sounds way exciting; let me know how playoffs go? A day at work
is way long isn’t it? Our dad is pretty awesome to do that every day for us! I
love you teddy bear!
Kendra - Sounds like you had a way crazy week I’m so happy
that you are on Alma 50 I just finished the BofM again this week and in the
Thai BofM I am in 2 Nephi 8! Make sure you pray and ask Heavenly Father if the
Book of Mormon is true, you don’t have to wait until you finish, ask Him after
every time you read and I know he will answer you.
Ben - oh I have seen lots of cool bugs, big ones too! I have
seen some way big long millipedes and cockroaches I even saw a killer
centipede. The members that were with us said that people have died from being
bit by it! A couple weeks ago I ate a grasshopper at the market! Tastes like
chicken haha not really! That is way sweet that you went to the museum of the
regiment it’s so cool our DL is Elder Staten he serves in the US army and he
loves telling us about cool stories that happened to him and about his
training. That was a crazy flip you did dude! Righteous!
Jeana and Olivia are absolutely adorable I love their
paragraph soo cute Jeana what is your favourite part of school? I am so happy
your learning great stuff at church!
Becky – Hi, so good to hear from you! I am loving the food! And
the weather is sweet but way hot Thanks for whipping my family into shape Thailand
is whipping me into shape I already lost all my MTC weight and I’m lighter than
when I left on my mission! Do you like the chili sauce that is yellow, red, or
green? My fav is yellow if you get it at a good place it’s the best plate in Thailand
but they don’t have anyone who does it right in the Esaan. I defs want to learn
how to do this stuff it’s so good and the more I see people cook it looks
pretty easy!
Well our week was hard not gonna lie. Almost everything we
tried got frustrated loads of canceled appointments and so we did a lot of inviting
in the heat which made for lots of funny stuff happening but no new
investigators which was tough. But then Sunday rolled around and we saw the
miracles! The first miracle is that the less active family Sis Gah came back to
church! for the first time in more than 4 years! We were so excited! The other
miracle was that Tuk the blind man. We taught him the word of wisdom on Wednesday
and committed him to quit smoking! He only smokes 4 a day but he has been doing
it for 20+ years! So we started him on Wed and he said he was going to quit by
the 14th. On Sunday when we went to teach him he said he quit, he hadn’t smoked
all day and we threw away his last cigarette. With the help of the Lord he quit
his 20 year addiction in 4 days! Such a miracle we were so amazed truly we saw
the Lords hand at work and it was so incredible to witness these miracles occur
in the lives of these wonderful people that we care so much about!
As I was writing my email to Pres Senior today it dawned on
me that this week was just like Ether 12:27. We had 6 days that really tried
our faith determination and grit and then on Sunday we were privileged to
witness these miracles! Looking back now I’m really grateful for the trials and
frustrating stuff that brought us to Sunday and then the miracles came.
In other news I am the new English leader; which means I am
in charge of the English Program here in Ubon. I have got some way big shoes to
fill Sis Guildner was the last English leader and she is an English major and
was teaching grade 12 English before she came on her mission. This coming week
we have a member of the area presidency coming to tour the mission; that is
going to be way cool. The other thing I am way excited for is the service we
are doing this week. Wednesday we are going to help a member harvest her rice
and then that night we are going to help another member renovate her house! I can’t
wait it’s going to be a hoot!
Well that about all I have time for this week I love you all
soo much I can’t wait till we get to talk on Christmas it’s going to be so fun!
Love,
Elder Cahoon
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| Chicken in the Yard |
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| Palm trees in Warin |
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| The Peacock Palm haha |
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