Ubon Ratchathani! 1/15/18

Elder Ridd and his new companion, Elder Larson

When you gotta warm up a bird, you have to be creative.

Hey Everybody!

I hope you have all had good weeks! 

This week has been pretty good! On Wednesday, Elder Xaiyavong, Sister Bleum, Sister Munro, and I went bowling with a bunch of members, which was really fun. On Thursday, we went to the office for transfers. Elder Xaiyavong and I said goodbye, and then I went on an 8.5 hour bus ride with Elder Larson to Ubon.

Elder Larson is an awesome guy. He's from Austin, Texas and is wayyyy funny. We live in a house with two other elders here and it's really fun. The ward here in Ubon is way awesome. There are lots of really active and cool members that are always down to help out or meet. The weather here is cooler than Bangkok which is also really nice, since Bangkok was burning all the time. I'm really excited for this next transfer! I feel like we'll get a lot good things done here in Ubon. 

Fun story of the week: We found a baby bird chilling at the church with no family, for about two days in a row. We decided to take it under our wing and help it live in the world. We gave it a solid bath, and it now lives in our backyard. He is already looking like he's improved a lot. He makes me happy. :) 

I also ride a bike now! That's way fun, and it feels a lot better than just chilling in a taxi in traffic forever when you need to get anywhere, haha.

I hope you all have a great week this week! I want everybody to remember that miracles are real and they happen everyday. You just have to have enough faith to believe in them, pray for them, and act towards making them happen, and you will see them in your daily lives.

Thank you all for your love and support!

<3

Elder Ridd