The End of Thonburi - 1/9/18

Me, Brother T, and Elder McCown

Elder Hunt, feeding a member's bunny in Bangkhae.

This man. He has more skill than I will ever have in my life. He was sitting on the edge of this truck as it was driving over tons of bumps, but he just kept eating his food. 
What a hero.

Hey everybody!!

I forgot to tell you that my p-day was changed to Wednesday this week for transfers. Sorry, haha! I hope you guys have had a good past week and a half.

This week has been good! I spent the majority of it still swapping around with everyone in Bangkhae until this past Friday. Elder Xaiyavong is back!!!! He's way good still and I missed him. He's such a way cool guy. 

I was able to come to Thonburi a few times and we were able to teach Q, who is the guy who walked into the church wanting to learn, and T, the monk, as well. They are way good, but especially Q. T has been a monk for the past 30 years, so the problem for him is that if he joins the church, he has to stop, which would lead to him not having a home, clothes, or any money, which would be a little problematic for him. 

Yesterday I got a little bit sick. I don't know what it was, but I was throwing up a lot of the day. I’m better now though! 

So, yeah! Transfer calls came in! So for Thonburi: Sister Bleum will stay here and be training a brand new sister and Elder Xaiyavong will be here with Elder McDonald from my MTC group. Sister Munro is moving to Bangkaen (it’s another part of Bangkok, different from Bangkhae) and will be follow-up training a sister from Laos. And I will be going to… drumroll please…Ubon Ratchathani!! It's wayyyyyyyyyyy east and borders part of Cambodia and part of Laos. It should be way different, and I'm excited! Of course, I will miss Thonburi and everyone here, though. I will be companions with Elder Larson, who I've met before when he served in Bangkok last transfer. He seems like a cool guy. 

Something I've taken away from this week is that you should always do what you know the Lord wants you to do. I got this from Elder Xaiyavong's example. When he was coming back to Thailand, his mom really didn't want him to continue his mission. He told her how much it means to him and why he knows it's important and she finally let him go. I know that sometimes doing the right thing can be hard or go against what other people think, but I know if you it is what the Lord wants you to do, you will always be able to do it.

I hope you all have great weeks! Keep being amazing! 

I love and miss you all!

Elder Ridd <3

A solid block of gold of a member who helps make gold jewelry.
This thing weighed a lot!

This man is playing a risky game by trusting these power lines to support his ladder.