Haaaaaaaay! It's my birthday. I haven't been home for my birthday for a long time now. Whats up with that? In order to make my birthday a very special occasion I have made it a point to announce it to everyone and stress it's importance. I still don't know what I am going to do on my birthday besides all the things that I normally do. I'll think of something clever and get back to you on that one.
Today, because as it turns out Elder Manop is moving and I am getting a new companion, one of the members took us out to eat. We dined at a seafood restaurant. They served the food from large dishes that we would all share food from. There was a plate of crab salad with huge crabs in it, a plate of fish and mango salad, a bowl of curry, and also squid. The crab was waaay good and the squid was very chewy as usual.
I'm so glad that Brandon graduated on time. He must have read his scriptures. Great things happen when you read the scriptures.
It's weird to think that President Thornock isn't the stake president anymore. As it just so happens to be, I was thinking about his example a lot this week. I set a goal last week to observe all of the members in our branch during sacrament meeting in order to be more aware of how they are doing and see if there was any way I could help them. There was quite a few things that I noticed that helped me as I sought to help them. Then after church I tried to talk to members and be friends with them. Going out and talking to members is very inspiring but not something that I am very used to yet even though I do it often. There are also a lot of female members in our branch. I am trying to find the right balance of talking to people, being friends with them, and also staying professional, talking about inspiring and uplifting topics rather than simply talking or teasing, especially with some of the members who love to tease and be sarcastic. One thing that I have learned since I have been here in Ayuthayaa with a Thai companion is how to be clever while speaking Thai. But I always try to make sure to be light hearted and not light minded. To help me as I was considering this subject I thought of the example of President Thornock. I think that it helped inspire me to know how to befriend the members in the best way as a representative of Christ. He is a great example of love and hard work.
Well, I am out of time but I am sending you all a birthday present through e-mail. Pictures! Some of these pictures were inspired by Jackie Chan. They were good fun.
I love you all,
Elder Lilly
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