Hey family and friends:)
I've learned a few things this week. 1) don't ride my bike with my mouth open...... There are lots of. uh bugs. 2) Baptism is important 3) When you have an asian companion, don't expect anyone to talk to the white girl. Because everyone will think the asian greenie speaks thai..... it's pretty great actually.... Then people really get surprised when I speak to them.
What a week. Definitely a hard week..... definitely a hard week. Our numbers really struggled this week and I couldn't tell if it was me being a new trainer or if the thai people just really aren't coming unto christ. Haha. The school break is over and everyone is all of a sudden crazy busy..... Enough to where I made like hundreds of phone calls and 5 people answered and said they couldn't meet! AHHHH Sooo frustrating. President Senior has a goal for November that every companionship gets a baptism. And it's intense. And I'm trying my best. Sister Her is trying her best. But we haven't seen much of anything. The zone leaders the night before our baptism with Yim asked us to wait till the next week to get her baptized so we could make our goal. I was so mad haha. I was like NO. Oh I probably should have done it haha:) But Yim was soooo excited I couldn't tell her no one more week so I can make my goal. But yes.! Keep praying for a baptism for Sister Her and I this month. WE NEED A MIRACLE.....
With that note:) Last night I went inviting at the park with the zone leaders and we have a new way of contacting where we share a couple sentences about baptism and ask them to get baptized on a specific date on the spot and if they say no, we move on to the next person. It's pretty stinking bold I won't lie. I'm always like. Uhhhhh.. hey whats up. But Yesterday. It was totally cool. I totally had 2 out of 7 people that I talked to commit to be baptized on the 24th..... Sooooo yes:) Hopefully thats our miracle!
One of my favorite things to do this week is to stand on a corner and read 2 nephi 31 haha. Such a classic. Call repentance to everyone. It's pretty effective in the fact that a white girl can read thai..... Everyone wants to know why. And my companion can just explain about baptism..... SNEAKY:)
My companion and I are getting along soooo well. Oh man. I love her so much. She is so cool and solid and we really get along. She is totally motivated and we are just doing everything we can to help Zion build... Also, We finally had the poop talk. The other day she comes in my room and is like. Uhhh. I have a question." So I've pretty much since I've gotten here.." I was like "Yes, Sister Her Diarrhea is completely normal. You will never have a solid for the next 16 months of your life:)" Haha. So classic. We are the best of friends nooooow.
FOOOD. I love having an asian companion. We have been doing this thing where we just go read the menu. Whatever I can pronounce/read, I order it. Or if there are pictures we point to the pictures and the make it for us.... MAN We are rocking the system. Some things I'm like, oh that tastes like sewer. But I have eaten some super delicious food from it! Ha
Halloween! I'm sooooo jealous! I forgot it was halloween the day I woke up... But all in all it was a good day. Our ward had a halloween party and literally every single person dressed up as a ghost. Oh my gosh. I died. It was hilarious..... The missionaries had a room with games..... It got intense. Bobbing for apples. How disgusting that game is haha. grooooosss! But anyways it was fun.! I love my nieces and nephews. They are seriosuly sooooo adorable...........! Next year baby...... I'll play with them for days on days. I'll never get married, but I'll just be a permanent nanny. That sounds good. :)
I've really have come to understand the gist of really giving yourself fully to the Lord's work. I'm totally on the Lord's time. I get so frustrated sometimes that you probably don't even know about but I always try to make myself get over it as fast as possible because I still have to follow the plans for the day. I can't just go to the beach. Lay in the sun. Hit my snooze button. Eat Chilli's chips and salsa. Watch youtube. Go on wikapedia. No everything is just the Lord's will. It was a hard concept to swallow but I feel totally happy to give this next year of my life to him. These 18 months may be some of the hardest times of my life. I may not like some months or some days. But these 18 months are the best thing FOR my life. I realize that now. Totally grateful for prophets. WoOOp 1 year left. I'm nervous!! Really nervous!
That's all I have for this week:) Keep praying! Love you!
Sister Phelps
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