Another great week in Thailand. The days are really flying and I feel like I'm not learning enough and fast enough. It's almost the end of the transfer already. The Mcdonald's is good here haha except the fries are cold but they got a jumbo size here and it's only 200 baht. Little kids are still riding motorcycles down the busy streets of Thailand. And the food here is still good. Green curry is so good. Yesterday we had this pumpkin stuff in coconut water at a member's house and it was actually good. But we miss a lot of meals cause we're so busy. I've lost like 13 pounds already haha. It's sweet.
We went to MBK last week to shop and I didn't buy anything. They sell fake name brand stuff for super cheap. I also found out I'm really good at bargaining. If it's not a 1/3 of the price I failed haha. I helped get someone some yeezy's for like 40 US dollars. I saw so many falangs there it was weird. I haven't seen white people in awhile haha. But yeah I rode a train there it was cool.
So we had mission conference this week with all of Bangkok and Elder Wong from the Area 70 came in to speak to us. He said he gave the best talk in Cantonese ever in General Conference (because it was the only one). English is his second language and he says some pretty funny things. For like 5 minutes he was talking about how Thai people are shy and that Americans are so aggressive. It's true though. He thinks I live in a Casino. He said that time is running out and it's so true I only got two years to be a missionary.
English class is so much fun. I teach the basic basics the ABC's. It's so much fun. I do a lot of my contacting off the English class cause English is big here. I learn something new about English whenever I teach it haha.
Brother Tai is still learning how to read Thai. We teach him every Monday. He still lives with his wife so we can't baptize him. But we still teach him and he's so ready to be baptized. Brother Wichian is the other person we teach and he's so frustrating. He won't humble himself and forgive others. So we told him we can't teach him until he changes and shared D & C 20:37 with him. Members don't like him cause he's been learning for like 3 years and comes to eat the food.. He always disappears right before the interview. He comes to church almost every week though. Sister Ice is a 19 year old college student who kinda can speak english. She accepted a baptism date but wants to know for sure first. She's come to church twice. She says I play piano really well. She's the typical 19 year old girl haha. Sister Shrimp (translated from Thai) goes to church to flirt but she has a baptism date and says she's keeping our commitments. We have to find more investigators.
We did service for a member the other day. We cleaned his front yard. We found the biggest spider there that was missing two legs and walks funny. But he gave us some pizza company pizza after and it was cool. Pizza here is actually pretty good.
I was preparing for a lesson the other day and I came across a couple verses in Alma 37:36-37 and these verses are so cool. It says to cry unto the Lord for support. Everything you do, say, or think, let it be in the Lord. Talk with him when you do anything, at all times, and let your hearts be full of thanks. And if you do these things, you will receive the greatest gift of all and that's eternal life. Personal Study is my favorite. If we pray to God always, whenever we have a decision to make or anytime you want, we can ask God for help and He's willing to help as long as you're obedient to him. If you aren't, then he isn't bound to help and pour out his blessings. Everything we have is of God's so there's a lot to be thankful for. I'm thankful for this mission and giving my time and talents to the Lord to help his children learn about him and receive the gift I've had my whole life. I love this Gospel. Sorry this email is long again. I try to keep it short. Love y'all and miss y'all.
Elder Decker
เอ็ลเดอร์ เดคเคอร์
Thailand Bangkok Mission
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