Elder Gibbons' Address in the MTC...

Joseph's address: (A three-page letter takes 3 stamps)


Elder Joseph Brian Gibbons
Thailand Bangkok Mission
1645/6 New Petchaburi Road,
Makkasan, Ratchathewi,
Bangkok 10400 Thailand



OR...you can go to "dearelder.com" to create an account and you can write him like you're sending an email. It costs $1.05 to send a letter through "dearelder.com".

Monday, October 22, 2012

Week 39 - Sisaket T5; W4



Hello friends and family,
BUT... First things first,

สุขสันต์วันเกิดเเม่!!!!!
HAPPYBIRTHDAYMAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!

I've been thinking of you a lot lately and also Daddy Rich and Grandpa [Holker].  My heart has been filled with your prayers and theirs and all others who read this blog.  As some of you know, Grandpa has a hearing problem because a rare disease called Meniere’s. This week I too had a problem tangent: don't ever try to get your investigators to church and clean your ears simultaneously... with my left ear called "impact wax."  Go figure out what THAT means.  Anyway, I thought of how strong my grandpa is as he has dealt with this problem for many years now while I was riding around Sisaket with a plugged left ear. The experience really humbled me and was a great experience to have in appreciation to my beloved Grandpa.  Which reminds me:

สุขสันต์วันเกิดคุพรุ่งนี้ฌตา!!!!!!!!
HAPPYBIRTHDAYTOMORROWGRANDFATHERONMYMOTHER'SSIDE!!!!!!!!!

I would also like to extend to all who hear my words to extend gratitude to one person whom you love but under appreciate (that includes about everyone because we don't yet love as Christ so we under-love people daily).  Even if it's no more than a prayer for someone, "to love another person is to see the face of God" (Les Miserables and Matt 25:40).

Tell me about your experience and remember Pres Uchtdorf's words and don't regret sharing your love to anyone!

I love you all and know I feel your love too. Your prayers are my saving grace, and I couldn't thank you more.

Love always,
Elder Gibbons


Grandpa Holker with his 97 year-old mother, Isabel, last month :)