[Note from Mom: From last week's letter we were a little confused as to where Joseph is and what he is doing, so I asked him a few questions. I was shocked to see I had an email from him on Friday night! So, since he didn't really get to write a letter this week, this is it!]
Yeah, the transfer was a super short on because the changes in the MTC and stuff... "In the Office" means that I'm doing what dad did in HIS mission and doing all the things an office elder does; like baptism records, arranges the transfer boards, sends bicycles up to Chiang Mai when big buses won't take them because of the water festival holiday, drives home in big city traffic (so you can pray for me to drive on the right side in ASIAN traffic). Today (Saturday) is now my p-day but I'm only going to send a little bit today. The rest will come on Monday. [Actually, we didn't get anything else on Monday. :( ]
Yeah, the transfer was a super short on because the changes in the MTC and stuff... "In the Office" means that I'm doing what dad did in HIS mission and doing all the things an office elder does; like baptism records, arranges the transfer boards, sends bicycles up to Chiang Mai when big buses won't take them because of the water festival holiday, drives home in big city traffic (so you can pray for me to drive on the right side in ASIAN traffic). Today (Saturday) is now my p-day but I'm only going to send a little bit today. The rest will come on Monday. [Actually, we didn't get anything else on Monday. :( ]
BTW Elder วิลามาศ (Wilimas)
is a Thai from the Ubon Province, which is just to the right of Sisaket (sorry
I spelled that wrong a few weeks ago). He's super new in the office and he and
his two little brothers are the only members. If you want to shoot him an
email, that'd be cool:
We both don't really know what we're
doing here-me more than him - but we're relying on the Lord to pull through, or
pull US through. Super fun here because I'm "first and foremost a
missionary" (Pres Senior) and I look after the center of Bangkok with the
Assistants and Zone Leaders. Actually, it's rather strange. I'm district leader
over the Zone Leaders and the Assistants to the President, and Elder Wilamas!
Hehe fun but it really is. Elder Heap (whose brother played quarterback - ask
dad about him) is a big teady bear full of love and Elder Mateos (my DL who
came into Samut Prakaan with me at the same time I did) whom I've always
looked up to, is our other Assistant. It's super fun and I love it.
Well, that's all I can do for today.
That's actually pretty long - I might just count that as my blog unless you
have any other questions that do not exceed the number of ten. ;)
Love you so much!
Elder Gibbons
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PS: Here's Songkran round 2 at the
Srinakhrin Church with some of my favorite people (R to L):
Yours truly; Sister Itri (Danielle
Brownelle's friend too); Elder Wilamas; some sister I don't know;
(ground level) Sister Wiganda - one of my favorite people ever. She's one of the first ever Sister Leaders (a female DL) She's super funny and just sent this to us today! |
