TRANSFERS

Hello Family! Well this was ANOTHER great week! So last week i told you i thought i would be moving... well i lied!! I ended up staying here in Sapaansung with S. Vanna... in other words i am "killing" my 4th companion: aka this is the 4th person that i have been with them for their last transfer in the mission.... pretty sure it's a new record! hahaha But i couldn't be more excited! I love my companion and i love this area!!! I am so happy that i didn't have to move... even if i did start to pack before we knew i was staying... haha Anyways as for transfers.. i still had to go to the transfer meeting b/c they did something a little different this time... they said that they would be calling the trainers for next transfer right now! AHHH!!! So i got called as a trainer and will be training in a month! AH! That's the other change... this transfer is only 4 weeks because of the new MTC program! AHHHHH i don't like it.. b/c i know it is going to go by wayyyyyyy tooo fast! Another crazy announcement was that our mission President told us that everyone needs to start preparing as if they would get called to go to Laos... even the sisters! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! so i don't think that I will get called, but i've already been preparing! haha i read a few verses in Laotian everyday... it's very convienient to have a Laotian companion as well! hahaha But it's just exciting the amazing progress that is going on in my mission right now! Another bit of exciting news... they opened a SECOND sisters area in Phitsanulok... which was my greenie area that me and my trainer opened together!!! I am soooo beyond happy! That branch is growing soooo fast and i know the lord is blessing that area soo much! They have 4 sisters 2 elders and a senior couple!! I can't wait to see what happens in the next few months there!! This week we also had a baptism!!!!!! YAY!!! her name is Nok, pretty sure i've talked about her already! But she is adorable! She is a referral from another RC, B. Bas and she has such a great testimony! After she got baptized she shared her testimony and it was so good! She just said how grateful she was to have found the church and she truly feels like this is her family here! Anyways... things are going great! I hope everything is good at home! Love you all! Love, S. Itri

1 YEAR

Hello Family! This week was another great week... other than the fact that it has been one year since i left! AHHHHHH!!!! TERRRIFFYYYINNNGG!!!! I still have not accepted that... i just left and i still have another year and a half! hahaha but it was definitely a little depressing b/c i love it here so much and im sorry but i just never want to come home! hahaha But anyways! This week was sooo good!!! S. Nok got interviewed to be baptized!!! and she passed!!! YAY!!!! She is adorable and is going to be an awesome member! She is SOOO excited to get baptized! I can't even wait... except i think that i may possibly be moving this week so i might not be here to see it :( I really hope i don't have to move! I love it here in sappannsung sooooo much!! The work here is going so great!! And I have only been here 2 transfers so i hope i get to stay at least one more! But we will find out on wednesday if i get to stay or not! This week we had an awesome experience with one of our investigators watching Finding Faith in Christ. Her name is Gift and she is 14 but already has such a strong desire to get baptized... And as we got done watching Finding Faith, we asked her what she liked and she said she liked that Christ forgave everyone despite all the terrible things that they did to him.... and then in her prayer she prayed to be able to forgive others always... It was just such a humbling experience to hear her pray and humble herself to ask for help to forgive others, and the spirit was so strong and she is truly trying to change and be a better person and follow the Savior. I don't know i just thought it was so cool, and the spirit was so strong in that lesson i can't even explain! So anyways that was one of the many great things that happened this week! Well that's about the gist of it this week! I hope everything is just fantastic at home! Love you all!! Love, S. Itri

I'm Not Dead...

Hi family... sorry i didn't write this morning we just decided to email later today! But everything is great!!! We are having so much success right now i feel so blessed! This week one of our investigators will be getting interviewed to be baptized next week! Her name is nok and she is ADORABLE she's 17 and has such a strong testimony... and she is a referral from B. Bas who just got baptized about a month ago! AHH I LOVE ReFeRRALS! The work here in sapaansung is sooo amazing!!! we have so much right now we don't know what to do!! I think part of it is b/c me and my companion just get along so great and everyday is just so fun! I love teaching our investigators they are all soooo adorable! Everything is awesome! I hope you are all doing well! I don't have much to write this week other than I love every second of being here!! Love you all!! Love, S. Itri