The Draft- April 8

Hello Family! How is everyone? Sounds like everyone had a great Easter and Conference! I still haven't watched Conference yet, but i can't wait! we will be watching it this weekend... This weekend is also Sonkgrang or the Thai New Years, so basically this whole weekend will be a HUUUGGEE Water fight over all of Thailand! I am way excited b/c we will get to play also! Yay! This week is also transfer week, so i am a little nervous... i still don' t know if i will be moving or staying here in Sapaansung, all i know is that i will be training! AHH!! It will be so weird! but i am excited! So in Thailand every male who turns 21 is enrolled in the "draft" to be in the army here, and this week was the time for one of our RC's B. Bas to go to the draft, basically they pull out a paper, if its red they have to go into the army and serve for 2 years, but if it's black they are off the hook! So this past week he has been fasting and praying that he would not have to go into the army b/c he said he would rather be "God's Soldier" and be a missionary... well he pulled a black paper! YAY! super excited for him! He said he was so nervous the whole time and the 4 people in front of him all pulled red so he was suuuuppperrr nervous! But he is good to go! And once he hits his year mark as a member he plans to be a missionary! AHH!!! So awesome! He has such amazing faith! Anyways that's about the biggest news of the week! I hope that you are all doing well! Love you! Love, S. Itri