call me maybe

Hello Family! So this week was another great week! we started it off with what we call "showcase" which is every 6 weeks in English class we have basically a review day and it kinda of just turns into a party... this week was especially fun b/c it turned more into a dance party! haha for one of the "shows" they did a rendition of "call me maybe" i think thats what it's called... it's a song that came out while ive been on my mission but i guess its pretty big... but anyways suuupppperrr funny! love it! Then this week we also got to go "Dan Jonesing" with the new missionaries! We got 3 new sisters in this transfer which officially makes every sister in the mission in training right now!! CRAZY! But soo cool! and we found out we will be getting 11 more sisters next transfer! WOW!! There are going to be very young missionaries in this mission! b/c all the rest of us will be going home within the next 3-4 months! So it will be interesting to see these missionaries start training on transfer 3 or 4 (which is suuper young fyi) There will have to be lots of blessings here, especially with the language! But i know it will happen! We also had the chance to go to a "sports day" with 2 other branches here and it was soo fun! And it was so fun to meet members and investigators of other branches too... and apparently i am famous in one branch... they all knew me even though i have never served there, but they all immediately recognized me and said they have heard a lot about me! hahahaha super random but fun! Then to top off our week we had a baptism!!! YAYYYYY!!! Her name is Pink and she is the daughter of another member here. She is soooo cute and it was soo great to see how happy she was yesterday to be baptized! I just can't believe the amazing change that we have seen with her in just over a month! She was the shyest person ever but now she is talking more with the members and bore her testimony and was just sooo happy allll day! So that was definitely the best way to top off the week! Pictures: 1: last weeks adventure of ice-skating! This was S. Wigandas first time! 2: Our English class after Showcase! 3: Pinks baptism! 4: "

Well family.. it was great to talk to you last week! This week was absolutely AMAAAZZZIINNNGG!!! We saw soooo many miracles and to top off the week Elder Anderson was here and shared some awesome things with us! So this week started off with a miracle with a Less-active member we just started working with... just a week ago we tried calling her to go visit her, and she would just always say it's not convinient or she doesn't have time, but one day we were finally able to go over with a member and found out that she has been struggling with a lot of things right now and she hadn't been eating and just in a really low place. So we went back again the next day but this time at first she wouldn't let us in again, but then another LA member showed up and saved the day! She basically just commanded her to open the door and let us in and she did! haha then they just got talking about how stupid it was that they weren't going to church and stuff, which was so amazing! Then this past week we get a phone call and it's this LA saying that she misses us and wants us to go visit her! WOOOOWWW What a change in just 1 week! And when we went to visit her she looked so good! She was a completely new person! She cut her hair, got ready and she even had a referral for us!! AHHHH!!! SOOO COOOOL to see such a change! And she came to see the Apostle yesterday too! So that was one amazing part of the week! Then this week we had Pink interview to be baptized and she passed! YAY! So she will be getting baptized on sunday! She is sooo adorable and even she has changed so much since the first time we saw her she wouldn't say a word! She was sooo shy! but now she has opened up sooo much and is soo excited to get baptized! What a blessing it is to see how the gospel changes and blesses the lives of others! AH! I love it soo much! And finally to top off the week we had meetings w/ E. Neil Andersen! He is so nice! He talked about Missionaries and the atonement and what a blessing it is to have the atonement in our lives and how to more fully apply it in our lives! SO GOOD! Then in the stake meeting yesterday he announced that there will eventually be a temple here in Bangkok for sure, right now it's not a matter of if, but a matter of when... So it was a good little wake up call to everyone that we need to be doing more here to build the church here and be prepared to have a temple, and that we have to have people here to run the temple... anyways it was all just soooooooo goooooooddd!!! Well I hope your week was as good as mine! Love you all! Love, S. Itri Pictures: 1: held a little monkey 2: All my Sapaansung friends! 3: Crocodile farm

i didn't know what i stepped in

Hello family! This week was sooo good!!! So many amazing things happened! This week i got to go back to Bangkapi on a switch off and it was soooo good! (That's one of my old areas) But i was able to go see some old investigators and help the sisters there a bit! and i got to see the members that i just absolutlely adore! So that was so good! It was so great to go back! This week we also were able to go do some service for an elderly lady in our ward. Her name is Pan and she is no longer able to walk and has been bed ridden for many years... they aren't sure exactly what happened with her legs, but after she made a trip to the temple and came back she has not been able to walk since... super sad, but she still has sooo much faith! And even though she can't go to church, she still reads every day and has so much faith! It's amazing!! Anyways, so we went to clean her house, and im pretty sure no one has cleaned it in years! It was soooo awful, but definitely an adventure! There were so many suspicious things in that house and at one point i honestly do not have a clue, what brown mucky gross gunk i stepped in, but i think it's so much better not to know! hahaha then at one point me and one of the other sisters didn't know whether to laugh or cry b/c we lifted the bed and liquid of some sort just poured out... yup! Such an adventure, but it was so fun! I am so glad we were able to help, even just a bit! Those are just some of the highlights of the week! I hope everything is going great at home! And next week we will skype!!! so same deal as christmas. I will be on at about 9 in the morning here and that will be about 7 pm on sunday night for you... so don't forget! Same account: jenitri See you next week!!! Love, S. Itri Pictures: 1: one of my investigators from bangkapi! 2: S. Pan 3: I found a byu shirt in thailand!!!

2 YEARSS

Helllllllooooo Kraabkrua!! How are you?! Well this week was awesome! We had all sorts of fun adventures! We have basically been trying to visit lots of members and get familiar with the area and it has been soooo fun! The members here are amazing! I was a little worried at first to come here, but things have been so good! The bishop here LOVES us four sisters, he refers to us as his daughters all the time! it's so fun! I am loving this area so much! This week we also had a baptism!! YAY!! It was a couple, B. Ag and sister Lin! They are AMAZInG!! They are like the best example of enduring EVER!! They have been investigators for 2 years and finally were able to get legally married and now baptized! They are the cutest couple in the world and everyone is just soooo happy for them! They are such an asset to this ward and everyone supports them so much! The service was awesome as well! We even had our mission president there! Over all just an amazing way to end the week with a baptism! Anyways.... that's about the most exciting news of the week! I am loving everything! I hope all is good! Love, S. Itri Pictures 1: baptism\ 2: current and past missionaries who taught them! 3: photo booths in asia... 4: me and my luuuug! awkward family photo 5: elephant friend