Bangnna

October 14, 2012

Companion: Elder Simonsen

Hello People of the World,

This week we did not much, well, we baptized someone. Her name is นุช (Nood) and she is really excited to be a member. She was already Christian, so she already believed in most of what we taught. It still rained a lot. We didn't flood. My shoes are getting destroyed. I've been very happy with our progress here, and we are expecting another baptism this coming Sunday. Finally saw General Conference, it was great. The look that some of those teenagers made was priceless. There were talks that I liked a lot, could you send the Ensign that corresponds with that? Oh, I really like the ties. Yeah, we also rode on Bangnaa-Trat, which is basically the freeway/highway. We did it to try to see some Less Active Members, who ended up not being home. Sad. We are expecting great things this week.

Love everyone,

Elder Anthony Susi

P.S. I experimented with shaving my legs for kicks and giggles.

P.S.S. The map is a picture of me completing a collection. 7-11 here is pretty big and this July to December 31, they put out stamps for each province, which I successfully got. 77 in all.

Bangnna

October 7, 2012

Companion: Elder Simonsen

Hello People of the World,
So, it sounds like they really want missionaries out there preaching and teaching the gospel. I guess that means that they don't want people waiting so long, especially sisters. That will be fun, and no one will be able to say that I am the baby. Hahahaha. Also, it sounds like some chill weekends happened. No, we didn't watch Conference, so we didn't get the news. We will see this Saturday. We have to wait an extra week for the sessions to be translated and sent to us. So yeah.

Monday: We did go to the crocodile farm like I said and partied with the other Elders in our district.There was some crocodile seeing, and feeding and wrestling going on, and we did see some elephants. It was one of those "Saw it, done it, don't have to do it again" kind of things. Very relaxed day.

Tuesday: It rained on us and we had to ride through a giant thing of flood water, and it was so deep that it got our shoes and socks soaked, even while on bikes. We went to the church and taught a lesson and English wearing shoes, but no socks were included. Gross. We also achieved 12 lessons that day. Lessons in English do count as shown by Preach my Gospel, but it wasn't like we were lesson hungry. There were 9 from English that night.

Saturday: Can't remember anything until Saturday. Well, we do have 2 daters now, and are working very hard with them currently. We went to a baptism at the Samut Prakarn church, because we were invited, with one of our daters. It was cool and we got to see what she thought of it. Elder Unsworth, who just barely made out this transfer, gave the baptism. Only two weeks in.

Yeah, that's all that I remember. Apparently, we are having a tropical storm this week and a hurricane is coming that will be here soon. I look out the window off the internet shop and all I see is dark clouds. I really do believe that there is going to be some serious rain soon. Lots of love and I'll tell about the rains soon.

Elder Anthony Susi

Bangnna "Sr Companion"

September 30, 2012

Companion: Elder Simonsen

Hello, people of the world,

It sounds like a lot has been happening around the States. Deaths, births, tragedies, happiness. All is well though, as we discover that the most important thing is that we children of God and brothers and sisters. I'm glad to see that Mom and Dad made it home peacefully, and I'm also glad to see that the siblings haven't changed yet. One day.

So, here is my week.

Monday: Chilled at the house, didn't really want to go anywhere.

Tuesday: English Class happened. We had our showcase, which actually worked out for once. There were a couple readings of stories, and writing songs and reciting them as well. Then I was volunteered to play a song on the piano: Four Chords. It is a song that I accidentally found on YouTube once that I downloaded and learned the lyrics to, (didn't really need to learn how to play it because you play the same four chords the entire song). Everyone liked that, but we couldn't announce if anyone was moving because President Senior hid that fact until...

Wednesday: After much squirming and complaining, we got the call telling us who was moving and where. Three people moved, I was not one of them, but my companion Elder Thacker was. Wasn't to surprised actually.

Thursday: We had to wake up and go early because we live an hour and a half away from the Chaengwattana church. Had some troubles with taxi drivers. They are a little ridiculous sometimes, because they think that they can't put bikes in their trunks. Well they can't, because it is small, but that is what bungie cords are for. Finally made and found out who my new companion was/is. Elder Simonsen! Like Landon Simonsen from Davis High! It's way cool!

Friday: Wasn't sure what to do on my first day as Senior Companion. I believe we invited and visited some members.

Saturday: We decided to go Dan Jones-ing, and pass out some copies of the Book of Mormon. We actually had some good succes: passed out 8 out of 9, one guy was really interested, but we choked and forgot to ask to go inside and talk about it, we did talk with someone in their house about the Book of Mormon and got a lesson, and we gave a Book of Mormon who was watching her kids and couldn't meet with us because her husband wasn't home. She was the best because she felt really grateful on getting something so awesome for free. It was cool because she sent one of her kids to give us some pineapple juice boxes, which felt way good because it was way hot outside.

Sunday: Church. Enjoyed it, and had two of our newer investigators come. We gave a date for one Nood for the 13th. We are way excited, and then visited with the Bishop and later visited the Ward Mission Leader and his wife.

Wow, this is the biggest email in a while. Guess that I had a good week. Bangnaa, my area, is progressing and people are really excited for us. We have some good goals for the future, and hope to see them carry out. Today, we are going to see some crocodiles.

Oh, by the way, thank you for the Birthday package. I really enjoyed my Chex Mix, (gone already), and my Reese's Puffs, (almost gone), and I love the new calendar. I just want to say that that calendar is better then the last one. I also want to thank the "People of the World" for an awesome picture book, it made my day and I just wanted to show it to everyone. Maybe I will do something like unto it.

Thanks a ton,
Elder Anthony Susi, the man that knows some Thai

Bang Na Bangkok

September 23, 2012

Companion: Elder Thacker

Hmm, no news from mom I guess. I didn't see anything there. How has our week been? Mine was good.

Actually, we didn't do too much, we kind of got stuck in a rut for a couple days and didn't get anything done. The most exciting thing was a change in the bishopric. The last one has been bishop for 10 years, if not more. We are excited for the work in our area.

Oh, transfers is coming. Time to wonder if Elder Susi is moving or not. Popular belief is that Elder Thacker, my companion, is moving and I get to stay, maybe even train.

This week, we also had a Stake Sports Day. It was kinda chaotic, but everyone had some fun. They had some track races, which were fun to see. They had the Men, Women, Boys, Girls, Older Men, Older Women, Bishoprics, and a couple others, with lots of hi-jinx in between.

So yeah, that is me. Just got an email saying the parents are in Maui. Lucky

So จุ๊บๆ and talk to you later.

Elder Anthony Susi

Bang Na Bangkok Flooding

September 16, 2012

Companion: Elder Thatcher

Hello Everybody!

It is true, it is flooding in Thailand. Funny enough, I found an English version of the Bangkok Post and read it. The Prime Minister does assure everyone that it will not flood again this year. Whoops, a province got flooded pretty bad a few days ago. It is called Sukothai. I think that is the English spelling. Fun fact, I can't read Thailand words in English, they just don't make sense to my head. Also, I feel like I need to see words in Thai so that I can actually say them properly. English will not be looked at the same again. 

My week hasn't been too exciting. Lots of rain and storms. Actually as I type this at 4:14 pm my time, it is raining pretty badly and streets are already flooding. On Saturday we had a pretty bad storm, in fact our street where we live was flooded. Multiple streets around it was flooded. In fact, Baering, and Sukhomvit street were just gone. I was pretty high. Hopefully, we don't get destroyed by rain today. We didn't really too much planned anyway. 

Well, I think that is all I have for today and this week. Sorry I am late, we decided to go to a giant mall in Asoke with the four Elders in Samut Prakarn for P-Day. Thanks for everything,

Elder Anthony Susi

Photograph from the Bangkok Post.

September 17, 2012

Happy Birthday!!!

September 9, 2012

Companion: Elder Thacker

Achievement Unlocked:
Oldest 20 years
100G

Hello Everyone

Wow, that is a lot of birthday wishes. I would like to thank everyone as well for all the birthday wishes. Even though, I can't see everyone, and can't talk with you either, I say THANKS A LOT!!!

This week has also been pretty tame, so not too much to talk about.

Tuesday: I didn't know what to even talk about in English Class, it was about fashion and clothes, so go figure. I kinda shuffled through it and tried to make things exciting. That also wasn't working a whole bunch, everyone seemed really tired or something because there was no energy. So my genius plan was about to happen. A fashion show. I made four people walk a "cat walk" and show off what they were wearing. I thought it was hilarious.

Saturday: We went to Asoke for some business, and I got to grab my birthday box from the Susi's. It had lots of goodies and pictures and stuff that I really loved.

Sunday: The entire freakin' ward celebrated my birthday after church had ended. It came complete with an apple "cake" that a member from Mahasarakham sent me. I even got bombarded with a birthday song.

It's weird saying that I am 20, I sure don't feel like I am 20. Anywho, I guess I have some questions to answer.

Bangkok is the craziest city that I've ever been to in my life. Most days when I ride my bike, I fear for my life. I feel like a lot of people are angry drivers here, but that is because they honk their horn at everything. I don't know why either. With the language, "no farang will ever be fluent in the language, just very good at it." I can talk to people fine, a lot better than a lot of tourists will ever do in their life. There is still a word not and again that I won't know, but the thing is: Thai only has so many words, while English has a bagillion synonyms for the same word. I still don't to amazing at the food, but I'm not dying, or starving.

Um that is it for this week, I hope everyone has a good week, and I bid thee adieu.

Elder Anthony Susi

Bang Na Bangkok

Sept 3, 2012

Companion: Elder Thacker

Dear everybody out there,

School is back in session. Suckers! Everyone needs an education so, that is good that school is starting. Well, I was really bad at writing in my Journal this week. So I don't have much to write, not like anything happened this week anyway.

We kept going over our Less-Active members to try to see if they were home so that we could try to get them to come back to church. We haven't had much luck with that. English was fun like always. 

I think the only thing exciting that happened was me kind of getting hit by a motorcycle. We were leaving a member's house to go to another member's house. Now in Thailand, they drive on the left side of the road. I was where I was supposed to be, and I was trying to turn right. In Thailand, and especially in Bangkok, everyone is hasty and very impatient. As I was turning, traffic stopped. Sadly, a motorcycle driver was very impatient. We think that he waited half a second before he decided to go on the right side of the road to pass the stopped traffic. So, I was turning, and I heard a consistent beep of a motorcycle horn. I believe that he was even trying to speed up. I hit my brake and he hit his a little late, and ran right into my handlebars. He hit my hand a little and that was it.

So yeah, that was my week. I hope that everyone has a good week. I will talk to you soon.