Hello Hello:)

First of all, I'm sorry for forgetting to send you ideas for a Christmas package, last week I got off the email and onto my bike and realized that I didn't send you any ideas. I only have a couple, and if it's too late, don't even worry about it:) Some ideas are a hygiene case for razor and toiletries, some ugly conservative ties from DI (Hayley can pick out ones she think I would like), I don't want any new ties because they get dirty anyways, but if you could send some used ugly ties, that would be awesome:) The thai people love the different ties that we wear haha. Also maybe some baked cookies from heaven that dad and hayley always make or some chocolate cake, or maybe some nice raspberry jam as well. THank you so much! I wish I new what was in your first package so I could get a better idea on what to ask for haha but I haven't received it yet. I'm still praying that I'll get it from the Zone Leaders soon:)

I loved your emails! Thank you so much. They are always so uplifiting and it sounds to me that you all have really caught this missionary wave. I absolutely LOVE that. Hayley, I know you'll do so great with that boy in your English Class if you keep being a great example to him:) And dad, some ideas on the topic of catching the wave. Yesterday actually we had our district president come down and help all the members get excited with helping the missionaries. The work here is hard because they ward doesn't help alot. And that's why it's important that we all pitch in. Some ideas that our ward came up with was writing personal testimonies in Books of Mormon that the missionaries give out. Have activities that are centered around gospel lessons. I have heard about an activity where the church set up a huge "Plan of Salvation" setup in the church. Each room at the church had a different specific place in the plan. One room was life before this earth life, then another had "earth life" and so on and so forth all the way to the kingdoms, and the investigators and members were taught and did activities in these rooms to help solidify knowledge about the plan of salvation. I thought it was quite creative. We are also trying to get more members to help us teach more lessons. And have members go and visit LA's and Recent Converts by themselves and make friends with them and investigators too. One lady said she would do family home evening, invite the Elders and our investigators as well. This work is so important. I hope that gave you some ideas and I hope that helped. I'll keep thinking for sure!

This week has been a crazy one. I am now the only white Elder here in Sakhon Nakhon. The other white elder just got transfered out of the blue to Bangkok and we have another elder who is Laosian. And it is my opportunity now to teach our english class we do every tuesday haha. It should be interesting. We have one investigator set for a baptism this next week. The month of November, our mission president set a goal to have every companionship have a baptism. It has been so hard to get investigators to stick! We talk with everyone and their dog about baptism and invite them within 30 seconds of talking to them if they will get baptized. Haha it's hard work, but I'm really starting to love it. 

Not too many crazy stories this week. That's about all it. I hope you guys are doing well! I am so glad to hear that grandpa is up and moving!

Love ya lots,

Elder Tanner