All the Thais at the temple :)
Yeah you read that right, the next time I will be emailing I will be in THAILAND!!! I am so so so excited it is unreal! I can't believe this day is steadily approaching. ALso I think my emails will be a lot more exciting after I leave as well.
Funnies:
Disclaimer honestly I'm sure there are so many funny things that happened this week because our group is crazy and everyday's a party and a half but I really can't think of anything specific since all the days just blend together.
1. HALLOWEEN!! The sisters and I dressed up as elders or fbi agents...whichever floats your boat and it was awesome. We got in a teeny bit of trouble but we didn't know we weren't allowed to "dress up". Our costumes was completely appropriate though don't worry. We found some white button up shirts in the free stuff bin in the lost and found so we got creative!
Half of our Halloween costumes!
2. So this week we found out that one of the cambodian teachers gets mad every time we hide a little army man in their room (it's been an on going battle, teachers are usually in on it too) and he rips there heads off and throws them in the garbage...we might have to stop doing that.
Thai Learning:
It's coming slowly but surely, and I definitely am a lot more comfortable speaking now and understanding is a lot easier. We have a couple people from thailand here at the mtc so I am able to talk and speak with them a lot and it is awesome. I still know though when I get to thailand I am like not going to understand everything and it's going to be really hard but that's what it is supposed to be like! We only progress when things are difficult! I am just so excited to go there.
We skyped again with a Thai girl and she was 17 and sooooo cute. She also just loved God so much which I think is amazing considering she had no concept of who He was like 2 years ago. She was amazing and really an inspiration to me so much.
SISTER KIM! SO CUTE
Random Tidbits:
We have gotten so much closer to our girls this week in our zone and we just love them so much. They all have different stories and reasons why they are here but I know for sure they are meant to be going to where they are assigned. Seriously my capacity to love people has increased exponentially...one of the perks of being a missionary I guess! Feeling even a tiny portion of that christlike love for other people is truly amazing.
The thai sisters at the temple!
We got our flight plans!!!! We were so excited when we got the email in class and our teachers made us wait to look at it! We are leaving the MTC at 2:30am all together and then flying to detroit at 6am and then to Korea, and then to Thailand where we will stay in a hotel for a couple nights in bangkok and get to know the mission presidents! SO PUMPEDDDD
The two sister C's Album cover (for when we come home)
Ran into Sister Murphy
Our neighbors who left this morning :( good news is we inherited a disco ball from them so we will definitely be using that
mom's note: My friend Melanie has been sending Rachael packages of snacks since she got there and got to visit with her today while I was skyping:) She has requested a list of airplane snacks from Rachael and her companions. They will get one last package from Sister Lumsden. Thank you!!!
Spiritual Thought:
We had a really good discussion in class last night about what God expects from us and while reading some scriptures I really came to know and reaffirm my understanding that God just expects US. Wherever we are, whatever stage we are at he expects US and all that we have. Giving our all to him and just offering what we can, which is going to change everyday and with every person. That's all he wants. He loves us so much and really is our Father. He just wants us to grow, be happy, confide in Him, consult with him, try our best in all that we do, and always try to pick ourselves back up when we fall - with his help of course. Just like our own dads or parents. He needs us. He created us for a reason, so if we strive to use our talents and just be ourselves he can work with that and he will work with that!
I love all of you so so much! And I think about you all the time!
Love,
Sister Clement
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