It's so hot my liver is gonna burst.

hat's a Thai phrase I learned this week!  Hooray! :)

You wanna know how I learned it?  This week we had TRANSFERS.  Which... honestly... before my mission I was like "Yay.  People had transfers"  But actually packing up your suitcases... moving to a new place and then having a new person you're gonna spend 24 hours a day with... is actually kind of crazy!  My entire district ended up in Bangkok this week (a 6 hour bus ride to get there... and 6 to get back!).  Annnnd.  This is what happened.  Sister Muller left.  Sister Stewart, my trainer, left!  Sister Sararad who is a Khon thai, and who WAS Sister Muller's companion is now my follow up trainer.  And we got a new companionship of sisters.  Sister Mullen, and Sister Peterson, who just got here this week!  Crazy! Mannnn.  I am so lucky to have Sister Sararad!  She has been so patient with me so far... I can't even imagine having to listen to my Thai all day :P  Haha... that can't be fun at all.  But.  I feel like my Thai has improved already... having to speak Thai all day has taught me that... there are lots of things I don't know the word for.  And also that Heavenly Father is so good to me!  I have no doubt He has expanded my ability to understand and speak.  I feel like... I can understand a LOT of what's being said (depending on the subject matter and who is talking :) but still!) and that I can respond and at least... use circumlocution if nothing else!  It's crazy.  I just have to remember that none of that is me!  I feel like I'm like... driving a car... and all I have to do is push on the pedal and then I shoot forward.  It's crazy.  Man I'm blessed.  I still have miles and miles and MILES to go.  But I'm really really really blessed.  (Three reallys worth :) it's true!)

Annnnd.  What else.  This week has been so crazy because of transfers.  You spend a whole day in Bangkok, plus travel time... and my companion had to pack all her bags, and we had to help the new sisters.  So unfortunately... this week has felt a little bit less than productive!  Buuuut.  It's been good.  Right now we have a good handful of investigators (that's another weird thing... we were like... who do we teach... who do the new sisters teach? Crazy!) one of them is named Jonrag.  I think I mentioned him before.  He walked into the church one day by himself.  So he hasn't been baptized quite yet... but with in the next couple of weeks!  He should be!  I'm still amazed by that.  Literally nothing to do with us.

Annnnd.  Also.  Just a story for y'all.  Yesterday Sister Sararad and I went to visit this less active woman who I am pretty sure the Lord has been thinking of recently! :) I randomly (but prayerfully) called her several weeks ago just looking through our phone.  And Sister Sararad did the same thing a couple of days ago!  Yesterday Sister Stewart called me from her new area saying that a member there wanted us to go contact that exact same sister.  Wowza! :)  We had better get our tails on over there!  So we did... she seemed like a really nice woman!  Her story kinda hurt my heart though!  She was a strong member in her last branch, but when she moved here... she came for 2 months.  And no one talked to her.  So she just stopped going!  Ouch.  That just kills me!  It makes me want to vow to always look around when I go to church.  Always introduce myself, always be loving and warm!  I hope that we can show her how much we love her!  And I hope that we can help her come back to church and then feel the love of the ward members there!  It makes me think of that scripture... where everyone's names were recorded, so that they could be nurtured, and watched over!  No wonder we are supposed to do home and visiting teaching!  And no wonder every new convert needs a friend! :) It just hurts my heart to hear that she felt so unloved at our church!

And.  What else.  Oh yeah.  This week.  We had a Somtam cook off at our church.   Haha... I love it!  It's like a CHILI cook-off.  But THAI style.  Plus... I think I prefer Somtam to chili.  Anyway.  I ended up being one of the judges somehow... haha... the Brother that asked me to judge was like... "can you eat, blah?"  Which... is fish... when I was talking to people before it started they showed it to me... it's like... fish in a bag full of slimy... fish juice.  And it smelled really strongly... and was kinda scary.  I said "yeah... I probably can down it!" And so I did... :)  Haha... Sister Sararad told me I would get "Thong siia nanon" (sorry I spell stuff whatever way I want!) A.k.a. Diarrhea was sure to follow!  I was actually fine though!  :) Anyway.  That's just a random story.  :)

And finally.  This week I've had some very sweet experiences with learning from the spirit.  It's amazing how you can tell when Heavenly Father is working with your heart... for me sometimes it's subtle.  Definitely LINE upon LINE.  But eventually you come to a conclusion... and then realize that you've been learning all along!  I've been feeling like I needed to have a good long prayer with Heavenly Father about it, and so last night I did!  And what a sweet feeling!  To know that Heavenly Father teaches you, is aware of you, and is listening to you!  It was a prayer that I didn't want to end, even though I wasn't sure I had anything more to say!  Heavenly Father knows us, He loves us, and we can trust Him.  

I love you so much! :)  I hope you have a really awesome week!  YAY!  I love Thailand.  And I love the gospel!  And I love my fambly.  You guys are the coolest.  

Love,

Sister Croft

P.S. This is our district right before we all parted ways.  My new companion is in the purple/yellow dress.  She's awesome! :)  She's hilarious and sassy, and a really skilled teacher!