Sorry to surprise you with an early email. We had a schedule change, so now our Pdays are on Monday. But things here are good! The language is still coming along. Sentence structure doesn't seem too bad yet, so it's mostly just memorizing vocab and sounds and tones. And I don't have much to update you on! Things are pretty routine here. We got 8 new Thai elders to our zone, and they all seem so young! Its interesting how fast people can change though. I'm impressed with our British boy band. The first week felt like cattleguarding (is that what you would call it? herding cattle?). They were just nonstop all over the place, but over the past couple days, its amazing to see how much they've progressed with their focus and language and study. Maybe they're just too tired to mess around! haha. We all still really get along and have fun, but things aren't so distracting anymore. I'm interested to see how I'm changing.
So, my companion was dating a Samoan boy before she left. He's actually on a mission back to Samoa right now, but there are several Samoan elders here who knew him. So we're pretty good friends with them, when we have time to talk(really just gym and meals). But they are so happy! and grateful and bright. and loud! haha. They really are so fun. It's a good break in the day to just hear from across the cafeteria...."Sistas!!" Hahaha, its so great. They really just love Sister Adams, but I get to enjoy their company as a side effect :)
I'm boring myself with this letter, so I'm sorry to put you through reading this. But I want you to know that I'm doing good. It's one thing to learn the gospel and the atonement and Savior in terms of my own life, but I'm learning so much and my testimony is growing when I think about how it can bless others. We are constantly reminded that we are representatives of Jesus Christ, but I'm more fully understanding what it means to be a servant of the Lord. I've always seemed to take that phrase half-heartedly. But Elder Oaks gave us devotional last week and said, "You are not here to be thanked. You are here to serve." And I liked that. We aren't here for ourselves, although I know that the most greatest changes will be our own. But us improving is just a side effect of our service, not the purpose. You love who you serve, and as we serve the Lord, we will come to love and better know Heavenly Father. So it all makes great sense why our own testimonies increase and strengthen when we bear testimony or teach others, because when we are doing that, we are acting as servants to our Savior. I liked the scripture D&C 68:6 this week.
"Wherefore, be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you; and ye shall bear record of me, even Jesus Christ, that I am the Son of the living God, that I was, that I am, and that I am to come."
The Samoan elders have been a fun example to me of this scripture.
It's fun to have some friends in here :) Sorry, mom, you don't have to include all this spiritual stuff in my letters if you don't want. I'm mostly just writing it for you and for me to look back on later. But I love you and miss you! I'm doing good on supplies. I'll think about it more this next week, but I'm good! oh and I didn't know you were going to post my first letter I wrote out to you - haha. now I understand what you were asking about my wardrobe being rubbish haha. I was just giving you two example of phrases they would say. My wardrobe was never referred to as rubbish haha. Those were said separately. sorry.
But that's so awesome about Camilla! and scary about the race! and things back home seem normal and fun as always. I love our family. I really hope Tommy gets that internship...that would be so awesome. And what a nice looking new car!! I bet Abbey is excited to get driving :)
Alright, sorry to be so scattered. Ngoh ngoi leih.
Hannah
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