Well,
So, lets see.... This week was amazing... as per u-sh on the mission. This past Monday we had a Zone comference, but it was a special one becasue we had a visition Asia Area Presidency with us. Elder Pratt and his wife came and talked to use as part of their Mission Tour. Man, talk about the Spirit and fire of missionary work! I sat right in front of him, and everytime he looked at your it was like he wsa reading my soul. He had those "eyes". It just made me want to work even harder. I LOVE being a missionary. And I love your investigators... Espeically this one girl named "Gib" I've always known her as "Gift" but she told me it was "gib". Anyway... she is the coolest person EVER I know the Lord DEFINITELY prepared her for the gospel. I just got to the be one of the lucky ones to get to know her. I could go on and on about her, but basically she's getting baptised in 2 weeks. AMEN! We are constantly teaching and talking to people and trying to find new people to teach. (so if you know anyone it Thailand... ;) )
Today we'er going to make pancakes and pumpking pie. Yay! for Thanksgiving. We're going to eat at a member in the tinternational ward house and have a real deal dinner. YAY! Well, Sorry it's short today. But I have 3 min left. I LOVE YOU ALL. Thanks for all the letters and love and prayers and such.
The Church is true! Read the Book of Mormon. It'll change your life.
Love,
Sister O'Neil
Nov 27, 2009
Nov 18, 2009
Thanksgiving!
Well, here in the year 2552, the earth's axis has changed just .0008 degrees and therefore made Thanksgiving come 1 week and 1 day early... and in Thailand..? AKA... today we eat at this really great buffet at the Tallest building in Thailand. Paiyoke Tower is a wonderful place and I'm sure you'll love it when you come. We feasted on Pasta and pizza, and sushi, and ice cream and such. YUM. IT was definitely our Thanksgiving. Plus, I love cities and it was great to see just how huge Bangkok actually is! It kinda felt like I was in New York again from that high up. I love my life.
Well, dear family. This week was yet another incredible week. SOOOO many things happened that I couldn't possibly have enough time to write about, so I will share a few things.
We got a new companion. We are still in a Three-o...(I accidentally say that all the time, because I try to say Trio...but I have a pwawblem with my "arrs") and lisp? ... ANYWAYS... Sister Hulme is now in the country and Sister Brandfield came to Bangkok. (To see my new comp, check out the updated pixs) I love her. It's still so fun and easy to be in a trio. YAY.
A lot of crazy other things happened that made me just realize, again, how wonderful the Gospel is. To see how it really changed lives in just incredible. Plus....the power of prayer and Faith.. WOW. Prayer, combined with faith to follow the promptings of the spirit = success in EVERYTHING.
Tomorrow starts a mission tour with Elder Pratt. (Shout out to General Authorities) We're all excited to meet with him next week.
I hope you are all doing great. Thanks for the e-mails. I enjoyed the variety of sources today (Brenda, Leah, Tre, Meme, Lisa, Mom.... Thank you all! Good to hear from you! Bean...cute puppy!)
Well, I have to go get on a klong monster now.
Take care!
Love,
Sister O'Neil!
Well, dear family. This week was yet another incredible week. SOOOO many things happened that I couldn't possibly have enough time to write about, so I will share a few things.
We got a new companion. We are still in a Three-o...(I accidentally say that all the time, because I try to say Trio...but I have a pwawblem with my "arrs") and lisp? ... ANYWAYS... Sister Hulme is now in the country and Sister Brandfield came to Bangkok. (To see my new comp, check out the updated pixs) I love her. It's still so fun and easy to be in a trio. YAY.
A lot of crazy other things happened that made me just realize, again, how wonderful the Gospel is. To see how it really changed lives in just incredible. Plus....the power of prayer and Faith.. WOW. Prayer, combined with faith to follow the promptings of the spirit = success in EVERYTHING.
Tomorrow starts a mission tour with Elder Pratt. (Shout out to General Authorities) We're all excited to meet with him next week.
I hope you are all doing great. Thanks for the e-mails. I enjoyed the variety of sources today (Brenda, Leah, Tre, Meme, Lisa, Mom.... Thank you all! Good to hear from you! Bean...cute puppy!)
Well, I have to go get on a klong monster now.
Take care!
Love,
Sister O'Neil!
Nov 10, 2009
Holla!
Ok. Hello Family.
Today's e-mail will probably be shorter than normal, but only because I'm uploading pictures for you to take a gander at. (yay!) I was hoping that the videos would work, too. However, I don't think they will. Sorry. (they're pretty cool, too. So, just wait a year).
This week was good. SOOOOO HOT... Seriously. HOT. I know last week I said it was cold.. because it was for a day. But it's been so hot lately. Good thing "winter" is coming. Or maybe that day of cold was it...I don't know.
We found out yesterday that our dear comp, Sister Hulme will be moving. SAD! I lover her. It's definitely been a really fun moves with her. That just means we get to wait and see who our new companion will be. I love moves meeting. Yes.
So--the pictures are up. Have fun with that...
Thank you everyone for the fun emails.
Laura --- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you. Thanks for the pics and stuff, I LOVE THEM. Ellie is sooo cute. I especially love that pic of Logan and her hunting....ridiculous.
Katie...Happy BIRTHDAY.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU also. e-mail me your new address some time.
K... I better go. Love you all!!!
Today's e-mail will probably be shorter than normal, but only because I'm uploading pictures for you to take a gander at. (yay!) I was hoping that the videos would work, too. However, I don't think they will. Sorry. (they're pretty cool, too. So, just wait a year).
This week was good. SOOOOO HOT... Seriously. HOT. I know last week I said it was cold.. because it was for a day. But it's been so hot lately. Good thing "winter" is coming. Or maybe that day of cold was it...I don't know.
We found out yesterday that our dear comp, Sister Hulme will be moving. SAD! I lover her. It's definitely been a really fun moves with her. That just means we get to wait and see who our new companion will be. I love moves meeting. Yes.
So--the pictures are up. Have fun with that...
Thank you everyone for the fun emails.
Laura --- HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love you. Thanks for the pics and stuff, I LOVE THEM. Ellie is sooo cute. I especially love that pic of Logan and her hunting....ridiculous.
Katie...Happy BIRTHDAY.. I LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU also. e-mail me your new address some time.
K... I better go. Love you all!!!
Nov 4, 2009
Weekly Journal update # 277
Well
Hello there.
It's November 4, 2009. 11:01 am in Thailand. We had to go to the office today to renew Sister Young's visa, so I'm currently emailing in Pakkret, sandwiched in the middle of 6 other sister missionaries. After this we're going to go eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Yay!
Wow- What an interesting week. And since I already used a chunk of my time trying to upload more pictures (failed...maybe next week) I'll just give you the "key indicator" version of everything that happened this week.
# of cows hit by Taxi's we were in: 1
# of broken rear view mirrors: 1
# of cows that just looked like they had a hangover: 1
# of dead frogs (not just this week...it's an on going count): 46 .. (if you're a frog in Thailand...don't try to cross the street at night...you will die)
# of cows slapped by me: 1 .. There are just here...in the way...all the time. I love it.
Delicious Chinese style meat ball/dumpling style treats that later betrayed missionaries: 4 (2/person)
Cold days in Thailand: 1 1/2. Yesterday was cold and rainy.. no joke. (Ok...so it was probably only 74 degrees, BUT it was cloudy and rainy...that mixed with riding a bike=cold)
# of saws brought to church: 1
# of trees sacrificed to celebrate Loygrathong: 153092....ok...I don't really know..but it was ridiculous. Especially because at church we looked outside and this woman was just cutting down a banana tree like it was no problem...and I guess it wasn't because nobody thought anything of it. (and hence the last key indicator)
[Loygrathong is a really cool Thai holiday. You make these floating candle/flower things and then send them into the river. It's kinda like valentines day...Sort of...only because you can "loy" with your significant other. But Basically you send these floating things into the river to thank the water for everything and ask forgiveness. We went to a Wat to see what it was like. It's way cool. I'll have to explain it more later when I'm off the mish....There's never enough time to write everything.]
Thanks for all the emails and letters and such. (Con, Jr....I am DEFINITELY having fun on my mission.) I love you all and appreciate your constant love and support.
Now for some shout outs:
Jesse, I doubt you read this...but Happy Birthday. Ammon- Same to you! There are lots of b-day's this month....Laura, Katie, Mom, etc. So just in case the future happens and I forget... Happy Birthday to you all!!
Until next week!!
Fare well to Manzanar!
The church is true!!
I love my life!
Love,
Sister O'Neil
Hello there.
It's November 4, 2009. 11:01 am in Thailand. We had to go to the office today to renew Sister Young's visa, so I'm currently emailing in Pakkret, sandwiched in the middle of 6 other sister missionaries. After this we're going to go eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Yay!
Wow- What an interesting week. And since I already used a chunk of my time trying to upload more pictures (failed...maybe next week) I'll just give you the "key indicator" version of everything that happened this week.
# of cows hit by Taxi's we were in: 1
# of broken rear view mirrors: 1
# of cows that just looked like they had a hangover: 1
# of dead frogs (not just this week...it's an on going count): 46 .. (if you're a frog in Thailand...don't try to cross the street at night...you will die)
# of cows slapped by me: 1 .. There are just here...in the way...all the time. I love it.
Delicious Chinese style meat ball/dumpling style treats that later betrayed missionaries: 4 (2/person)
Cold days in Thailand: 1 1/2. Yesterday was cold and rainy.. no joke. (Ok...so it was probably only 74 degrees, BUT it was cloudy and rainy...that mixed with riding a bike=cold)
# of saws brought to church: 1
# of trees sacrificed to celebrate Loygrathong: 153092....ok...I don't really know..but it was ridiculous. Especially because at church we looked outside and this woman was just cutting down a banana tree like it was no problem...and I guess it wasn't because nobody thought anything of it. (and hence the last key indicator)
[Loygrathong is a really cool Thai holiday. You make these floating candle/flower things and then send them into the river. It's kinda like valentines day...Sort of...only because you can "loy" with your significant other. But Basically you send these floating things into the river to thank the water for everything and ask forgiveness. We went to a Wat to see what it was like. It's way cool. I'll have to explain it more later when I'm off the mish....There's never enough time to write everything.]
Thanks for all the emails and letters and such. (Con, Jr....I am DEFINITELY having fun on my mission.) I love you all and appreciate your constant love and support.
Now for some shout outs:
Jesse, I doubt you read this...but Happy Birthday. Ammon- Same to you! There are lots of b-day's this month....Laura, Katie, Mom, etc. So just in case the future happens and I forget... Happy Birthday to you all!!
Until next week!!
Fare well to Manzanar!
The church is true!!
I love my life!
Love,
Sister O'Neil
Oct 28, 2009
The end of October...
Hello people!
Well.... it's the end of October? Ready for Halloween? I hope everyone has a grand time. We are planning on eating at a farang restaurant. (yummy Italian… Yes please)
First of all.. I really enjoyed laughing at all the email today. Especially Justin’s… I wish I could serve in the same area as him… Or write as entertaining letters as he does.. Dressing up like the Book of Mormon sounds pretty sweet.. However, I don’t think that would fly here in Thailand….people would be soooo confused. Plus.- It’s too unbelievably hot for that. Sounds like everyone else is having a grand life. Sorry I don’t get to do more commentary on that, but I just know there are more things to talk about from my end.
One thing I realize I haven’t talked much about is the work here.. What the heck do I talk about each week if I never talk about the work? The work is my life…. So, A few things you should know.
This past week one of our Investigators, Gan, was baptized. She is a hilarious 13 year old girl and she’s been investigating for a couple years now, she just had family opposition. But- Sunday was a great day. Right after church, we had the baptismal service (which is kinda weird to me, and I know in the future I can talk more about baptisms and church and culture and such, but for right now… I never have enough time) So yes… It was kinda funny because they baptized her, and she went to go change, but then they were like “come back! We didn’t say it right”… So… we dunked her again ( In what we call the “pot” because it is literally a big metal tank in the back of the church”) but she didn’t go all the way under. So 3rd time’s the charm! It was a great day and I was glad we had 7 other investigators there to watch it too. Last night I also found out that one of my investigators from Bangnaa was baptized on Sunday, too. SWEET! Our investigator change from week to week… It really just depends. But there is one girl who I just thing is amazing. Her name is Gift. She actually lived in Utah about 10 years ago and investigated the church, but then moved back here and didn’t know the church was in Thailand. So after 10 years of no contact, she saw our Free English class sign and has been investigating ever since. I love meeting new people everyday, too. Yesterday I met a great, cute family in the park and we’ll start teaching them this week. We teach people everyday. I never have enough time to write about them all, but they are great and I’m sure in the future I’ll tell you all about them. (it’s easier to tell you in person, than type… But I’ll type as much as I can, too,)
In other news… My comp, sister Young, fell into the klong yesterday. It was only a matter of time before that happened to one of us. I’ll take pictures and post them soon so you can see the klong for yourself. Oh, and I’m pretty sure that yesterday when I was talking to these people in the park, they were pretty confused at one point because I was telling them how Christianity had many different “watches” instead of “sects”. Cool… I love Thai.
Dear Bences, thanks for the greetings. Laura.. loved your story about little ellie, too. Kellie... loved your comments... And you. Everyone else.. I love you, too. Seriously.
Favorite scripture of the week : 2 Nephi 9:51
Number of dead frogs: 28 (a whopping 9 all from yesterday...the floods finnally cleared.:)
Well, Until next week!
Farewell to Manzanar,
Sister O'Neil
Well.... it's the end of October? Ready for Halloween? I hope everyone has a grand time. We are planning on eating at a farang restaurant. (yummy Italian… Yes please)
First of all.. I really enjoyed laughing at all the email today. Especially Justin’s… I wish I could serve in the same area as him… Or write as entertaining letters as he does.. Dressing up like the Book of Mormon sounds pretty sweet.. However, I don’t think that would fly here in Thailand….people would be soooo confused. Plus.- It’s too unbelievably hot for that. Sounds like everyone else is having a grand life. Sorry I don’t get to do more commentary on that, but I just know there are more things to talk about from my end.
One thing I realize I haven’t talked much about is the work here.. What the heck do I talk about each week if I never talk about the work? The work is my life…. So, A few things you should know.
This past week one of our Investigators, Gan, was baptized. She is a hilarious 13 year old girl and she’s been investigating for a couple years now, she just had family opposition. But- Sunday was a great day. Right after church, we had the baptismal service (which is kinda weird to me, and I know in the future I can talk more about baptisms and church and culture and such, but for right now… I never have enough time) So yes… It was kinda funny because they baptized her, and she went to go change, but then they were like “come back! We didn’t say it right”… So… we dunked her again ( In what we call the “pot” because it is literally a big metal tank in the back of the church”) but she didn’t go all the way under. So 3rd time’s the charm! It was a great day and I was glad we had 7 other investigators there to watch it too. Last night I also found out that one of my investigators from Bangnaa was baptized on Sunday, too. SWEET! Our investigator change from week to week… It really just depends. But there is one girl who I just thing is amazing. Her name is Gift. She actually lived in Utah about 10 years ago and investigated the church, but then moved back here and didn’t know the church was in Thailand. So after 10 years of no contact, she saw our Free English class sign and has been investigating ever since. I love meeting new people everyday, too. Yesterday I met a great, cute family in the park and we’ll start teaching them this week. We teach people everyday. I never have enough time to write about them all, but they are great and I’m sure in the future I’ll tell you all about them. (it’s easier to tell you in person, than type… But I’ll type as much as I can, too,)
In other news… My comp, sister Young, fell into the klong yesterday. It was only a matter of time before that happened to one of us. I’ll take pictures and post them soon so you can see the klong for yourself. Oh, and I’m pretty sure that yesterday when I was talking to these people in the park, they were pretty confused at one point because I was telling them how Christianity had many different “watches” instead of “sects”. Cool… I love Thai.
Dear Bences, thanks for the greetings. Laura.. loved your story about little ellie, too. Kellie... loved your comments... And you. Everyone else.. I love you, too. Seriously.
Favorite scripture of the week : 2 Nephi 9:51
Number of dead frogs: 28 (a whopping 9 all from yesterday...the floods finnally cleared.:)
Well, Until next week!
Farewell to Manzanar,
Sister O'Neil
Oct 21, 2009
Pictures!!
You can click on the title or off to the side.
Both will take you to some pictures.
Check it every 6 weeks... she will upload more.
Enjoy!
Both will take you to some pictures.
Check it every 6 weeks... she will upload more.
Enjoy!
Oct 20, 2009
1/3 of my life...
Well, it’s officially been 6 months since I started this ridiculous adventure as a missionary. 6 months? Already?! Dang, Gina…. I guess my mission will be a little less than 18 months, because I already have less than a year in this grand country.
Anyway..First of all.. Thank you, my valiant mother, for going to all that trouble to get those addresses for me and answer my questions. I appreciate it (and I’m sure Laura and Tara will too). (Yes, Laura- I know you wrote me…calm down. I loved it.) And thanks also for taking care of the blog everyone, and now Megan.-The new captain-Good luck.
Umm… well, once again, I’m not really sure what to write this week. The work continues to be so fun and also WORK. It’s Thailand’s “summer vacation” right now, so everyone is out of town playing. This past Sunday was stake conference. It was a broadcast from SLC to the 12 stakes in Asia. It was soo good too! Especially because we got to watch it in English! Sister Dalton, Elder Oaks, Brother Waston (from the Asia Area presidency) and President Ucthdorf spoke to us. I seriously LOVE President Ucthdorf.. What a mighty man.
I continue to love my life riding along the Klong paths. We rode around ALL day yesterday… probably spent 4 hours riding. And it was HOT too. (Today, however is wonderful… We just were lucky enough to ride in between two big downpours). I’ll take some pictures today and maybe some video and send it next week so you can all bask in the glory of the klong as well (that is, if I don’t fall IN while trying to take video and bike at the same time….awesome)
Wow.. well yeah…. I guess that’s it for today. Thanks for being wonderful. I LOVE you all very much.
Love,
Sister โอนีล
Anyway..First of all.. Thank you, my valiant mother, for going to all that trouble to get those addresses for me and answer my questions. I appreciate it (and I’m sure Laura and Tara will too). (Yes, Laura- I know you wrote me…calm down. I loved it.) And thanks also for taking care of the blog everyone, and now Megan.-The new captain-Good luck.
Umm… well, once again, I’m not really sure what to write this week. The work continues to be so fun and also WORK. It’s Thailand’s “summer vacation” right now, so everyone is out of town playing. This past Sunday was stake conference. It was a broadcast from SLC to the 12 stakes in Asia. It was soo good too! Especially because we got to watch it in English! Sister Dalton, Elder Oaks, Brother Waston (from the Asia Area presidency) and President Ucthdorf spoke to us. I seriously LOVE President Ucthdorf.. What a mighty man.
I continue to love my life riding along the Klong paths. We rode around ALL day yesterday… probably spent 4 hours riding. And it was HOT too. (Today, however is wonderful… We just were lucky enough to ride in between two big downpours). I’ll take some pictures today and maybe some video and send it next week so you can all bask in the glory of the klong as well (that is, if I don’t fall IN while trying to take video and bike at the same time….awesome)
Wow.. well yeah…. I guess that’s it for today. Thanks for being wonderful. I LOVE you all very much.
Love,
Sister โอนีล
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