Dear Family,

Happy Day all is well!!!! We are back to a normal missionary schedule and normal contacting and no more weird 8:00 curfew! We just got the text. I'm so happy. I was getting a lil stir crazy. There's only so much organizing and updating one can do. And we actually ran out of people to call (without being absolutely annoying) SO here we go! Today is a lil mini interim transfer. Sister Carter is moving for real this time and she's going to Khon Kaen. CRAZY lil bit of change. Love it. I'll be holding down the fort here in Asoke. I love this place.

Yoga by the fish pond! Morning Exercises!

It was a crazy weird week. I missed contacting so much. I didn't realize how much time we spent doing that until we couldn't. Dad, I don't know what you're talking about the valley of shadow and death - contacting is my favorite. It's hot as a dot, that's for sure, but I really do love contacting. We meet the coolest and craziest people. I actually met someone the other day that told me that they loved Buddhism. That was a first. Usually people are only Buddhist because it's the culture. Then the earlier this week we decided to go contact over by the university. We hadn't gone there in a while, I don't know why (that's always when the miracle comes! New path, new place CHANGE!) So we walked through the lil hole in the wall to the university and the first lady we talked to was Catholic. She stopped, listened to us teach about the Book of Mormon and agreed to come inside the church for a brief tour. YES! She accepted a Book of Mormon, we showed her the baptismal font and she was so excited and willing to read and learn more. I'm so excited to teach her!

Even though this week was kinda slow, I just feel excited about the work. Maybe it's because of the change that is happening this week. Change brings renewed faith. Faith is always pointing toward the future.Maybe it's because I still get to be a missionary and work hard every day. I know there are great things to come, and no matter what there is always something to be grateful for. "And we, ourselves, also, through the infinite goodness of God, and the manifestations of his Spirit, have great views of that which is to come; and were it expedient, we could prophesy of all things." (Mosiah 5:3) Nothing will stop this work from progressing. Isn't that so empowering and exciting? We're on the Lord's side! I read this cool story from a talk Elder Utchdorf gave at the MTC.

President Uchtdorf spoke of Elder Fabrizio Ricciardi, a convert from Italy who served some 30 years ago as a missionary in Great Britain. His parents were troubled about him serving a mission, but he went, with peace in his heart. He determined that since his decision to serve had been so costly, he would make his time as a missionary count.

One of his missionary companions, Elder Danny Q. Humphrey, later wrote that every morning before they left the house, Elder Ricciardi would look at himself in the bathroom mirror, point, and say, “I fear no man.”

President Uchtdorf related that Elder Humphrey, a junior companion, wrote that as he stumbled along, Elder Ricciardi taught him many things about being a missionary. At one point, Elder Ricciardi asked, “Elder, do you know who you are?” He then opened the Book of Mormon to 3 Nephi 5:13 and read: “Behold, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I have been called of him to declare his word among his people, that they might have everlasting life.”

“Then [Elder Ricciardi] looked at his junior companion and said, ‘Elder, you are a disciple of Christ! You fear no man!’”

I fear no man! The church is so true. Life is good. With faith, all things are possible to those that believe.

Love you most!

Sister Sahagun

Pics-morning exercises by the fish pond :)