Monday, October 29, 2012

Chiang Mai 10.29.12

Hey Family!

Today, I rode an elephant. Yep. It was sweet. I rode right on its neck and boy was it nuts. You right on their shoulders so when they walk, you rock back and forth like a beast. We definitely almost fell off a couple times, especially when our mammoth went up and down hills. Super fun though.

So Narongdej got baptized. YES. It was the funniest baptism ever. E. Campbell and I were in the bathroom when he walks out of a stall with all white on...and a fat brown belt. We told him that wouldn't fly so he takes it off and we realize the pants are waaaayy too big. He is the skinniest dude ever. So we have him try on the other pants...they are even bigger. So we decide to pin the pants and pray all goes well. After we rip apart a 'We Care about You' pin that we use for english class and pinned his pants together we thought we were money in the bank. But when it was time for the actual ordinance it got sketchy. So he was baptized once, but his toe poked up. No good. We tell them they gotta redo it. Then we notice Narongdej's pants sliding down...but it was too late, P. Supat was already saying the prayer, there was nothing we could do but watch and pray that his pants stayed on. The second time down was clean, as he comes up his pants are even lower than before. We gave them a thumbs up and slammed the curtain closed (for the sake of the women and children who were watching). It was classic.

Eagle Scout moment: So we had a new sign made for english. We found a place to hang it and even got permission. We picked up our shiny sign and went to hang it at this bike shop. That's when we realized they didn't have a ladder we could use, or rope to hang it for that matter. Yeah...we weren't prepared at all. Little known fact, scouts are rarely prepared. We just learn to make do with what is there. So we said a prayer trusting the Lord would provide. We asked the bike shop how they normally hang signs up, they said they borrow a ladder from the construction site down the street. So off we went in search of a ladder. We found the construction site but couldn't find the workers. So we went exploring in this half finished building for people/ladders. On the top floor we finally find them and attempt to explain our situation. They let us borrow a ladder. Score. As we are leaving I find some heavy duty ribbon and ask to use it. They say yes. 3 Pointer. We carry the ladder to our hanging spot and realize we are being followed...by a construction worker. He is shorter than me. He proceeds to hang our sign for us. He sort of hung it in the wrong spot (2 feet to the left would have been perfect) but beggars can't be choosers. So in the beginning, we didn't even have a ladder. In the end, we found a ladder, some rope stuff, and a person to hang our ladder for us. Sometimes you just aren't prepared. So you make it up as you go. #Eaglescout.

Out of time. Much Love!

Elder M. Riley Creer
The Only

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