Hello Family.
Big news: My P-day is now on Saturday.
Bigger news: I
moved...again. I am now in Asoke (center of Bangkok) serving as an
Assistant to the President. Adrian.
E. Tzanis completed his
mission. He is now back in Australia. Surfing, I'm sure. He
said his first surf after he was released was going to be in his missionary
clothes. What a nut.
My new companion is E.
Davies. We were in the same room back in the MTC. He is super
funny.
Sour Skittles: I was
pretty bummed to leave Ubon. It is amazing how I came to love it so fast
(less than 3 weeks). I was really excited to work there and serve in that
zone. But when your mission president asks you to serve in a different
capacity, you don't refuse. Despite leaving so suddenly, I'm pumped out
of my mind to be with E. Davies and to work with President Senior. I'm
still not sure what Assistants even do, but I'm sure it will be an
adventure. Asoke is a hustle and bustle kind of place too (unless you are
in a taxi between the hours of 4 and 6...you ain't goin' nowhere!), so it'll be
exciting to work here. Extra sugar: All the best suit shops are in my
area. Now we're talking.
Oh Mylanta Week: Monday. I called President to ask for
a temple recommend interview for E. Tzanis and I. He said he would call
us back. I guess he forgot or something came up because he didn't.
So I called again. He answered the phone and our question. Then he
told me he wanted me to be his new Assistant and to get to Bangkok ASAP as
possible. I packed that night.
Tuesday. We hopped on a
bus that morning. It took forever. It made loads of stops. So
to pass the time we TimTam slammed. I spilled milk all over myself.
Perfect. 11 hours later when we finally arrived in the BKK we grabbed
some dinner, went to English class and then crashed at the AP's house.
Wednesday. It was E. Tzanis' last P-day (we switched it from Monday to
Wednesday). So we went shopping. E. Tzanis shops like an
all-star. We hit up 3 or 4 different malls and some of them multiple
times. In the end I could barely walk and had pulled a hammie. It
was intense. Thursday. Transfer meeting. Crazy. I saw
Greg Madsen. He is being trained by E. Federico who just stepped down
from AP. Greg is looking good. After the transfers and a training
meeting that I was completely unprepared for we went back to the office and
helped out with the jobbers (missionaries who are going home).
Friday. 2:45 AM. We took the jobbers to the airport. Then
some more Thai jobbers to the bus station. We got back around 7, ate the
hotel's complimentary breakfast that the jobbers didn't have time to eat, got a
few more hours of sleep, studied, went out to work. Nutshell: I was so
exhausted.
What's the dealio with BYU in
the spring? Anything I need to do?
Much Love
Elder M. Riley Creer
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