More Than Tree Sap: God never ceases to SURPRISE!

Hello all!
This week was...cray cray.
But really! We went to the crocodile farm on Monday, and that was fun. We all made it out alive - all of our body parts still intact. I wish I could say the same for the performers...
Just kidding. :)

We also got THE CALL #1. I was moving, and Elder Wheeler and Elder Johnson were moving to Bangkapi. SURPRISE! We thought there would be more moving than that...but nope! Small and simple!

Tuesday: We had to go to Jaengwattana to do visa work for Sister Ng. Between that, packing, and English class, we had no time to do anything.
And, while we were in Jaengwattana, we got another phone call. THE CALL #2. I got called to be a trainer for a new missionary coming in! I immediately had a rush of a million different emotions all at the same time. Excitement, curiousity, nervousness...but overall, I just felt peaceful because I knew it was a calling that I received from God.

Wednesday: We had the training meeting for trainers. (Redundant...maybe. Informative...yes. Pressure is on...most definitely!) I wasn't really nervous until the meeting, when they told us that this is the most important calling in the mission, and that the new missionary's mission and the rest of their life depended on their trainer... After getting up at 4:30, getting to Asoke, and then traveling back, packing... we were EXHAUSTED.

Thursday: Transfers meeting! The BIG DAY! It was crazy. Sister Crockett finished her mission, along with a lot of other Sisters. So weird. But then we had 14 new missionaries come! So it wasn't that sad. Sister Jackson and Sister Ellis were both training too. I love them! We were all in the same boat, wondering which new missionary would be our new companion! I don't think I was even scared about my new companion - I was more concerned about the fact that we were whitewashing and training. Which means we were going to be moving in with completely new slates, not knowing the area or the people in it. And training. Scary? Yes. But luckily, we didn't have to go very far - Just to Bangkapi. Yep STILL IN BANGKOK! Just on the other side of it! (east instead of west). And my companion is Sister Mamea from Hawaii. She's a boss. I love her! She's so self-motivated and already so good at speaking Thai. She's already 10 steps ahead of me than where I was as a new missionary! I don't know how I got so lucky!

Funny part about moving to Bangkapi...almost everyone I have served with has served here and LOVED IT. It is a ward (the first one I have served in in Thailand...and dang does it function SUPER WELL.). No one knew there were going to be 2 sets of Sisters coming...so when I found the other set they were like "Our house is way too small... guess we will have to switch with the Elders!" So the Elders moved out of their house that same day and we moved into their super sweet high so house that they just moved into 5 weeks ago. (It was still clean... I was really impressed!) So it is the nicest house I have ever seen for missionaries in Thailand. One of the bathrooms even has a shower curtain. :D I feel so spoiled. Mind you, our air didn't work, so the first night we sweat to death, the second night we were cold and on the floor, and the third, we got it right with our new fixed air conditioning. Little cold, but it was so good!

I love training. It really is a sacred responsibility from the Lord. I don't know how I get so lucky!

Favorite scripture of the week: Doctrine and Covenants 68:6
6 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.

Love you all! Keep going strong.
Sister Norrell

Pictures:
We went to the crocodile farm last P-day in Nakorn Baptom. They had an awesome elephant show, complete with dancing elephants, war, and explosives. All part of the show, folks!

Dancing Elephants! SO CUTE!
And we may all be missionaries...but in reality we are all just 19, 20, and 21 year olds. Is that excuse enough for still playing on the monkey bars?

That first one was our first Sunday at church!

Us and our weekly Sunday night follow up conference call. Yep, our phone is in that bowl because we couldn't hear a thing.

I got called to be a trainer...
This is me after waking up at 4:30am to go to a training meeting in Asoke and then traveling all the way back and getting there around 12. Then we still had a full day ahead of us. Mainly of packing up ALL my stuff. Good thing I never really unpacked in the first place... :D