Jaren's Mission to Bangkok, Thailand

Elder Jaren Thomas English sep06 Thai-ban 2005 N. 900 E. Unit 114 Provo UT 84602 This week literally went by like a flash on the camera of life... haha I'm so happy to tell you about it though not much has changed, were still doing about six hours of language study and teaching every day, it rained this week here witch was for some reason pretty nice we've been here almost a month and it feels like a week. I love playing basketball and kan jam and spike ball here during excersise time, its really nice. This week my goal for lessons was trying to move sort of off writing down what I'm going to say before and just saying it. even though I'm still not super great, Im improving and that what matters. I'm only three weeks into the mtc and I've learned so much. I can pray in Thai and testify a little bit. I can describe things and say what I like about them. and I know that heavenly father is helping me out along the way I usually just feel like surges of energy in cl...

SawatDii Khrap!! Phom Sabaay Dii Maag Khrap! (Hello and I'm doing very good!!!) I'm so excited to tell you about all the things that have happened to me in the past week! It feels like I got in yesterday! I miss you guys so much! So we got in on wednesday and we went straight to our teacher where he didn't speak a word of English, and he continued to not speak English for the next two days then he would start to throw in little words or translations. I'm not sure how I have done it but the language isn't stressing me out as bad as it should be? I mean I really stink but I know that with the Lords help it will eventually come to me if I keep studying and doing flash cards and trying my best. My companions name is Spencer Greenwood, and he is sitting right next to me, He is from Ogden and hes a great guy. The first night was my first spiritual experience, so I got in and I was just thrown into this fast paced environment, so I was still on my heels, you could say, and...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone, I am so grateful to be up on the stand today. I know that sounds cliche, but I am truly excited to hopefully help you get a taste of the spirit while I speak. My name is Jaren English and I have been lucky enough to be called to serve a full time mission in the Thailand Bangkok area, I will be departing for the Missionary Training Center on July 5. The world is coming at me-Fast. Missionary work is something that I have always had a deep desire to do, but serving an actual mission, up until the past year and a half, was mostly on the back burner of my mind. Then when the time came and the bishop asked me what my plans where for after high school, I didn't even have to think about my answer. I was going to go on a mission right out of high school. Then its slowly started to hit me. This was definitely something I really wanted to do, but I don't think I fully understood the sheer amount of things that had to be done; the clothes to buy, the appointments to make. ...