Letters to my Children

Dear Elder Rawson, Hello my dear! It was so good to talk to you today. I always look forward to your call on Sunday nights. It sounds like you are having quite the adventure in Kuala Lumpur! Now that you know they left you an SD card, hopefully you can connect to the wifi and things will go better for you this week! I hope you have a great time at the pizza place today, and I hope you buy lots of fruits and veggies at the grocery store! I am just amazed at how you are meeting people from all over the world who speak all different languages. Who knows? Maybe you will come home speaking multiple languages? I know that part of you wanted to stay in Sibu and continue the work there. But I’m glad that you are able to serve in a new area and have this new experience. I love that you are able to just walk out your door and find people to talk to. Your success as a missionary is not determined by how many contacts and new friends that you find, or how many baptisms you have—but on your obedien...

Hey there— I hope you had a great week. You sounded like a strange mix of discouraged and zen last week. It’s such a tough spot trying to figure out where to spend your time and energies.  I know you are working so hard, and I’m so proud of you. I can only imagine how difficult missionary work is.   Ok. Lol about the guy who speaks American AND British English. I mean. The biggest difference I can think of is the British calling a bathroom a “toilet.” They call sweaters “jumpers.” And cookies are “biscuits.” And now you too speak American AND British English. You are well on your way to becoming a polyglot. See what I did there? I’m teaching you another new word. Smarter by the day! I’m super interested in trying an amazing mango lassi in Singapore with naan and curry from Little India. Also hot pot! Oh the food scene!   Magic the Gathering looks fun! And reading Saints sounds interesting. I hope you enjoy it and learn a lot.   A couple of Elders in your chapel photo...