Baptism for these three kids,
Ck, Pudsedee and Boopei.
We got a new missionary in Laos. He is Elder Luangrath. He will replace one of the other Elders who is about to go home.
All of us in front of the "Victory Monument."
I opened up our air conditioner and about 70 mosquitos dead bodies fell out.
This guy sent me this picture.
I thought it was cool.
This is a really nice mall that just opened up.
Taco Tuesday. I ordered 5 and they were amazing.
A missionary valentines day. Haha
Goats running free.
We got a new Elder up in Laos. It has been a while since we had a new face. The new guys name is Chris Luangrath. We got to pick him up at the airport.
We got to go up north to the 2nd branch members and visit them one day. When we got there, all the young women together practicing fawning. Fawning is a type of Lao dance. It is very slow and controlled and most of it is flowing your hands and arms in a peaceful motion. I got some of them to teach me how to dance. I'm not very good at the flowing motion, but I can get by haha.
There is a museum here in Laos called the COPE Center. It is about the history of The Vietnam War, and the damage it held on Laos. It is pretty sad to see how much Laos was hurt by the war even though Laos wasn't fighting. There are tons and tons of unexploded bombs which are scattered all over the eastern and southern section of Laos. Many people die yearly from accidentally setting off a bomb.
A new semester started in our english classes. Instead of teaching at just three places, we are teaching at five places. Mondays and Wednesdays are our longest days. We teach five and a half hours of English a day. All of the students are adults. In some ways, it is better teaching adults because they are responsible and we don't have to do any baby sitting, but it also has to be a lot more serious with less playing games and such.
Right now I have 101 students who I have to memorize the names of. We will see how it goes haha.
There were three more baptisms last Sunday. One boy and two girls. They are all 12 years old or younger. It always feels amazing to attend a baptismal service in Laos. We are planning to have 3 or 4 more coming up next month.
-Elder Barron
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