Elder Richards is wonderful and so motivated to do the work. Sadly, we have been a bit under the weather these past few days with bouts of nausea (but thankfully no vomiting) and lots of diarrhea. I got over it this morning, but Elder Richards is still working on the last of it. That asides we have managed to visit several members and a couple investigators with a members help, teach an RC, watch conference, and attend district meeting. We have an appointment with the Bishop this afternoon to introduce ourselves and become more familiar with his plans for the ward. I want to talk more with you about that at some point, the splitting of the area and what my job is exactly; I'll probably do that at interviews or trainee meeting this week if we can find a few minutes. As for the white washing the area book hasn't been updated in over a transfer and it is a struggle to know where the work is at. Managed to find out about two undocumented investigators after calling Elder ******** and thankfully our member help knew where their houses were. Elder Richards just wants to get out there and baptized nations and I'm sad I can't bring him into a functioning area, but I'll teach him how to build one from the ground up the best I can.
Fun things:
After getting him from the airport we rode back to the mission home in a tuk tuk and Elder Richards was all smiles; he just couldn't stop. He was finally in Cambodia! Reminds me of my first day here and brings back the enthusiasm.
We rode a city bus with *according to the bus driver* approximately 130-150 people. I was pressed right up against the front entrance door. This is the first time I've ever ridden the city bus system, but out area is far out and the bus goes right by our house and the north stake center, so works out well. Get to talk to lots of people and have a couple potential investigators from it.
Elder Richards got to have his first sugar cane juice and ripe Cambodian mango this week and loved it (as he should!).
We have also got to experience what we think was food poisoning together. One afternoon as we were chilling on our beds Elder Richards asked me about my mission and I got out my journal and read him my entries for my first week in country. The soothing sound of my voice helped him drift off to sleep (or maybe my first week was just really boring?)
Anywho, not much time, but lots to tell. Send more next week; love y'all!
- Elder Taylor
Letters will be joyously received at:
Elder Taylor
Cambodia Phnom Penh Mission
House 2B, st. 222 off Norodom
P.O. Box 165
Phnom Penh Cambodia
