Thailand Mission 2000-2002

I wanted to put up a post about how wonderful my mission was. Everyone says it but it really was the best thing I did at that time in my life. I grew so much and learned to serve and love people more than I ever could have back at home or in college. My mission was a springboard for all the other successes I've had in my life. I learned then that putting the Lord first allows you to be that much better in other endeavors.

Not only is a mission spiritual, hard, and full of service, it's also fun. I got to cut the throat of a pig at a slaughter house in Chiang Rai near the Chinese border. I got to ride my bike barefoot in floods and use giant banana leaves as mud flaps. And of course, hold baby tigers and oragutangs, and ride elephants. I also put on 40lbs from the delicious Thai food. The last picture is in front of the mission office in Bangkok. And my arm is around one of the members from a ward I served in. He was always going on splits and helping out with missionary work.