from email dated 19 May 2009okay; here's the transfer update.
i don't know if i'll run down the whole thing for you as you don't know names and places, but i'll give you the skinny. i'm going to a place called kien svay, a little bit outside the city with another khmer companion named elder leng. i really couldn't be happier, being with a khmer companion and out in a peaceful, country-side place for my last area, in a reportedly-strong branch where one of my companions, the former elder nhoem lives. that'll be way fun. i'll enjoy not speaking any english again. there are 11 new missionaries coming on two different days this weekend which will make for mayhem at the mission home and crazy transfers throughout the mission. lots of changes, but it's nice to know my fifth and final area...my resting place if you will. haha. it's weird to be talking about such things; after all, i just got here, right?
things here are quite peachy, though a bit tiring with the three of us together covering a total of 4 areas in two branches on our bikes. it's hard to get all the people in that we have planned day by day in both 7th and 8th branch. quite busy, and also quite sweaty. that's nothing new, though.
the pictures are of two of the little people i've really grown to like in my time here in 8th branch. they really like me, too.
love tons,
Elder B Gilbert P
