Challenge from Elder Peterson

Dad asked me to send everyone an e-mail with this challenge. It is from Preach My Gospel, pg. 114.

Start with a clean, paperback copy of The Book of Mormon. As you read, highlight in different colors:
1. Every reference to the name Jesus Christ (any of His names or pronouns referring to Him).
2. His words (spoken by Him or by propehts when they say, "Thus saith the Lord").
3. His attributes.
4. The doctrines & principles. (I've also done it with actions.)

At the bottom of each page count the total number of items referenced.

A happy note from Sister Peterson (May 31, 2011)

Dad is sick waiting for the Elders to give him a blessing. We had a great English class. We hope to have alot at our workshop tonight. We got an e-mail from a person we gave our card to at the subway station. They want to meet us. So that's great. We also had our sign up at English and people said they would come, we shall see. Also a lady I have been working with found a job!!!! She thanked me for my help with her me in 30 sec. So I am really happy right now. What joy!!! Saturday is a fireside with an old Mission Pres so that will be neat, then Monday we are having family home evening with single RM here at the casa. Hope that goes good. Lov You MOM

Email from Ashley with first news from Thailand (May 18, 2011)

Hi everyone!

I've been trying to help Dad with something & this morning I got to talk to Mom & Dad
for about an hour on the phone!

They are both loving Thailand! Mom said it's been in the 90's & she is sweating on
one side of her face of course, but they love it.

They have a really nice condo in the middle of downtown Bangkok. It's on the 15th floor.

Their ward covers such a large area that they have dinner after church on Sundays for the
people who have to travel so far to get there. It makes you grateful to have a church so close!
They also have 6 Elders serving in their ward.

When they went to transfers they found out that their mission is broken up into areas that have
silly names given to them (by the Mission President I think). . . Bangkok is called the Beast.
And because Mom & Dad are in the middle of downtown, they were told that they live & serve
in the "belly of the beast". I thought that was pretty funny.

They've seen cockroaches at a restaurant while they were eating. The Elders they were with said,
"That's nothing. You should've seen the big rats we killed in our apartment!" It made Mom very
grateful for her beautiful condo.

They've been able to teach an English class & they have 2 appointments tomorrow at the
Employment Resource Center. Mom has a cheat sheet that she carries that helps her speak to the
taxi drivers, but when they start trying to really have a conversation, she gets stuck.
They were both so excited & just love being there!

Love, Ashley

Liahona Article (June 20, 2011)

President and Sister Smith

Pictures from Condo

we have our apt its nice and well furnished. we are on one of the main streets in bangkok on the 15th floor looking out at part of the city. very nice. we are at a larg expo now as part of the calling. well i better go to work before i get fired.. love ya dad