If you have to follow a food item with rice and spice, it isn't meant for the belly

Dear Family,
   I apologize from the get go for not having much to say today, it isn't that this week hasn't been full or busy, I am just so tired my brain isn't focusing on what I want it too.
   So first things first, I survived my first transfer...WWWOOOHHHHHHOOOOOO!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep and I loved.  I can't say I loved every minute of it, but I loved most of it and am learning to love the rest of it!  I am with Chi Pham for another six weeks so we can finish the rest of our 12 week in-field training and I am so thankful she is my trainer, she is so fabulous. Our district leader told us to expect to stay in branch 6 for a while because of all the people we are finding and helping (and I really hope we do, even with a struggling branch I love it here) but I have learned and continue to learn that my life goes so much smoother when I trust the Lord and I follow his plan for my life.
   Second things second, I can't believe it will be my half birthday on Thursday, I am so not old enough to be 21 and a half, but there you have it, no one asked me how old I should be.  Now if we based my age on how I act, which between you and Chi Pham it can be quite a riot sometimes, I most definitly be 21, but I won't dwell on that right now.
   Third thing third,  life is amazing, anyone who disagrees isn't paying attention to all the many blessings Heavenly Father gives to us daily.  The very fact we have air to breath tells us our Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to succeed.  I would encourage everyone to pull out your patriarchal blessings (and if you don't have one prepare to get one) and see the gifts and blessings God has promised you, then think about how you are using them.  I did that this morning and was amazed by all the things the Lord has given me and all the amazing things he has planned for me, if I will be obedient and strive to do his work.  Also make time to read "The Holy temple, a beacon to the World" from May 2011 conference.  It is such an amazing talks and tells us about the wonderful blessings God has for his children, it also reminds us we have not accomplished the purpose of the Church if we do not enter into God's holy house.
  Last thing last, I had my first baptism yesterday-which put to rest the fear I wouldn't have any baptisms in Cambodia-and as I watched Co Kim Ly enter the waters of baptism I was reminded how much she wasn't mine.  I did help perhaps by explaining Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden and the Fall and perhaps I helped her as I testified about Christ and our loving Heavenly Father's plan for us, but all along she came pre-prepared.  She had a desire to believe before we even started teaching her.  As I struggle with the language (which I'm incorporating more and more into my everyday, I even now know the word for finger nail and almost) and can't communicate with people I realize how special the lessons I teach are.  Lessons are the only place where I can communicate freely in another language and I am understood.  I am so thankful for the Spirit of the Lord, for His helping me as I try to do his work and for the enabling power of the Atonement.  this is His Gospel and it is true.  
   May the Lord bless you all, Chi Dao Fabricius
P.S I look forward to reading all the letters about priesthood I'll be receiving soon :-)

She told me they eat KFC for lunch just about everyday. I'm not sure if this is KFC, but the round container in the background has that familiar red ring around it.

I plan on asking her why there is a "Merry Christmas" sign hanging on their wall

Her first baptism! Chi Dao with her companion (Chi Pham) and the new member Co Kim Ly