From e-mail 7/29/2012

My week was good and got busier and busier every day and nightly planning is just funny because each day this week was like, "I think if we ride our bikes as fast as we can all day and then don't eat lunch we can get everything done that we need to."  But it was fun and things change all the time and it's always fun.  Monday night we had a fun night and taught some really good lessons.  We went to Chuon and Chanthy's house and taught some investigators across the street and then them as a family.  It was the best and super fun because Chuon was all stoked from going out home teaching for the first time ever and just having a blast and told us all about it and it was super funny and he has a good companion to go with so that is good.  Then we came home and I made some rice and yes, I love rice, eat it all the time and love cooking it.  I'm like a rice pro now!  Haha!

Then Tues. was the day of the Branch pioneer day party and literally dominated our day so we only got one lesson but got a really good referral contacted and I have some pics from that to put up.   I met some other old missionaries and the Elder that trained Elder Wilcox so I met my grandpa and got a picture with him.  It was a good time and we had more than 100 people come but it was a lot of fun.  We did a ton of biking this week but thanks to Dad I love my bike and the horn keeps me safe on the roads because they all move for me cause they think I'm a bus!  Haha, love it!  Transfers are coming soon, the 10th, and I am nervous I might have to leave but we did planning and then got out to our far area and biked in the hottest weather ever and then as soon as we try and have a lesson it starts raining and loud as ever!  Then we had to race back to the church to teach another lesson before going home for the night.  I'm a really big fan of Thursday because I cook for lunch...yes, more rice and then I get to go out and come home tired and ready for bed and they have strawberry milk at the gas stations here and cheap ice bars and I love coming home some nights to that treat at the gas station and I have a smoothie lady on the corner of our road and she is super fun to talk with and makes dang good smoothies for 60 cents! 

Then Friday we were busy in the morning before lunch and this week we met with a new investigator family and they are really good and will come to church next week so that was good and we have been taking the young men with us on exchanges and teaching so its really good and we continue with our mission prep class.  Way better than teaching English.  Chuon and Chanthy are doing better and her mom was dropped off and we are teaching her now.  We were able to bring them stuff to help them out and they were so grateful.  I've never seen such gratitude in anyone's eyes like that before. 

Then Saturday we had a really busy day, had to translate for Sister Grimnes and then had baptismal interviews, then pec meeting then mission prep class and that night Sophal was still sick at the house.  And later that night I played doctor for Sophal who had an IV that wasn't put in very good and then had a late dinner.  Sunday was good too.  We had 3 people get baptized and I got to baptize someone and it was cool because we had someone get to baptize a friend and that was awesome.  Then I went out with a young man to teach another young man at Chuon and Chanthy's house.  Then I taught her mom.  She understands everything I say and will laugh and look at me and she holds my hand while I teach and I ask her if she understands to squeeze my hand and she is always squeezing my hand and that was the coolest lesson ever.  Chanthy was so happy to see her mom learning and understanding the gospel.  She has had a stroke and we gave her a blessing to get better and I have a strong hope that she will get much better and she was able to say a few more words with me today too! 

Anyway, the whole branch is sick and we gave 3 more blessings yesterday and then met with like 6 members that are sick and its just not good.  A lot of dengue fever in little kids too so it's super tough.  The power is better here but still dumb.  That's it for this week.  I'll try to get the pics up!  Love you all, Elder Decker!