Dear family and friends!
Oh, how we love and miss you! Thankfully, we are keeping plenty busy so that keeps us from being homesick. And, of course, we love these young missionaries and feel like we have 100 grandchildren now! We still miss our children and grandchildren, but having missionaries to love helps soften the missing a little bit.
Anywho - I'll let the pictures do the talking! That way, I hopefully won't bore you or myself!! Haha!
In a nutshell - it was a week filled with a baptism in Rayong, zone conference in Bangkok, missionary house inspections, the temple, and lots of yummy food!
Oh! And I jumped the gun on our 6 month anniversary! That was actually this week! July 13th was 6 months on the mission and July 27th will be 6 months in Thailand! Time is flying!
In case I haven't said it! We love you and we miss you!
With love,
John and Shelly (mom and dad, grandpa and grandma, Elder and Sister Brady and so on!)
Taken on July 13th, 2025 - our 6 month Mission Anniversary!
Zone Conference Day. Elders Stennett (MLS - Member, Leader, Support Missionary),
Brady (office) and Belnap (office)
Sisters Brady (office), Stennett (MLS and Mission Nurse), and Belnap (office)
PS - Did I mention the Stennetts are from Kauai?? Kauai has a piece of my heart as I lived there for 5 years as a youth. It was there that I joined the church!
The Stennetts know a lot of the people I know and love!
Zone Conference! The missionaries are enjoying lunch! PS - they enjoyed breakfast too! Pancakes, eggs, yogurt, granola, juice and milk! Not pictured - Belnaps and Bradys making pancakes and eggs!!
Sister Taylor! Honorary Granddaughter!
Elder Brady got asked to share a message at zone conference! He shared some of his memories as a missionary in Thailand back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth!
Sister Brady was asked to speak too! She does not remember what she talked about! But it was likely one of her five favorite stories! (Please forgive Sister Brady for going back and forth between first person and third person. I can't help myself! hahahahaha.
Also please forgive her/me for laughing at her/my own jokes!)
Lunch time! Amazing Thai food as always! They kindly let the old Senior Missionaries dish up first!
Back to work in the office! It may be 90 something degrees outside, but it is cold inside the office!
We are so grateful for electricity and air conditioning! And warm sweaters!
Dinner date in Rayong! We love our Oreo Blizzards!
Breakfast at the buffet in Rayong! This was after I ate my fruits and veggies! I feel like I am obligated to try the pastries and I always have to have a spoonful of Nutella to cleanse the palate!
This needed a close up shot. Yes, it was located with the sweet pastries. No, it was not sweet!
It is a hotdog pastry. I did take a bite. I will not be getting this one again.
I was so glad to have the emergency Nutella to get rid of the taste!
Relief Society. In the background you can see the men gathered for Priesthood meeting.
We have four Elders. Two of them join Relief Society and help with translation as we have Thai Speakers and English Speakers (some sisters from the Philippines, and me).
Another Baptism in Rayong.
Rayong Branch at the beach to witness the happy day.
The tide was way out, so they had to walk quite a ways to find water deep enough for the baptism.
Heading back to find a spot in the shade for the confirmation.
Our newest Rayong Branch Member.
Our new brother was given roses, hugs, and handshakes of congratulations.
I spy some missionaries!
Elder Wood and Elder Gibson the Bangkok Zone Leaders did a fine job cleaning their apartment.
To celebrate, we hopped on a Songthaew and headed to lunch!
Eat Am Are! Elder Gibson got a baked potato. Surprise! That is not Sour Cream! It's Mayo!
He said it tasted OK! Hungry missionaries will eat anything!
Elder Wood, Elder Gibson, and Elder and Sister Brady enjoying lunch!
On our way to find a restroom . . . we came across this! Ummmmm. . . .
Elder Brady did not come to Thailand with a suit. The packing list for Thailand says a suit is NOT necessary. So all he brought was a bunch of short sleaved white shirts and ties! When he got his new calling as Patriarch, we thought it might be good for him to get a new suit. This was tailor made for him! Measured on Friday and delivered on Tuesday! A beautiful new tailored wool suit!
On our way home from inspecting the Elder's condo! Look who we ran into on the train!
A happy coincidence to be on the same train with Sisters Taylor (USA), Endaya (Philippines), and Johnston (Australia)! We love the missionaries!
This cool old bus stopped on the corner near the temple and I had to take a picture. I am pretty sure this was in Bangkok when Elder Brady was here in the 70s!
Who loves Nutella! We do! This trio of sisters passed their house inspection with flying colors!
We went to the temple on Thursday. It is so peaceful to step inside the House of the Lord.
This is the view from our office. It is so beautiful.
Chicken Fingers. Literal Chicken Fingers on a stick.
I don't think I can bring myself to try them.
Sisters Thomas and Peterson joined us for lunch after their house inspection.
Another stellar job! Our missionaries know that "cleanliness is next to godliness!"
And that concludes our week!
It's quitting time in the office!
Thanks for reading!
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