Here we go.......
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| Pat and I in the SLC airport just before embarking on our adventure! |
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| It was so fun to see the Korean airline flight attendants all dressed up like I have seen them on the Kdramas I have watched! |
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| Hilarious that the safety video on Korean airlines was a Kpop band! |
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| A sampling of the kind of food we are on Korean airlines |
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| We made it to Thailand! |
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| View from our window. We stayed at the Grande Centre Point Terminal 21 |
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| My first bite of a farang in 40 years! |
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| Taking a tuk tuk ride to the Bangkok temple |
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| Standing on Holy ground |
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| It is a beautiful temple |
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| The crowded bus from 1983 has been replaced by the crowded subway! |
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| They still love the queen! |
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| Saw some elders at Lumpini park |
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| The electrical system in Bangkok. How does it all not burn down? |
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| The Asoke church sign |
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| We were late to the reunion and devotional! Very crowded! Better late than never! |
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| The Baum's from the Edgemont Stake. Kevin set them apart for their mission. |
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| All members of the Edgemont stake in Bangkok! |
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| Me with Leron Putnam. We were in the MTC at the same time. |
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| Sister Record, Sister Thomas, and Sister Paulsen reunited |
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| Elder Chaichana |
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| And 40 years later. My trainer: Sharon Record Stennett |
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| Ron Grover |
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| JoJo Wong. I met him on facebook |
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| The Asoke chapel |
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| With Anan Eldredge, a former Thailand mission president and first male member of the church in Thailand. |
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| The Asoke Chapel |
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| The light shining in the distance |
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| The Bangkok temple is literally a light to the world |
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| Bangkok Airport |
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| First view of Chiang Mai in 40 years |
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| View from the Empress Premier Hotel in Chiang Mai |
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| 2nd tuk tuk ride. This time in Chiang Mai |
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| Cute restaurant in the Chiang Mai night marker |
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| Lampang branch sign |
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| With Conrag in 2023, 40 years later and still attending faithfully |
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| Some of the members of the Lampang branch. |
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| One of the members of the Lampang branch presidency |
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| The Clock Tower in Lampang |
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| We think this was our apartment and the church 40 years ago |
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| This was the storefront where the church used to be located |
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| The Chiang Mai chapel! |
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| Missionaries serving in Chiang Mai |
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| This guy was our driver. He took us to Lampang and then took us to the elephant village and Doi Sutep. |
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| Somtam in Thailand |
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| Lampang missionaries |
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| Lampang missionaries |
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| Mankut, it is so yummy! |
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| We love elephants! |
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| The Elephant Center |
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| The elephant got a little closer than I was expecting! Haha |
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| Pic of me on an elephant |
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| Doi Sutep tram! We didn't have to go up the stairs! |
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| Views at Doi Sutep |
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| Taking pictures of elephants every chance we get! |
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| The view of Chiang Mai from Doi Sutep |
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| The infamous stairs! We didn't have to climb up them but we did take them down! |
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| Beautiful waterfall on our way down the mountain |
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| Part of the Empress Hotel where we were staying |
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| Electrical system in Chiang Mai |
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| A temple on every corner! |
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| Magnolia trees everywhere |
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| Lampang branch |
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| Pat took this of me on the elephant |
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| We got such a kick out of the "Watch for Elephants" signs on the road |
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| Rawang Chang- Watch for Elephants |
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| Famous carriage ride in Lampang |
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| JW Marriott in Puket |
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| Massaman Curry |
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| Fried Squid |
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| Turtle Sanctuary at the JW Marriott in Phuket |
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| Cooking School |
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| Beautiful sunset in Phuket |
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| Rambuten or nga |
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| Breakfast at JW Marriott |
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| All the yummy fruit |
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| Our driver and tour guide to the Floating Market |
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| Outdoor Market |
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| Standing for the Pleeng Chad- National Anthem. Pat and I loved that we got to hear it! |
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| Som o (or pomelo). So yummy! |
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| The Market that has a train going through it |
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| Floating Market, outside of Bangkok |
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| I bought the print of the elephant from this artist |
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| Som o |
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| With my trainer, Sharon Record Stennett. She was also the mission nurse. |
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| With Conrag |
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| Hot roti |
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| Sasithorn's son, Suthi. He went to school with McKenzie at BYU- Hawaii. He is now a counselor in the Stake presidency of one of the Bangkok stakes |
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| Meeting Sasithorn again after 40 years! in a random restaurant in Bangkok. Her husband was just called as mission president in the Bangkok East mission. |
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| The temple open house being advertised in the subway |
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| We met a member of the Lampang branch in Bangkok for the Open House |
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| On the last day in Thailand, we went to the open house again. This time we went to the Thai version. It was so humbling to sit in a chapel full of Thai saints and friends. |
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| With Mission President Kelly Burgener and his wife, Elizabeth. Elder Burgener was my zone leader in Chiang Mai |
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| Saw Sheri Clark Mattle at the open house. Her mom also served in Bangkok. |
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| One of my Bucket List items: See a celebrity sighting in the airport. When I saw this huge entourage, I took off to see who they were there for. |
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| This is the guy they were following..... |
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| Some of the security detail |
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| It wasn't anyone I had heard of. I was hoping that it would be a Korean actor or actress. He is a Chinese actor named Ding Yuxi. |
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| I took a pic of some of the fans leaving. |
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| Saying farewell from the Bangkok airport to head for home. |
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| More of the food on Korean airlines |
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| Here is me with a carboard cut out of Park Eun bin. This is in the Korea airport. |
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| Well, we got to Korea so early in the morning so by the time there was ability to go, we didn't have time to drive all the way to Seoul so we went to see some of the town of Incheon, where the airport is located. |
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