First email from Bryce in Thailand

Hey Family!!!!!!!!!!!! This is Elder Revelli signing on in Thailand for the First time!!!! The plane ride was fantastic. I mostly did personal study, slept and played some games. I didnt watch a movie but there were movies going on everywhere and when i found myself staring i just closed my eyes and slept hahaha it was pretty funny hahaha but it as so long!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just a heads up on some stuff I have an hour to email on p day and i can write letters but it takes about 10 days to get to the US so I wont be riting very often. Thailand is so so so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We got to the Mission home at about 2:00am so we were exhausrted the next day so it was a pretty easy day but that night we did the dan jones activity where they gave us a comp and said go place the book of mormon and commit someone to be baptized. My comp was ay cool. His name as Elder Carlile and e taught 2 lessons and i was very lost but i placed my book of mormon and gave the taxi driver the commitment to be baptized hahaha it was coool. BTw look up who dan jones is he is awesome!!!!!!!!!! So the next day we went to the church and we got our new companions. Mine is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!! His name is Elder Gudmundsen. He has been out a year and is really good witht he language and helps me a lot. He is from California and his family sounds really awesome. We have 2 people with a baptsim date but we havent taught them the law of chasitiy yet and e think they are going to struggle with that one because they live together but they are not married yet. Not a lot of people get marrried in thailand. They just start living together and that is about it hahaha. Well we almost got attacked by a group of dogs on satuerday and there are dogs everywhere. This sounds funny but i am mostly serious, if you could send me a retrackable police batton that would be really helpful hahaha it sounds funny but it would really help hahahaha. I'm in a place called Buriram. It is in the east part of Thailand about 6 hours away from Bangkok. Most of my MTC group didnt stay in Bangkok which is really weird apparently but it is ay fun. Buriram is pretty small. We bike across the city everyday and it doesnt take too long. Whenever you are able to send a package please make sure you send me anti persperant deoderent because they dont have it here. They have everything else but not that. The food here is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the fruit is amazing. I'm out of time so I wanted to end with this. I love you all so much and miss you a ton but 2 years are going to fly hahaha. Dad i think it is a great idea to just buy a house in Thailand and lets just move here hahahaha. I love you mom. I love you dad and thank you for everything that you have done for me. You are the best parents in the world!

ps i already have seen 3 elephants!!! but no monkeys hahaha

Pictures from Sister Smith

Sister Smith posts pictures of the missionaries at different times during the mission. Here are the first pictures that she posted today.



The first Thai dinner that they had at the mission home.



All eleven new missionaries with President and Sister Smith.



Their first breakfast after arriving in Thailand. Sister Smith said that they arrived after midnight and they looked "green."

First contact from Thailand

Dear Revelli Family; we are happy to report that your son, Bryce, arrived safely in Bangkok and is in very good spirits. He has been iterviewed by President Smith and oriented by the office staff. He will receive his first assignhment in the morning at the regular transfers meeting.

His preparation days are on Mondays and we encourage you to have an email ready for him to read when he checks his email on Monday.

--

Sister Johnson

Thailand Bangkok Mission Secretary

Bryce and one of his best friends, Michael Hess. They are both going to be fantastic missionaries.

Last pictures before he left the MTC

Along with some things that Bryce didn't need, or couldn't fit into his bags when he left for Thailand, he sent his memory card. He didn't put who was in the pictures, so unless they have a name tag I really have no idea unless I already knew their names. They left for Thailand on June 20th. Bryce called from the airport and I could hear the growth in his voice. He bore his testimony in Thai and it was amazing!!!!



Some of the boys celebrating leaving the MTC. I sent them goodie bags for the plane and sparkling cider so they could "celebrate in style." On the left is Elder Stott, then Elder Appleyard, then ? and Bryce.



The group with a couple of their teachers.



I'm thinking this is the group that was going to Thailand.









Elder Parker Edwards and Bryce.



Bryce and Elder Kunz with their Branch Presidency.



Elder Suzuki



Elder Stott's sister works at the MTC and one day brought them Cafe Rio.

Bryce really loved that day.

Not totally sure what this is talking about, but from the drawing it may be the creation.
I do like the sun.







Elder Turner and Bryce

Elder Kunz and Elder Appleyard

Last email from the MTC

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well this is my last email at the MTC!!!! I have learned a lot here and i still have a little more to learn but i am ready to just go and serve the people in Thailand!!!!!!!!!! Not a ton to write about this week but just a little news from in here. I finally ran into Michael Hess by chance! I went to dinner early but as I started to leave we literally ran into each other. He told me about life right before he came in and he seemed like he had a few adventures but he seemed like he was really excited to be here haha. I really have run into so many people that i know while i have been here! I just run into them by chance really but it is way cool to see all of my friends out on missions! One of our branch counsilors told us a story and basically said that no enough people are choosing to serve missions, and that we need more people now than ever before! There is more to the story but i will cover it in my letter home.

Well almost all of the Missionaries on our floor left today. The Cambodians, Viets, and mong elders all left today! Literally all we have on our floor are a few english missionaries and all of the Thai's. But we leave on monday!!!! We go straight from Salt Lake to Tokeyo. I will send a copy of my flight plans in the mail but my flight leaves in the afternoon so i will be able to call you from Salt lake before i take off.

Something that really isnt fare for us is that the First Presidency is come the day after we leave!!! They might come sunday but we are not all the way sure. Sorry its a short one today but the laundry room is way too hot to write and focus hahaha. From what you said in your emails it sounds like life is doing good haha. Thank you for the heads up on pday and a few other things. I think i am cover for the most part. I'm going to pack up most of my stuff today and i will send home anything that cant fit or that i dont need. You will be getting a couple of preach my gospels that are romanized Thai that i wont use. They are ok but some of the translations are wrong. One part is says that god will destroy you when it is supposed to say that he will forgive you so we dont use them hahahahaha. So I didnt know that Lauren Poet is actually in Cambodia right now and she will be in Thailand while i am there! I cant believe that I didnt know before but hopefully i get to see her! Another thing i didnt know that Matt Burnham worked at the MTC. I saw him one day clocking out from teaching and i walked up and said hi. Also if you could send me my memory card that would be awesome too.

I love you a ton and miss you all. I'm way excited to serve the people in Thailand!

Well i will be sending a bunch of letters home this week but for now this is Elder Bryce Revelli signing out.

-Elder Bryce Revelli