This week has definitely not been a boring one! Lot's of success
personally and mission wise. So Dee DID get baptised on your birthday!
What a way to celebrate. The baptism was packed and the spirit was
strong. Everything was organized so well and couldn't have gone any
better!
My
core experience with God this week was from being able to perform my
first ever live saving ordinance! A confirmation for Dee in sacrament. I
have done heaps of baptisms and confirmations for the dead, but this is
my first time ever for someone who is alive still. I prayed all week,
and I fasted to have the spirit with me and when the time came, the
spirit was strong and the confirmation was powerful. I am so grateful to
have been involved in such a great work. When Dee was baptised, he
said, "I feel light as a feather" and when he was confirmed he afterward
said "I feel strong". I thought that was an interesting way and also
very accurate way to describe what I could feel as well. This past week
has been a huge huge experience and has helped me a lot.
I
have learned charity and love this week in an interesting way.. The
lady underneath our flat, in the morning, when she heard us make a thud
on the ground from the chair, she thought we were dropping weights on
the ground. She came up, threw open out door, walked right in and
started screaming at us.... that was crazy. I guess long story short, we
have done our best to show love to her even though she totally violated
our privacy. Weird things do happen! I'm
so jealous that you got snow!! It is fun here to be able to describe
snow to people, they have no idea what it is like. Actually I am not
very excited that summer is coming up because it is going to get
ridiculously hot. When you always have to wear dress clothes, that is
not a happy thing. I actually like it when it rains
because it cools off.. Oh and out air con is broken.. yay!! oh well, at
least there is no hurricane.
That experience with those people at Sams club is pretty funny. That just brings loads of memories back from the DI...
"ok so you bought this giant entertainment center?"
"yes"
"ok well what are we loading it on to"
"well.... I have my motorcycle?" .............................................................
ok so maybe is was never that bad but sometimes pretty close!
People
here have no clue what thanksgiving is.. what a shame. No official
mission thing happens for it but the Harpers (the senior couple in our
zone) are having us all over for a turkey and ham dinner with home made
pumpkin pie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My
camera is doing fine now, I just put some lithium batteries in it and
lowered the resolution. It is working like a champ now. Lithium
batteries are much more expensive but don't be scared, they are
1,000,000,000% better. Do that and it should work fine :)
Nothing from Tia yet.. I don't know what to do about that. Did she send it to the mission office?
Alright, well I'd better get going, I'll attach a few pictures real quick. Have a great week!!
Love, Elder Thompson
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