We are back into the rainy part of the season after a few days of wonderful weather. I was happy while we had it though, it'll come back soon.
Last week was great!
I got to go on another exchange with Elder Nelson and it was a party. We are planning out our lives while living in a van. Should be a good time.
We are also teaching a lot of people now! We have exceeded our finding goal for 6 months within a 2.5 month period, so we are happy about that. We have a few families who we are looking at putting on date this week! One is the McCarn family, they grew up around members and the dad almost got baptized years ago but his member friend moved away so he lost contact really. But we got in contact with him and his wife and they are awesome... super willing to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. We are going back to see what they learning in their prayers this week, fingers crossed.
Also, Freda, our older friend, has been having issues with some of the doctrine now, even when we pull it straight from the scriptures..... She used to be so for it though and so happy about it. It's honestly sad to see someone when they get a spiritual witness of something that is true but then don't act on it because that's when the spirit leaves... and you can tell when it leaves. We have to act on even the smallest impressions we get!
Just another thought or two before the long-awaited Song of the Week:
In 2 Kings, the Prophet Elisha, while surrounded by enemies on all sides, says, "they that be with us are more than they that be with them," and he wasn't talking about his army vs their army. He was talking about God. He had no reason to fear because he knew that he had God on his side. I'm trying to remember that more often.
I also decided that every morning I'm going to listen to a talk by Henry B. Eyring titled,"This Day," and at night, listen to another one by him called, "Act In All Diligence." They are some of my favorite talks of all time!
Our mission president told us yesterday in a fireside, the Book of Mormon has been prepared and preserved for thousands of years so it could come forth in this day and age to help us through the last days. I know it's true and it's helped me through some of my own hard times. I've seen it change peoples' lives. It truly is a miracle worker!
This work is wonderful. I count my blessings each day of living in Northern California and preaching the best message to ever exist to the people here. The thought of having to leave one day gets harder and harder. So I have to continue and run through the finish line!!
The Song of the Week is "R.I.P. To My Youth" by the Neighbourhood. Love those guys. Anyone who wants to go to one of their concerts with me when I get home, I'm more than down.
Have a great week everyone!!
Love, Elder Thompson
pics
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| The Swensens from good old Foothill 7th showed up in Santa Rosa a few weeks ago! |
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| Pretty view from a street near my apartment |
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| Helping out my MTC companion, he is being reassigned to another mission |
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| Rohnert Park comps and current comps |
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| Got to go ice skating on Snoopy's Home Ice! Commemorative puck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKH-rcO6PA8 RIP To My Youth The Neighbourhood |
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