New address: 3840 Martina Avenue
Apt. 103
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
New email (but the old one will still work too): thompson.henry@missionary.org
Hey, so I guess I need to update all of you on the past 2 weeks since I didn't write much last week.
My last Sunday in Rohnert Park, our Bishop had me bear my testimony. I was pretty sad to be leaving since Rohnert Park is such a great place with equally great people and ward. I had been there for so long that it was basically my home ward at that point! But there's a plan for me and for the people in Santa Rosa and meeting everyone there at church yesterday was fun!
Before I left Rohnert Park, we went around and said goodbye to some of the members. Transfers were on Monday instead of Tuesday which cut us an extra day short so I didn't get to see everyone I wanted to. I'll for sure visit after my mission. We also had a BBQ with our ward mission leader and Branden and Anissa were there! It was a good time. He cooked some juicy pork!
I'm now in a trio with Elder Larson, who came out one transfer after me, and Elder Pickett, who just finished being trained by Elder Jones and Elder Larson. Good times with them. Everyone here in the ward makes fun of me for spending the last 9 months of my mission in one area only to get transferred 5 minutes away to the next ward up.... No complaints here!
We had a lesson with a recent convert named Sandra who was preparing to go to the temple this past Saturday. She said that the adversary had been working on her hard and she was having a rough week. We taught her it wasn't unusual and it only means that she is about to do something God wants her to do. Satan always opposes the things of God and makes it hard to do them. She went to the temple and loved it. She said being in the Celestial room was one of the best things ever, I think it is too. We told her about Joseph Smith, when he was praying and Satan was trying to stop him, as well as when Moses came down from talking with God and Satan tried to get Moses to worship him instead of God. I love it when Moses just says, "Who art thou?"
Similar opposition came to us after that solid lesson when outside of the complex, a very drunk man took all of the cookies that Sandra gave us when I only offered him one.... Then he just proceeded to speak gibberish and left. I don't think I'll be getting over that any time soon.
We taught another sweet lesson this week to a woman named Freda who is about 80 years old and loves coming to church and the people at church. She says she feels like she doesn't quite know enough to get baptized but she wants to keep learning. Fine by me! We taught her about recognizing the Holy Ghost whenever truth is being heard, taught, or felt. It always feels good, peaceful, and edifying. That's how we know and can tell the difference between truth and almost-truth. Freda is praying about baptism this week so I'm hoping to have some great news for you in the future.
We had MLC and are gearing up for Zone Conference this week. The first few weeks of a transfer are always jam packed.
Last but not least, we had a dinner with some members this week and one of the members' mom is 99 years old! That's insane! She loves the missionaries and wants us to call her "Grandma". haha so I guess I have a California Grandma now. I asked what her secret was to living for so long and she told me it's Taco Bell and chocolate. So there you have it, endure to the end!
The Song of the Week is Want You Back by the Jackson 5. a solid classic!
Happy Birthday to Grandpa Mick this week!!
Have a great week!
Much love,
Elder Thompson
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