Sunday, December 19, 2021

Hot N Cold 12/9/2021

 The weather out here is literally bipolar. It can be bright and sunny with a cool temperature or overcast and rainy while boiling. It's not super fun to deal with. I couldn't tell you what month it is. Everyone is telling me Christmas is soon but it also feels like the middle of May. My email is coming late because I had some super amazing things going on that I'll share next week.

 

This week we were super busy with a couple service projects. One lady in the Spanish ward needed a lot of work done on her new yard where her mobile home has just been put. After trying to use a push mower and breaking it as well as trying to revive a dead riding mower, I had to resort to cutting a whole lawn of three foot tall grass with a weed whacked. It was not fun, but I definitely felt accomplished after that. We also came back and dug out some dirt for her with broken shovels and hoes. That was a whole other ordeal.

 

Another lady in the Missouri City ward needed help from our whole district to paint her fence. Even with eight missionaries, It took a long time trying to coat a super long fence with tiny sponge brushes. She was super adamant on us using bleach and gasoline to clean our hands, so I'm sure I'm missing a few layers of skin now. On the second day, the lady was kind enough to send us home with some fried fish which looked completely repulsive and smelled the same. It actually wasn't that bad but just looking at the thing I couldn't handle more than one bite. It's safe to say I'm spoiled here in Texas when I choose to throw out a perfectly good fish.

 

We had stake conference this week and we got to watch it over zoom at a members house. One thing I remember was that we can always turn towards Christ no matter the circumstances we are in or the needs we have. He wants to and can help us with anything, great or small. 

 

-Elder Thompson



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