I
think it's really starting to set in that I am in Texas. Starting to think and
feel like a real cowboy out here. Everywhere I go I see more and more red,
white, and blue as well as the Texas outline and anything else related to the
lone star state. There is also a bit of a solemn mood over here. Everyone here
is an Astros fanatic, and after they lost the world series people seem to be
just a bit more glum than usual.
This
week was interviews with President Richards. We got together as a zone and
review our areas from the past 6 years as well as talk to president about our
goals and challenges. It was pretty fun getting to meet new missionaries and
catch up with all the ones I'm already friends with.
Elder
Nawahine came into my area on exchange and it was a pretty fun time. He's been
out for quite a while so he was able to give me quite a few tips on missionary
work.
Thursday
night I got a little bit of a tender mercy in my life. Sister Mons and Sister
Drummond in my old area called me up and told me they had some exciting news
for me. They said friend Ken was indeed relocated to a care facility, which is
located in my current area! Elder Zabel and I plan on seeing him later this
week. I'm super excited to be able to catch up with him again and make sure everything
is going alright in his life.
A
few other tender mercies I noticed were a cat friend we made who decided to
join us in the car, a lowered basketball hoop we just had to slam on, and being
able to play soccer Saturday morning with the Missouri City ward and some of
their investigators. The Lord knows how to bless us and keep us happy in the
midst of trials and challenges.
-Elder
Thompson
