...And Justice for All 7/7/2022

 The week leading up to independence day has been a wild, crazy, hectic, wonderful week. It felt like our schedule was basically like a fireworks display.

 

We spent our first couple days of the week trying to get stuff for our apartment and trying to get moved. No matter how many times we've tried contacting the office, our dryer is still broken from the day we got here so hopefully, that's resolved soon.

 

In this area, we get to have dinner not only with our branch members but members of the stakes we cover as well so we get to be fed fairly frequently. There's a member of the Texas City branch who owns a taqueria on Galveston Island, so we also get free food there after our district councils on Wednesdays. 

 

Thursday I was on exchanges with Elders Zabel and Long in Texas City and it was quite fun. Texas City is definitely interesting. There is a whole lotta nothing out there aside from the oil refineries and trailer homes scattered about. The people there are also for the most part redneck trailer trash, which made the experiences we had all the more enjoyable. 

 

Saturday mornings we play basketball with our ward members and investigators which is a lot of fun. The zone leaders joined us this week and it was a blast playing full-court games again.

 

Fast Sundays are always followed by a linger longer in the YSA so that gave us a chance to talk to our branch members and for me to meet everyone. We also got the chance that night to eat even more amazing food at a member's home.

 

For the 4th of July, we went to the pancake breakfast put on by the League City stake. We then went as the elders in our district to play disc golf down in Texas City. Later that evening, we went for a bit to a ward get-together. Sadly, we have to be in early as missionaries so we didn't get much of a chance to experience fireworks. 

 

This week has been wild, but there is so much potential for work here and so many fun things to do. I know the Lord has a hand in the work and that many blessings will come as we continue to press on

 

-Elder Thompson