Derezzed 8/2/2022

 This week was super solid and we had a lot of fun doing missionary work.

 

Tuesday we went to a school organization and helped put together boxes of learning activities for elementary and middle school students. We were there for over 4 hours with the clear lake district which was so much fun.

 

Wednesday after district council and lunch we got to finally grind put some contacts and apartment finding, but sadly all we could manage to do was pass out a BoM. Apparently, the guy was in the middle of reading a new graphic novel about the story of Joseph Smith.

 

Thursday we meet with our member friend Yudeth and drove a lot in the rain. We made the trek all the way out to institute, just to get there and get a text from a member saying it got canceled. That was wonderful.

 

Friday we went back to the school organization and helped load the boxes and some wood onto a truck to be sent out, and basically right after went to help at the church food truck again.

 

Saturday we went to play basketball at the church and met a lot of new people there. Afterward, Chris invited us and the ZLs (since Elder Van Wagoner is our Zl now) to lunch at Coco again. The crepes there are good, but their raspberry sorbet gelato is some of the best sorbet I've ever had. We also finally got in contact with our friend Chucho in the evening when we stopped by his place.

 

On Sunday we went to church and got to set up lots of lessons and meetings with members, and that evening we got to teach mission prep again. We asked who would want a chance to knock doors and teach with missionaries, and they all raised their hand, so we're gonna try and give them all that opportunity in the future.

 

For PDay, we had lunch with the Jensons at their home. They're a member of the Texas City Branch who has a really nice house in a secluded area on the bay. We played pinball, pool, and cornhole for the entire afternoon. That night for FHE, we played a wild game of musical chairs with the branch.

 

This week I really learned how to enjoy serving selflessly and how to be better and stepping up and offering a helping hand to those around us. I'm so grateful for the opportunities God had given me to love everyone.

 

-Elder Thompson.