It's been a loooong week, and I know this email has been long awaited.
I
had MLC on Tuesday, we got together as dls, zls, and stls in the mission. We
had a lot of different discussions and trainings on how to be better leaders
and best support other missionaries. It took the whole day, and I was so
exhausted afterward. Luckily I still had enough energy to bike to the church
and play basketball with the Maplewood 2 Elders Quorum and nonmember
friends.
Our
Wednesday district council was super awesome, we all got excited to talk about
baptism with literally everyone, and saw lots of good come from it. I also got
to know the YSA work a bit better during our ward correlation meeting.
Thursday
morning we had a zone leadership meeting, so all the dls and the zls and stls
met from our zone. I honestly don't like meetings like that since all we do is
discuss our number goals, which I feel detracts from our focus on those we
interact with and teach, but it is what it is. In the evening we had dinner
with our ward mission leader Geoff at an Indian place which was pretty good,
and we went to institute afterward. Our teacher decided that as soon as the
pizza he ordered arrived, he'd end the lesson and turn on the Astros game right
then and there. That was kinda funny, but of course, we couldn't watch and had
to go home instead.
Friday
afternoon we made a trip by bike to Bro. Hernandez, who lives 40 mins away from
us, that was a long but fun ride in a bit of rain. In the evening, our soon-to-be missionary member Steven helped us teach Katelynn at the church and we
committed her to pray about baptism.
Saturday
morning was bike day, and we originally planned to bike the hour-plus ride to
downtown Houston in the morning, but it was discovered Elder Stavast had a
flat, so we drove instead. We went to the church for a special zone breakfast
put on by the stake presidency so they could get to know the 40-something
missionaries in the stake. In the afternoon we went to a pass-off lesson with
some other Elders and a progressing friend of theirs. We also got to give a
church tour in the evening to our friend Keaundria with our member Bro.
Workman. I think that's the first time I've ever been able to give a church
tour.
Sunday
felt extra long since we had to go to two sacrament meetings and two Sunday
schools. It was also tiring trying to keep track of two groups of members. The
rest of the day was filled with coordination and stewardship meetings.
PDay
was pretty special. We had the special opportunity to go to the Houston Astros
victory parade since we are lucky enough to cover downtown as the Houston
zone. We spent most of the day walking, taking buses, and riding the train all
over since public transportation was free for the day. There were so many
people there, school was even canceled for elementary schools, middle schools,
high schools, and colleges since it was such an important event. We were pretty
far from the actual parade passing by and surrounded by people, but luckily we
did catch glimpses of it and see the all-important double-decker bus with the
players. That was so awesome. To top off the night, we played chair soccer with
the YSA for FHE.
This
week was really busy and really good, and I'm excited for the rest of the
transfer.
-Elder
Thompson
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