This week was pretty good. We had the awesome
opportunity to go and give a handful of blessings to members and less
active members this week. It was awesome. Priesthood blessings are
incredible. My testimony of them grew like crazy this week. We were able
to give one to a 89 year old sister, a 65 year old man, a 24 year old
girl, and a 4 year old boy. They were all super different, but the
spirit was the same. I know that we really do have the power of God here
on the earth. The same power through which Christ was able to perform
miracles when he was here on the earth. It is incredible. Before we gave
every blessing, we had a mini lesson on faith. Of course, things happen
according to God's timing, which might be different than what we want.
That is hard for a lot of people. But, I know that God's plan is
perfect. He has a plan for us and he wants nothing more than for us to
return to him.
This week, we also had a service project. We
went out for a couple of hours on Saturday morning with a bunch of
members. We painted curbs and railings. Lets just say... If curbs were
painted like that in America, a lot of people would get fired. It did
not look very professional, but it made the whole road actually look a
lot better overall. And it was an awesome opportunity to find people to
teach. We were all wearing vests with the church logo on it. People
would stop and ask us what we were doing. We were able to share a quick
message about what we were doing and about the church. It was awesome.
I
have just 2 more weeks before my comp should transfer. I am about to
finish my 4th transfer in the mission. It has been kind of a rough one.
My comp hit his year mark last week and it made him not really want to
work. It was pretty hard for me because I knew that all the time that we
were not working, we were missing the opportunity to share the message
of the gospel with others. I had a pretty good talk with my comp and I
think that we turned things around a little bit.
No one ever
said that the mission was easy. If someone says that, then they did
something wrong. It is by far the hardest thing that I have done, but I
wouldn't change it for anything. I am able to see the blessings every
day and it makes all of the hard days soo worth it. "Challenges are at
times an indication of the Lord's trust in you." This really is the most
important work that we can be a part of and I am so grateful for the
chance that I have to spend a short 2 years to make it my focus.
I love you all and send lots of prayers back your way.
-Elder Thomas
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