This week, we had kind of a sad experience. We found a man who used to be an active member. But, he kind of got into some anti-stuff and fell away pretty quick. We sat down with him for a while and had a little conversation with him. He had a lot of questions that had clearly shaken his faith. He had so much doubts about even the most basic church doctrine. He showed us his handwritten testimony from the day that he was confirmed a member of the church. It made me super sad that even just some little doubts had taken over all the truths that he had once known. Elder Sanford said "The Lord will give you a million reasons to believe and then one reason to doubt." This is soooo true. This man knew that these things were true, but he let the evils of the world overpower that. Part of God's perfect plan for us is that we will not know everything. We passed through the veil and that means that faith is our first step in our journey back to Him. That is the first principle of the Gospel of Christ. So, stay strong in the faith!! Remember days like your baptism, ordination, entering the temple for the first time, scout camps, girls camps and other experiences where you felt of God's love for you.
On Tuesday of this week, my companion was super sick. Probably from dehydration or food poisoning. So we spent most of the day inside. But, the next day, we got out and found a new investigator. It was late at night and we were about to go home, but we ended up getting kind of lost in this little field that we hadn't been in before. We finally recognized this little path and then found a man that we had tried to contact a few weeks ago. It was awesome. The more that I look for the Lord in the work, the more that I realize that he is involved in each and every part of it. It is His work and He is the head of the only true and living church on the earth. I love you all!!
-Elder Thomas
Moving day. (Loading the house on top of a jeep)
I majestically caught the sun before it disappeared in the deep blue ocean
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