Ingat Dox

Well... I am not sure how, but I am back here again in the computer shop. This week went by super fast, but we really didn't do a ton of work in our area. Last Monday, I got my new comp (Elder Urmeneta). He is awesome!! He is my first Filipino companion and we get along super well. He is the only member in his whole family and has been a member since he was 14.

Then Wednesday we met the rest of our zone where we introduced our new goal of "every companionship bringing a new disciple to the waters of baptism per transfer." It is super exciting. Our mission is on a huge upswing and the work is definitely hastening out here.

Thursday night we traveled to the mission office for our meeting with all the Zone Leaders and Sister Training Leaders. Friday was our meeting and it was awesome!! The big focus was on the new handbook that the church released for missionaries. It will be super cool to see how this new direction will be implemented in our mission. 

Saturday we had our branch activity which was super cool. It was at a resort way up in the mountains and we had 5 of the people that we are teaching attend. Then on Sunday, we had 7 of them at church. We were super excited!!

The work is hastening and it is an awesome time or year to really focus on the reason. Christ is the reason and should be the very focus of our lives, not only during the holiday season. Find ways to 'light the world." I love you all!! Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. 

Love Elder Thomas

-Elder Urmeneta

-travel to the branch activity

-we got kidnapped and taken back to our area in the trunk of a car