Hola Familia y Amigos!
Well, it's just about time for me to leave the MTC! I leave
on December 4, at around 6am. This email will probably be short because
I'm supposed to pack today, my next email will be from Washington!
The week has gone by so so fast. There were lots of
"last" things this week. Last Pizza Friday, last volleyball game,
last Language Assessment, last P-Day, last Tuesday devotional, etc. It's a
bittersweet time for everyone in our district. We've all become so close and
such good friends, it's like another family! We're all sad to leave, but mostly
excited to start the real stuff!
We're sitting in the Computer lab right now and our entire
zone is writing our emails, we're just laughing and having a good time with all
the stuff we've learned in Spanish. Our volleyball squad is splitting up now
and they're saying it won't be the same without us!
I got to see some of my friends from Middle/High School at
the MTC this week. I knew Elder Ari Lacanienta would be coming this Tuesday so
we looked for eachother at lunch and luckily I got to say hi! I'm super excited
for him, he's gonna do great! It was a surprise to see my friend Elder Adam
Lore from middle school at gym time! He's headed to Bolivia in ~4 weeks.
One of my favorite things from this week was memorizing 'The
First Vision' in Spanish! I'll quote it for you right now (I promise I'm not
cheating :) )
Vi una columna de luz, mas brillante que el sol directamente
arriba de mi cabeza. Y esta luz gradualmente descendió hasta descansar sobre
mi.
Al reposar sobre mi la luz, vi en el aire arriba de mi a dos
personajes, cuyo fulgor y gloria no admitten descripccion. Uno de ellos me
habló, llamándome por me nombre y dijo: Este es mi Hijo Amado. ¡Escuchalo!
Estoy agradecido por la opportudad estar en el CCM y por mi
distrito y genial amigos! Yo se que La Iglesia de Jesucristo de Los Santos de
los Últimos Días es verdadero, y cuando oramos, Dios contestará nuestras
oraciones. Estoy agradecido por mi familia y amigos, y el amor ellos me dan.
Ojalá, seré un misionero bueno. Tengo la fe en Cristo y su Expiacion. Yo se que
la Expiacion puede ayudarnos con todas cosas en nuestra vida.
Los amo a todo!
Elder Thompson
Fotos:
- There are full-wall murals on
every floor in the new classroom buildings. This one is of Moses crossing
the Red Sea
- Our precious District
- The Classy Elders
Well family, I hope everyone is home safe and sound from
Cali at this point! I was glad to hear about all the fun times, sounds like a
memorable vacation. I'm jealous of the warm weather you had! It was
raining/snowing a lot these last few weeks in Provo.
I have a fun surprise for everyone! I bought a "call
card" so I'll be able to call you guys and talk for a bit when I'm at the
airport. I'm there for like 4-5 hours so If possible be ready for a call around
7-8am or so. I guess most of you will have school but I'll try to catch you
when I can. Let me know if there's a specific plan/time you want to shoot
for.
There should be a special surprise in the mail for Ruby and
Mom sometime soon!
I've got to go pack/ clean our room so email me if you wanna
talk about anything specific.
Love you all!
Elder Thompson
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