What an eventful
week it has been. Seriously I don't know how the days fly by so fast,
yet at the same time I feel like I've spent my whole life here. It's
quite the conundrum. But, as you can tell from the subject line of this
email, IT HAS BEEN A BUSY WEEK.
So. Let's do this.
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Last Monday was one of my favorite holidays, it's quite allusive and
only enchants us with its presence every 4 years, and that's why it is
just so darn special, but that's right, you guess it, LEAP DAY! Oh man
Leap Day in the MTC was so fun. My district decided to rename it "Leapy
Day" to make it even FUNNER (not a word I know), so of course, we made
our teachers leap around the class before we started working and it was
best thing ever. Picture a tall, lanky man from Belgium and massive,
brown man from Tahiti jumping around a classroom, and you might get a
taste of how enjoyable it was. We did take district pictures to
commemorate the best day out of every 4 years, and one was an attempt of us all jumping, so I'll make sure to attach those pics for your viewing pleasure.
LEAPY DAY, YAY!
And yes, Elder Hansen was the only one who didn't get
the memo
for not leaping, but regardless, the picture is priceless.
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GUESS WHO'S BEEN ON A MISSION FOR A WHOLE MONTH. ME. How the heck that
happened, I have no idea. But I only hope and pray that the rest of my
mission doesn't go by so fast because I just wanna be a missionary
forever. These past few weeks at the MTC have taught me so much, I've
learned so much more about my Savior, God's great plan for us, and how I
can best share His plan with everyone around me. I feel like everyday I
just get smacked up by the Spirit (in a good way) and learn so much
more than I ever thought I could. Going on a mission has been the best
decision I've ever made and I thank my Father in Heaven everyday for
this opportunity. BEING A MISSIONARY IS THE BEST.
OUR VALIANT ATTEMPT. LEAPING FOR THE GOSPEL!
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Okay, I know you've probably all been skimming this email, waiting for
me to talk about Dave Franco, so buckle up because here it comes... I
MET DAVE FRANCO AT THE MTC... kinda. It might as well have been because
we found this Elder who looks EXACTLY like him. Same height, same
weight, same teeth, same everything (these things later confirmed in
person, with Elder Franco himself, because yes he does know these facts
about Dave Franco, because he gets it THAT MUCH). Me and the other
sister first noticed him in the cafeteria, when I was dead convinced it
was the real Dave Franco here for like a movie role or something, and
then we started talking about it with some other sisters at our
residency and it turns out, the rest of the MTC agrees with. Even the
Elder's district/zone affectionately call him Dave. So, after serious
deliberation and careful planning, we figured out how we would get a
picture with this MTC celebrity. It was only mildly horrify asking to
get a picture with him, but me and the other sisters DID IT AND WE GOT A
PICTURE WITH DAVE! And I'm still not convinced it's really not him, so
if you see anything in the media about Dave Franco becoming Mormon, just
know that you first heard it from me. Also, I could be totally wrong
and you might think he doesn't look like Dave, that's totally possible,
because I have been out of the real world for a month now so my
perception of celebrities could totally be tainted. But for now I'll
just go on bragging about how I met Dave Franco at the MTC.
THEE MTC version of Dave Franco.
Disregard the squinty eyes, the sun was
out and trying to burn our cornea's but
EVIDENCE IS EVIDENCE
On
a different, more spiritual note, man oh man is this life full of
blessing. Yes hardships too, but I know that Heavenly Father is giving
his children, us, blessings up the wazoo. Me and Sister Barnes had the
opportunity this week to teach someone who isn't a member of the Church;
we've actually taught her for a few weeks, but this week we had an
extra special lesson with her. For the whole hour or so that we were
with her, we talked about Christ. It was as if the scripture in 2 Nephi
25:26 came to life, "we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach
of Christ, we prophesy of Christ and we write according to our
prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a
remission of their sins." Because as a missionary that is what I'm
supposed to do. Testify of the Savior and His redeeming love. The love
of Christ, better known as charity, that can make man whole, heal a
wounded heart, and strengthen knees that are weak. As we spoke of
Christ, and His love for us, I got to feel how much Jesus Christ loved
her, and let me tell you, it almost overwhelmed me. I know that Christ
lives, and that He loves us so much. Much more than our feeble mortal
minds can comprehend. And that He is always there for us. That He has
given us a path to follow, an example to look to, and a hand to hold.
His love is real. Never forget that.
So as you
go about your week, remember that no matter how hard things may seem,
how unfair life maybe, or how week you may feel, Christ's love is there.
And it's enough to heal, make right, and strengthen anything. So
remember Christ, turn to Him, and be made whole.
That's all I got. I truly do love you all. ALSO, only 11 days to CANADA! YAY FOR THAT.
With as much sincerity as there are teeth in a shark's mouth,
Sister Thomas
District trip to the Provo Temple
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