Rebonjour Mes Amis,
Here's what I have so far: Chad, Nigeria, The Philippines, The Congo, Haiti, France, Madagascar, Taiwan, New Zealand, Brazil, China, Iraq, Romania, Egypt, Belgium, and Spain! And man, the list just grows every day. I'm so grateful to be in such a diverse mission. Christ's gospel is really spreading across the whole earth. Just in different ways than we think.
Can
I just rant and rave about how amazing it is to be a missionary again?
Because man it just gets better and better! I can't believe I left home
just two months ago. Craziness. Crazy amounts of gratitude in my heart
for the opportunity I have to serve as missionary. I've gotten to meet
people for all over the world here, and share with the glad message of
the Restoration, what could be cooler! I've even started keeping a list
of the countries these people are from.
Here's what I have so far: Chad, Nigeria, The Philippines, The Congo, Haiti, France, Madagascar, Taiwan, New Zealand, Brazil, China, Iraq, Romania, Egypt, Belgium, and Spain! And man, the list just grows every day. I'm so grateful to be in such a diverse mission. Christ's gospel is really spreading across the whole earth. Just in different ways than we think.
Us and Jye, a recent convert,
watching the first session of conference together!
Forever in love with General Conference!
Lets
talk about how PERFECT General Conference was. Me and my companion have
not stopped talking about it since last night. I had so many questions
answered and so many troubles in my heart calmed. My love for the
restored gospel of Christ grows and just about explodes when I watch men
of God speaking to the entire church and telling us what we need to be
doing as a people, as communities, and as individuals. I cannot express
how lucky we are to live in this amazing time where we have a Prophet of
God here on the earth! That is the message that I have the privilege to
share with the people of Montreal, that there is a Prophet on earth
once again, God does speak to us, and He is our living, LOVING, merciful
FATHER in Heaven. That is something I cannot specify enough. To be
close to God, we have to realize His true character, and that is that He
is a real being of glorified flesh and bones who loves us more than our
mortal minds can comprehend. That He is the literal Father of our
spirits and wants nothing more than for us to come back to Him after
this life.
That is a truth that the restored
gospel has shown to us, time and time again. Let that a doctrine be the
firmest part of our testimonies. Because if it is, everything other
doctrine will fit perfectly next to it, every other principle will make
absolute sense, and every ounce of faith we have will contribute to that
truths original glory.
I know these things to be true, both in my heart and in my mind. I'm grateful for all of you and I pray for you each day.
Another picture from last week,
Sister Hoffmann and I on our nature walk
with Laurel.
She's so wonderful!
(and it's in black&white, so
that's extra fun)
With all the love a mere mortal can muster,
Sister Thomas
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