Oh what a week!

This week has been the good, the bad, and the ugly.

I'll start with the ugly....

So I got sick again this week, blah! So I have looked pretty ugly haha....

I got a blessing and it was actually really cool! So background.....

I've had a blessing every transfer for my wonderful cyst problem

My first blessing said,

You will have this trial for a while, learn patience (or along those lines)

My second blessing said,

I won't take your burden away, but I will make it lighter

My last blessing said,

You will be healed, just wait a little longer (along those lines)

Can I just say....Whoa! God truly does have a plan, and I need to just trust him.  It's so cool to see that he is there, and understands what I'm going through.  I was reading Ether 12:27 the other day, I finished the Book of Mormon again last night (thats number two on my mission), and I love it, its the one that says,

"And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness.  I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them."

This really hit me when I read it because it fit so well to my situation.  As I have submitted myself unto the fathers will, and turned my pain over to him I have started to see my trial as a blessing as aposed to a curse.  I have learned dilligence and hard work, and I've learned that God will help you through anything, and it may not be completely over, but I know I have gone through this for a reason, and I'm grateful for that.

So that was the ugly, it became pretty awesome though.

The bad....

So you may remember that Jason Cooper was supposed to be baptised on Saturday.....you may have noticed I put supposed.  Sadly, he wasn't, his grandma is a catholic and pretty much his mom, and he wanted her approval or blessing, and she said she thought he needed to wait, and so he wants to wait.  Hopefully all will work out, he said he needs time to think about it, but that he'd still pray and read the book of mormon, so we'll see what happens.  We're praying hard for him.

So that's pretty bad, or sad really.

The Good....

this goes along with the the ugly, but I'm feeling so much better, I feel like a whole new person it's awesome!

Another good thing, our less-active people that have started coming to church are being embraced by the ward.  Our ward is incredible!! They are so loving and they involve everyone and make them feel at home! 

President and Sister Weaver came and spoke in our ward on Sunday and it was incredible! It was just a big call to the member missionary work which our ward is really trying to catch on to! I'm so excited! The work is changing, and I love it!! I feel how Sister Weaver said Pres. Holland said, "You don't realize it's historic when you're part of the history"  thats how I feel, everyone keeps saying you're a part of history, do you feel it, and I'm like....no....not really, I just feel like a missionary....maybe one day I'll feel it!

Well, I can't think of anything else to share, except I love you with all I have in me!!  I love you all so much and wish the best for all of you!!

I love you!!

Sister Thomas