So as we all know Thanksgiving was last Thursday, and boy did I learn how grateful I was to be a missionary! Not only for the miracles, but for the funny, awkward situations that come with being a missionary. I'll start out this week by telling a very funny story.
So Tuesday one of the wards in our zone was putting on a thanksgiving lunch for the missionaries. They said we could come without an investigator, but we wanted to get one there, because who doesn't love free food. So while we're getting our mail we run into one of our neighbors named Amanda. She said she'd love to come and that she would also give us a ride, which was awesome because it is far and we were running out of miles.
So we get in her car and a Justin Timberlake song is on, we kindly ask her to turn it off, and she says, "yeah, of course, but you know that songs about me" suddenly our brains went.....dun dun dun.....and the crazy stories began. She told us that there are multiple Justin Timberlake songs in which he sings about her, says her name (Amanda, a very common name), and she talks about how she doesn't want to get in the middle of his marriage.
Sister Hall said to her, "Are you sure you aren't just confused?"
and she said, "I could be, if that's the case I'll just go to counseling and then be done with it." That's when we decided she was a little confused about reality.
She then told us a story about how Mitt Romney stole the term "Job creators" from her, apparently she's some online writer? I don't know.
Then she told this story about Justin Timberlake, and how when he was a kid he walked into a house with a bunch of drift wood and then said, this is what my name will be, Timber. and a girl said "like timberwolf?" and he said, "no, I like lake, Timberlake" then she said, that girl was me.....we were quite worried about her sanity at this point.
Then at the lunch, another wards investigator and her started talking about false doctrine. Like how Jesus Christ broke the 10 commandments, and something involving Hitler and angels....aka crazy false doctrine.
That ends, she drives us home, and the last thing she tells us is, "Before you go I have to tell you something really cute about Eminem....he's a dang good writer, and a really good father. I know this because I chatted with him for 2 weeks last summer."
And then we went in our apartment and that was Amanda...we have a lesson with her this week....we'll see how that goes.
EXCITING NEWS!!!
Crystal Jimmy and Lillia are getting baptized this Saturday!!! Crystal and Jimmy are getting married at 2 and then all 3 are getting baptized immediately afterwards. Jimmy just has to do good with not smoking before then, if you guys could pray for him that would be awesome, it'd be much appreciated!!
Thanksgiving was fun, we went to the Bishop Wings house for the main event, THANKSGIVING DINNER, and had a blast!! Then we went to the Clifford's house and had some snacks and talked and got to know them. And then we went to the Warren's house where we got sooooo many leftovers!! Sister Warren is just the sweetest thing on the earth, I love her!! She fed us tons of dessert, well me, Sister Hall gave up sweets til the 7 in support of Jimmy quitting smoking. It was a great day that was filled with lots of love.
The rest of the week was a week full of miracles!! We went on exchanges, which honestly aren't my favorite, but it was pretty fun, just interesting.
Well, that's about it for now!! I love you all SOOO MUCH!!! I missed you this thanksgiving and I can't wait to see you on Christmas, but I wouldn't want to be home because I am loving being a missionary, especially this time of year!!
I love you all, and miss you!!
Love,
Sister Thomas
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