What a week!

This week has seemed really long looking back.  Not in a bad way, just in a long way....missionaries will understand :)  I'm gonna go mom style email this week and go by day and share the best things that happened!

Monday:

Monday was a great day, I turned 22 (so old) and it was a great day.  We did regular p-day activities except I picked up my new companion Sister Scott, so that was different.  She is great! She's from Ephraim, Utah and is 21.  She is so sweet, and it's been a fun week so far. 

At 5 we went to the Petersons, a part member family.  They fed us spaghetti and then got brownies and ice cream for my birthday!! It was so sweet.

Oh I forgot, earlier in the day after emailing Sister Hall and I, with the Key Center Sisters (Sister Thompson and Sister K (she has a longer name, but she's from Thailand and I don't know how to spell it or say it, so she goes by Sister K)) went to lunch at a Mexican Restaurant called El Sombrero!! It was SO GOOD!! They told them it was my birthday and they gave me Deep Fried Ice Cream and put a sombrero on my head and sang to me, it was way fun!! Then, we were sitting there for a while and we realized we hadn't gotten our checks, so we asked for them, and the Manager said, "Oh, your check's paid for, they said to keep up the good work"  MIRACLE!!! :) 

We found out at district meeting that the manager is the husband of a member and he's not baptized but he loves missionaries...so that was fun!!

Tuesday:

We didn't really have anyone to see, and it was New Years Eve, so President asked us not to knock and to get in between 7 and 8.  So we met some ward members and the Clifford's cooked us ham, funeral potatoes, jello, and rolls....you know, a good old Mormon meal :)  It was delicious!! That was the miracle for that day, because they didn't even sign up to feed us, we just went over and they insisted we eat with them....we didn't argue :)

We got home and sister Scott and I were exhausted and we were in bed asleep by 9:45, quite the new years celebration!

Wednesday:

Wednesday we woke up and realized it was 2014!!! What?  I tried to set goals for the year, but I realized I'd have to set 6 month goals b/c half the year I'll be out here, and half the year I won't....crazy!!

We had district meeting and visited a couple potentials, we went to the Gann's for dinner!! and then we visited with the Kaylors!! They are just on fire!! It's so awesome to see the gospel continue to bless them!!

Thursday:

The main event of Thursday was our lesson with Grandpa Rich!! We were talking to him about Baptism and he was hesitant and wanted a sure answer before he agreed and so on, and then we invited him again and said, "Rich, will you follow the example of Jesus Christ and be baptized by someone holding the Priesthood authority of God?"  He sat for a minute and then said,

"YES"

The spirit at that moment was so amazing! He said that when he said yes that a weight that had been holding him down for 6 months had finally been lifted from him, and he knew he was led to this point so he could accept the church!! It was such an incredible lesson!!!

Friday:

We met with Rich again and taught commandments and he agreed to live each of them, he is on fire right now. He knows it's true, and he is trying all he can to live it, he's struggling a little, but he is strong!! He's on date for January 18th! 

We also met with Randy, who is what we refer to as a sandbag.  He was baptized in 2009 but was never confirmed a member.  So we have started teaching him and he wants to be baptized on the 18th as well!  Belfair is full of miracles

Saturday:

Saturday was a rough day, I got really sick, cold and migraine, and ear ache, all that fun stuff and so we only went out part of the day.  We met with some investigators and tracted a little bit, it was kind of a rough day, but we were able to share the Book of Mormon with 2 people and we got to see Christina again, who is an investigator who is kind of close to being ready but now quite there, things are gonna pick up when her boyfriend comes back on the 18th.  She's pregnant and she wants to find a religion with him so I'm praying he'll accept it because she wants to be baptized!

Sunday:

Finally, yesterday! Yesterday Randy was able to come to church! Our other investigators couldn't though, it was sad.  Mauriella was sick, Tom and Michelle were sick, Rich's pipes froze and he couldn't make it, Jon was sick, Brad is out of town, and we haven't been able to talk to Bryan.  It was a good day at church though!

Yesterday night we were able to meet with the Mason family again!! It was so cool.  They are really wanting to know if it's true.  They're questions were so inspired, and they're just learning and sinking it in.  It's really cool!! They can't meet for a couple weeks so we're praying they'll continue reading and praying while they're out of town!

Well, that was this week in a nut shell!! It was a great week!! I wish this stinkin Flu wasn't going around, but its just that time of the year I guess, I just hope I don't get it in full force, this week was bad enough!

Well, I hope you all are well, and that your new year is a great one!! I can't believe that on Thursday I hit my 1 year date!!!! AAHHHAHAH!! Where has the time gone?

I miss you and wish you all the best!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Sister Thomas