Hi family,
Here I am once again. You are probably at
the dinner table reading this. As I returned to the house last week I realized
I forgot to tell you the most exciting thing last week. On Thursday and Friday
morning I woke up and I wasn´t able to hear anything in my left ear. It was the
worst. I was worried I had gone deaf. I called the Hermana Whitehead and she
told me to call the doctor. I called the doctor and he told me to go to the
temple (the doctors office is behind the Vistors’ Center) to get it checked
out. He checked my ear and he said it had to be cleaned out. He took a pipe
thingy and flooded my ear with warm water. After 4 tries a huge chunk (the size
of a kernel of corn) of wax came out. It was amazing because afterwards it was
like surround sound. I could hear everything. It made me think, “Wow! I am
excited for the resurrection. Everything
will all of a sudden be super clear.” So that got me really excited for the
future.
So that was a pretty exciting story that I
hope you enjoyed. It just got me thinking as Dad always said “Wow! The body is
really amazing”...
I am loving the mission. It kills me that
my time is coming to an end. Everyone reminds me. Literally the assistants
(Elder Bastian and Elder Huber) call me just to talk to me to see how I am
doing. Then they remind me how much time I have. I am trying to stay focused. I
think of it as a race. I can be one of two people. At the end of the race I can
slow down because I am tired or I can sprint to the end. Hopefully I can
sprint.
This one kid named Alan is leaving for his
mission in Hermosillo here in Mexico tomorrow. (See picture) It really got me
thinking about some of the things I have learned over this time. I am excited
for him though. He was baptized 2 years ago and his family was just sealed a
week ago. He will be a great missionary.
Today we had a zone conference with
President. It was pretty good. We talked about how we really need to re-put our
focus in the work. We also talked about la santificación personal. It was great.
I love President. He is about to finish in June. I am glad he has been here for
my mission.
We have found some good people this past
week. Some are more or less good. We will see what happens. We did find a good
couple named Rebeka y Jose Juan. They aren’t married (but that shouldn’t be a
problem to marry them :) ). They went to church for the first time yesterday
and I think they really liked it. They stayed all 3 hours and were
participating in all the classes. I hope they accept the Gospel. We have a cita
with them tomorrow.
I don’t remember if I told you, but we
wrote our own Living Christ. That was my project that I did this past week. I
loved doing it because I really thought what Christ did for me. Easter here is
pretty different. No eggs or bunnies. On Thursday-Sunday they have lots of
Misas ( I think that’s mass in English). They also have lots of representations
of the crucifixion of Christ. It is good that they remember Christ, but I feel
like Christ did it so that we don’t have to suffer. I am so grateful for the
Atonement of Christ. If we ACCEPT it and APPLY it we can really find this
eternal happiness.
I love the mission so much. I love Mexico
and I love the people. Thanks for your love and your support. Have a great
week!
-Elder Thomas
PS - Thanks for the pictures Dad! Thanks for your letter! I am so grateful to have you as parents! I am so excited for General Conference. It is the best. I love applying conference in my life as a missionary. I can apply it how I can be a better person, missionary, and how to help my investigators!
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