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| Pictures don't do the Louisiana skies justice |
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Nathan, a recent convert just received the Aaronic Priesthood! He was so proud and ran up to show us. He sure loves the sisters! (ft. Nathan putting his arm around me and me awkwardly leaning away)
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It was a blessed week.
This week:
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We walked Opelousas: We
cover a large area and we are blessed to have cars to drive. We're
allotted an amount of miles for the month, and we're running low. Since our
bikes were stolen a few weeks ago, in order to save miles we walked across the
town! It took an hour to get from one place to another but we had fun on this
little adventure :)
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I hit up the city: Sweet
Sister Gelwix took over Opelousas and I went to Alexandria on exchanges for 24
hours. Missionary work in the city is sure different than in the country! I met
some rockin members and we volunteered at Salvation Army. God gives us exactly
what we need and I learned a lot about myself and areas I need to improve. What
a blessing to get a glimpse of God's love for me and how He
wants to help lift me higher.
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Sister Green practiced
being blind: We were working in Opelousas Friday evening and all our plans kept
falling through. We thought about seeing Sister Green but it didn't make sense
because we had just seen her the day before. But the thought kept popping up so
we decided to give her a call and stop in. She was in bad shape. This darling
lady never complains or lets others know when she is hurting but she was in bad
shape. She couldn't move any of her limbs, she was in a lot of pain, and her
eyesight was going. The Elders were forty minutes away so we called a member of
the ward to give her a blessing. Sister Green is a warrior. Since then her
eyesight has gone in and out but she is practicing dialing her phone, using her
computer, etc. with her eyes closed so she will be prepared if/when she loses
her sight. I am blessed to have this special lady in my
life.
I am humbled to serve in
Opelousas, Louisiana. This place has opened my eyes and changed me. It has
helped me see how blessed I truly am. There are some days where everything
seems to feel out of control. Like when our investigator with cancer goes to
the hospital because she is malnourished and doesn't have the money for food or
water. That is humbling. As missionaries it is hard for us to lift people out
of these circumstances. I always wish I could do more for these warriors. But
Heavenly Father always reassures me that the most important thing we can do to
help these people is to bring them the message of the restored gospel. I might
not have much experience, but I know this gospel is true. I know God loves His
children and I know He has restored His truth to the earth again. I am blessed to
get to share this message every day.
There is a
"serenity prayer" that is popular around here:
God grant me the
serenity
to accept the things I
cannot change;
courage to change the
things I can;
and wisdom to know the
difference.
I hope y'all have a
beautiful Thanksgiving and remember where all our blessings come from. Life is
beautiful! Thank you for the love and support! My prayers are always with y'all
<3
Sister Thomas
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| The 9 primary kids celebrating after the primary program |
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| A friendly sign we found on our walk |
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