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| The view from the shack each night <3 |
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| S/o to my mom for sending cute Christmas decorations so we can deck "the shack" with boughs of holly (the "shack" is what missionaries have nicknamed our apartment) |
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| Sister Green decided to start wearing sunglasses so when people look at her "they won't know I'm blind, they'll just think I'm being cool!" <3 |
This week was
beautiful and packed full with miracles and tender mercies. I hope y'all are
enjoying the holiday season!
A few
highlights from this week:
Heartfelt prayer. We were
visiting a lady named Jamie and she gave a 23 minute closing prayer! I've heard
some pretty long prayers on my mission so far, but this one set the record. So
many of these people have a close and personal relationship with God. Way cool!
Superhero church calling: Sister Green is in constant pain and has been going blind. The
doctors don't know what is happening and aren't doing anything to help so she's
been going through a really hard time. But she was given a calling last week as
a ward missionary and I don't think I've ever seen her so happy! She lights up
when she talks about her calling. She is going to be a superhero in this ward.
She has a list of people to call and told us "I am going to get them to
church if it kills me!" I've never seen someone so devoted to serve and
fulfill their calling. She is an inspiration.
Glowing with the light of Christ: Our
investigator Rebecca is on date for December 17th! She soaks up everything we
teach her and always yearns to know more. She calls us her "glowies"
and tells us that every time we come she glows a little bit more. She can't
wait to be baptized and receive the Holy Ghost to really "get that
glow"!
Miracle of the week: Rebecca and
her husband Michael have absolutely nothing. They lost everything in the flood
and she was telling us that the only clothes she has are the jeans and shirt
she wore to church and a couple pairs of pajamas. She's not one to complain but
she really wants a skirt or something to wear to her baptism. We really want to
help her so we asked her to text us her size and we could have a clothing drive
at the church. She called us after she got home from church and told us that
there were three garbage bags full of clothes sitting on her porch! She has no
idea where they came from because she didn't ask anyone for clothes. She said
they are beautiful and there are clothes for Michael to wear to church too!
This is nothing short of a miracle. God is watching over sweet Rebecca! She is
excited for baptism and has been sharing the gospel with all her family members
and neighbors.
I am so
blessed to be serving in Opelousas, Louisiana. There are so many people here I
consider family and it is a blessing to have them at this special time of year.
Sister Gelwix and I are excited to spend this holiday season serving Jesus
Christ. What better way to celebrate the birth of our Savior than to love and
serve Him? The church has created an awesome service program following the
example of Jesus Christ and His service. There's a cool video that talks about
it and there will be videos posted every day in December leading up to
Christmas. I encourage y'all to watch the video and think of ways you can
#lighttheworld by doing 25 acts of service in 25 days. Watch it here!
I love y'all
and I'm so thankful for the prayers and support. I am always praying for y'all.
Happy holidays! Remember the reason for the season <3
Sister Thomas
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| Proof that Louisiana really does have Autumn (even if it gets a late start) |
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| Bacon wrapped deer meat and bacon wrapped green beans for dinner last night! |
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