SEPTEMBER 14TH 2015- Adios Bougambilias, thanks for the miracles!

HOLA

This week was probably one of my favorites of the mish. Except for one part. I ate chicken liver. and yes its as gross as it sounds. I completed 15 months this last week...weird. And in my 15 months i never had to eat chicken liver. Except for now. hahaha 

Well, after only 3 short months in Bougambilias I have changes!! I don’t really know where I am going to go but we shall see! I am in my last two changes....only 12 more weeks. I just choose not to think about it. 

Well, here was the most amazing story this week. So in March in Los Arcos i met a man named Froylan. He was a reference of a member. When we met him, he had just had a horrible accident where he was hit by a car. He lost some of his eye sight and has this machine attached to his rib cage to keep it all in place. He couldn’t sit or stand for a long period of time, he had lost custody of his kids, he lost his job, and was living alone. Because of all of these hardships he was humbled a lot. We taught him about the restoration of the fullness of the gospel and we challenged him to baptism. He accepted. We taught him one of two times more, but then he disappeared. His neighbor gave us directions and said he lived near somewhere with a black door. It wasn’t in our area so we gave the reference to Hermana woods and Bingham of Xela Centro. Took a month, but found him. In June he was baptized. I was never able to see him after I last saw him in my area before he disappeared. We were on divisions this week with Xela Centro and a member invited us over for tacos. And who was standing there? Froylan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He just said thank you and that he was just so happy. He was seriously a completely different man than the man i met in march. He just received the Melchesidic Priesthood and is second counselor of the Young men. He just told me how his life has changed and how hes been trying to find me and asked everyone where I was so he could say thank you. I did nothing. The Lord truly changed this man. My heart is full. so full. Its true when the lord says that the worth of one soul is great. 

And to finish things off, Astrid, a less active that we have been working with came to church finally!! she was always going to the activities but now she came to church. it was the best feeling seeing her there with a smile on her face. 

We also went and painted the General Hospital, yes the same one that scared me hahaa, with our ward! It was great!!! Also, a man who sold us a hot dog on Saturday was trying to teach us that the Sabbath day is on Saturday, yet he was the one who sold us a hot dog on a Saturday. 

well that was my week!!! guess you will all have to wait till next Monday to see where i go!!! 

love always 

hermana thompson

6 AM and leaving for Hue Hue....Good bye Bougambilias

SEPTEMBER 7TH 2015 - NOAHS ARC

HOLAA

 Well someone asked me this week who built Noah’s arch. After reading that sentence a couple of times i think you will understand why its funny.

Every meeting got canceled because of manifestations and what not but we got to work a lot which was great!! it has been raining every day..and my feet are very cold. when we have our rain boots it doesn’t rain. thats the life of a missionary hahah but i lvoe it.

We had a day where alllll the citas fell. but i have never had a day with such successful contacts in knocking doors and in the street. almost everyone gave us a cita to return too. we met someone named Riza who is sooo positive. she and her husband grew up in different religions and have never been able to decide. they now are looking and we were able to really maek her think about how Jesus Christ established one faith and one religion. He didn’t tell people that they could do this to honor him and they could do this. he had one way. She got to thinking and she is really positive.

Yesterday we were locked in the house from 430 on because of elections but it was still okay!!

Have a great week!

Hermana thompson

HIKING IN LAGUNA WITH DISTRICT - SANTA MARIA VOLCANO

YEP, THERE IS SOMEONE TALLER THAN ME IN GUATEMALA...

INDIANA JONES RIDE IN REAL LIFE. I DON'T NEED DISNEYLAND!

AUGUST 31, 2015

Holaa!! 

WEll this week was an adventure!!! 

First and foremost............today we hiked a volcanoe! it was pretty legit. We went in these pick up trucks with seats in the back to go up. then climbed a lot. a lto. then went down about 300 stairs to the laguna. it was foggy but so worth it. we then had to climb up those stairs. that wasnt as fun...but we did it!! it was lietally indiana jones ride in the pick up truck. so much fun. 

THIS IS Laguna Chicabal, a sacred place to the Mayan/Mam people. It's surrounded by a mystic cloud forest.

Anyways. this week i was able to see some tender mercies from the lord. We did divisions with Los Arcos, my old area. A week before we left I knocked on a door and the daughter said her mom was a member and to come back later. I had changes so i never knew what happened. Well, turns out the Mom was a less active member and has now been going to church. Just from knocking on a door we were able to help someone. 

We have been working with a less active here named Astrid. She was stuck between two churches and honestly we didnt think she would want to come to church with us. Her mom has been praying that she would come back to the Mormon church and evrything lined up so that could happen. She told us tht she wants to come back! it was such a miracle. 

I have lots to share, but not a lot of time because of our hike. 

but i love you all!

Hermana Thompson

THE PLAN OF HAPPINESS IS REAL!

AUGUST 24TH, 2015

HOLA

Just wanted to start out by expressing the great love I had for Connie, my stepdads Mom. I only knew her for a couple of years but she is such a genuine amazing person who always put others first. She is such an amazing example to me. The most comforting thought is knowing that she is with her sweathart again. I must testify that the plan of salvation is a plan of happiness. She is in peace and happiness right now and is out of pain. My thoughts and prayers are with her family. 

This week was great! We did two divisinos this week. In one of them I discovered that my comp got our phone stolen. But thats okay. We also did divisions with Hermana Loo who i came to the mission with. We discovered that we actually lived the same exact life before the mission. The exact same. We even were at the same bball tournaments at the same time. hahaha shes so great. 

A lot of the members have been helping us a lot this week. We have been really trying hard to work more with consejo de barrio this week and its made a huge difference. It really testifies to me that the church is a church of order. Its exactly how God wants his church. Just as he prepared it in the new testament, we have a jesus christ at the head who is talkign to a prophet of god and his 12 apostoles. From there, its all organized the same way. What a great blessing. 

So President Russel M. Nelson WAS going to come on tuesday, but canceled. we watched a broadcast of him talking to the missionaries in honduras. it was sooooooooooooooooooooooooo sad. I wanted to seee him but thats okay. It was a great talk and we learned a lot. He truly is an apostle of God. 

Anyways, that was my week. We played some volleyball today adn im gonna go sleep. 

have a fabulous week!!!

Hermana Thompson

HOLA...THEORY OF THE PINATAS

AUGUST 17, 2015

HOLAAA!!!

This wek. I learned a valuable lesson. A member was talkigna bout Pinatas and how she doesnt understand why we would buy a pinata of a character we like and then hit it. so for her sons bday, he dressed up as spiderman and the pinatas were his enemies. valuable lessons! but i actually learned a lot this week. 

We havent really had anything great happen with any investigadors. We are just givin it all we got until we find that one prepared person. 

We had Leaders Meeting with president and he said something that i love. The mission is a school for 18 months with Jesus Christ as the teacher. Its been the best, hardest school of my life and i have learned things that I will keep for the eternity! 

There was a member here whose father passed away awhile ago. She had the work in the temple done for him and that night she had a dream that he was waiting in a dark room with tons of people, just waiting for his name to be called. It was called and he entered a world of happiness. Remembe rhow important the temple work is!!! These people are waiting for us! 

Anyways, I lve you all!!!! 

keep up the hard work!!! 

love ya 

Hermana thompson

ps one of the 12 apostoles is coming in 2 weeks!! and we are going to the temple!!! 

I SHALL NEVER BE TRUSTED WITH NEW MISSIONARIES AGAIN

AUGUST 10TH, 2015

HOLLAAAA

so lets just get the cat out of the bag. On friday night, I was in divisions. a brand New Hermana from Mexico was with me, she had 4 days in the mission. At around 730 she falls because of uneven pavement...everyone thinks i pushed her but i promise i didnt jaja...and she fell and her ankle blew up in like 2 minutes. we went to the chaple and a member whose a doctor looked at it and knew it was fractured. So we went to the general hospital emergency room. OH MY GOSH. It was soo scary. Blood on the curtains, people in all sides, people almost dying. My heart sank. Everything was extremely dirty and the lights were even flickering. I thought that i was in a haunted mansion. Also, it doesnt help that im the only tall white girl, so everyone stares at me. hahah whoops!! But ya she got a nice white cast put on. The one thing that gave me a lot of comfort is she was put in a wheel chair and on the back it said La Iglesis de Jesucristo de Los Santos de Los Ultimos Dias. So turns out the church has donated a lot to this hospital.  It made me really grateful to be representing a church that is truly looking at the needs of the people. 

Anyways, that was the exciting moment of the week. I realized that the Lord helps us in different ways. I am so very grateful for this opportunity to be able to grow a better relationship with my Savior. We need to look at life from an eternal perspective if we want the true happiness. 

love you all

Hermana Thompson

 

HOLA - FLOUR TORILLAS AND FIRST DATES

AUGUST 3, 2015

Wow this week turned upside down!!! we first we tried making flour tortillas when i was on divisions with hna bingham and well...they fell on the floor. followed by me falling on my face as we walked out of our house in the morning. yaaaa the mission. 

THE FLOUR WARS

so we havent had anything. i feel like we have a bunch of first dates with people,, well first lessons, and then we go back and no one wants us. ughhh. we reactivated a lady who was inactive from her onw church for 8 years. well she reactivated to her old church. at least we tried ya??

But the lord blessed us. We are now teach 4 complete families. one we found on the street and he said...what do you guys teach?? cause i need to know where the truth is. im confused by all the chruches. we shared the restoration with them and it was sooo great!!! even their pet pigs were listening. and the chicken that made his home my backpack. whoops.

Another was a reference from a member. but the member told us that he is not sure where he lives and he was going to find out. we were teaching someone who lives across the street from us but we found her dad one day. well turns out he was the reference. we taught lesson 1 with him and his wife and he LVOED IT. he is going to read and pray and hes sooo pilas!! somethign that changed for him was an example of a memeber. he said well i know this memeber and he is sooo chill and has no problems. he doesnt drink, has a gerat job, adn a great family. remember that everyone is an example, adn that people are watching. this meember is so excited to work with him as well. 

We have any more  miracles, but i dnt have a lot of time!

we have changes tomorro0w and i will recieve a new hermana leader who i will hve to train. im so excited though!!!

love you all 

hermana thompson

MAKING FLOUR TORTILLAS WITH HERMANA BINGHAM

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE TALL HERMANA