July 28, 2013

Hey Mom,

Everything is going so great I love the work that has been going on these last couple of days. Lots of busy days and a lot of work in the rain this week love it!! This week also was able to go and do a little unfinished business in Taytay 1st ward yep I got to go back to that area for a day and see some of the great progress that has been happening there since I left the area after only 3 weeks of being there. the work is going so very great there in the area from what I saw and I am very satisfied for what has happened in that area since I left it. The work has also continued to move forward and continue to be a blessing to us as we continue to be our very best everyday!! so this week is going to be a very busy week. We have a lot of great activities planned for this week, just earlier we had our Pday/ Temple day and it was a very good day!! This week we also have planned that we on Thursday will be attending the what we call Mission Leadership Council what used to be called Zone Leader Council, now its a lot of things put together!! Also on Saturday we have whats called a One Day Mission, where all of the youth will be divided into 4 groups each group headed by one of the 4 full time missionaries in the ward and then we do what we always do as missionaries find, teach, and bring unto Christ. Its going to be so amazing!!

So you should expect to see a lot of good pics for this coming week. WE will see how everything goes!! Anyways the work is amazing and I love being a missionary I wish it could go on forever but to be honest too I'm really excited to see you guys again and see all of the things that have happened since I left for my mission! I miss each and every one of you and I hope that you all continue to be a blessing in each others lives!!! Love your faces!!!

Mahal kita,

Elder Thompson

July 22,2013

Hey Dear Mother of Mine,

Hey Mom and everyone the work of the Lord is going and going great. This week is going to be an exciting week. This week we have the chance to attend the temple again 2 more times before I go home, once as a zone with the amazing Taytay zone the other with all of the batch mates going home with me then enjoy a nice ERC session. I sent the pics and yes I was in a hurry to get the money, but today I got some pretty sweet stuff which you will see when I get home since I cannot always give out surprises!! Anyways you will have to find out sooner or later. This was also a great week for me and Elder Pedrola not gonna lie I love Elder Pedrola he is one of the coolest missionaries I have had the chance ti be companions with on the mission.

Anyways good to hear that Kortney passed beauty school maybe she can cut my hair when I get home and it should be free right?? Yea I'm thin woop dee doo, you expect me to get fat in the Philippines?? Good also to hear that Addy has enjoyed her time in school, really think she is so awesome and deserves a lot for her patience. Anyways just got my temple recommend renewed since just last week it was expired hahaha!! With everything I'm happy and loving my life as a missionary I really cannot complain since life here in Angono ward is so awesome the members are amazing and the ward is also amazing, we get a lot of work done just little this and that with investigators, but we have a very progressing investigator Robert Lopez who is so amazing. Overall I'm happy and really cannot complain!! The Lord's work is still spreading!! Love you all so much keep in touch!!

 

Mahal kita,

Elder Thompson

July 14, 2013

Hello Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,

 Hey everyone everything is going so good this was a great week for me and Elder Pedrola. We had a very successful zone interviews on Thursday and they were awesome, just so you guys know my new president is President Revillo from General Santos City, Mindanao, so yes he is from the Philippines and we had a good interview in Taglish hahahah. Sadly i don't know remember anyone from the mission that will be able to attend my homecoming.:( All the real close people to me in the mission from Arizona are the ones that follow me in going home not the ones before me. The work of the zone leader in the Taytay zone is very hard, but it is also so rewarding so much I love being a zone leader another way to be able to serve with the fellow elders and sisters in the zone. We usually are always working we just attend more meeting than district leaders, we attended just yesterday the stake coordination meeting which is very sweet to attend since you get to see the progression the wards have been making. A big change I tell you. Also we get to see the progression of the baptisms in the zone and I feel the zone is very sweet.
 
  To begin things off is I think honestly I would definitely want to have it on Sunday since I think that is probably the best days for those that we want to invite. Also depends on you guys, but me I want it on Sunday. I honestly think there is also a reason why the 2 week extension happened, maybe to get you guys more excited I honestly don't know. Anyways gonna give you some pretty sweet feedback on me and Elder Pedrola's week. A lot of our investigators have certain concerns that definitely keep them from being baptized it is very hard to see those kind of things. We actually this week have been focusing on our finding, this week I went on exchanges with one of our ward missionaries, it was a tough start we got punted from a lot of our appointments and what happened eventually all of our appointments from that time to 7:00 were all out, yea it is tough to have that happen, but what we finally decided was we were going to go and do some finding or tracting. As we knock on doors before hand we planned or set goals on how many doors and how many house we would teach at. After planning me and the ward missionary, Nato said a prayer so that we may be open to the Spirit and know which houses to knock on. We went out and a we were going about we saw a house that had a "ICE FOR SALE" sign on the door so me being me I say lets buy some ice then try talking to them. WE knock and as we wait we see a woman and he just goes back into the house, so thinking its done were about to go away, then her little boy starts yelling at us then she comes out and we are able to start a conversation with her she lets us in immediately we share to her the part on families she opens up her concern being a single mom and part of a broken family, we testify to her that the gospel will help her and it was awesome, you could totally feel the Spirit , and we know she was very interested she said she will read and pray. It was a big jump for me and my companion. We were super happy that whole day. I know the Lord does provide ways to talk with those he has prepared. I love still being a missionary, stinks that the Christiaan, Preston, and Tanner had to turn in their tags and I'm still here I love it!!

 Tell Ed don't worry about that junk, tell him to go on dates not get a girlfriend its a pain in the butt. Tell everyone I love them and see them on the 14th, but still a long time. Love you all so much and hope to hear from you all again!!

 Mahal kita,
 Elder Thompson

New mission president and his wife with Elder Thompson

July 7, 2013
Hey Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,

 Hey everybody the work of the Lord is progressing a lot and it is going so well here in the Angono ward this is an amazing area as well as my companion, Elder Pedrola he's way sweet he's a obedient missionary, but also a great person he really is a great person that I want to have as my last companion in the mission. So first things first it is great be being a zone leader it is definitely a great time to serve your fellow missionaries. Also my zone is the Taytay zone so yea it is an amazing zone and we have a bunch of new missionaries in our zone as well as really old missionaries in the field. By the way for you guys to know if you don't remember Sister Tingey yea she is in my zone and when she found out I was also from Mesa she flips and asks where I went to school. Told her everything and then I remember that she knew Addy I say Addy is my sister she says What?? Then I explain that she is getting married she was very surprised in what I said to her. Anyways yea it is going so well in our zone last week we had mission leadership training meeting last thursday, then we had our first zone training today, with setting all of our goals as a zone, then we taught chpt 13 in Preach My Gospel. It is going so well in the zone we can already see the great things coming our way as missionaries.

   So yea i have also found out that this is also where my trainer Elder Burgan also ended his mission so yea it going so very weird
with this kind of stuff going on. I will be one of the groomsmen for Blaine don't worry about that it will be just weird from me to be back in a suit after not wearing one for 2 years. Anyways its going so great here in this area, we have a lot of progressing investigators and a lot of good potential. The work is moving forward and everything is going so well.  We will probably need about 6,000 pesos to take care of everything I think. Really this week just went getting used to all of the new things to do as a new missionary in the new area as well as a new zone leader. Overall great week tell Christaan and Preston to wait for a Lil season and then I'll be back ahahaha. Love you all so much!!!

Mahal kita,
 Elder Thompson

Elder Thompson and new comp Elder P

Elder Thompson with the pres and his family

Yes, I got behind again:)
July 2, 2013

Hello Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,

  Everything is amazing and well in the Quezon City 4th Ward, so had an amazing week plus a few days!! Lots of good things happened this week that I would like to mention. So first and foremost the work in our ward is progressing so much and the great work of the Lord is so progressing in this ward, the members are really responding to the Lord's call to assist the missionaries in the great work. Yea I know I keep repeating it because it has been a very hard time at first getting the members to trust us and allow us to work with them!! The reason I say this is the fact that thinking that I was going to spend my last area in this area I was wrong I have again been asked to transfer again and now I'm transferring to the area of Angono Rizal or into the TayTay zone as the new zone leader in the area so yea I was very shocked when I found out I was transferring let alone also the fact that I am going to be a zone leader, I was shocked. My new or future companion is Elder Pedrola really heard good things about him heard he is very obedient really happy to hear that cause I have really been praying to have a obedient companion. Really excited for these new things are going to happen, but very sad to be leaving the area as well as my companion, Elder Sancio really going to miss this guy he has been an amazing companion, has helped a lot with everything that I have learned this transfer especially with how ti really get the members to really be close to you!! I have been able to see the complete turnaround of one ward that many have said is one of the hardest areas in the mission. I have enjoyed my time to be in this area and am excited for my new area. Since when I was in Binangonan, I actually attended church at the Angono chapel, and it is a beautiful place, it is very beautiful!! Really excited for this opportunity!!

 Good to hear that the fab 3 are back are now home and served their missions faithfully. Tell them I miss them and will see them very soon, but not be thinking that I'm always thinking of home, there is still work to be done in the Lord's vineyard!!! I'm going to have an amazing transfer I really think that I am going to enjoy the coming transfer. Tell the Fab 3 that save me a spot on the basketball court when I get home. Anyways good to hear that the Neus family have been enduring everything really think that you guys are doing a great thing by helping them I always like the scripture Mosiah 2:17 serving those means you are also serving your God. Love the good things that I always hear from you and the letters you send. Did you send the letter that I wrote to Tess?? I hope so since she has been waiting a while for that!! Ok with the money not a problem don't want you guys to be overwhelmed especially with everything that is happening. Whatever happens just let me know so that I can get that information from my next companion so that I may get the money!! Basta I love you guys so much and send that love to the ward and the Fab 3 hahaha miss those guys ready for a big Fab 4 reunion!! Love you all and keep the missionaries in your prayers we need it!! Wish me luck in my new calling!!! Love you all!!

Mahal kita,
 Elder Thompson

Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine!!

 Hey everyone another great week gone by!!! So much that I was able to learn this week, we had our last zone conference with President DeLaMare it was an amazing time to be able to see him for a last time and get a good last picture with him and his wife and son, Ben!! It is very sad to see that man go home, he has influenced my mission in so many ways and has been a big help in me overcoming my mission challenges!! Really going to miss him and his family they have become what we call other family. I have enjoyed the time that I have had to be under his direction and see the great ideas he has for helping the mission and the work continue forward as it says in the prophecy in Daniel 2:44-45. It shall cover the whole earth and not one person shall not be given the chance to hear the gospel's great song!!! It has been such a great influence in my life as a advocate for the Lord!!! Loved this week and have seen such a great progression with the ward that I am in, it has literally done a complete 360 since the last time that I was assigned here in the ward. So many of the youth have been so willing to give their time to be a influence in this ward. Also some great news, one of the less-actives that I started teaching here when I was last here with Elder Braind well he has been making great progression, he was married to his wife and now they were also called as ward missionaries, also they are going to be able to go through the temple and be sealed together as an eternal family. So excited for him!!! It has been a year, but what has happened, he now is going to be sealed and get his endowments!! So happy to have been an influence in his life!!! Anyways also with that we have been making progression with our investigators, who are close to being baptized into the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!! THE WORK IS SO AMAZING!!!!

  So question time, with that Mom I think you could send the money to the name of my companion, Elder Sanico who has an id here. To honestly say how much I would need I would probably say about 6,000 pesos, but it is up to you if you think that is enough or not!! Just so you know if you think it is a good idea to do that!! If we can use this it would be easier since he is Filipino and always has an id with him from here and I have mine from US, also he has done this before with some of his other American companions. It is effective promise, but it is really up to you guys too!!! Anyways give those 2 sons of guns a big hug from me, hahaha but tell them it is going to be bigger when I actually hug them!!, but still a time away from that!! Also got my flight plans so you guys should be receiving that soon here, I'm going through Tokyo, then Portland, Oregon then straight to Phoenix from there!!! Anyways you'll see when you receive the itinerary too you guys will understand more!!! Man this week has been crazy during the zone conference last Thursday got to see almost all of my old companions it was awesome to snatch some pics with them as well and just any of the missionaries that I have been able to be very close with!! Don't worry about me getting trunky I think you guys are more trunky than I am!!! The work goes on and that means its time to go and do a great and marvelous work again and don't stop or life what one of our stake presidency said; RUNNN!! YOU RUNNN when your on your mission, don't walk, RUNNNNNNN!!! There is so many people still waiting for us to give them that chance that Heavenly Father has given to each of us to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ!!! Love you all!!! 

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

 

Elder Thompson and comp Elder S

President D and family with Elder Thompson

 

 

Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,

  Hey how is everything going there in the heat?? Everything is going  so great here in this area, we had just the biggest breakthrough this week with the ward. This has been a very hard area for anyone that has been here in this area. We had such a breakthrough. Me and Elder Sanico, have been working and praying that the ward will help us and participate in missionary work!! Guess what happened this week, we have a lot of the youth participate in missionary work, we had a lot of the potential missionaries work with us, as well as James Vinoya, our biggest focus on going on a mission. He has been called to be the WML as well as 2nd Councilor in the YM, and he has been doing that calling so well!! We have a lot of youth now willing to even give us their time to work with us even if it is a short time. Also this week we had temple tour this last Saturday and we brought a lot of people, we had specifically the focus members or less-actives and our investigators with baptismal dates!!! with that we had a less-active it was her 2nd time only to go to the temple. She then the day after went to the bishop and asked what she can do to be endowed in the temple. It was awesome to see, just by attending the temple and partaking of the Spirit that resides there at the temple. Now she has a calling as a ward missionary and meets with us when we have our weekly coordination meeting with them!!! It has been an amazing week to be totally serious with everything. 

  So ya to start things off just want to say HAPPY FATHER"S DAY to everyone over there that has is a father love all of you!!! Good to know that Preston and Tanner are coming home give them a big hug from me miss those guys a ton!!! Yea don't count those days you still got a lot of time left before I come home sorry!! With the questions um, the money is going to be a problem because I actually lucked out cause the lady at Western Union, was awesome. I need to have my passport if I want to get any money from Western Union, so yea it is going to be a problem with that!!! Give you something to think about!! I don't know what I can do with that kind of stuff!!! For now still think about that!! Anyways I love life there really is no problem, we are doing our best everyday and the blessings our sure in our front!! Love you all, also received the letter from Tess Thomas, going to write her back, so be ready for that huh?? Love you all!!

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

June 10,2013

Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,

 Hey all is well the work of the Lord is moving forward and I love being an influence in people's lives!!! It has been such a blessing to be a missionary for the Lord. I really have enjoyed every moment of my mission. Even though it has been hard to adjust to all the changes in these 2 small years. I have seen such a big change in my life and all the great things that have come from serving the Lord!! Great experience this week, since last time I received that letter from that elder. I really have been on my knees constantly to seek his help and actually the other day, I read an article in the Liahona by Elder Marvin A. Ashton who wrote an article about being charitable to all even though it does get hard to be able to do those things, especially forgiveness. From that talk I have gained a more broad outlook on this subject. It is hard to forgive and forget, but I have been able to do it and apply it my life. It is going to be hard to forget this also, but I know I'll be blessed for it!!

 Anyways sad to hear about the Neus family, but it is good to hear that they are still going even though they kinda already knew that it was coming. It does make us thankful for the Plan of Salvation in our lives. Send them love from me really think it can help them at this time. Will also keep them in my prayers. Love that family and thankful for them know them very well, they were very good to me when I was a young boy. Always need to remember that the Lord is on our side always and that anything that ever happens is for our own good we need to always remember that. Good to also hear that Hunter is going on a mission and his Dad at least got to see that before he died!Where is he going anyway? So also with everything we need to always to remember to be our brother's keeper it has been a big thing is that we need to always help our brothers and sisters that have strayed from the path. I always feel that is one of the number one things we need to stress in the church. It so important that we be our brother's keeper and do our best to help them come back to the path. If there is anyone that we know that has strayed from the path we need to be there and help them!! For this church is a eternal church not just until we feel like it is time to stop. When we joined the church we need to be here forever. Just like what Jeffrey R. Holland said "When I called you as a missionary it was FOREVER" This is an excerpt from the book of John in chapter 22 when Peter is again called to feed the Lord's sheep. We can also use this as follows "When you were baptized you promised to follow me forever". We need to stress this it is so important. With everything that I have seen in these last 22 months in the Philippines it needs to be stressed. Thank you all for everything and miss you all tons remember, I have done any good today?? Love you all!!!

Mahal kita(LOVE),
 Elder Thompson



New comp with their youngest WML



June 3, 2013

Hey Everybody,

 So this has been a crazy week yea if we all understand it has been going so very well in the area we have had a lot of good things happen to where we are going to always have all that we need to be happy. My companion is amazing we get along even though there is only 2 of us in the house. Overall everything is going so good we are really focusing on our teaching with members in the area. With everything that has been happening these last couple of weeks I think everything is going to be alright. Lots of crazy things also happened. Overall the work is amazing and we love life so that is what is important. Also the members are amazing they help so much with everything in the work everything. Anyways lots of stuff has been happening yes found out from Elder Stallings that his sister is getting married the week Addy is so yea we had a good laugh about that!! Also the missionaries that I know are really doing their best to continue on. I'm so happy to finally have a camera again so happy about that. Anyways not lots to write about just this week was amazing and we have a lot of prospective people to be advanced in the Melchizedek Priesthood and lots of investigators that will continue on to progress towards baptism. It is so amazing to be able to see the progression in the area. We will see how a new week goes. Love you all so much and miss you tons!!!

Mahal kita,
 Elder Thompson

May 27, 2013

Hey Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,

 Hey everybody, that is so amazing, that Elder Fuiava is in your ward I actually was very surprised to that he is our ward now, really think that is awesome.( an elder from Samoa that met Elder Thompson in the MTC and Jordan shared with him all the the info on Mesa, AZ to him.  He has been apparently asking every Thompson he meets if they were Elder Thompson's family and he finally found us)  Also good to hear that Ed is already preparing for a mission, that is so awesome. Is he her fellow shipper?? That is so cool that he is helping someone come onto Christ, that is definitely something that he will enjoy doing as a person and as a member of the church. Wow I wish that I was there at Delia's farewell, uhhh, that is so awesome that she is going to serve the Lord, that is honestly the coolest thing that anyone could possibly do with their lives as members. Really had an amazing first week with my new companion, Elder Sanico, from Palompo, Leyte, who is now my 15th companion in the mission and honestly hope that he is the one that is also my last one as well. Who knows I kinda doubt it, though since I don't think that I'll end my mission in this area, I wouldn't mind that now since the area is going so well. Really think that me and Elder Sanico really are going to get along well he is: obedient, diligent and a lover of basketball. Yea we are going to get along very well I think. Anyways what Delia said is so true, the Lord really does mold us and shape us, we just need to let him. Question is are we willing to let him shape us?? That is my question to you all at this time, are you willing to let the Lord shape you and mold you. Also are we willing to stand and help those that are in need as we continue to do our best to be a missionary not just a person. We are all missionaries as said by President David O. McKay. Anyways the work is going to go so well I know it!! We actually had one of the members in our ward that has been working lately with us called to be the Ward Mission Leader at only 19 years old, he is so awesome. I think he is going to be such a great help with the work. Anyways everything is going to amazing with the work. I think that everything is going to go very well. Love you all so much and I really am trying my best to be obedient it is very hard especially with how close i am going home, but I know that I can manage and always do my best to be an effective advocate of the truth. Really do think that the mission really has changed me and helped me in so many ways. Love you all and good luck with everything. 

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

May 20, 2013

Dear Wonderful Mother of Mine,

 Hey everybody, another great and marvelous week again. Had a great interview with President DeLaMare since it is also going to be the last one that I'll have. Since he goes home this coming transfer. He is really an awesome/ spiritual giant, that has definitely helped me so much in my mission. We had a great zone interviews as well as district meeting earlier. Found out that all the missionaries in my house except for me are transferring, yep the other elders are getting whitewashed, and my companion, Elder Hawkins are all transferring!! Yep so I'll be introducing the new elders in the area, since its an open area!! Anyways really excited for what is going to happen in this area, really think that next transfer, is going to be an amazing transfer. Even though the area is definitely the hardest area in the mission, we can definitely do it. I know this area can be so much better, I have seen it and know that as long as we work our hardest, we will be blessed and continue to be able to touch many hearts in the area, and ward!! 

 So yes that means I'm staying another a transfer, really don't know if this is where I'm going to end my mission, really don't know if I do whatever if not OK still with that. My release date is still August 15th this transfer we will get our travel plans to go home, not really looking forward to that!! Anyways, really think that this coming transfer will be amazing!! Really hope Grandpa is doing OK, that is a very serious condition, how do I know I asked an elder I know that is a nurse what that was and he described to me, that is very scary. I'll constantly keep him in my prayers. Fathers and Sons, they still go to Preacher Canyon or as Dad calls it the DUSTBOWL!!, just wondering!! Don't worry about the wedding being the same week as me coming home, really don't think that is going to be a problem, I'll gladly share with Addy again, it is also a very special day for her as well, so why not. I don't see any problems with this at all. I'll just think of it as a moment from the RM that I'll be able to experience, but I promise I'll do my home teaching beforehand, so that I don't get picked up by a drunk friend then land in prison. haahaha. Send Grandpa my love, really love that man to death, and sieympre Grandma as well. Love you all so much, a lot of stuff is going on in my area, first off we had a baptism, last Saturday, really awesome service, really special for my companion, it was his first baptism and he was able to baptize her. Marie Tubio Balauro is her name, she is amazing, her husband is working in Pampanga, right now so they are separate, she is living with her 2 kids in a house that she works for. Yes she is a housemaid, but so amazing!!! This week we just had nothing, but problems with her baptism continue. First the other housemaid that was supposed to look after the nanay(mother) that she takes care of (who is confined to a wheelchair), just so happened to quit her job and go home to Bulacan, sad she also had a baptismal date, sad story, then we just couldn't have anyone look after her, since no one in the house all the time other than them 3. We taught her a lesson on Trusting in the Lord, we used Proverb 3:5-6 (Mom's favorite right??) as well as Mosiah don't remember, but I just opened my scriptures and found a scripture in Mosiah and felt prompted to share it!! Was a great lesson, she committed to continue to pray and ask the Lord for assistance. We then proceeded to our WML who wasn't home, but we called him he told us to go to our Bishop, so then we go our Bishop and ask him if there is anyone that he knows who can take care of the nanay(mother) for the time of the baptism. He had one, we were amazed how quickly it happened. We then went back to her house and told her, she said, she hadn't eaten she was already fasting we hadn't even taught her fasting yet!! She is amazing and yes it was a miracle that she was baptized!! Great experience for to end the transfer!! Love you all so much!! See you next week!!!

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

May 12, 2013

Hey Wonderful Mother of Mine,

  Thank you for the great skype conversation yesterday even though it was kind of hard for us to talk with each other. Really appreciated it, really had a good time to talk with you. Really happy about it. I'm not going to get trunky Mom i think your going to get more trunky than I will ever get. Anyways loved every moment of the talk and really appreciated the fact that I got to talk to Nana and Papa really thought that as a treat. It was awesome as well as just get to talk with Blaine. Really excited for him he is a great guy and I know he will treat my sister right. How do I know well first off he is a RM so that says it all. Anyways really have been enjoying my mission and really just enduring right now with everything. It has been a very hard transfer probably the hardest that I have ever experienced in my whole mission. Just so you guys know I don't know what is going to happen this next transfer, but I know it is going to be crazy. Tomorrow I have interviews with President DeLaMare and really excited to know of what will happen in these next last 2 transfers. Whatever happens I will tell you in the next email. Love you all so much and keep going the Lord loves us!!! Love you all so much and miss you all.

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

May 6, 2013

Hey lahat kayo kumusta??(How are you all?) 

 This was a very memorable week, I have really been enjoying my companion, this week, we had one of the most memorable companionship inventories in my whole mission. My companion has been having such a hard time with this area and this week we had big breakthrough in our area, a lot of new investigators faces coming to our lives as well as a lot of great progression, especially with one of our investigators, Marie, who by the way has now come to church for what 3 times now in a row, she is so progressing, I remember when we taught her Word of Wisdom, she had a problem with coffee, then what happens when we ask her to start living the Word of Wisdom, she accepts and starts living it and hasn't drank any coffee for a long time. She is literally one of those people that the Lord really has put in our paths to really help and guide towards being a member of this church. She is just a carrier of the Spirit, she just always so prone to feeling the Spirit testify through us. It has been so amazing teaching her she is so amazing. Also have a lot of great contacts that we can definitely contact within the week here, so excited to be able to see the progression that I have seen in the area since I first got here. It has been amazing!! 

  Also seems like we will be calling on Sunday Saturday night for you guys so about 12:00 in afternoon here so about I don't know what time there, but I will do it about that time so really excited to talk with you all as well seems you guys are all having an amazing time together. Especially with everything that has been going on. Really excited for all this stuff. Glad to hear that Ed actually goes home teaching with Brother Lao, really want to also do that with him when I get home. Even though I'll probably be with Dad anyways. That's OK for it to be on the 25th that is totally fine with me, really wish I could do it before hand, but it's OK really excited for everything. I love you all so much .I just find it very funny that Ed and Noah doing the La Bamba hahaha I can just imagine that hahahaha!! Miss that ward really do, by the way have been working on my basketball skills so make sure that you tell Brother Perez, really miss everything, but I still have a long time before I can even think about that kind of stuff. Really ridiculous to think that even my mission president, President DeLaMare, will go home next transfer, I'll have the new mission president for like only one transfer and then go myself. So ridiculous. Time just flies when you are doing the Lord's work it is so amazing. Can't really complain, for all the hardships I have had since I know now that it has all been for my good and well being!! I love being a missionary no other thing I would rather be doing really it isn't. Really loved all of my companions, no matter how hard it was for me to be with them. As well as just all the discouragements. I love doing this because this is my passion and I will continue to always want preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. I love being a servant of the Lord and wish all the best love you all so much as King Benjamin said in Mosiah 2:17 "When ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God" Keep going everyone to spread the gospel like what Daniel the prophet like a "stone cut out of the mountain without hands" (Daniel 2:44-45) Love you all and miss you all see you on Skype on Saturday or Sunday my time!! 

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

 April 28, 2013
Hey everybody!!

 Mga minamahal kong kapatid (My beloved brethren)so this was another amazing week for me and Elder Hawkins, we had a lot of good things happen this week like us finding a whole subdivision, that no one in this area have ever seem. So our plan is to go finding in that area and definitely see what we can get when we do it!! Also we have a very good progression in the area, really liked this week!! One of our baptismal dates, Marie, has come to church 2 times in a row and has been keeping the Word of Wisdom, she really understands our message we teach her and also she always reads the Book of Mormon, and believes it to be true. She believes the Church to be true and she always participates in all our lessons. Really think she is such a golden investigator. She always keeps our commitments and now also has a very good fellow shipper. So we just continue to pray that she will continue to progress towards baptism and eventually reach those waters. So yea that is the area in summary. 

 This is going to be a great week I can already feel looks like Preston is the first one to go, I actually thought it would be Tanner, but it looks like him, did Tanner extend?? For sure my leave date is August 15th, but lets not worry about that since that is still a far time away still. Right?? We can look forward to the other 3 going to home, but me no cause I still have a long time left, to be masipag(energetic)!! Anyways is it true Preston and Holden are companions in the mission?? That is so cool!! Haley went on a mission?? Wow that is awesome, that sounds like she is going to have such a great time doing that, she is going to love life in Argentina, so Lucero is also gone that's crazy who will I be able to see when I get home?? Whats going on here!! So the 2 loved the letter sounds like I will be writing them more now!! Also hopefully will get the card before next transfer day!! Anyways just let me know about all those things, this week will be working with one of the elders in my district, Elder Caballero, who goes home next transfer, then the very next day will be working with one of the zone leaders, Elder Basalo, yep my old 9th companion, hahaha it sounds like I just always seem to get old companions as zone leaders I think that is just hilarious!! Anyways wish my luck this week, we are really going to have a very busy week. The number one thing that I have wanted to say in this letter is this HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!! LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!! Anyways the work is amazing and we are enjoying ourselves to the best, we had a thing this last week were we did a community service project, and actually got to see a lot of members in my 4th area, Quezon City 1st Ward. A lot of them less-actives that I was able to teach when I was assigned there. Also got told both Romela and Elsa were not there, because they were at the Stake Youth Conference, so yea they still really active and actually now work with the missionaries!! WAHOO love hearing about the fruit of my labors, really love being missionary that is definitely keeps me going!! Also today had a very good district meeting about on being a successful missionary. Great workshop!! Really felt the Spirit testify to those missionaries that what we taught them were true!! Anyways I love being a district leader, it is such a great opportunity to work and mingle with you district. A great opportunity to also serve!! It's amazing!! Love everything I do as a missionary for Jesus Christ!! Love you all miss you tons!! (For whoso the Lord loveth, he correcteth: Proverbs 3:10-11) Love you all and can't wait to talk with you all on May 12 just let me know what you want to do love you all!!!

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

OK Major overload for catching up on Jordan's blog: Case of bad mom dropping the ball, forgive me Elder Thompson
April 20, 2013
Hey everybody!!

  So this has been a very different week for me and all that has happened!! So the things that have happened first and foremost, I have transferred back to Quezon City as a District leader yep still a district leader, and I am now back in my 2nd area Quezon City 4th so yep I went back to an old area!! I was very surprised about all this really was I was so surprised!! Anyways my new companion is Elder Hawkins from Riverton, Utah he is pretty cool and hasn't been out that long, but long enough to know!! So yea I'm going Round 2 in my second and now my sixth area!!! Also yea we are really going to need all that we can get from you guys really going to need all of your guy's prayers!! Anyways Conference was amazing really enjoyed everything, but my number one favorite talk would definitely be the talk by President Monson about missionaries applying what we call, Doctrine and Covenants 4 where we need to apply the things in those verses especially in the attributes that we need to receive in our lives as missionaries!! Anyways you can send the card really don't see any problems with that being sent!!! Also we have another problem  I am now officially out of a camera, yep I lost another camera, I honestly think that I feel so stupid to have broke another one honestly I feel so dumb, but the thing is I broke it doing my responsibility as a district leader helping the sisters with their bags to transfer day. Anyways love you all a ton and cant wait for next week love you all!! 

Mahal kita,

 Elder Thompson

Hey everybody!!

  Hey some crazy stuff happened this week and we had an enjoyable week as well!! So first of all I would send in it to the mission address mom cause it goes directly to the mission office then they send it to me in what we call mail run!! So if I were you just do what you do to send packages, to me put a picture of Jesus Christ on it and I think it would be fine!! So send it via Fed Ex and you should be fine!! Also don't worry about me being lazy do you think you really need to remind me mom come on, I'm a big boy now and I know what I need to be doing as a missionary!!  No need to be reminded, I know you love me though so that is why you are saying it, but don't worry I'll be going my hardest until I really am done!! Don't worry about those things I am strong and still ready to go my hardest!! Anyways speaking of going hard talk about getting tossed out!! IM TRANSFERRING!! Yea it really stinks, but
I kinda saw this coming, so I'm not surprised!! Anyways I'll be transferring and I do not know where, but wherever I know it is where I need to be if it means going back to the city, whatever, I know its what Heavenly Father wants!! Just going to say what I finally realized this week, I have never seen more bigger changes than I finally realized that it has been very hard to do, but so rewarding!! So speaking of that I had an amazing experience, this week with my exchanges with the Zone leaders, I got to go round 2 with Elder Acera for a day!! So the funny thing was we went on exchanges about the same time when we were comps back in Quezon City 4th ward. So almost a year after we were comps!! The greatest thing about it was when, we had our after we had our after exchange evaluation!! Just like every other person you get kinda nervous about what that missionary says, but what I got was this "Elder Thompson, after only a year you have completely turned around, we have really realized that here in Binangonan" After hearing that gave me the most best relief that I have been changing and it has been bigger than I have realized!! Really made me more happy and satisfied about what I have been doing!! It was an amazing exchange!! Really opened my eyes and made me feel that I need to keep going and doing what I know is right!! So like I said earlier, don't count on me starting to be lazy!! Smiley comes home this week!! Wow where has the time gone!! Its ridiculous!! Anyways I'll be getting a new companion, and I don't know where I'm going but I will let you know in the next email!! Anyways this was an amazing week and loved it!! Love you all too!!

Mahal kita,
 Elder Thompson


On splits with his old comp Elder A





Zone conference



Temple Tour

His district

 Mga kapatid!!(brothers and sisters)

Hey another great and marvelous week is gone and done and really didn't see anyone getting crucified on the street so I'm pretty happy about that!! It was overall another amazing week, we are really starting to see progress in our area, we are really getting the area going now!! We had 10 investigators at church today and honestly I was so happy about it!!! Its amazing to be able to continue to do our best and the companionship is going so well, my companion has helped me so much to grow and continue to really become who my Heavenly Father wants me to be!! It has been an awesome companionship!! Hes a great comp and we have transfers coming up pretty soon here!! Really not excited about this I think that I may transfer, but who knows you never really do!! We have been getting nothing but success for what we have been doing, being obedient, as well as going our best to stay busy and be the best that we can be!! Anyways I wouldn't mind speaking with a high councilman, that would be no problem for me at all so that I do it the week that I get home so that, I''ll be able to do it right away!! So tell Bishop Hitchcock I'll be willing to do that!! Anyways sound good to me that we will prepare first before I do anything else, but so you know it takes over a 6 week transfer to get all those done need to do it as soon as possible, but lets definitely not rush it!! Anyways I don't see myself having a big problem with my luggage those things really aren't that big, and heavy, if you really think about it!!

It's going to be so cool to be able to see one of my old comps a lot more frequently after the mission, hopefully will get to see all of them again, its amazing here the mission is really been the real testing ground for everything that I do!! It has been one of the hardest things I have ever done mentally, physically and all those other things!! It has been the key to my growth in myself and my growth in the gospel!! Anyways I had an amazing week and i have exchanges with the ZL's tomorrow, going to be exciting working with Elder Acera so I'm going on exchanges with one of my old companions we are going round 2 for a day wahoo!! Great week love you all so much and Mom keep me updated on those things, will let you know about transfers and all that stuff next email day!!! Love you all MAHAL KITA ( i love you),

Nagmamahal, (love)
Elder Thompson

 Just a note from Mom: Can tell he will be home in 4.5 months!! His letters are shorter!!
Hey everyone,
  Kumusta po ba kayo??However you please Ayos lang ba kayo??
Are you ok?How is everybody?? So what we are looking at here is the case we can do is for the scripture case we are looking at maybe 1,000 pesos, for the Preach My Gospel about 1,500 i think, for the caribao belt it would be about 800 pesos so thats what we are looking at just tell me what you think and we will go from there, but after that I think that is about all I want to get since everything else here really I wont use, seen a lot of missionaries get new suits, but really not feeling that, since they are very expensive!!! Anyways we had a great week me and Elder Sabawil, we were able to continue on with the great things we do daily as missionaries!! Anyways got to talk with Elder McDonald and the funny thing is that he actually also told me about that and I just laugh since we had such a good time with each other in the MTC, really going to be cool to see him a lot  as well as see everyone that I want too!! Send them my love them all a ton they are really awesome and miss them all tons!! Anyways still working on what is going to happen, but more than likely August 15 is when I will be going so yea count on that for sure, really don't know if it would be a good idea, but going to continue to pray to really know!!! Anyways have a new kabahay or housemate Elder Gillette, Elder Galingana was emergency transferred, he is from St. David, Arizona yep a fellow Arizoninan love it he is really close to Tuscon!! Anyways we had a great week and a lot of great things happen got a letter from Elsa the 19 year old girl from my last area Quezon City 1st and told me how much she was thankful I was able to find her and bring her into this church!! She is already preparing herself to go on a mission it is so awesome, I love that even though I don't have a ton of baptisms the ones I have baptized are really progressing and preparing themselves to do the things they need too!! That MISSIONARY WORK WHAT GREAT JOY IT IS!!!  I love you all and miss you all tons love you all!!!
Mahal kita LOVE, Elder Thompson

 Hey everybody!!

This was an amazing week, me and Elder Sabawil are defintily what we call a DYNAMIC DUO!! We had another great week in finding in our area we defintily need to do this a lot more since it is such an important thing that we do as missionaries, finding those that have been lost from his fold and need to come back to him!! I love finding its so great to just go out and talk with everyone!! No I haven't gotten any taller mom sorry, but i'm still a shorty missionary!! I love being taller than my companions cause the comps of mine that are shorter than me really are tiny!! Yea will be sending you some great pictures later since we had our zone conference this week and it was so amazing!! Yep this week was amazing got to work with Elder Robison this week it was a very great day we were able to find 5 new investigators that day!! He's a great missionary!! It was weird having an American companion, for a day I kept talking to him in Tagalog and then he said Elder "Im English speaking". Today we were able to go to the temple and have our temple day it was so enjoyable like always!! Really enjoy having a temple in my mission that is such a blessing!! Anyways today since our session was at 8 and we got to the temple around 6:30 we had a bunch of time to walk around, we went to a room and started talking to these 2 people who I thought were Filipino, turns out they were from Indonesia and yea had to speak in English.. Its like whenever I see someone that looks Filipino I speak Tagalog to them, but maybe I should be careful with that when I get home!!! Just to be sure you said that there is a family in the stake that is from the Philippines right?? Want to know so that I may still be able to practice my Tagalog for when I get home, have a big urge to keep the language I learned!!

ANYWAYS ANO BA IYAN(What is that??)!! You guys would totally go to Six Flags unplanned?? Way to go it better upgrade to Disneyland when I get home HANE?? Anyways I love you guys still even though you would do that hahaha!! Anyways I'm really loving my companion, he really likes to play basketball so yea i'm actually starting to actually know how to dribble the ball yes SUCCESS!!! Anyways he's awesome lots of good things I have learned from him, I keep learning a lot from reading the scriptures, as well as Preach My Gospel, question with that what do guys think about me getting a leather case done for my scriptures as well as my Preach My Gospel they do that here and just wondering what you think about that as well as getting here what is called a carabiao belt or water buffalo horn belt here, I really want to get one here they are so called but I haven't bought them here since we can't use them proselyting, but we can buy them for when we go home!! Just wondering?? If you need price checks I'll get you them, but need to do them as soon as possible since they usually take a transfer or a transfer and a half to do them just wondering. Anyways I love you all so much I'm really doing my best, to be an example to everyone sa paligit ko(around me)!! Anyways love you all!!!

Mahal kita,

Elder Thompson

With old comp Elder A

 

New Comp

Zone conference

All these missionaries were trained by Elder Burgan

The district

 

March 11th letter:

Hey everybody!!!

Kumusta po ba kayo??(How do you please) Ayos lang ba?(Is OK) Ayos lang ako!!!(I'm Okay)How is everybody doing this week looks like I was really part of the party but not really me, just a picture of me hahahaha!!! Anyways this was another amazing week, my new companion, is so amazing, we do so well together in teaching and definitely in finding this week we did nothing, but tracting and just talking to people on the street!! One of the new focuses in our mission is that they really want us to really find what we call potential priesthood holders, or potential priesthood leaders!! What they really want us to be doing is really trying to find people that can really get this work moving forward, especially with the work moving forward!!! Me and Elder Sabawil had such a successful week we found 10 new investigators this week and alot of them are UMC or Upper Middle Class, not the shantys we call squatters were talking nice houses!! We had great success, and have really gotten my fear of talking to people to kind of shiver away, sometimes I do it, but I still kind of do that that's one thing I want to lose before this transfer is over, its a pretty good goal I think!!

Anyways I could talk a million years about things, but for right now Mom the baptisms are going to be put on hold again, since the investigator that we really want to come to church didn't come for the last 2 weeks!! Yep so we have to redo the 4 consecutive week count again, so I don't know whats going to happen, but I'm hoping to at least have someone baptized in this area before leaving!! Also yes I'm still the District leader, I love my district there is 7 of us now that the sisters in the zone are now a three-some!! Yea its amazing we have an amazing district its really awesome. Have this week Zone Conference this Wednesday will tell you how that goes, also will be going on exchanges with the elders in my house, I'm going with Elder Robison, who is a very new missionary its only his 2nd week in the field, I'll be working with him, and the other 2 will be together!! So yea gonna take a new missionary out for a day pretty exciting stuff here!! You guys have any pics of the Aloha Festival really miss that stuff. Also yes I received the letter from the Cartwrights also I have been getting the letters from the Nansels, but haven't gotten any recent ones, today we had mail run and I didn't get any mail!! AHH that's what I get for not writing!! GOOD NEWS though I am able to email family and friends from home, they just announced this morning that missionaries are able to email friends and other missionaries in other missions so that means Hermana Lund, Elder Nansel, Elder Atwood they will be able to email me and I will be able to reply to them. WAHOOO SWEETNES!!! The three from the ward: Elder Reidhead, Elder Schmid and Elder Pereiera, I'll just wait a couple of months!! Anyways yea so i'm able to do that and any other family members!! So instead of writing me just email me, our hours for email got extended for another hour so yea 2 hours I'm able to email!! So yea anyone is game for that send me an EMAIL!! Anyways love you all so much and miss you all tons the work is amazing and I know that what I'm doing is the best work ever its the work of the Lord!! MAHAL KITA!!!

Nagamamahal,

Elder Thompson

LAME MOM Award again: This was sent on MARCH 4TH
 Hey everybody,

Hey another week gone and down!! Yea I'm sorry, its been very hard for the fact that so many things happened, our house is so horrible here in this area, we got a bill of 1,427 pesos and electricity 1,277. Yea and funny thing is that we lose our water a lot in this house we had 3 days without water in this house once, all of our neighbors have already moved, but we are going to talk about moving don't worry it will not happen again!! We will see how things go here!! Anyways you guys are probably wondering who is my new companion, my new companion, is Elder Sabawil from Nueva, Viscayas so he is another Filipino companion, so happy about this I've been getting sick of American companions. Another great transfer is about to start, I know it its going to be so amazing!! My companion is awesome, obedient and ready to go out everyday, and do his best, really excited for us to do this. Whatever happens I know that the Lord's hand is in it!!! All those discouragements all those problems will be nothing when, we turn to the Lord, he will guide us to where we need to go and do, and that through much "tribulation then come the blessings" (D&C 58:4) One of my favorite scriptures that has helped me throughout my mission, with so much trials that we have and receive, we need to rely on him and through his atoning sacrifice we can be saved and redeemed by his redeeming blood!! Guys this is an important step that we need to take to continue on in this life no matter what the devil throws at us (Helaman 5:12) always remember what Christ said "Come unto me all ye that labor and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28). Lots of stuff I have learned from my mission that I want to keep when I come home!! So many things and little things that we do everyday, helps us come closer to him!! Guys by what you are doing right now, like going to Randolph Center, are such great experiences that are so amazing and that I miss dearly!! Remember "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings you are only in the service of your God" (Mosiah 2:17) Noah and Ed that is why you guys felt something so differently at the Randolph Center its such a great experience, that you should not forget!! Always remember those times they are amazing!! Love all of you and miss you all dearly!! The work is amazing and continues to be amazing!! Love you all!!

Nagmamahal,
Elder Thompson

Hey everybody,

 This has been a very extraordinary week we had a lot of good success this week in all that we do as missionaries. Lots of great things were learned this week, and throughout this transfer. Really sad about what is going to happen these next couple of days. First things first is yes that would be about enough for a new pair of shoes mom, that is perfect and will probably pull that out on Thursday!! Thanks for your  support this has been the hardest transfer of my whole mission, lots of challenges, and lots of weaknesses that I have had to overcome this last transfer. So glad I got to spend it with Elder Bagonbon, bad news is is that Elder Bagonbon will be transferring so yep I'm going to get another companion. I'm going to go on number 13 for my amount of companions!! Yep that is really something!! Yea we also were able to find out about those things happening around the Philippines!! Really excited to hear that the Lord's work is progressing like the stone cut out of the mountain (Daniel 2:44-45) Really loving this area, we had another amazing turnout at church, we had 5 investigators come to church, which is a very big amount especially with the fact that the church is over 40 minutes away and our area is a very poor area, but we have very strong investigators with very strong faith!! We will be able to have baptisms this coming transfer, I know it these people we are teaching have been prepared by the Lord for us to bring to them this everlasting gospel!! I'm loving my life as a missionary and wouldn't trade anything for it!! Miss you all tons too, but I love being a missionary and I know its been through obedience I have been able to overcome my weaknesses this transfer and made them my strengths!! I loved this transfer hardest, but most rewarding so glad to have spent it with Elder Bagonbon really going to miss him!! Love you all and till next week!!

Mahal kita,
  Elder Thompson

Hey everybody Kumusta po ba kayo??(how ever you please) 

 Ayos naman ang buhay ni Elder Thompson ngayon, at syempre makakapagtuloy naman na magiging mas masaya!!(Everything is Elder Thompson's life now, and of course continue also be more fun!) Basta masaya ang buhay ng misyonero!! (Just enjoyed the life of a missionary!)Hey everybody this has been an interesting week indeed, we had a lot of special things happen this week and lets just say that a lot of learning still, you would think since i'm an old fart in the mission now you would think I would know what to do in all situations, but guess what HINDI!!!(NO!!!) Still learning naman!!!(turn) We had an amazing week none the less we had our temple day last Tuesday and that's always an enjoyable thing to experience!!! I love being able to go through the temple a least once a transfer, I'm so blessed for that. It's defenitly a very special place and i'm always so happy to be able to go!! The district leader stuff is going good I have an amazing district, the problem is 2 of the missionaries in my district are going home this transfer, one of the elders and one of the sisters, the funny thing is the sister going home is one of the only 2 sisters that came with me here to the Philippines and now she's going home!! HOLY COW TIME FLIES!! I'm honestly still feel like that I'm so young in the mission, but your guy's skype call home made me realize it!!

  Anyways Ed sounds like that he is still Ed still trying his best to be the tough guy!! Hhahah sounds like Addy's is loving life as well as NG haahah NG im going to be more tan than you are when I come home, except its going to be a farmer's tan hahaah PATAY!!!(Dead) Anyways we had a very big jump in our area yesterday we had 6 of our investigators come to church yesterday WAHOO!! All 3 of our investigators with baptismal dates came which is amazing!! It was such a happy day today!! I love washing clothes for 3 hours yes 3 HOURS!!! We don't have washing machines like everyone else, I'll show you guys how to wash clothes by hand when I get home(might save us alot of electricity) hahaha joke I'll just show you guys!! Anyways our area is progressing a ton, still on that thinking/waiting part on the school topic, so we will see. Um question what do you guys think about me getting a new pair of shoes?? The Rockports that I have the bottom of the sole is now opened up wide, what I can do is get that repaired for only 200 pesos and get a rubber sole installed, the only problem is I only have these rubber shoes and well they are very uncomfortable, I have seen a couple of good deals here, but maybe I'll just use the rubbers until I get my other shoes repaired, but what do you guys think?? Just want to know!! This transfer has been a 8 week transfer and its coming to a close, next week we will know if i am transferring or staying hopefully staying, but you never know, this is the Lord's will, anyways you guys will know that next week!! An amazing week for sure and miss you guys all tons and don't worry I will not get trunky its not something I want to receive!! Anyways love you all!!!

Mahal na mahal kita(I Love you),
  Elder Thompson

Love the pics but no captions!!!

Special Note: this email was actually sent out on February 12, 2013: Bad Mom didn't post it til now!!! We even received a ton of pics too!!! But no captions:(

Hey everybody!!!

  So everyone this has been an amazing week or sure, lots of learning on how to be a better missionary!!! We had an amazing zone training kahapon, we learned what, why and how to receive a true testimony of this gospel, we each used a different scripture, it really opened my eyes on what really is a testimony, not a storymony!! We have found ourselves sometimes having a storymony, but where is our real testimony. It was an amazing district meeting, we also, followed that up with an amazing testimony meeting. This was an amazing week of learning really I cannot express what I felt this week, it really helped with what I have been focusing on since, I know now this is the time for me to shine and I want to let you know all of you is do not hide your testimony, it can do a lot of things that we didn't think it could do!! OPEN YOUR MOUTHS!!!

   Mom those are amazing scriptures, the same chapter of the scripture in Proverbs is one of my personal favorite, it is Proverbs 3:10-11 it is an amazing chapter. Also the one from Philippians is also an amazing scripture, you never know what you will find in the scriptures, anywhere there is a scripture that is prepared for you. It is so amazing, another thing that I have loved about the mission, is dati,(previously) I had no desire to read and kinda just let it go by, but now whenever, I have time other than personal study, I read in the scriptures talk about a real turn around!!! I will be writing an email, either this email time or the next one!! First business is HAPPY BIRTHDAY NG!!! You are now a teenager, hahaha Mom and Dad how does that make you feel  hahaha jokelang!!(just joke) Sounds like you guys are really having a great time with everything we had a great week indeed, Ed has to get surgery, which is really cruddy, geez, that really stinks Ed and Addy still sounds like that nursery is a whole new things for ya!! Anyways sounds like you guys are enjoying life and really trying to be your best here! Me i'm trying my best to be a great, and obedient missionary!!, I still mess up every now and again, but i'm trying my best!! Anyways we are really making progression with everything, in the branch, we are still having a very hard time getting the investigators, to church it really is hard for our area, we are so far away, but we are still trying our best, the work other than that is going great we are finding new people to teach, still trying our best to really have them feel the spirit, and to be touched by that power. Love you all so much, really miss each and every one of you. Mahal kita(LOVE),

Elder Thompson

Dear Wonderful Family of mine,
 So to start everything off is congrats Ed on your success as a wrestler, 4th in state is not bad for a new starter, that is a very good job congrats talaga(really), that is a very good accomplishment, congrats very proud of ya Ed, anyways its also good to know that my sister is having a great time with this Blaine, but remember I have to meet him, I really want to now. NG should really wrestle, start him off even earlier than Ed or me so that he will be the best hahaha!! Working on the writing I realized that, just received a letter from Becca I would like the address of her mission, so that I can send it directly to her, also, I have a letter going out to Uncle Matt and Aunt Licia, so that's really something to be excited about, also Brisbane is where Elder Burgan is from so if he is assigned into his ward how funny would that be!!! Give him a pat on the back for that one!!!
 So anyways everybody, to start off the letter this week we go back to Tuesday, on Tuesday we had exchanges with the Zl's so yea it was pretty awesome, my companion, was Elder Rhoad's who just became our Zone leader after being an AP for a time, so we had a good time together really learned a lot from him we had a lot of success in finding, so I really enjoyed our exchanges, hes a great missionary and is a great example here in the mission. My companion, Elder Bagonbon is the best companion, that I have ever had I know I say that about all of my comps, but he is just amazing, I feel more comfortable around him more than any other companion. We have had so much success together, we just keep finding and finding, the areas are really starting to turn "puti" for "aahin" hahah guess what that means. I have matured a lot from being comps with Elder Bagonbon I think that is the reason why we were put together as companions, we are literally the same, a missionary couple, the Jensen's, are from Canada, they actually have a house in Queen Creek as well so they invited me over there after the mission, the said when we had transfer meeting, when I was called to be companions with Elder Bagonbon, they said "Now that's a dynamic duo" honestly he is the best comp ever and we have had so much success, so glad this transfer is 8 weeks long!! Don't want to lose this guy he is awesome, anyways still praying about it so give me some time, but I'll talk to President DeLaMare about it, anyways that's all we had this week, anyways other than the fact that we have a lot of preparation in our area, and soon to be baptisms in this area, thank you all for your support, really need it!!
Mahal kita (LOVE),
 Elder Thompson