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