Back Again

Dear Family and Friends,

We started off the week in Laurel waiting for our truck. I was sure
getting sick of waiting for this truck. On Monday we wandered through
Walmart and ran into all sorts of cool people. A few weeks ago, the
four of us stopped in antiques shop we had always wanted to check out.
When we went in, there was a man talking to the woman who was behind
the counter. She welcomed us enthusiastically and then ran upstairs.
The man acknowledged us and left the store. When the woman came back
downstairs she thanked us and told us that the man was known for
stealing and he needed her to take the thing he had brought upstairs
but she couldn't if he was in the store. We had come in at just the
right time. She talked to us for quite a while. She is the coolest
lady and has the most fantastic British accent! This occurred about
halfway through last transfer. Well, as we meandered through Walmart
last week, we ran into this wonderful lady again. She was so excited
to see us all again and she told her husband and sister that we were
the ones who had showed up at exactly the right moment. We talked with
them for a while and her sister told us that as soon as she got
settled in to her new place, she'd invite the missionaries over for
dinner! What a wonderful miracle!

We also had the opportunity to give a blessing to a wonderful woman
who is going in for surgery. I love being there for and giving
blessings. The spirit is always so strong and peaceful. They tried to
feed us but we already had a dinner scheduled for that night. After
dinner we went to visit an elderly couple in their ward, the Goss'.
The Goss' insist that you call them Grandma Goss and Grandpa Goss.
They are the most wonderful people and they absolutely love
missionaries. Grandma Goss has a tradition of making missionaries
blankets, and because Elder Ross and I were lucky enough to be there
one night, she told us she would make us some too! We are completely
excited!

Wednesday was transfer day and the day we get our truck back. The
Laurel Elders spent most of the morning cleaning because the Zone
Leaders told them they might be switching apartments. It turns out
they didn't, but at least their place is clean! They had to leave to
go pick up their new companion at about 3, the only problem was that
our truck wouldn't be done till 4. Our solution was walking. We
decided to make the most of our time and stop at the haircut place on
the way to the car shop (my hair was getting ridiculous). Finally we
got to the shop, picked up our truck, and got back to our area!!!

We have been trying to contact less-actives and investigators all
week. Most of them just aren't home. It's a little frustrating when
nobody answers the door all day, but we know that we are blessed for
our obedience and persistence. We were able to contact a less-active,
Anna, that we've been talking to for a while and she came to church!
When we went to contact the referral we found a few weeks back,
Shyanne Francis, we discovered that she had moved back to Kansas, but
her less-active sister was still there. We got to talk to her and meet
her two little girls and little brother. It was really cool. We hope
she will come to church soon. We didn't get to meet with the Pratts
this week but we will be able to next week!

I love you all! Keep doing your missionary work, you will be so
blessed if you do.

D&C 18:15


Love,
Elder Thomas

Us at Walmart :)   

Me next to my dream car.

Mater! 

Storm clouds Rollin' in.