Sorry! No time for a letter this week!

Clint (middle), Audrey (bottom left), and Martha (top left!) The woman on the right is Sarah. She is Martha's sister.

LIGHTNING STORMS!!

Gift from Jessop's

Selfie with Elder Porter!

Elder Angle saying bye to the Jessop's :(

The tri-companionship

Elder Peterson, my amazing trainee!

My favorite shot from the Joseph Smith Restoration film.

The Beginning of Busy

Dear Family and Friends,

I just found out transfer news. Elder Angle is leaving and I am going to be the district leader and a trainer now.

We got to meet with Randy and Jennifer Walker this week, the people we helped move in. We had an amazing Restoration lesson with them and we have high hopes for their family getting into the church. Randy is ready to get going but Jennifer is having a harder time coming because she feels like she is judged wherever she goes to church, we are very hopeful she won't feel judged if she comes, this ward is very kind and loving.

Our lesson with Andy and Michelle was amazing this week. The goal was to help them understand revelation more clearly and help them to find their own. The main things we focused on were knowing what is from God and what is from the devil, writing down the revelations we receive so that our minds don't change it over time, and acting immediately. It was a powerful lesson.

On Thursday we drove all day to deliver Elder Wells, whom we all love dearly, to Helena. He is currently serving as the new assistant to the president and is doing very well!!

Friday was a weird day because we now have 3 elders in a companionship, and two areas until Hamilton gets another missionary. We had some appointments in Hamilton and we also had one in Pinesdale so Elder Angle went up to the Pinesdale lesson with Amy and her children and Elder Porter and I went to Hamilton. Our lesson cancelled so we spent the rest of the night following the spirit and finding many new investigators.

On Saturday we had a lesson with Will and Kara. I love teaching Will and Kara, they have come so far and worked so hard. We are very proud of them. For this lesson we taught about the priesthood and what it will mean for Will to hold the Priesthood in his home. They are both very excited to have that priesthood in their home!

Sunday was Joel and Marilyn's baptism!!! It was one of the most spiritual experiences I have ever had in my life. What a joy it is to spend so much time teaching and counseling a family and growing very close to them, and then to see them enter into the gateway that will lead to eternal life in the kingdom of God. I had the privilege of baptizing Rachel, the 8 year old, what a gift that experience was. I love this family, they gave us both a big photo album book to put our pictures in, a beautiful tie and a tie pin with a mustard seed in it. We LOVE them.

Love,
Elder Thomas

The District!!

Elder Angle saying goodbye 

Andy and Michelle!

Isaac and Crystal, we love these members

Will and Kara! 

Will and Kara with the members Jeff and Maria Jessop, their main fellowshippers.

Delivering Elder Wells

Bye Elder Wells, he's off to be an assistant!

Tri-companionship selfie

Also, Elder Angle stepped on his iPad... Sad day.

Joel and Marilyn got BAPTIZED!!!

IT'S BEEN A TRANSFER??????

Dear People's,

This transfer has gone SO FAST! Goodness, I've been out TEN months! Crazy.

We hiked Lake Como again on Monday! What a treat.

We met with Clint, Audrey, Martha, and Sarah again. I don't know if I
mentioned Sarah, but she is Martha's sister. She is a good woman and
has great potential, I wish we could teach just her. It was a great
lesson and there were tons of kids. The kids are so good at
participating in the lessons and had some amazing insights. The
parents were helpful too, however, because they are currently so
involved in the group and are living the doctrines that are contrary
to the church, they are not progressing toward baptism, nor do they
have any intention to do so. After the lesson we played freeze tag and
I got my gray pants and white shirt super dirty because I kept
slipping on the grass, the kids loved it.

We finally got to start teaching a young man named Thomas Crane this
week. His father, also named Thomas, got baptized many years previous
but hasn't been active till recently and his son decided he wanted to
take the missionary discussions after attending church with him. It
was an incredibly spiritual lesson and I was amazed the whole time at
the incredible faith that this young man has. The sweetest part of the
lesson was when we were able to extend the baptismal commitment and
after a pause he said confidently, "yes." That never happens! He has
truly been prepared by God.

We taught Mitchell again at the Chapman's and it was an incredibly
spiritual lesson. This wonderful young man has been through many
humbling trials and it is such a joy to see him making progress, he
deserves it. I have talked about them before, but I am so very
grateful for the Chapman's, they are amazing.

Joel and Marilyn are getting baptized on Sunday!!!!!! AAAAAAAAH So
exciting. :):)

Love you all!

Love,
Elder Thomas

Elder Angle is the BEST!

I have no idea what is going on here...

Down by the waterfall

Adventuring at Como

 

Elder selfie!

Pictures at Clint's house!

Great sunset

Zone pictures!

Mitchell and the Chapman's!

So...Hamilton is on fire. There is smoke everywhere right now

because of this thing. Smells like everyone in Montana is having a

barbecue.

IT'S MORDOR!