Hey Family!
Feb 17, 2014 at 12:20
PM
So, I guess I'll just
give you an update on these past few days. Currently, I think I got hit
by a bus...or at least it feels that way. I may have a sort of flu.
It hit me last night really fast, within just a few hours, and I was
ridiculously cold and chilled last night. My head hurts, but I'll live.
Just an update for y'all.
Church was fantastic
yesterday. Particularly because we meet in the same building as the Wake
Forest 1st ward, so I was able to see a ton of people from that ward at church.
It was so fun, reuniting with everyone. I was able to also see a
family that the husband, who we had been teaching for many weeks and who came
to church for like 2 years, was baptized in December. I wish I could have
been there for the baptism, but it was great to see them all the same. I
love that family. I love Wake Forest 1st ward. Things are going
really well there, missionary work-wise as well.
We have a really good
ward mission leader in the Falls Lake ward as well, and it seems that some good
work is getting done.
We do get fed well;
the members are really great here. This ward actually has a high activity
rate, which is unusual for most of the wards around here.
We
live in the basement of a member's home; it is pretty nice and the family is
awesome. They also have a really great last name...ready for it . . .
Thornton!!! That's right. Our Bishop, his son, is also a Thornton.
Crazy, right?? Hey, what I need from y'all is the genealogical records on
the history of the Thornton name, so we can see if we are distantly related :)
Other than that, life
is going well. I don't have much else to say. Time continues to
fly. I was finally able to justify wearing my huge boots that I have been
lugging around for a year and a half. That was nice.
We
saw a huge miracle with this family that we had dinner with the other night.
We were talking about missionary experiences, and she talked about how
her friend down the street had posted on Facebook that she was looking for a
church. About 15 people posted comments on it, but this member didn't,
she wanted to do it in person. We thought that was a great idea, and we
bounced some ideas back and forth. Ultimately, she decided to go that
night and bring her a Book of Mormon with a Mormon.org card in it. So,
now it's Sunday, and we followed up with them. They ended up not being
able to go that night because they were throwing a huge party and didn't want
to interrupt them. (The trial of their faith btw), so they exercised
greater faith and went Sunday before church. It almost made them late to
church because she ended up having a ridiculously good conversation with her at
her kitchen table. She brought her a Book of Mormon, showed her the
Family: A proclamation to the world on her iPad, gave her a Strength for Youth
pamphlet, and something else I think. It was incredible, and she was very
warmly received. The friend described herself as a sponge. She
believes in God, but wasn't really raised in religion, but wants to raise her
kids in religion. It was amazing. When we saw her after church, she
came up to us and gave us each a big ol' high five. As always, it was
amazing to see the excitement and joy that comes from sharing the gospel and
reaching out in love to our brothers and sisters. We're excited to see
where it goes from here. She also invited her to church soon. Good
stuff :)
Well, I think that's
basically it for last week. Thanks for all y'all do. I love
y'all very much :)
Thanks for being the
best family and friends in the world :)
Love,
Elder Thornton
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