week 72: so much work to do!

  Hey everyone, it has been a busy week here in Cal City.

     So, it has been a very interesting week. The Spanish Elders who have been working in this area were also covering one of the english wards around here and that took up most of their time. That means the Spanish work up here hasn't been a big focus and it's struggling a bit. We've been working hard to get it going. We had a talk with the old stake president about some ways we could get the Spanish work moving and the next day he got called as the Ward Mission leader in one of the wards we cover. That means we'll start working with him and he said he's got some ideas for the work. We're super excited. We're trying to start up a Come Follow Me class in Spanish and have started inviting people to that. 

     It's a very unique place, our area is massive. We have to drive so much. It's a thirty minute drive to the church, and there's almost nothing out here. I live in Cal City, and there is a McDonalds and a Subway. I'll let you know what changes next week. It'll be a good one! We have a mission tour with Elder Villanueva and it'll be awesome!

--Elder Thompson

bits and pieces from family phone calls:

Lots of new restrictions this week....we now need masks if we are with anyone outside of our own apartment, even our outdoor district activities. If we meet in a home, we need to stay 8-10 feet away even with our masks. This also means we can't go to member homes for Thanksgiving. There is also no more in person church meetings with members, so we'll be having district sacrament meeting again. 

With the new restrictions, I'm now in charge of Thanksgiving dinner...haha. I have $80 to feed 8 elders. We are all asking for recipes from home today for Thanksgiving food, and then having a zoom meeting tomorrow to divide up food assignments. Because we're in a house with 4 elders, we'll probably be cooking the turkey and gravy. Not to worry, my mom is sending all the instructions and a package with seasonings etc. 

Our closest Spanish branch is over an hour away, so we're hoping to get a group going closer to where we live. It's hard to invite someone to go to a church that is such a long drive. 

I'm excited to see the work here get moving!

jack as dr. strange...nothing better