week 82: He can make our mistakes a miracle

We've had some wind....like serious wind...

Ripped that mailbox right off the post.

But not to worry, we fixed it up with gorilla glue and duct tape.

And all that dirt...yep, it's our front lawn.

Hey Everyone, things are going great out here in Cal City. 

     This week started off a little shaky, we had some people drop us which is always a little disappointing. We kept working hard and had a few things fall through, but in the end some great things still happened. We were able to teach our friend Diana again. She's super cool and we had a little bit of a miracle with her. We had invited her to read 3 Nephi 11, which talks about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but we accidentally sent her the wrong page number. She ended up reading 3 Nephi 15 which is Christ talking about how the Nephites are His other sheep. There is also a single verse that talks about enduring to the end which is the final part of the Gospel. She remembered it and brought it up to us. We're hoping we can invite her to be baptized this week so keep her in your prayers. We also had interviews with President Sandberg this week which are always the best. I think that's about it. We have transfers next week, so I'll see if I'm staying or leaving. I hit 19 months today, and I can hardly believe that I'll only have 3 transfers left. 

I don't think I've got anything else... So until next week. 

--Elder Thompson

bits and pieces from family phone calls:

I'm finishing up the Book of Mormon again which is always a testimony builder.

I've also been looking up all the references to Christ from the topical guide (something President Nelson suggested doing just before he became the prophet). I'm marking them yellow, and I'm going to need some extra yellow pencils for sure. It's been really cool to see how much the Savior is in the Book of Mormon.

I made homemade enchiladas last week...I'm getting pretty good at those!

We also bought a giant bag of chicken nuggets and knock off Chick Fil A sauce, so you know what we're eating pretty much all week.

We had some snow today...kind of just blowing through, but the wind was so bad that they closed the freeway into the town we drive to for groceries. We got permission to go somewhere else, but man, that wind! 

Sunsets in Cal City are pretty good

My mom with a mini Ron Swanson

Letter informing me today that my mission assignment is no longer temporary and I will finish my service here in Bakersfield!

Dear President Sandberg:

Thank you for all you are doing to support missionaries during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder Carter Timothy Thompson has been assigned to complete his missionary service in the California Bakersfield Mission.

Please personally inform Elder Thompson of this assignment and communicate gratitude for his willing service to the Lord. If questions arise, you may consider sharing Elder David A. Bednar’s talk “Called to the Work” from the April 2017 general conference.

We are aware that you may have other missionaries who are temporarily assigned to your mission. The Missionary Department is working to support the Quorum of the Twelve as they consider permanently assigning missionaries who are nearing the end of their missions. We will notify you of additional changes when they are made.

Sincerely,

Elder Marcus B. Nash
Executive Director, Missionary Department