Lone Pine...I think Lone Peak would be jealous
Hey everyone,
This week went pretty well. We taught a few people and had exchanges with the Zone Leaders. Exchanges was a ton of fun. I was with Elder Nordquist and since we're both going home soon we talked a bit about how we're getting ready, and how we're making sure we keep working till the end. We had a really cool and powerful lesson with someone they're teaching. Today for our district activity we drove up to a lake. The road ended up being closed so we hiked up it. That sucked! It was pretty high up and super steep. Definitely got a good workout in. After we went to a park and played some volleyball. That's about it for the week. I've only got five left and I've decided to share with you all 6 lessons I've learned on my mission. I'll do one a week.
Lesson 1-> Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us. I've seen this plan in action throughout the last two years for me. His plan took me to Mexico for 9 months where I met so many wonderful people and learned so much. It then took me back home for two months where I was able to grow closer to my family and in the end it brought me here to Bakersfield. I've loved the 11 months I've spent here and I'm looking forward to the last month and a half I've got left. This plan brought me some of my lowest moments and gave me the chance to grow my relationship with my Savior in ways I never could have if everything worked the way I planned it to. I planned on serving my mission in Veracruz for 2 years, and while I'm sure I would have loved it so much, the Lord has given me something that was far better for me. Heavenly Father's plan is real. It doesn't always make sense, and sometimes seems to be moving backwards, but as someone once said "sometimes the moments that make the most sense happen when everything else doesn't" (bonus points if you know who said it). Looking back, I still don't know all the reasons the last two years went the way it did, but I know that what's happened to me wasn't the Lord's backup plan, it was always the plan. In spite of all the craziness some of the stuff that makes the most sense has happened during these last two years. I know the Lord has a plan for each one of you. To sum it all up, I can never thank the Lord enough for allowing me to serve a mission during the Covid-19 pandemic. It has changed and shaped my life for the better.
--Elder Thompson
Went for a hike with my district for pday...
South Lake did not disappoint even though the road was closed
and we had to hike for a mile before getting to the trail.
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