G'day mate!
We've had a pretty good week. It's funny though, my companion is
going home at the end of this transfer, and I think he's been getting a
bit trunky. He's a great missionary, but some days it's hard to keep him
motivated and focused on the work and all. So the first half of the
week was a bit slow, but this weekend was awesome.
The work is going pretty well. We have a nice church building here.
It's an old building that has been added on to pretty recently. Our
ward is pretty small. I think yesterday we probably had about 70 or 80
people there for the meeting.
We watched the Worldwide training last night in Toowoomba. It was
mean! It was like a mini general conference. I felt like I got so much
out of it. It was definitely a boost to my spirit as a missionary. I
know that the brethren are men of God. I know the things they reveal are
God's word and will. I am excited to see the blessings that will come
from following the counsel of our prophets, seers, and revelators.
Watching the training made me see all of the things I could have
done as a member missionary in my life prior to my mission. I can't go
back and change what I didn't do in the past, but I will surely change
what I will do in the future! I don't think I understood or even
partially realized the significance of a member's involvement in an
investigator's conversion until I came out on my mission. All of us
members are to be lower lights for those who are tempest tossed on the
waves of Satan and the world.
I have been able to stay warm OK. My companion and I moved our beds
to a smaller room in the house and we leave our little foot heater on
all night. We've been nice and warm. I will appreciate those warm socks
though. The mornings are the coldest. I can see my breath in the house.
I ate something kind of wierd the other day. It was an indonesian
style pancake thing. It was like two large crumpets (sort of like a
thick pancake) with chocolate, peanuts and cheese inthe middle.
Yes, shredded cheddar cheese. It was surprisingly good, despite how
wierded out I was. I also cooked some chicken stuff at our flat the
other night. I pretty muched just used whatever I could find and put it
on the chicken then pan fried it and ate it with noodles. I'm pretty
sure it was soy sauce, chinese all spice, turmeric, chili powder, garlic
powder, and brown sugar. I was pretty proud of how it turned out.
I think I'm almost out of time so I hope you are doing well and I
hope the Lord will bless you in all the things you are doing. I Love you
and appreciate all you do and have done for me. I am proud to be your
son. I hope to talk all about our missions when I get home! I pray for
you and the family every night. Give the family my love. God bless you!
Love Elder Thieme
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