October 23, 2017

Exay ma gitas-

     This week I got my new companion Elder Pantoe! He's a 19 year old (1st comp I've been older than) from Liberia. He's a really cool guy and I can tell we're going to get along just fine! Even though he's only been on his mission for like 5 days he's a really good missionary already. We've been puttin in WORK in Molweni, even though we haven't really been seeing the results I can feel good knowing that we've done everything we can do.

     So I've just kinda been really thinking and wondering why things aren't going well? I really don't know what else we can do.. We can't get ANYONE to church. But I'm determined to keep trying and keep praying and I know we'll be led to the pure in heart. This week when we were visiting with Colleen she just stopped us as we were introducing the BOM to her. She just said can I tell you a testimony about this book. She said her husband had been having really bad nightmares and she just had a thought to place the book under her pillow she said ever since then they have both slept so peacefully and they know that the book is true. That was the biggest tender mercy of the week for me I think. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that God can calm our troubled hearts.

     In other news Madagascar apparently has the black plague so the country is being evacuated. We have received I think 7 of their missionaries to our mission! What a blessing! President asked us to work with some of them yesterday and I'm so excited to have these guys in our mission! They're all from SA because I think all of the people there were evacuated to their home countries. Other than that please keep the people of Molweni in your prayers and pray that their hearts may be softened. Thank you for all of your prayers and all you do for me! I love you guys and pray for you all every single day!

    Bless up-

Elder Thompson