"You're the one who got your toes ripped off...?"

Date: August 13, 2015 
Area: Provo MTC until Singapore Aug 24-26 
Companion: Elder Bloem

Another week in the books and another week closer to flying out to Singapore! We're all at the point that we lose focus once or twice a day and we get way too excited about departure day! It's like early Christmas cause I feel like I've been here for ages. But everyday gets better and better and it like there is a huge build up to sit on a plane for 20 hours! Normally that wouldn't sound fun but it's better than sitting in class for me I guess haha. 

Alright more guys came in this week and my district got to host as well! That was fun. I got to see Elder Tyler Owen and Elder Mitch Peterson and Elder CJ Packer throughout the week. When we hosted I saw a big van pull up and out came to two Lamb brothers! I chased them down and helped settle them in, so Elder Garrett Lamb and Greg Lamb are doing great!

Sunday was awesome again as usual! Everything about it is just relaxing from a hard week of working and classes! After the devotional my companion and I went to watch "Characters of Christ" by Elder Bednar, an address he gave a Christmas one year to the MTC. You can only watch it in the MTC (so they say) but it was so good. He really focused on the simplicity of the gospel and the simplicity of Jesus. He explained many instances where the natural man would turn in and look inside himself in times of trial, but instead, Christ turned outward to serve others. It was a message central to love, service, and compassion. I love to simplify things in this gospel into underlying themes and motives so that was awesome. 

Alright, story time, I finally have a good one to share! We do service on our Tuesday mornings, which is strategically...custodial work for the other missionaries living quarters...house of order right?? Haha. Anyways we always have this manager guy that oversees us and he has always been way funny and out there, so he wakes us up in the morning. So I'm sitting there, cleaning a room with chemicals and out of nowhere this manager guy calls me by my name "Parker Thompson?!" I had no idea what was going on but he seemed so curious so I came back with my brilliant answer..."What's up?" He goes, "You're the one who got your toes ripped off at Mona Rope Swing?!?" Haha! Anyways apparently he had been talking to some guys in my room about how he was going to Mona Rope Swing tonight with some friends. All my roommates said "Well be careful and try not to get your toes ripped off." The manager said "I saw a video on YouTube about some kid who did that!" My roommates were like, "Yeah his name is Elder Thompson and he's here." So anyways all of my roommates got to see my video on the managers phone and he got a picture with me and of my foot. It was hilarious! Good times!

I've never laughed harder than in the MTC these last couple weeks, I've made friends with all of my roommates you'd think we grew up together! I can't wait to get out in the field because it will be that much better! Love you all and thanks for supporting me as well as my family! Jumpa lagi!!

Elder Thompson

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