Laughing in the Rain

This week was a rough one, not the best way to a start your a next transfer in the mission but it ended up pretty good!  Here's the run down from cool experiences to highlights:

Last P-day after emailing we walked around Chinatown which was cool! It's kinda hard to imagine Singapore even having a 'Chinatown' but they do! Even though over half the people here are already Chinese. Aside from the all the other 'towns' they have here it's always cool to see the culture there!

 

This week, about halfway through the week, Wednesday, was a rough day. It was bad. EVERYTHING went south. We had nothing to do, we forgot a ton of stuff, we were late, we had no success, we were done. It wasn't even 4 pm yet. We were trying to get to a member's house and the phone directed us in the wrong direction. We had to get off the bus in a crazy down pour of rain. We are talking like, Southeast Asia crazy downpour. So crazy. We were so done with everything. We just started walking the miles we had left to get to the house. We stopped trying to stay dry and just walked through every puddle there was. (There wasn't really an option)  We were soaked,  every single part of us and everything we had. We were furious and beat down. Then I looked up and I started to realize where I was, and what I was doing....and I just smiled. That smile turned into a laugh, and I just laughed at myself while we kept walking through the rain.  Good times on the mission! You can't do anything but love the days you may hate! 

Another cool/funny thing. We contacted a couple through a window at a burger shop using our receipts and writing messages on them. They thought it was funny as so did we. Turns out he is the owner of the joint! So we talked to him and he gave us FREE food! 

Lastly. In sacrament this week I was listening to the blessing on the sacrament bread. It was an old man I could tell. After the prayer was over, it took him like 5 minutes to get up off his knees. Then I realized it was Bro. Philip!! He is a less active member that we brought back the first weeks we were here. He is stroke ridden, needs a cane, way smart, and way funny! He was blessing the sacrament with a way younger priest aged young man, and he could not stop smiling.  It was the coolest. Two priesthood holders, as far in age possible, using it worthily and loving it. This church man....

Well, that's all! Love you all!

Elder Thompson

 Draper, Utah Missionary Letters May 15-2016