Miracles Happen

Hello family!

We have had a CRAZY first week of this transfer! But it's a good kind

of crazy :) First off, it's a little weird just being in a

companionship with two people again! Saying goodbye to Sister Ward was

hard, but since Sister Aiton and I have had 7 weeks already together,

we are still having the time of our lives working here in Fairfield!

Our zone this transfer is AMAZING! I feel like I'm back in Petaluma

though because there are five missionaries in our zone that I served

with in Petaluma: Sister Jordan, Hermana Reidhead, Elder Branson,

Elder Blaylock, and Elder Sombke! It's great! It's like a little

reunion :) I'm still the STL this transfer which I'm happy about

because I love serving the sisters in this zone!

So to start off this transfer we have some exciting news! ALLY IS

GETTING BAPTIZED ON SATURDAY AT 10!!!! WOOO! We had some awesome

lessons with her this past week and she came to another baptism last

night and she wants to be baptized for sure now! We have been seeing

miracles left and right here in Fairfield! Ally and her mom came to

Daphne's baptism last night(the Fairfield 1st Ward elders

investigator) and Ally's mom invited her friend Yolanda and she

brought her 30 year old son Shane! After the baptism Shane asked when

he could get one! Like WHAT? Haha we were so excited! He lives in

Vacaville which is in a different zone, but still! What a miracle!

Hopefully we can get the missionaries in Vacaville over to his house

soon! But pray that Ally will still continue to be excited and ready

for her baptism this week!

We had ANOTHER miracle this week! (God is real) So we receive a media

referral from a man in Hawaii asking missionaries to go over to his

less-active daughters home. We called her as soon as we saw the

referral and she answered the phone in tears. She asked for a

priesthood blessing so we called the elders and they went over and

gave her a blessing. We called her after the elders left and she asked

us to come over the next day. When we went over, we just sat on the

couch and listened to her story. Her name is Donna and she has been

less active for about 20ish years. She had told us that recently she

has decided that it's time for her to come back to church but she

didn't know how to get in contact with the missionaries. As we

received her referral, she was on the phone with an old friend talking

about the church when all of a sudden we called. She said as soon as

she heard us say "this is the sister missionaries from the church of

Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!", she broke down in tears. She knew

that us calling was an answer to her prayers. As the discussion went

on, we ended up showing her the new Easter video Hallelujah. She loved

it and she said it was exactly what she needed to hear at this time.

Donna is so ready to change her life and come back to church! I am so

grateful for opportunities like this. It's moments and memories like

these that I cherish and hold on to. Heavenly Father is SO aware of

each of us and He will place us exactly where we need to be. I love

being an instrument in Gods hands.

So yesterday was the longest, most spiritually exhausting day of my

life, but it was also the greatest day of the week! We had 10 hours of

church yesterday. Yup. 10 hours. So this is how our day went: 7am Ward

Council 9-12am Cordelia 1st Ward(we normally skip third hour in the

Cordelia Ward so we can make it to sacrament meeting at 11 in the YSA,

but we helped teach the four year old class in primary yesterday

during third hour! Super great) 12-2pm YSA ward 2-3pm Break the Fast

3-4pm make cake for dinner 4:30-5:30pm Dinner with the Murakami's(Ally

and her mom and two friends) 6-7pm Daphne's baptism(where Sister Aiton

and I played the piano and conducted the music) 7-8:30pm Meet and

Greet with the Stake President 8:30-9pm Drive home and make calls and

confirm appointments 9-10:30pm plan, shower, laugh, journal, laugh so

more, and then crash on our beds. Haha it was a busy day and we spent

the majority of it at the church, but it was an awesome day! We picked

up a new investigator yesterday too! Woo! A member brought his friend

to church! #MemberMissionaryWorkDoneRight His name is Daniel and he

wants to start meeting with us and learn more! Woo! Another miracle :)

Man, I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY! I hit my year mark this week(which is

crazy) but I have loved every second of this past year. Soooo many

memories and things I am grateful for. I can't believe how fast time

goes on the mission! I feel like the MTC was just last month! I have

changed a lot in this past year. My knowledge and testimony of this

gospel and grown so much! I am closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus

Christ. I know with a surety who I am and whose I am. I know what

brings true happiness in this life and in the life to come. I am a

disciple of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. I love Him and I love this

work. I want to end my letter with sharing this with you. This is how

I feel right now. I love you all and hope you have a great week!

Fellowship Of The Unashamed:

I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have the Holy Spirit's

power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The

decision has been made, I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look

back, let up, slow down, or be still. My past is redeemed my present

makes sense my future is secure. I am done and finished with low

living, sight walking, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions,

worldly talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals.

I know longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions or

popularity. I don't have to be right, first, recognized, praised,

regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, rely on his presence, walk

by patience, I am lifted by prayer, and I labor with power.

My face is set, my gate is fast, my goal is heaven. My road is narrow,

my way is rough my companions are a few, my guide is reliable, my

mission is clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured

away, turn back, deluded, or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of

sacrifices, hesitate in the presence of the enemy, ponder at the pool

of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up,

prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a

disciple of Jesus. I must go till he comes, give till I drop, preach

all I know, and work till he stops me. When he comes for his owner he

will have no problem recognizing me.… My banner is clear.

Love always, Sister Thompson 🌻

Fairfield zone! With the tshirts I designed!

Sister Aiton and I moved everything around in the apartment and we

ended up putting four mattresses on one bed haha

We delivered cookies this week to members in our Ward!

Teaching primary!

Daphne!