I'm starting love it here in Denton! Especially being in a ysa it's super fun. We have events everyday of the week except Saturdays. On Monday for FHE we had a nerf war at the church gym which was awesome! There is always volleyball on Thursday nights, I'm definitely looking forward to playing twice a week, once during zone pday and also with the ysa.
On Wednesday we had zone conference, I didn't know what to expect going into to it, but for my first time I really enjoyed it. In one of the workshops taught by my mission president and his wife they talked about... spiritual ping pong? Essentially they went into the idea that we are playing ping pong with Heavenly Father and that he is always giving us opportunities to grow spiritually and that all we have to do is embrace the opportunities and play the ball back to God. The conference was focused on becoming a master seeker and developing skills to understand the scriptures better. Oh and President John also made a comparison with March Madness and well because of that he showed us video clips of some of the greatest ncaa tournament games!
We did a lot of walking around UNT campus this week, honestly it's been hard for me. Like most of yall know I'm a pretty introverted person so talking to strangers is definitely something I'm working on. We also did some knocking at a couple apartment complexes and it's weird because I enjoy doing that way more than walking on campus.
We have a friend named Damonte that I just barely met but he's super cool. He plays football and is trying to walk-on to UNTs football team. On Friday we had a lesson with him and well he wants to be baptized so we scheduled him for March 9th!!
so yeah my first week in Texas has been a good time, a lot different than what I was expecting but still a great place. I'm eating real good here. Other missionaries have mentioned the "fort with forty" basically meaning you likely gain at least 40 lbs while here... I hope I don't but the food is so good that it's a risk worth taking.
We also went to Braums yesterday! The burgers were actually pretty good. What's even better is that they have the "bag of burgers" which is 5 cheeseburgers for $8. I wasn't able to eat all 5 but you know more for later! I know for a fact that Colby Madsen could easily eat 1 or maybe even 2 bags of burgers...
"For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round"- 1 Nephi 10:19
I hope all y'all have a great week!
-Elder Thompson
P.S. Feel free to email me whenever you want I will respond as best I can!
Pictures
1. Bag of Burgers!
2. Random poster at the Library
3. My District!!
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