This week on #whatsmysnack our friend Paola, who was born and raised in Italy, made us some lunch. She had some crazy Italian name for it that sounded pretty legit but I can't remember it. She told us in English it means "eggs in a basket". It's basically toast with an egg in the middle of it, and boy oh boy it was delicious! Paola is a freakin good cook, like the next Gordon Ramsey status!
This week was LIT in more ways that one! On Tuesday we had our first zone conference as the new Illinois Chicago mission! We got to meet President and Sister Bingham, and they are amazing people! Things are pretty different now, there are quite a few policy changes going from President Griffin to President Bingham, but we are still doing the same glorious work of salvation! President Bingham gave us some of the best news I've heard on my mission, in the new mission each missionary is allowed to attend one professional sporting event!! Wrigley Field here I come!! I also had a pretty cool experience at zone conference. Prior to meeting President Bingham I was struggling with the change of mission presidents because I had grown to know and love President Griffin so much. I had prayed a lot that heavenly father would help me gain a testimony that President Bingham is called of God! At the end of President Bingham's zone conference remarks, he talked about the spiritual witnesses he had received that he was supposed to be here at this time with each one of us. He then invited each one of us to pray and ask God if we are supposed to be here with President Bingham at this time. I'm not sure what it was but when he said this the spirit hit me very strongly and I received an answer to my prayers, I know that President Bingham is called of God and I am supposed to be here with him at this time!
Of course this week was LIT because of the 4th of July! "I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free (que Griffin Slavens). And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and I proudly stand up, next to you and defend her still today, because there ain't no doubt I love this land! God bless the USA!" Mother nature added her own fireworks Wednesday night, there was a massive thunderstorm, but the firework shows were not stopped. Elder McDougal and I watched them outside our apartment in the pouring rain. I love America!
On Saturday I was on exchanges with elder Geisel and we had a real good time as usual. We had a lesson with my man A and brought our branch President along. On our way to his house we talked about our lesson plan and how we wanted to teach him the restoration. When we started talking to A he talked a lot about how he just wants to live a good life and he has been searching for truth. He also mentioned his parents who had died and how hard that was for him. I began teaching A how our Heavenly Father has a plan for us, as I did I looked at elder Geisel to make sure we were on the same page and he was nodding his head with a big smile on his face! We taught an awesome lesson to all and invited him to be baptised on August 25th which he accepted! He is such a kind old man, I love him so much and am so excited to continue to help him on his path towards the waters of baptism! Life is good!
This week was LIT in more ways that one! On Tuesday we had our first zone conference as the new Illinois Chicago mission! We got to meet President and Sister Bingham, and they are amazing people! Things are pretty different now, there are quite a few policy changes going from President Griffin to President Bingham, but we are still doing the same glorious work of salvation! President Bingham gave us some of the best news I've heard on my mission, in the new mission each missionary is allowed to attend one professional sporting event!! Wrigley Field here I come!! I also had a pretty cool experience at zone conference. Prior to meeting President Bingham I was struggling with the change of mission presidents because I had grown to know and love President Griffin so much. I had prayed a lot that heavenly father would help me gain a testimony that President Bingham is called of God! At the end of President Bingham's zone conference remarks, he talked about the spiritual witnesses he had received that he was supposed to be here at this time with each one of us. He then invited each one of us to pray and ask God if we are supposed to be here with President Bingham at this time. I'm not sure what it was but when he said this the spirit hit me very strongly and I received an answer to my prayers, I know that President Bingham is called of God and I am supposed to be here with him at this time!
Of course this week was LIT because of the 4th of July! "I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free (que Griffin Slavens). And I won't forget the men who died who gave that right to me and I proudly stand up, next to you and defend her still today, because there ain't no doubt I love this land! God bless the USA!" Mother nature added her own fireworks Wednesday night, there was a massive thunderstorm, but the firework shows were not stopped. Elder McDougal and I watched them outside our apartment in the pouring rain. I love America!
On Saturday I was on exchanges with elder Geisel and we had a real good time as usual. We had a lesson with my man A and brought our branch President along. On our way to his house we talked about our lesson plan and how we wanted to teach him the restoration. When we started talking to A he talked a lot about how he just wants to live a good life and he has been searching for truth. He also mentioned his parents who had died and how hard that was for him. I began teaching A how our Heavenly Father has a plan for us, as I did I looked at elder Geisel to make sure we were on the same page and he was nodding his head with a big smile on his face! We taught an awesome lesson to all and invited him to be baptised on August 25th which he accepted! He is such a kind old man, I love him so much and am so excited to continue to help him on his path towards the waters of baptism! Life is good!
Elder Thorpe
#whatsmysnack "eggs in a basket".
My man Elder Bagley goes home in 2 weeks!
God bless America
After watching the fireworks in the rain.
Dope Mokena sunset.
Waited for a train for 20 min so we took a pic.
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