Hittin' the pavement. . . . in San Jose!?!
This week was awesome. We have had a few big things happen this week!
Tuesday we had district meeting and then went back and taught Prim and Bunthorn! Not a ton of stuff happened that day.
Thursday was awesome! We had zone conference in Antioch, so we had to drive an hour to it and didn't have any studies haha, but it was so good! President Frandsen was my favorite talk. He talked about obedience and how there is no difference between the spirit and the letter of the law, and that as missionaries we promise God to follow both in order to fulfill our calling to the fullest!! After zone conference, we went to see a potential investigator. He is one of our members 14 year old grandson's, and he is super awesome, totally willing to listen. We took two of the young men from the branch with us to teach, Tyler and Spencer, and we started teaching, and Elder Hibbert asked if anyone there had seen God while we were teaching about prayer, and all three of the members there told us that they had seen God, so Elder Hibbert and I this next week are evaluating whether or not we are actually obedient or not.
Friday we had weekly planning, Interviews, and Cambodian New Year Dance Practice. So we didn't get to go out and teach. BUT at the practice we taught Jonathan one of the most powerful lessons we have ever taught, it was so cool. He is amazing, his testimony is unstoppable. He got a calling to be the Gospel Essentials Teacher!
Saturday we went finding all day. we found 5 Cambodians though!! which is more than we have just found at any other point that we have been here! It was awesome! Then that night we taught Prim, and he had read 5 chapters out of the little book of Mormon reader we gave him! It was awesome! He has come so far since I first met him, and 100% of it is because he is applying the gospel!!
Sunday we didn't have a lot going on. We went to church and then went home to finish studies. We tried to go find people to teach, but finished the night knocking on doors! It was fun!
There is one really cool big thing that happened this week. Our area has been extended to the San Jose Mission!!!! We are allowed to go teach Cambodians in San Jose now, because there aren't any Cambodian Elders there!!! Woo!! The work is being pushed forward for the Cambodians here, it was really cool talking with President Frandsen about it, I know that it was inspired for us to go there to teach, and I know we will find success with the people there!! I love you all!! have an awesome week!!
love,
This week was awesome. We have had a few big things happen this week!
Monday we had a lesson with Bonath, It was funny because we went to visit his room mate but his room mate didn't want to have a lesson that night, but then Bonath showed up all of a sudden and was like "bob they want to teach you because you say you believe in God but you don't go to church" it was hilarious.
Tuesday we had district meeting and then went back and taught Prim and Bunthorn! Not a ton of stuff happened that day.
Wednesday we had lunch downtown with one of our members then went to teach Saruath our less active that really really loves the Gospel! Next we had Language study and stuff. We got invited to dinner with Poamrong and his brother after that it was cool. That night we had everything fall through, so we went and tried to track down Cambodians for the rest of the night!
Thursday was awesome! We had zone conference in Antioch, so we had to drive an hour to it and didn't have any studies haha, but it was so good! President Frandsen was my favorite talk. He talked about obedience and how there is no difference between the spirit and the letter of the law, and that as missionaries we promise God to follow both in order to fulfill our calling to the fullest!! After zone conference, we went to see a potential investigator. He is one of our members 14 year old grandson's, and he is super awesome, totally willing to listen. We took two of the young men from the branch with us to teach, Tyler and Spencer, and we started teaching, and Elder Hibbert asked if anyone there had seen God while we were teaching about prayer, and all three of the members there told us that they had seen God, so Elder Hibbert and I this next week are evaluating whether or not we are actually obedient or not.
Friday we had weekly planning, Interviews, and Cambodian New Year Dance Practice. So we didn't get to go out and teach. BUT at the practice we taught Jonathan one of the most powerful lessons we have ever taught, it was so cool. He is amazing, his testimony is unstoppable. He got a calling to be the Gospel Essentials Teacher!
Saturday we went finding all day. we found 5 Cambodians though!! which is more than we have just found at any other point that we have been here! It was awesome! Then that night we taught Prim, and he had read 5 chapters out of the little book of Mormon reader we gave him! It was awesome! He has come so far since I first met him, and 100% of it is because he is applying the gospel!!
Sunday we didn't have a lot going on. We went to church and then went home to finish studies. We tried to go find people to teach, but finished the night knocking on doors! It was fun!
There is one really cool big thing that happened this week. Our area has been extended to the San Jose Mission!!!! We are allowed to go teach Cambodians in San Jose now, because there aren't any Cambodian Elders there!!! Woo!! The work is being pushed forward for the Cambodians here, it was really cool talking with President Frandsen about it, I know that it was inspired for us to go there to teach, and I know we will find success with the people there!! I love you all!! have an awesome week!!
love,
Elder Tolman
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