Monday was great. We went and had a whole bunch of lessons in members homes. We also met a recent convert named Garland. He's 14 and loves the gospel, it is so awesome. After that we talked to his mom and did service for her to show her mormons don't hate african americans, she was real nice and just needed to talk to some missionaries for a bit I guess.
Tuesday we had service with the spanish sisters and the brentwood third elders and got to clear out an old antique shop!! It was so cool, we got probably 50 old records each, and they are records like the Doobbie brothers, creedance clearwater revival, jimi hendrix, the police, tons and tons and tons of jazz records, it was so awesome. then we also got a big batman poster. fun. after that we had District Meeting, then went home to finish our studies. Later that day we were trying to find an address and accidentally left the mission, no good.
Wednesday we had a great day. after we finished studies we got a bit of area organization done to finish up our preparations for teaching and finding here, then went out and started! We had probably 50 contacts before dinner, it was a great effort we were able to give, we got to dinner and just talked about the day with the members, we got to eat with the rogers family, they were awesome, he works for Rockstar in sales and talks a thousand miles an hour haha. after dinner we got to go and Meet with the Bishop in the Marsh Creek ward, and he gave us some good direction to go for, we are excited.
Thursday we had studies, then a ZLC meeting. We talked alot about obedience, and how in the gospel, we have to most often sacrifice and submit our will to the Lords in order to truly experience a change or gain a testimony, and it is almost always something that causes us pain because we are giving up something we love, but that Heavenly Father always gives us something better. it was greater. super cool. then after that we finished studies, went tracting and did more service and got a cool African hat. we had an awesome coordination meeting too.
Friday was planning for two wards takes forever. but dinner was cool, we got The Habbit.
Saturday was not too exciting, we taught a couple lessons tracting and got to visit a few members, but that was about it.
Sunday was awesome. We got a referral at one of our dinners and then they brought her to church, and there was no one else in Gospel principles, so we just taught the first lesson to her! she loved it and we are going to teach her on friday with the Aedo family at their house. cool. that night
This last week was really hard in regards to finding, but heavenly father blessed us for our work 100%. We are really blessed in this area. I miss Oakland and the Cambodian branch, but this is going to be a great transfer!! I love you all, thank you for still reading about my mission adventures!!
Love,
Elder Tolman
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