Eventful. wowzers. "Sweet potatoes just taste like.... *smacks lips*"
Ah. Wow I love this area. I love all my areas, I've been really blessed.
Monday was great, at the end of the day, we had exchanges with the Fijian elders, that's all I remember.
Tuesday I went out with Elder Sonntag. He's been out for about a transfer, and he is awesome. We did a lot of tracting and contacted a few referrals and went to district meeting. It was awesome, great things. A member of the stake presidency took us to a place called the counter, it's a gourmet burger restaurant, and it was incredible. Thank you President Roden.
Wednesday we had a lesson with an investigator named Tim, and he is awesome, he is a little bit crazy, but awesome. He loves conspiracy theories and is always on the lookout for what the government is doing, it's great. We taught him about how he isn't going to know if the church is true if he doesn't read the Book of Mormon and ask God if it is true, you could see that he wanted to know and it was such a special feeling to bear testimony of the fact that God is going to answer his prayer if he asks as sincerely as he asks us, we are excited to see him again!!
Thursday was service day! We also got taken out to eat by the bishops wife! She said we were going to Costco, and we were already excited, then she surprised us and actually took us shopping!! Every time she saw something delicious, she said "wow that looks good you should get that". My jaw totally dropped. Maybe part of that was due to TMJ, but it was incredible none the less. Then she bought us a chicken bake, and it was all well and dandy. Next we went to help and old lady named Sister Gillan at her house, She is really old and even more feeble, so we go once a week on Thursdays and do a few small things before we go to our normal service at a place called Samaritan House, then that night we had dinner with the Leslie's and they took us to a sushi place, but we couldn't find them there it was really funny. They are a great family, he's the stake young men's president and his wife had to leave early, and he got really excited and yelled "Alright! Guys night! I haven't done this in years!" we love brother Leslie.
Friday was supposed to be weekly planning, but we got a call from the Housing coordinator for the mission, and some of his boxes he uses to move people got left in San Mateo, so We had to go to Oakland and help him, and it ended up mostly being the fact that he needed our truck, because the A.P.'s were in Antioch that day so there were no trucks around. So we got home in time for dinner with the Dale's (who are awesome, he had the coolest dinner/lesson ever, he works for google and she is the manager for their apartments), then went and talked with bishop about the ward and I got to know them a bit. Bishop is an Investment manager and was telling us about how he spent 18 million dollars that morning and then took a shower and went to work, he thought it was hilarious. Their son Jarret is AMAZING. He is 12, but he is totally hilarious, I love their whole family.
Saturday was a bit hectic. We first were planning on being able to finally contact all our referrals, but then got called to Oakland all day, so moved planning to Saturday. All was going to be well, except on the way to the chapel, right next to the airport where the shoulder is the biggest, we heard what sounded like a gunshot (and I definitely am familiar with that sound after my first area) and saw pieces of tire flying up from the road. We pulled over real quick and took a look. Somehow the tire just got ripped and exploded. It was the weirdest thing in the world. Anyway, we changed our tire really quick and went to get some gas, then called Elder Robinson what happened, and he told us it was time for a new set of tires anyway and also an oil change, so he had us go to San Leandro across the bay to the mission Pep boys (it's not the churches but all the missionaries go there). We got a call from our nurse that morning telling us to go get our flu shots, and there was a CVS right next door, so we walked in and got our flu shots, except elder Forsyth couldn't roll his sleeve up all the way, and he didn't want to take his shirt off, so instead he ripped off his sleeve, it was hilarious. the pharmacist was this little Asian lady, and she just kept saying "Oh my Gosh! Oh my gosh!" Good stuff. After that we ate dinner at a chapel while traffic died down. Then we went back! Except then, I realized i forgot the phone... so we had to go back, and by the time we got back home the day was over. I was kind of sad/angry at myself.
I'm actually out of time so I will just leave it with the fact that Sunday was great. Great members, and Incredible priesthood meeting, the spirit was strong. I really love love love the gospel, so much. I love being a missionary just as much. Thank you for all your love and support! The church is true!!
Love,
Elder Tolman
Tuesday I went out with Elder Sonntag. He's been out for about a transfer, and he is awesome. We did a lot of tracting and contacted a few referrals and went to district meeting. It was awesome, great things. A member of the stake presidency took us to a place called the counter, it's a gourmet burger restaurant, and it was incredible. Thank you President Roden.
Wednesday we had a lesson with an investigator named Tim, and he is awesome, he is a little bit crazy, but awesome. He loves conspiracy theories and is always on the lookout for what the government is doing, it's great. We taught him about how he isn't going to know if the church is true if he doesn't read the Book of Mormon and ask God if it is true, you could see that he wanted to know and it was such a special feeling to bear testimony of the fact that God is going to answer his prayer if he asks as sincerely as he asks us, we are excited to see him again!!
Thursday was service day! We also got taken out to eat by the bishops wife! She said we were going to Costco, and we were already excited, then she surprised us and actually took us shopping!! Every time she saw something delicious, she said "wow that looks good you should get that". My jaw totally dropped. Maybe part of that was due to TMJ, but it was incredible none the less. Then she bought us a chicken bake, and it was all well and dandy. Next we went to help and old lady named Sister Gillan at her house, She is really old and even more feeble, so we go once a week on Thursdays and do a few small things before we go to our normal service at a place called Samaritan House, then that night we had dinner with the Leslie's and they took us to a sushi place, but we couldn't find them there it was really funny. They are a great family, he's the stake young men's president and his wife had to leave early, and he got really excited and yelled "Alright! Guys night! I haven't done this in years!" we love brother Leslie.
Friday was supposed to be weekly planning, but we got a call from the Housing coordinator for the mission, and some of his boxes he uses to move people got left in San Mateo, so We had to go to Oakland and help him, and it ended up mostly being the fact that he needed our truck, because the A.P.'s were in Antioch that day so there were no trucks around. So we got home in time for dinner with the Dale's (who are awesome, he had the coolest dinner/lesson ever, he works for google and she is the manager for their apartments), then went and talked with bishop about the ward and I got to know them a bit. Bishop is an Investment manager and was telling us about how he spent 18 million dollars that morning and then took a shower and went to work, he thought it was hilarious. Their son Jarret is AMAZING. He is 12, but he is totally hilarious, I love their whole family.
Saturday was a bit hectic. We first were planning on being able to finally contact all our referrals, but then got called to Oakland all day, so moved planning to Saturday. All was going to be well, except on the way to the chapel, right next to the airport where the shoulder is the biggest, we heard what sounded like a gunshot (and I definitely am familiar with that sound after my first area) and saw pieces of tire flying up from the road. We pulled over real quick and took a look. Somehow the tire just got ripped and exploded. It was the weirdest thing in the world. Anyway, we changed our tire really quick and went to get some gas, then called Elder Robinson what happened, and he told us it was time for a new set of tires anyway and also an oil change, so he had us go to San Leandro across the bay to the mission Pep boys (it's not the churches but all the missionaries go there). We got a call from our nurse that morning telling us to go get our flu shots, and there was a CVS right next door, so we walked in and got our flu shots, except elder Forsyth couldn't roll his sleeve up all the way, and he didn't want to take his shirt off, so instead he ripped off his sleeve, it was hilarious. the pharmacist was this little Asian lady, and she just kept saying "Oh my Gosh! Oh my gosh!" Good stuff. After that we ate dinner at a chapel while traffic died down. Then we went back! Except then, I realized i forgot the phone... so we had to go back, and by the time we got back home the day was over. I was kind of sad/angry at myself.
I'm actually out of time so I will just leave it with the fact that Sunday was great. Great members, and Incredible priesthood meeting, the spirit was strong. I really love love love the gospel, so much. I love being a missionary just as much. Thank you for all your love and support! The church is true!!
Love,
Elder Tolman
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