Winter is here!

Hey! This week was great as always. Sister Gamble headed to Moses Lake on Wednesday and Sister Peatross came here. It was sad to see Sis. Gamble leave she was one really hard worker but I got blessed with another amazing comp. We get along really well and yes another Sister from Utah. I've had all my companions from Utah except Sister Camplese from Cali. But ya Bill and Ruth are still so amazing. This week Bill has had a hard time with his memory and forgets where he's at so Ruth is worried..we had a lesson with them and talked about being physically healthy will help us spiritaully. Then we asked if they were coming to church and Ruth told us no but Bill was so sad he said Ruth I've been praying to go to church all week. So we offered to have a member help him get to church since he is in a wheel chair. I love Bill's faith and both of them are great examples of humility and trying there best to be like there Savior! I love it! Orlando is finally going to get baptized this friday! He's a way cool kid he runs like 6miles everytime to our lessons and he did yesterday to church man dedication. It's fun to see people grow in the gospel! Thank you all for being great examples to me and for all the support! Love you!

Love,

Sister Toomer

 

 I love you all!!! Ya so this week was up and down literally. Orlando did get baptized! Woot woot he is awesome he has such a desire to come unto Christ and he invited his non-member friends to the baptism and they came:) they are so next on the list jk they liked the baptism but weren't super interested but still. 

Then we had 2 exchanges with Sisters we are over one was english and the other was spanish so that was fun. They both came to our area cuz my comp is new to the area so I showed them what not to do;) jk we had a really good time and I learned so much from both of them. 

But the poor Spanish sister is a greenie and we went to a lesson with Bill and Ruth and Bill pretty much dropped us. :( he said that he was going to another church with his family and that he didn't want to meet with us as much. Ugh saten hates us but I took it pretty good. I told him to keep reading and praying and that family was important. Man but I just wanted to cry but I didn't because we were on exchanges and I didn't want this new missionary to think I'm crazy or someting. 

We had stake conference too! And return missionaries were giving there testimony it was weird to think I could be that someday but I got a while;) 

Then we went tracting after church and there was this guy that was trying to save our souls because we believed in the BOM and he read us the end of  Revelations like 3 times saying that we need to repent basically and just believe in the bible. I bore my testimony of the Book of Mormon and he totally shot me down man I couldn't help it cuz tears just kept flowing down it was kinda embarrassing. But it was awesome cuz at that moment I felt God's love and his reassurance that I was telling him the truth so it was all good then his little girl was adorable and she gave us a flower and the guy said a prayer for us. It all ended good I just cracked but no worries I know that something good is in store and that there always has to be an opposition to all things. 

Thank you for all your support! This week was sweet with all the letters the Olanders( the ppl I live with call me the queen of mail) and I really appreciate it thank you!! 

Love you all! Sweet the small stuff they make a world of difference.

Love,

Sister Toomer

(pics Orlando's baptism and Sister's we share cars with)

 

This week was pretty darn good. Haha Orlando did not get confirmed this weekend he decided to go to Seattle...why you ask...well we have no idea but he did tell us and he is reading his scriptures so that's good! We also had some really spiritual lessons with Bob and Lynda. Bob was from Cheyne WA. but he moved to Yakima with his mom Lynda. Bob had been taking the missionary discussions over there and we got a referral to go visit him. haha and we didn't know how to purnounce his last name cuz it was douthit. So we were thinking it was a prank like doubt this Sisters but come to find out he's legit and wanted to meet with us. The sister missionaries found him through sincere pray...They had been getting names in their head and one was Bob (and there was other names but I forgot) they asked their ward mission leader if he knew anyone by that name and it was his neighbor. Bob tells the story better but he was shocked cuz at the time he was going through a really rough time and lo and behold the Lord knew! Of course he did! And I can't believe we thought he was a joke...terrible that's why I need to work and my faith. 

But ya we talked about going to church and why we needed it and how this is the church that has the authority to act in God's name. And our member that came with us gave a powerful testimony about that and man I soo thought that that would get them to church but they didn't. That's alright next week.

Then we were told to talk to this lady that is from Idaho Falls that's visiting her daughter and she wants to get baptized but she's working out things with her husband so that's why she is in Yakima. But we get to keep her on the path towards baptism:) while she's visiting. 

There was a Relief Society broadcast thing and Linda Burton spoke. It was so good and Percila the Idaho lady came! So that was a plus!!! 

The Olanders the ones we live with have 2missionaries out in foreign countries and she's already getting their Christmas ready! So weird but tis the season. Yes I'm already singing Christmas songs:) But for Halloween we are supposed to be in our place by 6pm. And the Olanders are so sweet they got us pumkins for us to carve so I'll for sure send some pics of that!

Oh ya and we had a sweet experience with knocking on doors. So there was this guy about my age that answers the door and we introduce ourselves and he's like we are all saved here. Then I asked how they came to know Christ and they let us in! There was like 4 of them that were there and one of the girls kept asking us questions cuz she was a theologist and studied religions but wasn't really familiar with mormons...so that was way cool! We taught them the restoration and gave them a B.O.M. then at the end they wanted to pray for us so we were like ya of course! So they like put their hands on our shoulder and prayed but they were like messaging our shoulders and some were like hmm and praise the lord type thing...it was different but then they finished and after a guy my age turns to me and is like is there someone in your family that is suffering from cancer and I was like is it because of the name...jk I didn't say that but I thought it lol They were super nice! It was just different but it's cool to relate to different religions:)

I for sure know that the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's church here on the earth! We do have the priesthood authority! I love it!

Thank you for all that you do and I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween!

Love,

Sis Toomer  

Oh ya it was a party! We met with Bob and Lynda and they say the "Toomers" growing on me...( I get that a lot) they are way cool they read and pray just but they just don't come to church. Lame sauce I know but Tyler a 16year old we are teaching did. It was way cool to see him there and it was a very spiritual sacrement so that was a plus!

For Halloween we had dinner with members that cooked us some hotdogs that were mummy wraps and fingers and just cute fun Halloween food. Then we had to be in by 6pm and so the Olanders bought us pumkins and I carved Toomer :) as you can tell I'm very proud of that name! 

Yesterday my comp got sick and it was her Birthday that was kinda sad but she is a trooper. She's super positive all the time so she just slept a lot while I went with another sister and worked. So it was not to bad.

This week is Missionary Leadership Correlation so I'm pumped for that! It's when all the Leaders get together with President and we try to help the mission be better and it's super spirtual so that's always the best! 

I'll let you know how that goes! I love you all so much and appreaciate your support:)

Love,

Sister Toominator

 

Really good week!! Why you ask well here it goes...so Orlando finally got confirmed!!! Wohooo! He almost didn't this weekend cuz he wanted Bishop to but he was out of town but with the spirit we convinced him:) And he wore a tux! It was super good! Then Bill the one that dropped us a couple weeks back apologizes for dropping us and said he found an answer that he needs to go back to church!!! And he did! Ruth is still going with her daughter but wishes she could come...her daughter gets really nervous in big crowds or something. 

And a Less-Active member came to church! That always is the best cuz they are less active and they finally come;) and my companion is feeling tons better. Not throwing up anymore which is always a plus. I think she had the flew or something. 

Oh ya and we had our missionary leadership council. Those are always the best! Cuz we get to go to the tri-cities all day and receive training on how we can help the mission. I got to see Sister Gamble which was pretty sweet and a lot of the sisters that came out with me are now STLs so that's awesome. It's crazy I recognize a lot of missionaries now after being here for awhile. The missions always so great! I love how much it teaches and how I can strive everyday to be more like my Savior!

I love you all so so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

Sister Toominator  

Man this week it has been chilly! But no worries the work still goes on!!! Bob and Lynda committed to be baptized! Miracle I know! They haven't set a date yet but I'm pretty sure it's in the works:) They just need to come to church. They are so missing out! Church is the bomb.com and you really do get that renewal from the sacrament that is essential for overcoming anything in life. Tyler also said he would be baptized as well! Right now he has some girlfriend issues and family issues but nothing that the gospel can fix;) There so much potential it's awesome! I hope that all goes well and it will especially with the Lord's help!! We are doing a lot of service which is sweet! The mission is doing a justserve thing where the missionaries and members do community service and so that ppl will see us as ppl helping out instead of just strangers knocking on doors. It's pretty fun! We went to a place where we bagged food for kids that don't get meals on the weekends. It was a humbling experience and we are really really blessed! There is so much to be thankful for:)

Oh ya I'm not going to get transferred!! I'm really excited because I'm staying with Sister Peatross and I love her she's super fun and we get along really well! Sister Camplese is coming close to our area so I get to be her Sister Training Leader which means I go an exchange with her and her comp and we check in on them every now and then. I'm so excited to see her and catch up! 

I really do love this work and feel privileged to help my brothers and sisters understand the truth so that they can make it back to God's presence! Thank you for all the support and love you send this way!!! I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!

Love Sister Toomer

Sister Toomer's Latest!

I can't believe she comes home so soon.....looking like the end of this coming February!! So crazy!!!

Here are Sister Toomer's latest letters/emails:

I'm in Yakima and loving it! Companion is phenomenal! Super hard worker her name is Sister Gambel so ya we are gambeling with Toomers over here ;) Woot woot! When I first got here she had an appointment planned and members there! It was so cool! We have just been working hard so time is really flying. I can't believe it's already Monday!

We are teaching some awesome ppl. Bill and Ruth are a couple we are teaching and they are adorable they smoke but are cutting back. We taught them about eternal marriage and Bill purposed to Ruth and asked her to be sealed it was the coolest thing ever! I love it here! We are also teaching some teenage boys who are super legit and have great questions. I can so see them being a missionary someday! 

We have a baptism planned for the 28th of Sept so pray that goes through! It's Orlando he is 17 and loves the gospel he can tell it's helping with his happiness. He has had a hard childhood and claims independence so ya he's super cool!

I love you all a ton! Keep being happy and doing the little things they make a big difference! We get to go to the temple this transfer so our zone is going next week the 16th at 8am! Can't wait! So I'll probably email you on tuesday instead of wednesday.

Love ya!

Sister Toominator

 

Hey! So this week was AMAZING!!! So many awesome miracles. First off, Bill one of our investigators bore his testimony!!!!!! It was so spiritual and he mentioned that he can't wait for baptism and he is preparing everyday! He's just working on smoking. You can just tell that he loves it and lives it! Also his wife wants to get baptized with him! I kinda got a glimpse of what Heavenly Father feels like when we do what is right! So AWESOME!

Our STL meeting was so good! We were instructed to strive to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ everyday and sanctify or repent regularly. It was so good cuz I need that! And my companion and I have really tried to do the Lord's work HIS way! We have seen the spirit working with people just by talking to people and that's what we are trying to do is talk with everyone! 

At first that concept really was scary but as you look at people the way Christ would and think of them as our brothers and sisters it's a lot easier. 

Also Olando is getting baptized Oct 12! I'm so excited for him. He is such a great young man and has had a hard life but you can really see the atonement play a huge factor. I know the atonement is real I don't know what I would do without it! I love this gospel and this work! It's so true!!! 

Keep having faith and I know the Lord will help you with anything and everything! Lots of Love,

Sister Toomster!

 

Man where do I start!

So as you can tell I got to go to the temple today!! Wohooo! That's why I get to email you today instead of yesterday. It was so awesome my homies from Richland came and man that just made it even better! I got a taste of heaven with all the wonderful missionaries and the amazing members from the Crestview ward! I love them!!!

This week was pretty good as well we got to have a way fun FHE with Bill and Ruth. They are super ready to become members they are just overcoming smoking but Bill is down to 0 mg of nicotine and Ruth is going strong. My companion and I told her we would give up something we love as well to support her at this time so we are giving up icecream...ugh it's a killer but I think I might have been addicted so this is good for me;) Also we went over to Bill and Ruth's on sunday because they couldn't make it to church and come to find out the sea halks were playing...let's just say Bill is a fan. We asked him what we could do for him before we left and it was pretty funny he was like could you leave so I could finish the game. I totally thought of dad but not;) 

Anyway, Orlando moved his baptismal date to Oct 12 so Sister Gamble might be transferred by then but it was because the members that introduced him to the gospel is available then..but good thing he is willing to get baptized! 

We have been trying to show our faith and find more ppl ready to hear the gospel and have been semi successful but we are for sure seeing the lord's hand in it all:) I love it!

So being a Sister Training leader we go on exchanges with different sisters and this week we had two exchanges. I went to a place called Zillah for a day and worked with a Sister named Sister Dixon who is from New York she is super cute and just loves being a missionary it was a blast to work with her! And then Hermana Mohun came to our area and I got lost kinda a lot because I don't know the area and we taught someone just barely outside of our area but it was such a spiritual lesson. So ya still working on getting used to the area and have appreciated Sister Gamble for showing the ropes she is so awesome! I couldn't be more blessed!

 This week was a roller coaster for sure I have never realized how much my faith has grown until I take a step back. So it started out awesome! We had lessons after lesson and they were all spiritually filled and I went on an exchange with a super cool sister that just has a great desire to work. On the exchange there was this Less active lady that just broke my heart because she had been through some really terrible stuff and couldn't believe there was a god that would do that to her and so the spirit totally was there and we could not deny that there was a God it was awesome!!

Then there was this guy that moved to Yakima from somewhere in the rainy part of washington and he had been meeting with missionaries! He's really solid and knows the church is true! He just needs time and it's always in the Lord's timing. 

And then we had a church tour with another one of our investigator and the spirit was amazing and he said this is the church for him and wanted to get baptized! He came to church before the church tour and came yesterday and said that he felt unwelcome so he doesn't want to meet with him anymore...ugh saten but it's okay cuz I learned a lot from that and I know he knows the church is true.

But good news Bill and Ruth that are getting baptized soonish were not going to come to church cuz Bill has health problems then we came over and he said he felt better so we helped him get to church. And after he was thanking us! Man I love how the Lord works! It's the best to be a part of his work:)

Hope all is good! I love you!

Love,

Sister Toomer

This week was super crazy fun! So we got to go the temple like you know...Then the next day was a surprise a sister we are over went to the doctors and found out that her ovaries are dying so she needed to go home that day. She did and is okay! Her companion is with us and we are partying it up working hard style. We had so many lessons! That was fun the spirit was super strong. We taught a guy about the restoration and you could just see the light in him. I love it! then he went to Church and it was the primary program! Oh ya it's looking good! There are so many ready for the gospel It's the best! I'm so blessed to be a part of it! There is a sister in our ward that just got home from her mish and she says it's the worst cuz she loved her mish. So we are taking her out tonight so that might help:) Members are crucial for the Lord's work we need you so don't be afraid to share what you know! Keep going strong! I love you all! Oh ya my new comp is Sister Smith and no she isn't related to Joseph or Will... but she's still cool!

 Man what a great week! I went on exchanges again with an awesome Sister her names Sister Faulkner. She's so fun her humor is hilarious she's the type of person that cracks a joke but keeps a straight face and has a great desire to serve the Lord. It was fun! We did it in our trio so that was exciting. Actually it was really good cuz we went to one lesson to another.

There was this  lady that we saw getting into her car and she said to come back and we did and we told her about the restoration. It was awesome she was like I'm 35 and I've never heard of this before and when we said the first vision she wanted to write it down. Then when we gave her the Book of Mormon she thanked us like 5times. It was so cool the Lord really is preparing people to hear of the restored gospel. 

Then Orlando our investigator that is supposed to get baptized this weekend but wants to do it next weekend ran to all his appointments and he lives like 6miles away. It was so cool to see the dedication and faith he had. He's so ready! He went to the priesthood session of General Conference:) 

Speaking of General Conference wasn't it so amazing!! I loved every single talk!! And we had a couple investigators come and listen. I totally trust in our leaders and I know they will progress even more! I thought it was cool how the sacrement was brought up a couple times. I love that we can renew each of our covenants and be better and better each week. He really is the bread of life and the living waters. It was so good!

Oh ya transfers are this week. I'm staying in Yakima and Sister Gamble is headed to Moses Lake:) she was such a great companion and I'll get to see her at Leadership meetings so that will be good. I'm getting Sister Peatross she served in Richland when I was there so I know her and I'm excited to work with her. She is going to be a Sister Training Leader as well and I guess I have to show her the ropes. Guess we will see how that goes! I love you all and hope you have a great week! Keep doing the little things they make a bid difference!

Love,

Sister Toomer 

So long summer....

Has it really been that long since I've posted letters? I've been slacking!

Wow, August fleeeew by! Here is our amazing Sis's latest!

I love this work! I have really seen the fruits of our labors:) Yesterday one of our investigators bore there testimony and she said I really do believe that what we do in this church is good and from Christ. It was really cool I felt really proud and I knew my Heavenly Father was proud. Then in RS another one of the Less-active members bore her testimony on how we helped by just doing dishes and showing love that her Heavenly Father loved her and wanted her to come back to church! It was such a great day!

Then we knocked on a Baptist guy that was from Tennessee so I felt tied to Elder Toomer. That was so fun! We asked if we could say a prayer with him and he said yes then took our hands and we held hands while I prayed he kept amening and uhmmming it was AWESOME! I really do love this work and all the support you have given me!

I love you all so so much!

Love,

Sister Toomer

Where do I begin! Okay so Brandon Meneni finally got baptized with his twin daughters this weekend. He was the guy that got married to his girl that's a member and they had been with each other for 10years and had 4 kids together. We were their witnesses for their wedding and at his baptism I got to speak on baptism!! Wohoo! I'm so happy for that family!

Also one of our members brother got baptized. He lives in Walla-walla but he is always in Richland so we taught him the restoration and the Elders taught the rest. We couldn't go to his baptism because it was at the same time as Brandon's but it's okay.

Then this cute girl that's about our age got baptized this weekend!! She lives in our apartment complex with her dad every other weekend type of thing. We met her because silly me locked us out of our apartment and went to find the manager. The manager lives by the pool and she was swimming and there was some mean ladies that were being rude to her for wanting to join the LDS church. So we came to the rescue and team taught her the discussions with some Elders. It was meant to be!

I just love how the Lord works and I'm so blessed to be a part of this work!! Thank you for all your support and love!

Love,

Sister Toomer

Wow what a fast week! I can't believe I'm writing again. So this week was awesome we have been teaching people like crazy and that's my favorite part is the teaching. There is this 9year old girl named Kailyn that has made the awesome decision to get baptized on the 20th of Sept. Wohoo super excited for her! Then we are teaching this way cool teenage girl, Racheal who is now living with her aunt that's a member. She came to church yesterday and said she enjoyed it...teens I just can't read them.... good thing the spirits the teacher;)

We also have Angela who is scheduled to be baptized the 20th of Aug but she still hasn't gain that testimony for herself yet, so we are just postponing it. All in the Lord's timing!

We had a ward BBQ friday and the Meneni family came to that and their mom that's not  a member:) It was fun! It was right by the Columbia river and man I missed boating for like a split second but no worries I'm still working hard :)

I love this work and know without a doubt this is the Lord's work and I'm just his instrument! Good luck with school and everything! You'll be in my prayers!

Love,

Sister Toomer

Wow what a fast week! I can't believe I'm writing again. So this week was awesome we have been teaching people like crazy and that's my favorite part is the teaching. There is this 9year old girl named Kailyn that has made the awesome decision to get baptized on the 20th of Sept. Wohoo super excited for her! Then we are teaching this way cool teenage girl, Racheal who is now living with her aunt that's a member. She came to church yesterday and said she enjoyed it...teens I just can't read them.... good thing the spirits the teacher;)

We also have Angela who is scheduled to be baptized the 20th of Aug but she still hasn't gain that testimony for herself yet, so we are just postponing it. All in the Lord's timing!

We had a ward BBQ friday and the Meneni family came to that and their mom that's not  a member:) It was fun! It was right by the Columbia river and man I missed boating for like a split second but no worries I'm still working hard :)

I love this work and know without a doubt this is the Lord's work and I'm just his instrument! Good luck with school and everything! You'll be in my prayers!

Love,

Sister Toomer

Yes this is my last week in Richland...so sad I've grown to love this area and all those who have helped me bloom;) Not gonna lie when I first got here it was intense I couldn't even get a hold of our bishop and I didn't even know where the church was. Remind you I was training a new missionary at this time. Now I know this area like the back of my hand well only because I've learned a ton from my Savior and have really drawn closer to him!

I'm headed to...Yakima! Oh ya I think I'm over a Young Single Adult ward and a regular family ward. And I'm going to be a Sister Training Leader. Which means I do exchanges with sisters close to my area and check on them I guess. Kinda crazy but it will be great!

I appreaciate all your support and love! Keep the letters coming if you can;) Love you all!

Love,

Sister Toomer

Hot Hot Summer!!

Sister Toomer is melting! Here are some of her latest:

Hey!

Man so this week we were literally melting popsicles it has been in the 100s since like last week but good news its going back down. We have great members that provide waters and even our investigators do as well. So no worries I'm good. This week was great we had a lot of lessons and there is this wonderful lady named Angela who is getting baptized Aug 20th and she is amazing! She goes beyond studying the scriptures I love it she is an example of feasting upon the word. She inspires me to want to be better at my studies! We are no longer in a trio:( Sister Pugh left Wednesday for Wenatchee. Sister Camplese has to put up with me and she does she is so amazing! She is a great example to me as well. I love this work and I appreciate all your motivation and inspiring letters. That was way fun to read over Travis's farewell talk he's pretty funny but he hasn't emailed me back yet...already to busy that's good :) Well I love you all and hope you have a great week! Don't forget to SMILE it's in the scriptures (Spiritually Minded Is Life Eternal) your homework is to find it;) xoxo

Love,

Sister Toomer

Hey, I am realizing more and more that I am just the Lord's instrument right now. It's the best! I love you all so much! This week was amazing we had tons of lessons and people were really open to hear the gospel! Brandon is finally getting baptized the 9th of Aug!!! That's the guy that got married. Then Angela is going to get baptized the 20th if she quits drinking Coffee. We had exchanges on Friday so I went to another Sisters area for the day and another Sister was with Sister Camplese and they just sparked our area up! We got tons of new investigators okay maybe like 2 but still that's 2 more souls we are trying to save;) And when I was in the other area we had a great day sharing what we know! I really do love this gospel! I know it's true with all my heart! Thank you for being so supportive!!! I'm praying for you mom! Sorry you got hurt you are a trooper! Love you all so much!

Love,

Sister Toomer

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Summa-time!

 She's doing awesome!

Wow I loved hearing about the exciting things happening!! I'm so excited for you Trav!!!!! I'm bummed I missed your talk but I was thinking about you and praying for ya! And from what I hear you rocked it!!! Good Job I knew you would:) So funny story, first off I'm so sorry most of you got sick but guess what I got sick on Thursday...crazy huh! Must run in the family or something. But no worries I got a blessing and I am much better.

I was actaully a witness for a wedding! Brandon and Chere got married finally after 10 years. Brandon is not a member yet but he is on date for baptism 12 of July! So that's super exciting and my signature is on their marriage license!!! Oh ya crazy things happen on the mish;) but I'm still loving it and Sister Camplese is phenominal! I got sick on thursday and couldn't really get away from a toilet so she dropped me off at a members while she did the work for the day with a member! Aww life saver really!!!

Christen and Scott come to church and all the activities in the church. They are pretty much dry LDS ppl now they just need to get married so we are praying that we will have another wedding soon or even a move out...It will happen I know it!

Well good luck Travio with everything. Just enjoy and remember it's how you make it so make it GREAT! Love  ya Bro!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and family and friends of course!

Oh also I'm sending a package :) most of the gifts came from investigators!
 

Love you all!!!

We love Sister Toomer!

Here are some of her most recent letter:

Hey!

So hears the scoop. I got a great sister missionary that came pretty much pre-trained! Her name is Sister Camplese and she is from California Orange County. She is a convert to the church about a year and a half so she will  be on her mission longer than she is a member of the church! I love her! None of her family is LDS but they are now taking the missionary discussions so pray hard for them:) She's pretty tall about like 6ft. Everybody here loves her already and it's good! Haha mom don't worry about my feet they are still good for getting around. Plus I like a walking area then I don't feel like I'm going to exploed with how much the members feed us. Cuz yesterday I had two cinnamon rolls. Yikes! I know I know but this week we are going to start running in the mornings with some sweet members and maybe playing ball with some investigators :) Oh ya living the life! I love you all soo much and I can't believe how fast time is going. Wow Landon's already home. How's he doing? How did his mission go? Anyway I can't believe all these little guys are going on missions that's so cool! You'll have so many blessings you'll have no idea what to do with them;) jk share them with others! And I know you are I have the best family in the whole wide world! I love you more than anything!!! So good news one of our investigators are getting married so that he can be baptized! Miracles are happening I love it!!! Have a good week! And good luck with the optimism I'll have to follow-up with ya later;) Love ya fam!

Love,

Sister Toomer

  Here's another, her most recent:

What a great day to be a missionary! The Lord's work is the BEST!!! So this week we had 5 investigators come to church thanks to the members and of course the spirit!!! Also we had a RS social on Thursday and 2investigators came to that! And one of investigators that has been iffy about lessons txt us to meet with us! Wow it was awesome! I'm just soaking it in while I can :) Missions are such a roller coaster but I love them and my companion and I are just clicking it's great! She is such a great example for me and I love her will power it keeps me going! I'm super duper excited for Travio to receive his endowments and for him to leave soon! It's so great!! As you can tell I'm loving life and am enjoying every minute thank you for the encouragement and love! You truly are the best family I could ever ask for!!!

Love,

Sister Toomer

PS So this is Christen and Scott (they are the ones we found from a missing girl...) haha dad Scott gave me a cameo hat for ya that I will be sending soon:)

Sister Toomer's May Letters

Here are some of the latest from Sis:

So I absolutely love doing the Lord's work even though it is hard sometimes...I know it's worth it! And I appreciate all your support and love!!! It helps a ton!

This week was great! The Lord is leading us to some great ppl! We were out one night and there was this couple that was looking for a little 8yr old girl that was missing and asked us to help. We didn't find her then the next day we went back to the couples house and asked about the girls she was found. Then we started talking about what we do and they love us! They fed us dinner and call us Heaven sent because we are showing them God's love they tell us :) It's moments like those that I love! Then Sunday there was this lady that went to church in the AP's ward and she lives in our boundry lines. She loved it and the Elders taught her and she wants to be baptized! The Lord really does work in many ways and a missionary once told me that the Lord could do this work without us but it is for us to be truly converted to him!

I'm soo blessed to be a part of this work! I'm so excited for Trav and all his buddies to be able to experience the joy of sharing God's love with others! I'm glad his seminary thing went good! I probably won't recognize the place when I get back;)

Thank you for all that you do! You are all in my prayers!!!

Love,

Sister Toomer

I'm not a Tumor!

I know this Gospel's true with all my heart my testimony has grown so much!!! I'm soo lucky to be serving the Lord! My companion and I have been doing our best in finding more people to teach and this weekend we had fasted for that. When we were walking over to dinner. There was this lady that came out of her house we talked to her and she opened up to us. It was surprising but I loved it! She told us that she had had several tumors and had just lost her boyfriend. We introduced the Plan of Salvation and told her that she was a daughter of God and that she was loved! It was amazing to feel the spirit working through us and it helped me realized the reason I'm out here. I will always remember her saying I just need to give you a hug and thank us over and over again. We are so blessed to know what we do know! The Lord does love us and cares so much for us personally! :)

I also got the privilege to usher a BYU concert and hear some really uplifting songs. We also did exchanges so Sister Brinker stayed in our area and I went to Pasco, Washington with another Sister in a Spanish area. haha I pretty much got Hola down but other than that I was so lost. Good thing I'm English speaking. I know that what I'm teaching people is true and every time I do it's another testimony builder! Thank you for all your wonderful examples and encouragement in my behalf. I love you all and wish you the best! You are always in my thoughts and prayers. Keep the faith!

Love,

Sister Toomer

PS Love walking areas! They keep my freckles popping and my tan line going:)

Happy Easter!!

Sister Toomer is doing great and is so beautiful!

Here is her Easter letter:

Happy Easter Everyone! I hope you had a great Easter!!! Over here in Richland Washington I have seen the light of Christ come out this holiday season!! There are people here that want to remember their Savior but the ways of the world have taken over:( But a miracle happened to us we had a lady call us on our phone telling us she wanted to find God! I know this is the work of the Lord!!! I love it! Sister Brinker is coming out more and more she even did a whole door approach by herself. I'm learning so much from her! We are not getting transferred so we are staying here for another 6months:) The members here are soo amazing and are always willing to help. I also do like walking it's like the biggest stress reliever ever I've noticed and you get to meet some really cool people by just walking and talking to them. I've also found some great serving opportunities. We scrapped wall paper off for a lady and I remember doing that for our kitchen. I was kinda fast at it because I had done it before ;) Thanks for teaching me how to love and serve others!!! I have great examples in my life and I love you all soooo much!!! God speed!

Love,

Sister Toomer

Happy April!

Here is Sis's latest!

I'm so grateful for all of you and all the support. Because it came at a perfect time as you can tell I got my package! I loved it all!!! Thank you!! This week was a little rough, all of our appointments we had planned cancelled but we persevered and prayed more than ever and found some people ready to hear the gospel. Just when I thought it wasn't going good God would give us miracles and a part member family moved into our ward boundaries and he want's to be baptized, although they need to get married first. It just shows that I really need to work on my patience or something. Sister Brinker and I are getting more used to each other and she has a great testimony. Her family is not active in the church so she pretty much is setting the example in her quiet way. I made her laugh so hard that she cried just like you do mom. I thought she was crying because it was hard but she said it was something I said...I didn't know I was that funny! But it was a good breaking through moment. I love this gospel and can't wait to hear from our prophet!! Thank you so much for teaching me about the gospel and for not only teaching me but showing me how to work hard and endure!!! I love you all soooo much!!!

Love,

Sister Toomer