A little about Richland....

 Here's some more of the latest from Sister Toomer. She is doing great!! (She also cracks me up...this is a funny one!!) 

I love you!!! Ya wow talk about crazy weeks! It has been hard but good! Our new area is great! So I picked up Sister Brinker on Wednesday and we traveled with other missionaries and got settled in, come to find out we are in a walking area with a crappy map and no idea who the previous Elders were teaching, because they don't take very good notes and they tracted a lot, so they really didn't have a lot of people they were teaching in this area. Good thing the previous missionary was in my zone so I talked to him about the area and got a better idea and a better map from the Relief Society President. But it felt like starting from scratch which wasn't bad but it was just a bit stressful, and our ward missionary was out of town and our bishop couldn't help us because he's super busy....wow after writing all that I'm surprised I survived! jk it wasn't that bad. My companion is great. Her name is Sister Brinker and she is 25 years old. Really shy, but I'm working on that because as a missionaries you have to talk to strangers and be social. You would be surprised I'm like this social butterfly now...crazy huh! Anyway my new companion is from Salt Lake so yes another Utah comp! They are great so I'm excited to get to know her better. I defiantly need to work on my patience though I think that's why I'm put in this area with Sister Brinker, but with the Lord's help it will all work out! I love you all so much and I'm really doing good I just complain a lot. I'm excited for this new area because there are many members that are willing to help and support us.

We had a lesson with a Hispanic and his son and we called one of the ward missionaries (not knowing her beforehand) and She was a recent convert and was more than willing to help. She is sooo cool! And the lesson went great because the spirit was there when she bore her testimony of how she knew the B.O.M. was true. It's not us doing the work it's the spirit. And I'm learning more and more to rely on him!!! I love you all!  Proverb3:5-6!

Love,

Sister Toomer